Pee Wee Phone Home

Variety have reported that Paul Reubens is to play an alien in Area 52, a half-hour comedy pilot being directed by Dean Parisot for NBC. Parisot previously gave us Galaxy Quest, so either he really does have a thing for space aliens or TV execs are silly auterists with an utter lack of imagination. Something tells me that David Bowie will be approached for a cameo if this gets picked up.

I like Reubens. I want him to be a star again. That alone singles this out from most other half-hour shows on US TV for me.