Here's how I imagine the pitch meeting went for the movie G-Force:

Exec #1 - "So I have this idea for a Disney Channel Original Movie. We have these guinea pigs, see, but they're not just guinea pigs, they're actually aspiring special agents in the FBI and the use all of this high-tech equipment to..."

Exec #2 - "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let me get this straight; you're talking about making a movie with super-spy, secret agent guinea pigs."

Exec #1 - "Uh, yes."

Exec #2 - "And you want it to be a made-for-TV movie on the Disney Channel."

Exec #1 - (getting nervous) "Well, yes, I thought..."

Exec #2 - "Well you thought wrong."

Exec #1 - (nervously sweating) "I did?"

Exec #2 - "Yes. This is a merchandising gold mine! Cute, furry little creatures that use all sorts of high-tech spy gear to save the world. Can you imagine all the merchandising tie-ins we could do if this was a feature film? Kids love cute animals. Kids love cool spy gear. The possibilities are endless!"

Exec #1- "Well, it's really more of a TV type story..."

Exec #2 - "Right, and we'll put it on the big screen. Oh, and we'll do it in 3-D. Oh, and we'll get celebrity voices for the guinea pigs. Get me Nic Cage on the line. Nic, how do you feel about being a rodent..."

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