INT - 21st Century Fox Studios - United States, 2010.
Two high flying, low lifes are stood by a water cooler. Sipping from plastic cups.
The guy on the left is Matthew Nuggart, the other is David McVien.
Matthew.
How much did you make?
David
Well Matthew, it was a broad spec comedy about naked nuns. You do the math.
Matthew
Ching-a-bling-ching huh?
David
Ah it's too easy Matthew. It's like persuading sharks to feed on chum.
Matthew
We have them over a barrel.
David smiles, a real dark smile.
David
So uh, what project you guys looking to do next?
Matthew
We got this really great script come in, about first contact. And we also got this other script,
about a talking parrot that dies and comes back to life as a talking frying pan.
David
So whose playing the frying pan?
Matthew
Hey how do you know we aren't making the first one?
David does not reply, just laughs.
Matthew
Nah, probably Robin Williams. He hasn't played a frying pan for a few movies.
David
Do you love our life or what?
Matthew
It's easy street my brother. We get up, feed the public what they want, which as you know is
the kind of shit talented people like us can churn out in 2 days. Make out we spent one hundred million on it.
Spend close to that on advertising and ching-a-bling-ching - it's raining bucks.
David
Can you believe some of them actually think we're even trying anymore?
Matthew
These morons? You could sell them a rainbow.
David
Are they that bad really?
Matthew
Do they watch and enjoy what we output? I think that answers your question matthew.
Not that I'm complaining. Nor my wife when I bought her a new jag last week.
David
A jag huh?
Matthew
Yeah, it's shiny. (laughs) Firefly..remember that? They fell for that one hard and fast.
David
It's the age old trick. Give them a glimpse of paradise, so they spend the rest of their lifes
spending and searching for it. Keeps us in the bucks, keeps them happy with dead hooker jokes. Everyone's a winner!
Matthew
Except the true artists. But who cares about those freaks. If god wanted you to be special he wouldn't
have made you human. after all.
David
Yeah fuck them. I'd shoot them if I could get away with it. A beautiful person like that can
really make a ugly old muck like me look a tad askew and ordinary.
Matthew
We took care of art decades ago. Don't worry about it.
In walks Rupert Murdoch.
Rupert
Hey chums.
Matthew
(laughs) I think the public deserve your respect rup.
Rupert
Too bad.
(Matthew and David laugh out loud, sucking up like ass sucking machines)
David
So uh rup, any new tv shows on the horizon?
Rupert
We got a reality tv show, about an ex-hooker who wants to become a nun, but she has a horrible accident
so ends up becoming a ticket scalp.
David
(laughs) Why do they watch this shit we put out? I just do not get it. Oh well, let the money fall where it may!
Rupert
They're idiots David. Don't look for reason.
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That's how hollywood sees you.
Why do you lay down and smile?
And no rupert, this is not the last part of the story.
