A Conceptual Media Post
In 1990 to capitalize on the popularity of both Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and The Cosby Show, a movie was made that posited the scion of the Huxtable family growing into the benevolent charismatic ruler of the Earth. The movie was called “Theocracy”. It was light-hearted, but sincere, exactly like you would expect. However, the studio quailed at the potential for cultural misunderstanding, and shelved the project after it was complete.
In 2022, a couple of culture vultures exploring the hollowed out corpse of the Hollywood movie industry find the sole remaining print and attempt to view it, only to have the film break several times. Aware that they have something potentially valuable, they start trying to repair the film, but their amateurish attempts end up creating a jagged, jerky mess.
Not willing to give up the ghost, they create a new score for the altered film that is similarly jagged and jerky. They show the altered film with its new score one night in the remains of the Hearst Castle and it spawns a new youth culture called Derp Step that features loud sweaters, high-rise fade haircuts, and spastic but rhythmic dancing, the choreography of which is tightly paired with specific songs. The movement lasts six months before being co-opted by the mainstream media.
