The Pilot Episode, part two
May. 18th, 2006 06:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charliesmumSo, I wrote more.
Any suggestions on the old band name? I always thought Thrushcross Grange would be a cool name, but people tell me it is too hard to say. But it's just pretentious enough, don't you think?
Anyway, more of the scene
DENVER: Wait. Let me go.
BILLY: You sure? I’ve seen him in this kind of mood before, it can get really, well boring, quite frankly. There’s only so many times a person can say, “You’re right, you were robbed” before it wears thin, know what I mean?
DENVER: I think I should talk to him. Maybe this is my chance.
BILLY: Chance for what?
DENVER: Oh, you know. One of the reasons I chose a university near Dad was so I could have a chance to really get to know him, and so far I haven’t really had much luck. Something always gets in the way.
BILLY: Like your college major?
DENVER (sighing) Yeah. You’d think after what he went through he’d want me to pick something other than music to dedicate my life to, but no, he seems to think I can be the next, well, the next him, I guess.
BILLY: I know he puts a lot of pressure on you, but it’s because you are so talented.
DENVER: Yeah, but I don’t want to be a musician, I want to be a scientist.
BILLY: Well, frankly I don’t get it either, but it’s your life, kid. Anyway, if you want to talk to him, you’d better go now. Try not to mention Victor by name, and nod a lot. You don’t have to agree with him, just nod. Try to stop him before he calls his agent. He always makes it worse, starts trying to convince Eddie to go on tour as his own solo act. (laughs) Imagine, a solo bassist.
DENVER: Er…what about Sting?
BILLY: Don’t mention that name, either. Good luck, kid. (Denver disappears into the office) You’ll need it.
SCENE TWO: Eddie’s Office
Eddie is pacing around his office, looking at the various pictures on the wall that depict his glory days, he picks up the phone a couple of times, then puts it down again, and starts over again with the pacing. He’s about to pick up the phone again when Denver comes in.
DENVER: Uh, Dad? Can I talk to you a minutes?
EDDIE: (Tries to look cheerful) Sure, Denny, what’s up? Is everything okay?
DENVER: Well, I was going to ask you the same question. You seem…upset.
EDDIE: Upset? Me? No. Why should I be upset? So what if my former so-called best-mate left me in the dirt so he could go on to make millions on his own, get movie offers, a house on every continent. Why should I be bitter?
DENVER: Well, that’s true, Dad. You shouldn’t be bitter. You do have a good life.
EDDIE: know I do, kid. It’s just…Bloody Victor. He’s the reason your mum and I split you know. She wanted to be part of the big success story, and after the band broke up, I wasn’t it any more.
DENVER: I know. Although that’s not exactly how she puts it. But Dad, maybe it’s time to put all this behind you, you know? Just be thankful for what you have.
EDDIE: Is that what they teach you at your university?
DENVER: (grins) No, I read it on a fortune cookie.
EDDIE: Count your blessings, that’s what you’re trying to tell me, right? (Denver nods) I know. I do count them. I’ve got Jennifer, my lovely wife, and Melinda, and a good business, friends…
DENVER: (awkwardly): Me
EDDIE: (looks touched at this comment) Yeah, and you, and I do appreciate it, I really do. It’s just, sometimes, I wish I had more blessings to count.
DENVER: Anyway, you don’t know, Victor might be really unhappy, success doesn’t bring happiness automatically, right?
EDDIE: (laughs) I suppose that’s a possibility. Hey, thanks, Den. You’re better at this than Billy. I mean it was okay back when we were drinking, he’d just bring me a big bottle of Vodka. Now he just nods a lot.
My sister actually dated a boy called Denver.
Is this funny enough, do you think? I'm going with hour long 'Dramady" like Gilmore Girls
Any suggestions on the old band name? I always thought Thrushcross Grange would be a cool name, but people tell me it is too hard to say. But it's just pretentious enough, don't you think?
Anyway, more of the scene
DENVER: Wait. Let me go.
BILLY: You sure? I’ve seen him in this kind of mood before, it can get really, well boring, quite frankly. There’s only so many times a person can say, “You’re right, you were robbed” before it wears thin, know what I mean?
DENVER: I think I should talk to him. Maybe this is my chance.
BILLY: Chance for what?
DENVER: Oh, you know. One of the reasons I chose a university near Dad was so I could have a chance to really get to know him, and so far I haven’t really had much luck. Something always gets in the way.
BILLY: Like your college major?
DENVER (sighing) Yeah. You’d think after what he went through he’d want me to pick something other than music to dedicate my life to, but no, he seems to think I can be the next, well, the next him, I guess.
BILLY: I know he puts a lot of pressure on you, but it’s because you are so talented.
DENVER: Yeah, but I don’t want to be a musician, I want to be a scientist.
BILLY: Well, frankly I don’t get it either, but it’s your life, kid. Anyway, if you want to talk to him, you’d better go now. Try not to mention Victor by name, and nod a lot. You don’t have to agree with him, just nod. Try to stop him before he calls his agent. He always makes it worse, starts trying to convince Eddie to go on tour as his own solo act. (laughs) Imagine, a solo bassist.
DENVER: Er…what about Sting?
BILLY: Don’t mention that name, either. Good luck, kid. (Denver disappears into the office) You’ll need it.
SCENE TWO: Eddie’s Office
Eddie is pacing around his office, looking at the various pictures on the wall that depict his glory days, he picks up the phone a couple of times, then puts it down again, and starts over again with the pacing. He’s about to pick up the phone again when Denver comes in.
DENVER: Uh, Dad? Can I talk to you a minutes?
EDDIE: (Tries to look cheerful) Sure, Denny, what’s up? Is everything okay?
DENVER: Well, I was going to ask you the same question. You seem…upset.
EDDIE: Upset? Me? No. Why should I be upset? So what if my former so-called best-mate left me in the dirt so he could go on to make millions on his own, get movie offers, a house on every continent. Why should I be bitter?
DENVER: Well, that’s true, Dad. You shouldn’t be bitter. You do have a good life.
EDDIE: know I do, kid. It’s just…Bloody Victor. He’s the reason your mum and I split you know. She wanted to be part of the big success story, and after the band broke up, I wasn’t it any more.
DENVER: I know. Although that’s not exactly how she puts it. But Dad, maybe it’s time to put all this behind you, you know? Just be thankful for what you have.
EDDIE: Is that what they teach you at your university?
DENVER: (grins) No, I read it on a fortune cookie.
EDDIE: Count your blessings, that’s what you’re trying to tell me, right? (Denver nods) I know. I do count them. I’ve got Jennifer, my lovely wife, and Melinda, and a good business, friends…
DENVER: (awkwardly): Me
EDDIE: (looks touched at this comment) Yeah, and you, and I do appreciate it, I really do. It’s just, sometimes, I wish I had more blessings to count.
DENVER: Anyway, you don’t know, Victor might be really unhappy, success doesn’t bring happiness automatically, right?
EDDIE: (laughs) I suppose that’s a possibility. Hey, thanks, Den. You’re better at this than Billy. I mean it was okay back when we were drinking, he’d just bring me a big bottle of Vodka. Now he just nods a lot.
My sister actually dated a boy called Denver.
Is this funny enough, do you think? I'm going with hour long 'Dramady" like Gilmore Girls