April 8, 2002

From:  David Z. Kelly, television producer

To:  Production team, cast, and crew

Re:  Changes in the pilot episode of projected Fall 2002 Fox series "Hot Girls"

I am writing to confirm that there will be significant changes to our first pilot episode of "Hot Girls."  In light of the recent serious national events and the country's new-found fascination with patriotism and real-life heroes, the network asked me to make significant changes in our show to make it more relevant in these trying times.  Though the changes may seem radical, I am confident we can institute them and still complete filming of the pilot as scheduled next week.

As we all know, the original pilot script for "Hot Girls" by Tob Rhomas tells the story of a group of three young exotic dancers working at a high-end gentlemen's club called "Hot Girls" in Philadelphia.  The series would follow the dreams, ambitions, and love lives of the three titular "Hot Girls."  The pilot script introduces the three well-rounded characters:

JORDAN is the dreamer, a thin, large-breasted blonde bundle of energy who dreams of a career as a dancer on Broadway, but is mired in an abusive and loveless common-law marriage.

SLOANE is the hard-nosed pragmatist, a thin, large-breasted brunette bundle of ambition who goes to law school by day, and by night works the private Executive Booths at the club, voraciously looking for a soul mate and big tips.

KATEESHA is the sexy, sassy, finger-wagging, "don't go there" African-American, a thin, large-breasted homegirl who saves every greasy, hard-earned lap dance dollar in hopes of one day owning a club of her own.

"Hot Girls" as originally written promised to be smart, funny, and sexy, pushing the envelope with its provocative blend of character-driven drama and endless, lurid, smarmy sexuality.  However, given the changes in current events, the network is no longer ready for such a show.

However, I have personally undertaken a complete page-by-page rewrite of the script and I am confident that despite a few key changes we can still film the pilot next week and produce a show that we, as Americans, can be proud of. 

Here are the pertinent changes:

--Although the title will remain "Hot Girls," the show will now be centered upon three attractive, earthy young female firefighters, the titular "Hot Girls" who serve in a fire station in working class Philadelphia.  When all three fire company Brigade Chiefs are called up for active duty fighting for freedom in the Middle East with the Army Reserve, our three young heroines are called upon to step up and take charge of the fire company.

--For expediency's sake, the principal casting and characters will remain the same, though some changes have been made:

    JORDAN is the dreamer, a thin, large-breasted blonde bundle of energy who, when she's not saving lives, pursues her dream of being a stripper and dances the nights away at a local high-end gentlemen's club, though she is mired in a loveless, abusive marriage to the wealthy scion of an arms manufacturer.

    SLOANE is the hard-nosed pragmatist, a thin, large-breasted brunette bundle of ambition who, when she's not risking her life fighting fires, works as a free-lance lingerie model to raise money for the Widows and Orphans Fund.  In her spare time, she voraciously cruises local armed forces recruitment offices searching for a soul mate.

    KATEESHA is the sexy, sassy, finger-wagging, "don't-go-there" African-American, a thin, large-breasted homegirl who saves every dollar she earns as a daredevil smoke jumper in hopes of starting an ambulance service for troubled teens.

--Despite major script changes, the sets already constructed will require only minor alterations.  The huge, stylish track-lit dancers' dressing room can be modified to serve as the fire station rec room by merely strewing a few helmets, axes, and oxygen tanks around.  The lavish mirrored dance club showroom set will be only slightly modified to pass for a Philadelphia USO club.  The pilot will now be titled "A Hot Night at the USO" instead of "Getting Off at Two."  The new pilot centers on the girls placing their lives on the line to put out a flash fire at a USO club filled with soldiers shipping out overseas the next day to fight for Democracy.  The steel poles on the dance room stage need only be removed and inserted in the girls' rec room.

--The opening title and credits sequence will also need minor changes.  Instead of opening with a montage of the "Hot Girls" sexily stripping down to silky bras, panties, and garter belts and sliding erotically on poles, we will instead open with an alarm sounding.  In the rec room, all three "Hot Girls" wake, leap out of bed in their silky bras, panties, and garter belts and dress in skin-tight red rubber jumpsuits, helmets, and hip boots, then slide heroically down fire poles.

--We all know how much time and effort our lead actresses have put into their signature exotic dances.  Fortunately, despite changes, we plan to keep the spotlight dances intact.  After the episode's climactic fire is put out, the girls will hose down the stage and then put on a morale-boosting show for the relieved servicemen.  In a patriotic yet lurid fashion each girl will perform a saucy yet wholesome striptease, wriggling out of their boots and coats to reveal red, white, and blue silky bras, panties, and garter belts.

Despite all these changes, I am sure we can still produce a show that we and all Americans can be proud of.