HBO has decided not to renew John From Cincinnati, which makes you wonder: Where did über-creator David Milch go wrong? The sluggish pacing, the incomprehensible plot, the maddening dialogue? No, no. Good guesses, though. The real problem is that America already has a favorite John from Cincinnati: Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati, which was surely one of the finest radio station-based sitcoms 1978 had to offer. It was like the NewsRadio of its day. And remember that theme song? Don’t even get us started on that theme song.

So we put together the below opening credit sequence, showing Milch how he could have done this whole thing better. May we present: John From WKRP in Cincinnati. It surely would have been the finest supernatural surfing workplace comedy on television. Note to HBO: We can make this happen. Call us.