Apparently, “Cougar Town” co-creator Bill Lawrence is not too happy with his show’s title. He feels that the name just doesn’t match up with the show, which has become more about a group of neighbors than just about star Courteney Cox. “There are too many instances of testing where people say they would never watch a show called ‘Cougar Town’—‘I don’t want to see some show about a 40-year-old woman nailing younger guys,’” says Bill. “And then they screen an episode, and people go, ‘Oh, I would watch this show.’” Wait, did it really take him a year to realize this?
Bill isn’t sure what he’d like to call the show, but one idea he jokes about—calling it “Friends and Neighbors,” the ‘friends’ in a certain ’90s font. [People]
This got us thinking. There are lots of shows out there with names that don’t gel with the concept. After the jump, what we’d change their opening credits to say.
| The Real Title | Our Dream Title |
| “Two and a Half Men” | “A Sex Addict/Alleged Wife-Beater, Duckie, and a Preteen.” |
| “True Blood” | “Southern Vampire Porn: The TV Show!” |
| “The Bachelor” | “One Loser & The 25 Dip-S**ts That Think They Love Him” |
| “Dancing With The Stars” | “Trying To Dance With C-Listers” |
| “90210” | “Pretty High Schoolers With More Money and Sexual Partners Than You” |
| “America’s Next Top Model” | “Smize Central” |
| “The Hills” | “Train Wrecks Not Involving LiLo” |
| “Lost” | “Mind F***” |
| “American Idol” | “Kids Making Bank For Singing Snippets of Songs” |
| “24″ | “Kiefer Sutherland Saves The World” |
Got any you’d like to add?
