Not Quite a Masterpiece

Nathan bounces his idea off David.

DAVID’S HOUSE, DAYTIME. NATHAN ENTERS.

 

DAVID

So, what’s up Nathan? What’s this great idea you have?

 

NATHAN

You remember that TV series we did a few years ago?

 

DAVID

Refresh my memory.

 

NATHAN

Going Nowhere?

 

DAVID

Oh, yeah… vaguely.

 

NATHAN

I was thinking we could do a second season. That was a really good show.

 

DAVID

Didn’t Johnny Mello write that series? He’s got such a unique way of writing, there’s really no way we could mimic it.

 

NATHAN

Well, I wrote some of it, too.

 

DAVID

Really? How much?

 

NATHAN

Well… you know, it’s hard to say… maybe 10% of the sketches.

 

DAVID

Really, 10%?

 

NATHAN

Well, no, it was more like 6%. But, anyway…

 

DAVID

I’m not sure it’s a good idea, Nathan.

 

NATHAN

Why not?

 

DAVID

Well, for starters, you and I are the only original members of the cast still around to do it.

 

NATHAN

Minor detail. Besides, like nobody watched the first season anyway.

 

DAVID

True.

 

NATHAN

Especially since the incident.

 

DAVID

Yeah… umm, whatever happened with that series anyway? My memory is a little hazy.

 

NATHAN

We only edited the first two episodes; it was canned after the pilot aired. Supposedly, it wasn’t funny or something, but we know better than that, right?

 

DAVID

Well, Nathan, as good as an idea as this sounds. I’m thinking maybe we should… not.

 

NATHAN

Why not? Did we not have a blast filming the first season? Wasn’t it great?

 

DAVID

Yeah, wait a minute; we filmed the entire first season. Whatever became of the footage?

 

NATHAN

It’s on my shelf at home.

 

DAVID

Collecting dust?

 

NATHAN

More or less.

 

DAVID

Well, maybe, instead of filming an entire second season to a series that never aired the entire first season maybe we should just edit the first season’s footage. Seems odd to film a second season of a series that hasn’t even aired its first season.

 

NATHAN

David… you can’t harp on the past, you gotta move forward! Press on! Live in the now, not the yester-now.

 

DAVID

I still think it’s a bad idea, Nathan.

 

NATHAN

Well, we’ll see about that. But, I gotta run. Gotta get to work.

 

DAVID

By the way, how’s your wife doing?

 

NATHAN

Crystal?

 

DAVID
You know, you only have one wife. You don’t have to say her name.

 

NATHAN

She’s good.

 

DAVID

I just hadn’t seen her in a while and was wondering what was up.

 

NATHAN

She’s just busy… work, ya know.

 

DAVID

Sure, tell her something awkward for me.

 

NATHAN

Will do. Laters.

 

DAVID

See ya.

 

 

END OF EPISODE

Reviews

[Chainsaw Enema]

I don't understand what David is talking about. The second season is always better than the first anyways.