1 00:00:05,339 --> 00:00:08,007 [audience laughing on TV] 2 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:09,760 There, can you feel it growing? 3 00:00:09,801 --> 00:00:11,845 Oh, it's definitely growing. 4 00:00:11,887 --> 00:00:13,180 -[audience laughing] -[Mark laughs] 5 00:00:13,222 --> 00:00:15,432 Yeah, double "ontand." 6 00:00:15,474 --> 00:00:17,476 This is a lot like that movie Ghost. 7 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:18,936 It is. Yeah. 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,813 Except without the sexual undertones. 9 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:22,856 Right. 10 00:00:22,898 --> 00:00:24,608 No sexual undertones. 11 00:00:24,650 --> 00:00:28,028 Should I use one finger or two for the opening? 12 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:29,112 Two is always better. 13 00:00:29,154 --> 00:00:30,697 -[phone ringing] -Sorry. 14 00:00:30,739 --> 00:00:32,156 Oh, Mark, it's the best part. 15 00:00:32,908 --> 00:00:34,701 Oh, it's Greg calling again. 16 00:00:34,743 --> 00:00:36,537 -[ringing continues] -You know, he texted earlier. 17 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:38,163 -Uh... -Why? What does he want? 18 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:39,665 Uh, okay, pause. 19 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:40,791 -Here. -[TV stops playing] 20 00:00:40,832 --> 00:00:42,000 Okay, answer it. 21 00:00:43,168 --> 00:00:44,336 [sighs] 22 00:00:46,338 --> 00:00:47,339 Hello? 23 00:00:49,508 --> 00:00:50,509 Okay, you-- 24 00:00:54,638 --> 00:00:55,681 Well, that's interesting. 25 00:00:57,182 --> 00:00:58,183 Alright, man. 26 00:00:59,518 --> 00:01:02,312 -[sighs] -You guys finally playing golf? 27 00:01:02,354 --> 00:01:03,647 Lunch. 28 00:01:03,689 --> 00:01:05,357 And I quote, 29 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:08,026 "I don't like how that all went down." 30 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,696 Val, he's starting a new firm and... 31 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,030 Wants you to be a part of it? 32 00:01:13,699 --> 00:01:15,534 -Yeah. -Oh! Look at that. 33 00:01:15,576 --> 00:01:18,412 Oh, Mark, that's so great. Marky Mark! 34 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:20,747 -[laughing] -Oh! [laughing] 35 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:22,583 Now, I can give you those places I found 36 00:01:22,624 --> 00:01:24,001 to get that tattoo removed. 37 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:25,669 -[Mark chuckles] -Ha! Okay. 38 00:01:25,711 --> 00:01:27,337 -Can we finish my show? -What? Yeah, yeah. 39 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:30,215 -Yeah. -[TV turning on] 40 00:01:30,257 --> 00:01:31,925 ♪ So slowly ♪ 41 00:01:31,967 --> 00:01:34,176 Thanks for watching How's That?! 42 00:01:34,219 --> 00:01:36,263 You can also enjoy How's That?! commercial-free... 43 00:01:36,305 --> 00:01:38,015 Wow, Val, you look great. 44 00:01:38,056 --> 00:01:39,933 That's not me. I didn't shoot that. 45 00:01:39,975 --> 00:01:42,185 I didn't say that. That's not my suit. 46 00:01:42,227 --> 00:01:43,604 And while you're at it, Mark... 47 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:44,854 You said my name? 48 00:01:44,896 --> 00:01:47,441 -Okay, rewind. -...nothing but Nu-- 49 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:49,276 And while you're at it, Mark, 50 00:01:49,318 --> 00:01:51,194 you can sign up for our sports package... 51 00:01:51,235 --> 00:01:52,946 Oh! My name's on the account. 52 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:55,949 So, is this like an AI thing? 53 00:01:55,991 --> 00:01:59,953 It's TV our way, your way. How's That?! 54 00:01:59,995 --> 00:02:02,372 Yeah, I got scanned at the Digital Dome. 55 00:02:02,372 --> 00:02:04,082 That must have been what that was for. 56 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:05,584 That's okay. Yeah. 57 00:02:05,626 --> 00:02:07,711 Just wanna use me as a spokesperson. 58 00:02:07,753 --> 00:02:09,045 Did you get paid extra for this? 59 00:02:09,086 --> 00:02:11,131 Don't know. Docusigned it. 60 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:13,884 [TV turning off] 61 00:02:13,925 --> 00:02:15,969 Did my arms move funny? 62 00:02:16,011 --> 00:02:18,472 Not that I could tell. Well, I'm going in. 63 00:02:18,513 --> 00:02:20,641 Okay. I'm gonna stay up a little. 64 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:21,725 Val? 65 00:02:21,767 --> 00:02:23,226 -Hm? -The show was good. 66 00:02:23,268 --> 00:02:24,895 -Aw. -So don't stay up all night 67 00:02:24,936 --> 00:02:27,439 looking at your phone to see what other people thought. 68 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:29,733 Okay, no, I don't do that anymore. 69 00:02:29,775 --> 00:02:31,777 Alright? I've learned my lesson. 70 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:32,819 -Okay. -Yeah. 71 00:02:32,861 --> 00:02:33,862 [chuckles] 72 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:45,582 -Mark, I looked! -[Mark] Val! 73 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:47,918 Oh, I know. Ugh! 74 00:02:47,918 --> 00:02:51,254 No, you gotta take my phone. Don't give it back tonight. 75 00:02:51,296 --> 00:02:53,757 What's with all this online bullshit about our show? 76 00:02:53,799 --> 00:02:55,300 Alright, PDP, stop. 77 00:02:55,341 --> 00:02:57,427 You can't pay attention to any of it. 78 00:02:57,469 --> 00:02:59,596 No. You can't, okay? 79 00:02:59,638 --> 00:03:02,432 'Cause haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate. 80 00:03:02,474 --> 00:03:04,309 Shake it off, shake it off. 81 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:05,936 That's my Taylor Swift. [chuckles] 82 00:03:05,977 --> 00:03:08,438 -You know. -My boyfriend loved the show. 83 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,440 -Aw. -[Dean] Yeah, I just-- I think people 84 00:03:10,482 --> 00:03:12,442 are still mad about the AI stuff. 85 00:03:12,484 --> 00:03:15,028 Well, not all the hate is about AI. 86 00:03:15,070 --> 00:03:19,032 Uh, "The sheriff walks too slow. Did he have a stroke?" 87 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:20,450 -No, I did not. -[phone clatters] 88 00:03:20,492 --> 00:03:21,952 That's my character walk! 89 00:03:21,993 --> 00:03:24,204 -Yeah, it is! -[Valerie] Okay, you know what? 90 00:03:24,246 --> 00:03:26,123 Feels bad. Can't let it in. 91 00:03:26,164 --> 00:03:28,834 When I did Seeing Red, that was around the time 92 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:30,961 when regular people online 93 00:03:31,002 --> 00:03:33,296 started thinking their opinions mattered, right? 94 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:35,549 And I read all of it, okay? 95 00:03:35,590 --> 00:03:38,009 Read a bad thing, had to stay online 96 00:03:38,051 --> 00:03:39,469 till I found a good thing. 97 00:03:39,511 --> 00:03:41,638 Bad thing, "She can't act." 98 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,182 Good thing, "Yeah, she's old, but I'd still do her." 99 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:47,227 Okay? And do you know what I got? 100 00:03:47,269 --> 00:03:48,687 Really depressed? 101 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:52,065 I got this. 102 00:03:52,107 --> 00:03:53,316 -[all exclaiming] -[PDP] No way! 103 00:03:53,358 --> 00:03:55,026 -[Gabrielle] Val! -[Dean] Shit! 104 00:03:55,067 --> 00:03:58,071 Right? Thought we might need a little inspiration today. 105 00:03:58,113 --> 00:04:01,324 'Cause when it comes to other people's opinions... [chuckles] 106 00:04:01,366 --> 00:04:03,326 ...don't listen to Emmy of them! 107 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:05,370 -[laughter] -Right? 108 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:07,581 Isn't that cute? Thought of that in the car. 109 00:04:07,622 --> 00:04:09,082 I need a picture with it. 110 00:04:09,124 --> 00:04:11,001 Uh, y-- Of course you do! 111 00:04:11,042 --> 00:04:13,670 Yeah. Come on over. Everybody, step up. 112 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:16,005 -[cast chattering] -Ha-ha! We'll do it. Okay, ready? 113 00:04:16,047 --> 00:04:17,382 -[Patience] Ready. -Hi, hi! 114 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:19,091 -Okay, so-- -Getting a picture. 115 00:04:19,134 --> 00:04:20,677 [Bev] Oh, sorry. 116 00:04:20,719 --> 00:04:21,845 -[camera clicking] -Looks good. 117 00:04:21,887 --> 00:04:23,180 [Valerie] Okay, yeah, that's it. 118 00:04:23,221 --> 00:04:25,182 So, there's a Zoom call 119 00:04:25,223 --> 00:04:27,350 for all of you from NuNet. 120 00:04:27,392 --> 00:04:29,519 We'll start rehearsals right after. 121 00:04:29,561 --> 00:04:31,354 -[Valerie] Thanks, Bev. -Do you think this Zoom 122 00:04:31,396 --> 00:04:32,564 is about the ratings? 123 00:04:32,606 --> 00:04:34,566 At least when we had the overnights, 124 00:04:34,608 --> 00:04:36,735 I knew whether to be nervous or not. 125 00:04:36,777 --> 00:04:38,737 [Valerie] Well, yeah. Uh, you know. 126 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:40,614 Remember, we're a new show, okay? 127 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:41,865 I'm It!, when it started, 128 00:04:41,907 --> 00:04:43,450 -it only got-- -We're number one on NuNet. 129 00:04:43,492 --> 00:04:45,534 -We are? We're number one? -[Frank] Where did you see that? 130 00:04:45,577 --> 00:04:48,205 On NuNet. Number one of all their shows. 131 00:04:48,246 --> 00:04:49,456 Could just be spin. 132 00:04:49,498 --> 00:04:51,207 All the new networks cook the books. 133 00:04:51,207 --> 00:04:52,709 [Abby] [on Zoom] Brandon's five minutes behind. 134 00:04:52,751 --> 00:04:54,252 Okay, yeah, Brandon. 135 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:57,088 Guys, that's the head of NuNet, okay? 136 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:59,925 So, this is it, right? He's picking us up 137 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,885 for a season two. What else could it be? 138 00:05:01,927 --> 00:05:04,262 Uh, "Goodbye and thank you." 139 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:08,308 Jesus Christ, Frank! Can you have any joy, ever? 140 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:10,894 -[Brandon] Are we ready to go? -[Abby] Okay, you have Brandon. 141 00:05:10,894 --> 00:05:13,063 Thank you, Abby. Hey, everybody. Hey. 142 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:14,731 -[cast] Hi. -Sorry to keep you waiting. 143 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:16,107 We have a big morning here. 144 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:17,609 Uh, we thought the first episode 145 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:20,111 would do big numbers because of the AI press 146 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:21,613 and the hater hoopla, so we aired 147 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:23,156 the first two episodes back-to-back 148 00:05:23,198 --> 00:05:24,574 to see what the drop-off would be. 149 00:05:24,616 --> 00:05:27,327 And you guys retained 70, 72. 150 00:05:27,369 --> 00:05:28,995 72% stayed. 151 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:30,747 And we couldn't be more pleased with that, 152 00:05:30,789 --> 00:05:33,834 because that means that 72% of the audience 153 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:36,837 accept an AI-written show, and they like you all enough 154 00:05:36,878 --> 00:05:38,296 -to hang around. -Okay. 155 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:40,257 [Brandon] And see-- see some more. 156 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:42,092 -Yeah. -So, with that in mind, 157 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:44,261 I would like to do-- 158 00:05:44,302 --> 00:05:46,596 Season two? You want a season two? 159 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:50,016 Yes, we would like to do a season two. 160 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:51,268 -Yeah! -Oh, gosh! 161 00:05:51,308 --> 00:05:52,811 -Thank you! [chuckles] -That's fantastic! 162 00:05:52,853 --> 00:05:54,688 -[cast exclaiming] -[Dean sighs] 163 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:56,189 [Brandon] How's that? And Valerie, 164 00:05:56,231 --> 00:05:57,941 at the end of the week, I'm gonna do a little, uh, 165 00:05:57,983 --> 00:05:59,818 press victory lap to announce season two. 166 00:05:59,860 --> 00:06:01,778 And, uh, as executive producer 167 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:03,697 and star of this new hit show, 168 00:06:03,738 --> 00:06:05,365 I'd like to invite you to join me. 169 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:06,533 Are you available? 170 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:08,660 Uh, try to stop me! 171 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:10,287 -[all chuckle] -Well, great. Thank you. 172 00:06:10,328 --> 00:06:11,621 That's great. Congrats, everybody. 173 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:12,831 -[Valerie] Aw, thank you. -Well done. 174 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:14,291 -Thank you. -And thanks for your support-- 175 00:06:14,332 --> 00:06:15,792 -Oh, okay, he's gone. -[Dean] Oh, God. 176 00:06:15,834 --> 00:06:17,210 Well, we got a season two! 177 00:06:17,252 --> 00:06:19,629 -We did it! We did it! -[all cheering] 178 00:06:19,629 --> 00:06:22,299 You did this for us, Valerie. You did. 179 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:23,633 -[PDP] Yes. Yes. -No, it was all of us. 180 00:06:23,675 --> 00:06:25,302 -Val, Val! -[all chanting] Val! 181 00:06:25,343 --> 00:06:28,805 -No. -Val! Val! Val! Val! Val! 182 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:31,474 -[table banging] -Val! Val! Val! Val! Val! 183 00:06:31,516 --> 00:06:33,685 Val! Val! Val! Val! Val! 184 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:34,895 -[metal clanging] -Val! Val! 185 00:06:34,936 --> 00:06:36,187 -[Gabrielle screams] -[PDP] Oh, shit! 186 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:37,647 -Shit! -[Valerie] What happened? 187 00:06:37,689 --> 00:06:40,650 -Oh, it bounced off the table. -Oh! 188 00:06:40,692 --> 00:06:41,902 -Okay. -[PDP groaning] 189 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:43,695 -Well... -[PDP] Oh, fuck! 190 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:45,155 -It's just-- -Why was I pounding the stupid 191 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:46,656 -fucking table like that? -[Dean] Just a little... 192 00:06:46,656 --> 00:06:47,866 [Valerie] Thank you, yeah. That's okay. 193 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:49,159 [PDP] Oh, my God, I'm such an asshole. 194 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,036 -No. -I'm such an asshole! 195 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:53,330 This is what happens when I feel joy. 196 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:55,498 Oh, my God, Val, I'm so, so sorry. 197 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:56,875 -I broke your Emmy. -No, it's okay. 198 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:59,920 -Oh, my God! Oh, my God! -Alright, let me-- 199 00:06:59,961 --> 00:07:01,504 -I wish I was dead. I wish I was dead. -No, come here. 200 00:07:01,546 --> 00:07:02,839 I should be fucking-- 201 00:07:02,881 --> 00:07:04,341 -No, no, no, no, come here. -I should be dead 202 00:07:04,382 --> 00:07:05,759 -like my brother. I should be dead-- -Hey! 203 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,386 Look at me, look at me, look at me, okay? 204 00:07:08,428 --> 00:07:10,263 -[shushing] -[PDP] [whispering] I'm sorry. 205 00:07:10,305 --> 00:07:12,390 -[camera whirring] -Alright? Now, it broke. 206 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,184 -It's fine, okay? -It's not-- 207 00:07:14,225 --> 00:07:16,353 It's just-- It's just a talisman. 208 00:07:16,394 --> 00:07:19,689 Okay? And it served its purpose. 209 00:07:19,731 --> 00:07:21,691 The night I won that, 210 00:07:21,733 --> 00:07:23,777 my husband and I got back together. 211 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:25,195 Okay? 212 00:07:25,236 --> 00:07:26,363 We both showed up 213 00:07:26,404 --> 00:07:28,156 for a dear friend in the hospital. 214 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,369 And it taught me what's really important. 215 00:07:32,409 --> 00:07:34,371 And that's relationships. 216 00:07:34,412 --> 00:07:36,122 [Patience] I found someone who can fix it. 217 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:38,416 Someone can fix it?! Okay, it's getting fixed! 218 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:41,378 -So... [laughing] -[Gabrielle] Yay. 219 00:07:41,419 --> 00:07:43,421 But, you know, I was ready to let it go, 220 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,632 and that's what's important. 221 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:47,092 So, yeah. 222 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:49,386 -Any collab news from Nivea? -[Patience] Uh, nope. 223 00:07:49,427 --> 00:07:50,720 -[Valerie] Not yet. -Valerie. 224 00:07:50,762 --> 00:07:52,055 -Hi. -Hi. 225 00:07:52,097 --> 00:07:53,890 Dylan Lars from Jack Stevens Productions. 226 00:07:53,932 --> 00:07:55,433 -Oh. -Jack saw your show 227 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:56,768 and wants to say hi. 228 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:58,728 Jack Stevens wants to say hi to me? 229 00:07:58,770 --> 00:08:00,438 Okay. When? 230 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,482 -Get in. -Oh, now? 231 00:08:02,524 --> 00:08:04,567 He wants to say hi right now? 232 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:06,987 Well, my husband and I are having dinner with old friends. 233 00:08:07,028 --> 00:08:08,071 Won't be long. 234 00:08:08,113 --> 00:08:09,239 His office is just around the way, 235 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:10,490 and I'll bring you right back. 236 00:08:10,532 --> 00:08:13,243 -Who's Jack Stevens? -"Who's Jack Stevens?" 237 00:08:13,284 --> 00:08:15,912 Okay, she's not from our planet. 238 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:17,163 Uh... [chuckles] 239 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:18,581 TV legend! 240 00:08:18,623 --> 00:08:21,418 Right now, he has that hit show about the woman doctor 241 00:08:21,418 --> 00:08:23,962 who runs an emergency room. It's called She-R. 242 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:26,006 Patience knows. Yeah. 243 00:08:26,047 --> 00:08:27,132 Yeah, okay. 244 00:08:27,799 --> 00:08:29,801 -[people chattering] -[office phones ringing] 245 00:08:31,803 --> 00:08:33,554 -It's right through here. -Okay, thank you. 246 00:08:34,722 --> 00:08:35,932 -There she is. -Oh. 247 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:37,933 -Valerie! -[overlapping greetings] 248 00:08:37,976 --> 00:08:39,352 Jack Stevens. Thanks for coming. 249 00:08:39,394 --> 00:08:41,312 This is, uh, Ben Morrow and Matt Wright. 250 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:43,106 -Whoa, you know my name? -[chuckles] 251 00:08:43,148 --> 00:08:45,692 Well, I know all your names. How could I not? 252 00:08:45,734 --> 00:08:48,445 The Mount Rushmore of television writers. 253 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:49,821 Well, in that case, he's the one whose face 254 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,781 is falling and needs repairs. I'm kidding. 255 00:08:51,823 --> 00:08:53,450 He's just so handsome, I'm threatened. 256 00:08:53,491 --> 00:08:54,534 -[Valerie] Oh. -Alright, Matt. 257 00:08:54,576 --> 00:08:56,036 Uh, no cover, no drink minimum. 258 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:58,038 -It's just a meeting. -[both laughing] 259 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,831 -Come in, please. Sit. -Hi. Hi. 260 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:01,207 -We all wanted to meet you. -Hi. 261 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:03,168 [sighs] So, congratulations 262 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:04,878 -on your show. -Oh, well, thank-- 263 00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:06,796 Congratulations on She-R. 264 00:09:06,838 --> 00:09:08,798 Yeah, no, as soon as I have time, 265 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,717 it's the top of my must-watch list. 266 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:12,510 Yeah? What about our shows? 267 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,637 Oh, wait, uh, you don't have a show. 268 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,723 Oh, uh, I don't have a show because I end mine 269 00:09:16,765 --> 00:09:18,141 before I run them into the ground. 270 00:09:18,183 --> 00:09:20,185 -Hey-o! -[writers laughing] 271 00:09:21,352 --> 00:09:23,646 So, uh, Valerie, we need your help. 272 00:09:23,688 --> 00:09:25,356 Sure, yeah. What can I do you for? 273 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:29,652 Uh, we hear NuNet's holding a press conference 274 00:09:29,652 --> 00:09:33,823 about your show, and assume they want you to be there. 275 00:09:33,865 --> 00:09:36,159 -They do, yeah. -[Matt] Oh, my God, he was right. 276 00:09:36,201 --> 00:09:38,870 This guy writes conspiracy theory shows all day. 277 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:41,581 He says they're gonna have you there as the human face of AI. 278 00:09:41,623 --> 00:09:44,000 I was like, no way. 279 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:46,836 -Well... -We need you to, uh, 280 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:49,339 speak out on behalf of writers. 281 00:09:49,380 --> 00:09:50,882 Oh, okay. 282 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:52,675 It's not that kinda thing. 283 00:09:52,717 --> 00:09:54,719 It's just announcing a season two. 284 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:57,097 -Oh, congrats. -Yeah, thanks. 285 00:09:57,138 --> 00:09:59,557 It's just a-- It's a victory lap for How's That?! 286 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:01,351 [Matt] We think it's not so much a victory lap 287 00:10:01,392 --> 00:10:03,561 as a funeral for writing. 288 00:10:05,063 --> 00:10:08,066 [Jack] NuNet will be the first network 289 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:11,111 that's actually admitting that it's using AI. 290 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:13,363 And now, it looks like there's an audience, 291 00:10:13,404 --> 00:10:16,241 which, by the way, I think is due to your performance. 292 00:10:16,282 --> 00:10:17,784 -[Matt] Hm. -Oh, thank you. 293 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:20,286 Sure, but if they go out with that messaging, 294 00:10:20,328 --> 00:10:23,957 it signals that no shows need writers. 295 00:10:23,998 --> 00:10:26,793 If they get away with it on your show, 296 00:10:26,835 --> 00:10:28,711 the next show doesn't get a writer, 297 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:30,421 the next show doesn't get a writer. 298 00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:33,758 If the message is... your show works. 299 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,468 Yeah, well, yeah, I don't know that-- 300 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:37,053 You're talking to three men who have hired 301 00:10:37,095 --> 00:10:38,888 hundreds of writers for our many shows. 302 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,558 And, honestly, I don't know how we have any shows. 303 00:10:41,599 --> 00:10:43,059 -[Ben chuckles] -This guy has no talent. 304 00:10:43,101 --> 00:10:44,477 -[Jack snickering] -[Matt] This guy? 305 00:10:44,519 --> 00:10:46,980 This guy's just a male model, and I'm an asshole. 306 00:10:47,021 --> 00:10:49,941 Actually, that part's true. Jack's really talented. 307 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:52,777 -Well. -I can't even get catalog work. 308 00:10:52,819 --> 00:10:55,113 [laughter] 309 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:58,575 [chuckles] Yeah, funny. Um, no, but I-- You don't-- 310 00:10:58,575 --> 00:11:00,493 I don't think you have anything to worry about, 311 00:11:00,535 --> 00:11:02,996 you know, just 'cause AI 312 00:11:03,037 --> 00:11:06,124 can't replace writers altogether, it just can't. 313 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:08,585 All of our scripts need help, 314 00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:11,796 and I've been telling anyone who will listen over there, 315 00:11:11,838 --> 00:11:14,674 uh, that we need a real writer, you know? 316 00:11:14,716 --> 00:11:17,093 -Or two, so... -That's very admirable. 317 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:18,178 -Yeah. -Well. 318 00:11:18,219 --> 00:11:19,429 Now, we just need you to say that 319 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:20,805 in front of the press. 320 00:11:22,473 --> 00:11:24,267 Um, well... 321 00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:28,688 O-Okay, so, I mean, if-- We're just there to say 322 00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:31,357 that people watched the show, and then what? 323 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:33,776 I get up and say, "But they shouldn't have!" 324 00:11:33,818 --> 00:11:35,445 [chuckles] Uh, you know? 325 00:11:35,445 --> 00:11:38,281 I don't think you'd like it if the actors on your shows 326 00:11:38,323 --> 00:11:40,617 said, "Oh, you liked our show? Well, you shouldn't have. 327 00:11:40,658 --> 00:11:42,785 "And, you know, here's why, 328 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:45,455 and here's some other things that you don't even know about." 329 00:11:45,496 --> 00:11:48,625 So, yeah, I don't think you would like that. Would you? 330 00:11:48,665 --> 00:11:50,460 [Matt] Well, no, we wouldn't, 331 00:11:50,501 --> 00:11:51,628 because we're people 332 00:11:51,669 --> 00:11:53,630 and we work really hard. 333 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:55,798 But, I mean, your show's different. 334 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:57,550 Your writer's a machine 335 00:11:57,592 --> 00:12:00,011 who plagiarizes other writers' scripts 336 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:03,389 in a nanosecond without thoughts or feelings. 337 00:12:04,682 --> 00:12:07,685 Um, but what isn't different 338 00:12:07,727 --> 00:12:11,481 is, you know, we've got about 200 people 339 00:12:11,522 --> 00:12:13,483 on our show, working hard, 340 00:12:13,524 --> 00:12:15,485 and if I do what you're asking, 341 00:12:15,526 --> 00:12:17,528 I'm helping take away their jobs. 342 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:19,197 -I hear you. -Yeah. 343 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:21,032 Yeah. No, good on you. 344 00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:23,993 You're looking out for others. 345 00:12:24,035 --> 00:12:26,412 We just-- we want to do what's right here. 346 00:12:29,123 --> 00:12:32,835 Well, so what, you think that if I go out there and say, 347 00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:36,256 "Stop using AI," then all the other studios 348 00:12:36,297 --> 00:12:38,424 who are making their own AI shows 349 00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,677 are gonna say, "Hey, did you hear Valerie Cherish 350 00:12:40,718 --> 00:12:42,845 said don't use AI, so we better stop"? 351 00:12:42,887 --> 00:12:45,515 [chuckles] Um, you know? 352 00:12:45,556 --> 00:12:47,725 You must think a lot of me. [chuckles] 353 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:49,519 I just don't think, you know, 354 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:52,021 people care that much what actors say, 355 00:12:52,063 --> 00:12:53,606 you know, unless it's an election. 356 00:12:54,565 --> 00:12:56,442 Well, and you know... 357 00:12:57,277 --> 00:13:00,363 I think if you guys said something, that would-- 358 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:02,907 That would mean a lot. You're the big three. 359 00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:04,450 -Well, we did. -Yeah, we did. 360 00:13:04,492 --> 00:13:05,618 -[Matt] We did. -Yeah. 361 00:13:05,660 --> 00:13:07,078 During the strike, we said that 362 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,038 over and over again. 363 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,456 But you're the new plot point, you know, 364 00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:11,916 you have hands-on experience. 365 00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:15,712 Look, Valerie, we need you to tell people 366 00:13:15,753 --> 00:13:17,088 that it doesn't work. 367 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:19,048 'Cause if you don't say anything, 368 00:13:19,090 --> 00:13:21,592 hundreds of writers won't get work. 369 00:13:22,593 --> 00:13:24,387 If you do say something, you know, 370 00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:27,640 10, maybe, what, 20 writers will. 371 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,270 I can tell you wanna go. 372 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,647 -Oh. -No. No, no, no, no, I... 373 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:38,651 I hear you. We-- We-- We came in hot. 374 00:13:38,693 --> 00:13:40,570 But-- But he's the hottest, right? 375 00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:44,615 In spite of Matt here, this is no joke. 376 00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:50,079 This is not the normal TV evolution. 377 00:13:50,079 --> 00:13:52,665 Network to cable, cable to streaming, 378 00:13:52,707 --> 00:13:54,125 streaming to AI. 379 00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:56,294 It's not. 380 00:13:57,045 --> 00:14:00,298 This is an extinction event. 381 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:04,969 My little show means the end of everything? 382 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:07,263 Just think about it, alright? 383 00:14:07,305 --> 00:14:10,266 Now, we've said a lot of stuff, but, uh, 384 00:14:10,308 --> 00:14:11,934 but, you know, say it however you want to say it. 385 00:14:11,976 --> 00:14:13,269 You don't have to use our words. 386 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:15,313 Okay, well, that's the first time 387 00:14:15,355 --> 00:14:17,899 a writer's ever said that to me, so... [chuckles] 388 00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:22,278 Alright, and, you know, honestly, I heard every word. 389 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:23,654 -I really have. -Yeah. 390 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:26,282 So, yeah, I am gonna think about it. 391 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:28,868 I have to, you know, just see how it feels, 392 00:14:28,910 --> 00:14:30,453 -you know, in the moment? -Yeah. 393 00:14:30,495 --> 00:14:31,996 -Sure. -[Jack] Thank you for your time. 394 00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:34,207 -[Valerie] Well, thank you. -That's the door to my bathroom. 395 00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,292 That-- Yes, it is. That's a-- It's a big... 396 00:14:36,334 --> 00:14:38,127 [chuckles] Got all turned around. 397 00:14:38,169 --> 00:14:40,004 -Nice to meet all of you. -[both] Yeah, nice meeting you. 398 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:41,339 -[Valerie] Yeah. -You're very cool. 399 00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:43,549 Now I'm gonna watch your show. 400 00:14:43,591 --> 00:14:45,968 Oh, you didn't even see it? 401 00:14:46,010 --> 00:14:47,136 Not yet. 402 00:14:47,178 --> 00:14:49,222 I like the junkie show that you did. 403 00:14:49,263 --> 00:14:50,681 -Oh, Seeing Red. -[Matt] Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 404 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:51,974 -[Ben] Yeah. -[Matt] That was something. 405 00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:54,394 Yeah. Hey, think about what we said, okay? 406 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:57,355 -Yeah. -Future of television depends on what you do. 407 00:14:59,524 --> 00:15:01,234 Uh-huh. 408 00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:02,485 Yeah, thank you. 409 00:15:02,527 --> 00:15:04,195 -Alright, well, goodbye. -[Jack] Thanks. 410 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:05,696 -[Valerie] Yeah. -[Jack] You're the best. 411 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:07,490 [Valerie] Oh. Yeah. 412 00:15:07,532 --> 00:15:09,659 They're saying the same thing Jane was saying, 413 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:11,994 except instead of saving all humanity, 414 00:15:12,036 --> 00:15:14,080 it's just writers. Just save the writers. 415 00:15:14,122 --> 00:15:15,665 Well, they think you can stop AI, 416 00:15:15,706 --> 00:15:18,584 so now these guys are interested in you. 417 00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:20,253 They've had, like, every big show 418 00:15:20,294 --> 00:15:22,046 for the last 20 years, and not one of them 419 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:24,257 has ever cast you in anything, ever. 420 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:26,717 -Okay, got it. Got it. -So now, they want a favor, 421 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:28,845 so now they're all acting all buddy-buddy. 422 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:31,347 But before today, they didn't know you were alive. 423 00:15:31,389 --> 00:15:33,391 Mm-hmm. Well, listen, 424 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:35,601 thanks for that sweet reminder. 425 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:38,604 If you could have done a Jack Stevens show back then, 426 00:15:38,646 --> 00:15:40,731 you probably wouldn't have had to do The Comeback. 427 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:43,609 Okay, you're saying that like The Comeback was a bad thing. 428 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:45,570 Well... 429 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:47,530 Well, what-- If I hadn't done The Comeback, 430 00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:49,115 I wouldn't have met Paulie G. 431 00:15:49,157 --> 00:15:51,367 -Exactly my point. -And let me finish. 432 00:15:51,409 --> 00:15:52,869 And if I hadn't met Paulie G., 433 00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:54,370 I wouldn't have done Seeing Red. 434 00:15:54,412 --> 00:15:56,497 Right, right, and if you hadn't done Seeing Red, 435 00:15:56,539 --> 00:15:59,542 we probably wouldn't have had all that trouble between us. 436 00:15:59,584 --> 00:16:01,878 Okay, so what, now you wanna blame Paulie G. 437 00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:03,379 for our separation? 438 00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:05,089 Well, it's either him or you and me, 439 00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:06,716 so let's choose him. 440 00:16:06,757 --> 00:16:09,051 Okay but, you know, all that trouble 441 00:16:09,051 --> 00:16:10,803 brought us to a better place, right? 442 00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:12,555 We're closer now than ever. 443 00:16:12,597 --> 00:16:14,765 -That is true. -That is true. [chuckles] 444 00:16:15,683 --> 00:16:17,435 Say what you will about The Comeback, 445 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:19,562 but that was the beginning of reality TV, 446 00:16:19,604 --> 00:16:21,397 and I was there first. 447 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:24,150 Just like I'm first with a-- with an AI show. 448 00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:27,403 Yeah, well, that's like saying, "I was the first one 449 00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:29,739 to eat an arm in the Donner Party." 450 00:16:29,780 --> 00:16:31,115 Alright, I didn't see that movie. 451 00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:33,117 I don't know what that means. 452 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:35,661 Um, okay, so the Emmy is fixed. 453 00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:37,747 -[Valerie] Oh! -Yeah, and you can pick it up 454 00:16:37,788 --> 00:16:39,957 any time after noon, tomorrow. 455 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,292 Okay. 456 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:44,420 Oh, and I-- I heard back from Nivea. 457 00:16:44,462 --> 00:16:46,339 They'd be interested in doing a collab. 458 00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:48,090 They're interested in doing a collab? 459 00:16:48,132 --> 00:16:49,425 Jane, did you hear that? 460 00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:51,344 Gonna be doing a collab with Nivea. 461 00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:53,513 Mm, great. Get me some free shit. 462 00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:54,931 Ha-ha! Will do. 463 00:16:54,972 --> 00:16:56,098 Surprise! 464 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:57,433 -Oh! -[Tommy] Special guest star. 465 00:16:57,475 --> 00:16:59,143 -[Valerie chuckles] -Here for your last show! 466 00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:02,438 [chuckles] Tommy, yeah. Oh, but you know what? 467 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,856 It's not our last show. 468 00:17:03,898 --> 00:17:06,025 They picked us up for a season two. 469 00:17:06,067 --> 00:17:07,693 -Congratulations! -[chuckles] 470 00:17:07,734 --> 00:17:09,444 Twenty-three episodes? 471 00:17:09,487 --> 00:17:11,781 -No, eight. -Well, that's something. 472 00:17:11,821 --> 00:17:13,950 Val. You wanted to talk to me? 473 00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:15,284 Two days ago, uh... [scoffs] 474 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:17,286 Was it about the season two pickup? 475 00:17:17,328 --> 00:17:19,204 -Congrats to us, huh? -Uh-huh. 476 00:17:19,247 --> 00:17:21,874 I love your ensemble. 477 00:17:21,915 --> 00:17:24,835 In my day, men couldn't even wear ChapStick. 478 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:27,797 -True. -[Tommy] I should get out there. 479 00:17:27,838 --> 00:17:29,298 I brought a friend. 480 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:31,050 She sometimes forgets where she is. 481 00:17:31,092 --> 00:17:33,386 -Oh, okay. -And her name. 482 00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:36,847 Yeah. 483 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:38,683 I bet you've been going crazy trying to figure out 484 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:41,143 -why I haven't been in touch. -Insane. 485 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:44,480 I have been offered the Marc Jacobs Fashion Show in New York. 486 00:17:44,522 --> 00:17:45,982 Oh, Billy! 487 00:17:46,023 --> 00:17:47,567 And it's all because I dared to show up 488 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:50,653 on that step and repeat as Star Billy. 489 00:17:50,695 --> 00:17:52,530 -So, thanks to you. -Aw. 490 00:17:52,572 --> 00:17:55,491 You're gonna be in the Marc Jacobs Fashion show! 491 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:56,701 I'm gonna be in the audience. 492 00:17:57,994 --> 00:17:59,453 -They promised second row. -[gasps softly] 493 00:18:00,371 --> 00:18:02,373 Wow. Second row. 494 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,041 -Right behind first. -Yeah. 495 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:05,668 -Yeah. -And I have to go a few days early, 496 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:08,004 so I won't be at that press conference tomorrow. 497 00:18:08,045 --> 00:18:09,672 Oh. Okay. 498 00:18:09,714 --> 00:18:12,550 You have to, uh, go early to sit. 499 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:14,719 Well, I'm wearing Marc Jacobs, so they need to fit me. 500 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,054 -Oh, they're dressing you! -Yeah. 501 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:19,015 And because I'm paying for it, I'm also invited 502 00:18:19,056 --> 00:18:21,851 to this "night before" reception for special clients. 503 00:18:21,892 --> 00:18:23,686 Okay, well, then worth it. 504 00:18:23,728 --> 00:18:25,730 -Yeah. -Yeah. Oh. 505 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:27,690 -And Val? -Mm-hmm? 506 00:18:27,690 --> 00:18:30,026 I wanna be totally transparent with you. 507 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:32,361 -Uh-huh. -I have no idea 508 00:18:32,403 --> 00:18:34,405 where this fashion show is gonna lead me. 509 00:18:35,406 --> 00:18:36,866 What does that mean? 510 00:18:36,907 --> 00:18:39,952 Well, I could be asked to sit in London. 511 00:18:39,994 --> 00:18:41,912 Sit in Paris. 512 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,748 You could be asked to sit anywhere. 513 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:46,042 And I need to be available to do that. 514 00:18:46,083 --> 00:18:49,211 Got it. Yeah, no, you have to be available to sit. 515 00:18:49,253 --> 00:18:50,921 Yeah. So, um... 516 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:53,758 do I still have a manager? 517 00:18:55,926 --> 00:18:56,927 Well... 518 00:18:58,429 --> 00:18:59,430 No. 519 00:18:59,472 --> 00:19:02,767 Val, I think it's time for me... 520 00:19:03,934 --> 00:19:05,603 to manage me. 521 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,772 Aw. Wow. Big breakthrough. 522 00:19:08,773 --> 00:19:10,608 Yeah, okay. Well, then, 523 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,152 I guess this is our last show. 524 00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:18,741 [choking up] This is our last show. 525 00:19:18,783 --> 00:19:20,618 Yeah. Aw. 526 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:25,247 [both] Jane, did you get that? 527 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:26,374 [Valerie] Aw. [chuckles softly] 528 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,960 Touching. Teared up. 529 00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:33,005 Jane? Yeah, we have cameras 530 00:19:33,047 --> 00:19:34,632 on Patience now, right? Yeah. 531 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:37,051 -I mean, yeah. -Okay. Patience? 532 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:41,180 Um, you have done an amazing job 533 00:19:41,222 --> 00:19:44,266 with my social media, and Nivea. 534 00:19:44,308 --> 00:19:46,519 So, in light of very recent events, 535 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,647 how would you like to be my new manager? 536 00:19:51,315 --> 00:19:52,650 Um, okay. 537 00:19:56,487 --> 00:19:58,864 -Got that then? Yeah. -[♪ dance music playing] 538 00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:01,033 -[Bev] Places for intros, guys. -Okay. 539 00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:03,661 -Gotta head out. -[emcee] Here he is. 540 00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:05,621 Frank Flynn! 541 00:20:05,663 --> 00:20:06,997 [cheering and applause] 542 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:09,125 You loved her on I'm It! 543 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:11,168 You loved her on Room and Bored. 544 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,629 You loved her on The Comeback. 545 00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:16,132 -You loved her on The Traitors. -[cheering and applause] 546 00:20:16,173 --> 00:20:18,134 You loved her on Seeing Red. 547 00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:20,553 You loved her on Mrs. Hatt. 548 00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:24,014 -[mouthing] Finally. -The star of NuNet's number-one show, 549 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:26,308 Valerie Cherish! 550 00:20:26,350 --> 00:20:28,519 [cheering and applause] 551 00:20:30,521 --> 00:20:32,648 Yeah! Love you, Valerie! 552 00:20:32,690 --> 00:20:35,651 [emcee] The cast of How's That?! 553 00:20:35,693 --> 00:20:37,820 [cheering and applause continue] 554 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:39,655 [Bev] Places, everyone! 555 00:20:39,697 --> 00:20:40,990 -[Sharon] Oh, Val! -Oh! 556 00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:42,241 You didn't have to come over 557 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:43,576 and say hi to me. [laughing] 558 00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:45,745 [chuckles] Oh! I was saying hi to my husband, 559 00:20:45,786 --> 00:20:47,580 -but thanks for the great hug, doll. -Oh. Yeah. 560 00:20:48,706 --> 00:20:50,666 -Band's back together. -I know. Ah. 561 00:20:50,708 --> 00:20:52,835 Greg and Stephanie, those front row seats 562 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:54,670 sure are happy to have you sitting in them. 563 00:20:55,421 --> 00:20:59,216 -Break a leg, Miss Cherish! -Aw. [chuckles] 564 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:02,720 Where the heck is that nasty smell coming from? 565 00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:05,181 It smells real close. 566 00:21:05,181 --> 00:21:08,726 I'm gonna go find Beth, and a clothespin for my nose. 567 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,603 [laughter] 568 00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:12,354 You know, it could be the basement. 569 00:21:12,396 --> 00:21:14,440 This dang floorboard's popped up again. 570 00:21:14,482 --> 00:21:16,942 -Mike said you needed to nail something? -[audience member] Number two! 571 00:21:16,984 --> 00:21:19,278 He nailed something real good this morning. 572 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:20,905 [laughter] 573 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,948 [Dean] Can you get me a-- a hammer to bang it down? 574 00:21:22,990 --> 00:21:25,451 [PDP] I'll go tell my brother. Mark does the heavy labor. 575 00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:27,536 I'm Mike, the smart one. 576 00:21:27,578 --> 00:21:29,872 -[laughter] -[head banging] 577 00:21:29,872 --> 00:21:33,292 If he's the smart one, I'm the thin one. 578 00:21:33,334 --> 00:21:34,960 [laughter] 579 00:21:35,002 --> 00:21:37,463 Any of you seen Mike or Mark? 580 00:21:37,505 --> 00:21:39,423 Wowza, something stinks. 581 00:21:39,465 --> 00:21:41,967 It's like my clamming boots took a dump. 582 00:21:42,009 --> 00:21:43,511 [laughter] 583 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:47,556 Okay, I found the smell. 584 00:21:47,598 --> 00:21:50,100 It was in the lost and found. 585 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:52,394 -[scattered chuckles] -[Zeke laughing] 586 00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:53,729 Is that funny? 587 00:21:53,771 --> 00:21:55,272 No, it is not. 588 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,441 -Cut! Um, going again? -[buzzer sounding] 589 00:21:57,483 --> 00:21:59,944 -Uh, new line, Val? -Oh, I sure hope so. 590 00:21:59,985 --> 00:22:01,278 Okay. 591 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,448 I know what stinks. It's these jokes! 592 00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:06,367 [laughter] 593 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,913 [emcee] You see how they're still working on the show? 594 00:22:10,955 --> 00:22:13,457 Uh, Jack Stevens is here. 595 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:15,459 -Why is Jack Stevens here? -I don't-- No idea. 596 00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:17,253 Do you have the jokes alt list? Yeah. 597 00:22:17,294 --> 00:22:18,796 [Frank] This isn't a good episode for me. 598 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:21,590 I just wish that Jack Stevens was here last week 599 00:22:21,632 --> 00:22:23,676 when I got my finger stuck in the faucet. 600 00:22:24,718 --> 00:22:26,512 -Uh-huh, yeah. -[Frank] That was hilarious. 601 00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:29,139 -[Valerie] Yeah. -Damn, it went away. 602 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:30,766 -Okay. -What is happening 603 00:22:30,808 --> 00:22:32,017 -with this thing? -Now what? 604 00:22:32,059 --> 00:22:34,186 Uh, yo, Val? Uh, we got a problem. 605 00:22:34,228 --> 00:22:36,772 Yeah, I know. Uh, the iPad is glitching. 606 00:22:36,814 --> 00:22:39,608 No, it's not glitching. It's, uh, the Allassist is down. 607 00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:40,943 There's no more AI tonight 608 00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:42,820 because, uh, we hit the, uh, paywall. 609 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:44,822 Paywall? What are you talking about? 610 00:22:44,864 --> 00:22:46,782 What am I talking about? 611 00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:48,367 Uh, basically, the studio budgets 612 00:22:48,409 --> 00:22:49,827 a certain amount of money per day 613 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,537 for all their AI projects, combined. 614 00:22:51,579 --> 00:22:54,290 And there's a movie filming an AI jungle scene. 615 00:22:54,331 --> 00:22:57,668 So, they hit the cap. No more AI for us. 616 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:00,296 Well, the-- Oh, no. No, no, because we need it. 617 00:23:00,337 --> 00:23:02,339 We need it, we've got-- We need joke alts, alright? 618 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,633 We're bombing in front of Jack Stevens. 619 00:23:04,675 --> 00:23:06,969 Listen, Evan, I heard you tell Paulie G. 620 00:23:07,011 --> 00:23:08,512 that you had wanted to be a writer. 621 00:23:09,346 --> 00:23:11,640 Well, now's the time. 622 00:23:11,682 --> 00:23:13,726 Oh, uh, no, I actually, um, 623 00:23:13,767 --> 00:23:15,394 I don't want to be a writer anymore. 624 00:23:15,436 --> 00:23:17,897 It's just, there-- there's no future in it. 625 00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:19,356 [Valerie] Well, I beg to differ. 626 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:21,650 Uh, look what's happening right now. [scoffs] 627 00:23:21,650 --> 00:23:23,819 Eventually, they're gonna figure out all those glitches, 628 00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:26,572 -and this won't happen. -Okay, well, you're not-- 629 00:23:26,614 --> 00:23:28,699 'cause what if there's a, you know... 630 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:31,368 space wars? 631 00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:33,996 And someone shoots the satellites 632 00:23:33,996 --> 00:23:35,873 out of the sky, in space? 633 00:23:36,206 --> 00:23:38,000 [Jane's camera whirring] 634 00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:40,169 Who's gonna write the sitcoms then? 635 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:43,505 Well, I'll tell you who. You are. You are! 636 00:23:43,547 --> 00:23:46,675 You're gonna give those people laughs 637 00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:51,013 when they need 'em the most during troubled times, right? 638 00:23:51,055 --> 00:23:53,182 What about our audience? 639 00:23:53,223 --> 00:23:54,767 Don't they deserve to laugh? 640 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:58,228 Okay, I got it. You come in, you say, 641 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:00,898 "Boy, it smells bad in here. How's that?!" 642 00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:01,941 Oh. 643 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:05,611 Yeah, it's worth-- Oh, no. You know what? 644 00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:09,615 Yeah, I already have three HT's in the-- in the episode. 645 00:24:09,657 --> 00:24:10,824 -Yeah. -Rule-- Rule of fours. 646 00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:13,369 That's not a... 647 00:24:13,410 --> 00:24:15,079 Evan, please. 648 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,082 The future of television depends... 649 00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:21,210 on what you do right now. 650 00:24:21,251 --> 00:24:23,712 -[emcee] Get started again, thank you. -[buzzer sounding] 651 00:24:23,754 --> 00:24:25,297 Okay, from PDP. 652 00:24:25,339 --> 00:24:26,632 And, action! 653 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,260 It's like my clamming boots took a dump. 654 00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:32,930 [laughter] 655 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:36,725 Well, I found a rotten sandwich in Boone's desk drawer. 656 00:24:36,767 --> 00:24:40,062 Thank God. I thought that smell was me. 657 00:24:40,104 --> 00:24:42,106 [laughter] 658 00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:46,110 -And we cut! Moving on! -[bell ringing] 659 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:49,071 -[cheering and applause] -[emcee] And we are moving on! 660 00:24:49,113 --> 00:24:51,740 -Who wants some candy? -[Jack] Bravo! 661 00:24:51,782 --> 00:24:53,617 Oh. Surprise! 662 00:24:53,659 --> 00:24:56,912 -Wow, wow, wow. -Welcome to sitcoms! 663 00:24:56,954 --> 00:24:58,956 No, no, no, it's welcome back to sitcoms. 664 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:02,418 I started out as a staff writer on NewsRadio. 665 00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:04,086 -You did comedy, too? -Yeah. 666 00:25:04,128 --> 00:25:08,340 When I walked in here and I felt that live taping energy, 667 00:25:08,382 --> 00:25:10,259 I almost threw up. It's so hard! 668 00:25:10,259 --> 00:25:13,012 -Yeah. -And the only thing that dies on She-R 669 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:15,014 -are patients, not jokes. -Oh. 670 00:25:15,055 --> 00:25:17,516 -[both chuckling] -Ha! Funny. 671 00:25:17,558 --> 00:25:19,643 Well, I was taking a break while we're setting up 672 00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:21,520 for a myocardial rupture 673 00:25:21,562 --> 00:25:22,771 -over on our stage. -Oh. 674 00:25:22,813 --> 00:25:24,940 So, I thought I'd walk over and see 675 00:25:24,982 --> 00:25:26,650 what all the excitement was. 676 00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:28,861 -Oh, another kind of rupture. -[Bev] Excuse me, Val. 677 00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:31,780 Oh, yeah, go, go. I don't want to keep you. 678 00:25:31,822 --> 00:25:33,782 Okay. [chuckles] 679 00:25:33,824 --> 00:25:36,827 Is that-- Is that Sharon Case? 680 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,787 Oh, yeah. She casts the show. 681 00:25:38,829 --> 00:25:40,789 -She cast my first pilot. -Aw. 682 00:25:40,831 --> 00:25:42,124 Excuse me. 683 00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:44,043 -See you around. -Okay. 684 00:25:46,003 --> 00:25:48,130 [emcee] Peter David Prince! 685 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:51,008 [cheering and applause] 686 00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:53,385 Frank Flynn! 687 00:25:53,427 --> 00:25:55,012 -[applause] -And the star 688 00:25:55,054 --> 00:25:57,973 of NuNet's number-one show, How's That?!, 689 00:25:58,015 --> 00:25:59,641 Valerie Cherish! 690 00:25:59,683 --> 00:26:01,685 [cheering and applause] 691 00:26:05,856 --> 00:26:07,816 Thank you, Bev. Thank you. 692 00:26:07,858 --> 00:26:09,068 And thank you. 693 00:26:09,109 --> 00:26:11,904 You have been a wonderful audience. 694 00:26:11,945 --> 00:26:13,989 And we had a bit of a bumpy night. 695 00:26:14,031 --> 00:26:16,158 [chuckles] Uh, some technical issues. 696 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,994 But thanks to someone on our staff, 697 00:26:19,036 --> 00:26:23,082 really came to the rescue with some funny new jokes. 698 00:26:23,123 --> 00:26:25,417 -Evan, our writer. -[cheering and applause] 699 00:26:25,459 --> 00:26:28,420 Anyway, okay, we'll see you next season. 700 00:26:28,462 --> 00:26:30,714 -Oops, uh, that's a secret. -[audience reacts] 701 00:26:30,756 --> 00:26:32,758 Not supposed to say that. Alright, don't tell anyone. 702 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,718 Uh, you'll find out tomorrow, but shh. 703 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,720 Okay, thank you. Drive safe. 704 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:38,764 -[chuckles] -[cheering and applause] 705 00:26:44,228 --> 00:26:45,604 Good night, Marco. 706 00:26:46,563 --> 00:26:48,232 Oh. [chuckles] 707 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:50,109 Well, you saved the show. 708 00:26:50,150 --> 00:26:52,444 That was so awesome. 709 00:26:52,486 --> 00:26:54,613 -[chuckles] -I... I can't believe it. 710 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:56,365 Aw. Well, I can. 711 00:26:56,406 --> 00:26:58,408 Yeah. You know? 712 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,369 [sighs] You wrote on a real show tonight. 713 00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:02,871 -Yeah. -So, we gotta make this legit. 714 00:27:02,913 --> 00:27:05,749 You gotta join the WGA. 715 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:08,085 [chuckles] Um... 716 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:10,462 Cool! 717 00:27:10,504 --> 00:27:12,214 Yeah, well, listen, you have a fun night. 718 00:27:12,256 --> 00:27:14,216 -Okay? [chuckles] -Thank you. Thank you. 719 00:27:14,258 --> 00:27:15,259 Yeah. 720 00:27:16,927 --> 00:27:20,389 Jane? Got Nivea and a new writer. 721 00:27:20,430 --> 00:27:21,557 So, how's that? 722 00:27:21,598 --> 00:27:22,891 [chuckles] 723 00:27:22,891 --> 00:27:25,227 [Brandon] Terry, can you get me an eight o'clock 724 00:27:25,269 --> 00:27:27,729 at Mother Wolf this evening, please? 725 00:27:27,771 --> 00:27:29,731 -Not 8:15. -Down here? Got it. 726 00:27:29,773 --> 00:27:31,650 -Thank you. Appreciate you. -Okay. 727 00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:33,402 -Hey, Valerie! -Hi. 728 00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:35,445 -Thank you so much for coming in. -Aw. 729 00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,906 -Thank you for inviting me. -Of course, of course. 730 00:27:37,948 --> 00:27:40,075 -So, we're gonna go down in a couple minutes. -Okay. 731 00:27:40,117 --> 00:27:41,743 It's gonna be a few key reporters. 732 00:27:41,785 --> 00:27:43,412 It's really, really casual. 733 00:27:43,453 --> 00:27:45,247 Trying too hard, not a good look. 734 00:27:45,289 --> 00:27:46,415 Oh, agreed! 735 00:27:46,456 --> 00:27:47,791 Trying too hard, not a good look. 736 00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:49,585 -[chuckles] -Yeah. Okay. 737 00:27:49,626 --> 00:27:51,253 You want to say anything down there? 738 00:27:51,253 --> 00:27:54,006 Me? No, no. I don't want me to say anything. 739 00:27:54,047 --> 00:27:55,924 -[both chuckle] -Yeah, no. 740 00:27:55,966 --> 00:27:59,261 Just here to support the show. Do the victory lap, you know? 741 00:27:59,303 --> 00:28:01,930 That's what I told the big three, yeah, 'cause-- 742 00:28:01,972 --> 00:28:03,265 When did you see the big three? 743 00:28:03,307 --> 00:28:05,309 Oh, no, well, they called me in, you know. 744 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:08,270 Jack Stevens, Ben Morrow, Matt Wright, you know? 745 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:11,106 Wanted me to say something about how the show needs writers. 746 00:28:11,148 --> 00:28:12,774 -At this press conference? -Yes. 747 00:28:12,816 --> 00:28:14,651 -That's why, yeah. Um... -Oh. 748 00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:15,861 Yeah, but I told them... 749 00:28:15,903 --> 00:28:17,487 -[laughing] -...not what today's about. 750 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:19,656 -Right? -Wow. 751 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,450 Yeah, 'cause, you know, 752 00:28:21,491 --> 00:28:23,952 -I told them-- -Wow. Wow. Wow. 753 00:28:23,994 --> 00:28:27,039 Wow. Wow. Oh, my God. 754 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,708 -That... yeah. -Okay. Okay. 755 00:28:29,750 --> 00:28:32,294 Mention it-- Oh. I only mention it... 756 00:28:32,294 --> 00:28:34,546 -Oh, wow, wow, wow. -...you know, just so that 757 00:28:34,588 --> 00:28:37,049 you know you've got a team player, right? 758 00:28:37,090 --> 00:28:39,176 -I know what-- Victory lap. -[groaning] 759 00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:42,888 -Yeah. -Everybody just wants me dead. 760 00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:45,057 Okay, so pr-- I shouldn't have mentioned it. 761 00:28:45,098 --> 00:28:47,184 Ben Morrow, I just renewed his deal. 762 00:28:47,226 --> 00:28:48,852 What more does he want? 763 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:51,396 I mean, these writers and their fucking feelings. 764 00:28:51,438 --> 00:28:53,148 This isn't about emotions. 765 00:28:53,190 --> 00:28:55,859 -Yeah. -It's about business, you know? [whispering] What the fuck? 766 00:29:00,030 --> 00:29:02,157 Where the fuck is my fucking Nicorette? 767 00:29:02,199 --> 00:29:03,825 I-- I don't-- 768 00:29:03,867 --> 00:29:05,994 I didn't invent technology, you know? 769 00:29:06,036 --> 00:29:07,162 I didn't invent AI. 770 00:29:07,204 --> 00:29:08,997 It's not my fault, big three. 771 00:29:09,039 --> 00:29:10,707 It's not my fault and it's not-- You know what? 772 00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:12,334 It's not just the big three, it's everybody. 773 00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:15,879 This fucking city wants to paint me as the villain. 774 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:18,006 You should see the vicious fucking comments 775 00:29:18,048 --> 00:29:19,508 that they write about me. 776 00:29:19,508 --> 00:29:21,093 They post it under every article, 777 00:29:21,134 --> 00:29:23,679 every single fucking article that I read. 778 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,682 And now, they want me to go out there again, do they? 779 00:29:26,723 --> 00:29:29,393 Set myself up for more viciousness? 780 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:32,062 -Oh, my God. -Okay. 781 00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:35,774 Tell you what. Uh, you can feel like this 782 00:29:35,816 --> 00:29:38,443 for 30 more seconds, then back to you. 783 00:29:38,485 --> 00:29:39,528 Okay? 784 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:43,198 Alright? You're not a villain. You're not, no. 785 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:47,035 Look, all those mean comments, that much anger and rage, 786 00:29:47,077 --> 00:29:50,038 that's not about you. It's about them. 787 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:52,040 It is, so don't waste your time with it. 788 00:29:52,082 --> 00:29:53,750 You've got a network to run. 789 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:56,128 And you are doing a wonderful job. 790 00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:57,421 You are. 791 00:29:58,505 --> 00:29:59,589 -Thank you. -Mm. 792 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:01,675 [Brandon] I just... 793 00:30:03,010 --> 00:30:04,386 Just could really use a hug. 794 00:30:04,428 --> 00:30:05,887 Oh, okay. 795 00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:08,807 But this is an open-concept working environment. So... 796 00:30:08,849 --> 00:30:10,225 -Right. -...can't get a hug! 797 00:30:10,267 --> 00:30:12,394 Yeah, right. It's inappropriate. 798 00:30:12,436 --> 00:30:13,437 Yeah, well... 799 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:16,189 consider yourself hugged. 800 00:30:19,192 --> 00:30:20,444 [chuckles] Yeah. 801 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:22,779 Self-care. 802 00:30:24,239 --> 00:30:25,949 -[people chattering] -Hi, hi, hi, hi, guys. 803 00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:27,409 Hi, hi, hi. 804 00:30:27,451 --> 00:30:29,453 Let's all gather around. 805 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:31,413 -Alexis, how are you? -Good to see you, Brandon. 806 00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:33,915 Good to see you, too. Okay. 807 00:30:33,957 --> 00:30:36,460 -[cameras clicking] -Let's talk about How's That?!, 808 00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:39,254 our little show that's had a lot of attention, 809 00:30:39,296 --> 00:30:41,089 a lot of AI speculation. 810 00:30:41,131 --> 00:30:43,425 So, let's get some facts out there, shall we? 811 00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:47,512 How's That?! is not an AI show. 812 00:30:47,554 --> 00:30:50,766 The actors are human, the crew is human. 813 00:30:50,807 --> 00:30:53,018 What How's That?! is, 814 00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:56,480 is the first multi-camera half-hour sitcom 815 00:30:56,521 --> 00:30:59,941 written with the use of our Comspot-developed 816 00:30:59,983 --> 00:31:02,110 AI writing program, Allassist. 817 00:31:02,152 --> 00:31:06,531 And according to our audience numbers, it works. 818 00:31:06,573 --> 00:31:09,868 So, with that in mind, I am delighted to announce, 819 00:31:09,910 --> 00:31:12,788 right here and now, that we are going to give How's That?! 820 00:31:12,829 --> 00:31:14,790 a season two! 821 00:31:14,831 --> 00:31:16,792 [chuckles] Well, how's that?! 822 00:31:16,833 --> 00:31:18,460 [light laughter] 823 00:31:18,502 --> 00:31:19,711 [Brandon] But with all that said, 824 00:31:19,753 --> 00:31:21,338 I really wanna make something perfectly clear. 825 00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:24,800 Uh, NuNet is not done with writers. 826 00:31:24,841 --> 00:31:26,968 In fact, we want more writers. 827 00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:30,180 We want to attract the auteurs to come here and do the work, 828 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:32,808 the great work, the culture-defining work. 829 00:31:32,849 --> 00:31:35,602 You need human writers to do that work. 830 00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:40,690 And we can only afford these important artistic endeavors 831 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:43,568 because the more lucrative, cost-efficient shows 832 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:46,113 like How's That?! don't need genius. 833 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,533 AI's got the sitcoms, alright? 834 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:52,369 Easy-peasy. Okay. Right, so questions? 835 00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:54,871 Just a couple. Alexis. 836 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:57,916 Uh, what's it like working with AI? 837 00:31:57,958 --> 00:32:00,544 Oh, I'm not there day to day. Valerie, what's it like? 838 00:32:01,878 --> 00:32:05,590 Uh, well, uh, AI is a wonderful tool. 839 00:32:05,632 --> 00:32:07,759 -You know? Fast! -[Brandon chuckles] 840 00:32:07,801 --> 00:32:09,052 Right? You need a new joke, 841 00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:11,888 and there are 52 choices in two seconds. 842 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:15,851 And then, sometimes out of nowhere, no jokes. 843 00:32:15,892 --> 00:32:17,853 You know? Like, just last night, 844 00:32:17,894 --> 00:32:20,272 you know, we hit a-- a studio paywall, 845 00:32:20,313 --> 00:32:23,400 and no AI, no new jokes, 846 00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:25,610 in front of a live audience. 847 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:27,279 Right? Scary. 848 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,614 Uh... [chuckles] But luckily, 849 00:32:29,656 --> 00:32:31,908 we have a talented young writer, 850 00:32:31,950 --> 00:32:34,286 you know, who works on the show, so-- 851 00:32:34,327 --> 00:32:38,582 And a brand-new WGA member, by the way. 852 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:41,084 So, yeah, really saved the day. 853 00:32:42,002 --> 00:32:44,045 So, go humans! Right? 854 00:32:44,087 --> 00:32:45,839 -[light laughter] -[Brandon] Right. 855 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,300 Come in. 856 00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:49,759 Ah, okay. Thank you. 857 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:52,429 Thanks, Valerie, uh... 858 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:56,391 This won't, uh, this won't take too much of your time. 859 00:32:56,433 --> 00:32:59,769 I just wanted to, uh, um, give you this. 860 00:33:01,354 --> 00:33:02,481 Uh-huh. 861 00:33:02,522 --> 00:33:03,607 Oh! Uh-huh. 862 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:06,151 "Success" candle. Yeah, thank you. 863 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:07,611 You're welcome. 864 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:10,155 And about what-- what just happened out there. 865 00:33:10,197 --> 00:33:12,282 -Uh-huh? -I felt ambushed. 866 00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:16,828 You basically told the press that AI doesn't work. 867 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:19,080 Oh, no, I don't-- I don't think I said that. 868 00:33:19,122 --> 00:33:20,916 I just said it doesn't work all the time. 869 00:33:20,957 --> 00:33:23,752 Yeah, and then you said that a massively expensive 870 00:33:23,793 --> 00:33:26,755 AI writing program that Comspot has been developing 871 00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:28,965 for years and years and years and years 872 00:33:29,007 --> 00:33:31,510 was basically saved by a baby writer. 873 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,595 Well, that's just the truth. 874 00:33:33,637 --> 00:33:35,263 It was, you know? 875 00:33:35,305 --> 00:33:38,433 I'm just-- Listen, I'm-- As your executive producer, 876 00:33:38,475 --> 00:33:41,603 you know, I-- it's my job to let you know 877 00:33:41,645 --> 00:33:43,188 what the show needs, right? 878 00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:46,024 And for season two, we're gonna need a real showrunner. 879 00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:47,526 Well, you can't have a showrunner. 880 00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:49,444 That's just not what we're doing here. 881 00:33:49,486 --> 00:33:52,322 Well, okay, you can tell the press 882 00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:55,075 all you want that sitcoms are easy... 883 00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,869 and they don't need genius, 884 00:33:57,911 --> 00:34:00,288 and that they're not important, you know? 885 00:34:00,330 --> 00:34:02,832 But they have been culture-defining 886 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,376 when they're great, right? 887 00:34:04,417 --> 00:34:07,379 And so, for season two, we need a showrunner 888 00:34:07,420 --> 00:34:09,005 so we can be great. 889 00:34:09,755 --> 00:34:12,175 But we're not looking for "great" here, Valerie. 890 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:14,386 We're looking for "good enough" so that people 891 00:34:14,427 --> 00:34:17,222 just leave it on when they're doing whatever. 892 00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:19,724 Mm. 893 00:34:20,850 --> 00:34:24,353 Well, "good enough" isn't good enough for me. 894 00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:28,065 You felt ambushed? I feel betrayed. 895 00:34:28,108 --> 00:34:30,527 You told me after the pilot 896 00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:33,154 that I knew more about sitcoms 897 00:34:33,196 --> 00:34:35,991 than you or anyone in your office. 898 00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:37,867 Okay? And-- And that wasn't true then, 899 00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:39,578 but it is true now, alright? 900 00:34:39,619 --> 00:34:42,496 And I think I might be the only person 901 00:34:42,539 --> 00:34:45,125 who knows how to do an AI sitcom. 902 00:34:47,210 --> 00:34:50,505 I killed myself this year without a showrunner. 903 00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:53,757 And now, you want me to do the same thing next year? 904 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:56,678 -For just "good enough"? -Okay. 905 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:58,305 -I hear you. -Do you? 906 00:34:59,055 --> 00:35:00,682 Yeah? You hear me? 907 00:35:00,724 --> 00:35:02,517 -Yeah, I hear you. If you-- -Yeah. 908 00:35:02,517 --> 00:35:04,686 If this isn't working for you, then we'll-- 909 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:06,354 You don't have to do season two. 910 00:35:06,354 --> 00:35:08,690 What, uh... Well, what does that mean? 911 00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:11,943 What are you gonna do, cancel the show, or fire me? 912 00:35:11,985 --> 00:35:13,695 -Write Beth out? -[Brandon chuckles] 913 00:35:13,695 --> 00:35:16,531 We can't write Beth out. She tested through the roof. 914 00:35:16,573 --> 00:35:18,408 No, we'll use AI Valerie. 915 00:35:19,993 --> 00:35:22,871 Look, I'm giving you a choice here, Valerie. 916 00:35:22,912 --> 00:35:25,540 I mean, I... [scoffs] I would love 917 00:35:25,582 --> 00:35:27,959 if the real Valerie Cherish did season two. 918 00:35:28,001 --> 00:35:29,794 I mean, we built the show for her. 919 00:35:29,836 --> 00:35:32,631 But if you can't do it, I mean, I understand. 920 00:35:32,672 --> 00:35:34,424 You're free. You're free to take, 921 00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:35,925 um, other opportunities, 922 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:39,554 and-- and-- and we use digital Valerie. 923 00:35:39,596 --> 00:35:41,765 What, the one from the promo? 924 00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:43,433 Her arms moved weird. 925 00:35:44,434 --> 00:35:46,061 They don't anymore. 926 00:35:46,102 --> 00:35:48,229 Well, it won't be as funny. 927 00:35:48,271 --> 00:35:49,606 It's funny enough. 928 00:35:52,942 --> 00:35:54,653 You can't replace me. 929 00:35:54,694 --> 00:35:55,779 We can. 930 00:35:56,946 --> 00:35:59,574 You gave us the rights. 931 00:35:59,616 --> 00:36:02,077 At the Digital Dome just before you were scanned. 932 00:36:02,118 --> 00:36:04,746 What? Oh, the Docusign? Yeah, that doesn't count. 933 00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:06,956 Mm, Docusigns are legally binding. 934 00:36:09,292 --> 00:36:13,088 Okay, well, then, okay, I will see you in court. 935 00:36:13,129 --> 00:36:15,131 What, Valerie, you're gonna sue Comspot 936 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:17,008 and all its hundreds and hundreds of lawyers? 937 00:36:17,050 --> 00:36:19,344 The court of public opinion. 938 00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:21,846 Okay? Because... 939 00:36:22,972 --> 00:36:25,767 AI still has bad branding. People don't like it. 940 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:28,144 72% of people do. 941 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,438 Okay, well, then I take it back. 942 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,607 -You're-- You are a villain. -No. 943 00:36:32,649 --> 00:36:35,318 Valerie. Valerie, please. Please understand. 944 00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:40,615 My job is to move television forward. 945 00:36:40,657 --> 00:36:41,700 That's my job. 946 00:36:41,741 --> 00:36:44,869 -Yeah. -I've got to look after myself. 947 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,541 I... I'm only human. 948 00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:53,378 Yeah. 949 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:55,839 Okay, well... 950 00:36:57,841 --> 00:36:59,843 Good luck keeping your job. 951 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:02,637 Okay, I'm glad I at least said something. 952 00:37:02,679 --> 00:37:05,181 Okay? 'Cause it's like that-- that thing, 953 00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:07,308 that saying, you know. 954 00:37:07,308 --> 00:37:11,229 When they came for the writers, you said, "Okay." 955 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:14,023 When they came for the actors, you said, "Sure!" 956 00:37:15,108 --> 00:37:17,652 And when they come for you... 957 00:37:17,694 --> 00:37:21,364 there won't be anybody left to say, "Okay, sure." 958 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:23,742 Yeah, well. 959 00:37:25,452 --> 00:37:26,536 Oh. 960 00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:29,831 Yeah, no, I don't want this Success. 961 00:37:29,873 --> 00:37:30,874 Yeah. 962 00:37:31,791 --> 00:37:33,585 That's a re-gift from me, by the way. 963 00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:37,839 Yeah, and I'll-- I'll call you tomorrow 964 00:37:37,881 --> 00:37:39,215 to tell you my decision. 965 00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:43,178 It's just wrong. 966 00:37:43,178 --> 00:37:45,638 How can they be allowed to replace me with me? 967 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:48,016 So don't do it. 968 00:37:48,057 --> 00:37:50,018 We don't need the money. 969 00:37:50,018 --> 00:37:53,396 If you don't feel happy about this, don't do it. 970 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:56,107 Just don't do what, though, right? 971 00:37:56,149 --> 00:37:58,359 -Just don't star in my own show? -Yeah. 972 00:37:58,401 --> 00:38:01,571 Just walk away from it? It's all I've ever wanted, Mark. 973 00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:03,531 That is comforting to hear. 974 00:38:03,573 --> 00:38:06,034 Well, professionally, Marky Mark, right? 975 00:38:06,034 --> 00:38:08,244 I mean, and if I did walk away from it, then what? 976 00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:10,789 -Just sit at home? -No. 977 00:38:10,830 --> 00:38:14,083 -You would not enjoy the pickleball. -No. 978 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,794 I think we both know what you're going to do. 979 00:38:16,753 --> 00:38:18,129 [sighs] 980 00:38:19,589 --> 00:38:21,257 I just hate that they win. 981 00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:23,718 -Yeah. -No other options. 982 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:25,053 You know, what am I gonna do? 983 00:38:25,094 --> 00:38:26,638 Cut off my nose to fight my face? 984 00:38:26,679 --> 00:38:28,139 -[phone chimes] -[sighs] 985 00:38:29,766 --> 00:38:32,310 -Jack Stevens? -What, really? 986 00:38:32,352 --> 00:38:34,938 -How'd he get your number? -Well, he's Jack Stevens, Mark. 987 00:38:37,273 --> 00:38:39,234 "I'm working on a new show. 988 00:38:39,275 --> 00:38:42,278 "The lead is a woman of a certain... gravitas. 989 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,405 "I bet you thought I was going to say 'age.' 990 00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:45,573 Nope." 991 00:38:45,615 --> 00:38:46,658 That's cute. 992 00:38:46,699 --> 00:38:48,660 Should I be jealous? 993 00:38:48,701 --> 00:38:51,454 "She's a funny, hard-working woman 994 00:38:51,496 --> 00:38:53,790 "with a strong moral compass. 995 00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:56,584 "And ever since the meeting in my office, 996 00:38:56,626 --> 00:38:58,419 "I keep seeing you in the role. 997 00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:00,964 Hope we can make this happen." 998 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:05,510 [both laughing softly] 999 00:39:05,552 --> 00:39:08,721 Okay, am I hallucinating? Or do you see this, too? 1000 00:39:11,641 --> 00:39:12,642 I do. 1001 00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:15,770 Oh, Val, this is really cool. 1002 00:39:15,812 --> 00:39:17,146 Ah! 1003 00:39:18,064 --> 00:39:21,109 Brandon said-- He said, "If you don't want to do season two, 1004 00:39:21,150 --> 00:39:24,529 you're free to take other work," and he'll just use AI me. 1005 00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:26,865 Oh, so now you're fine with the idea? 1006 00:39:26,906 --> 00:39:29,659 Well, you know what? AI's here, Mark, can't deny it. 1007 00:39:29,701 --> 00:39:31,953 Alright? Gotta move forward. 1008 00:39:31,995 --> 00:39:35,540 Okay, AI Valerie can go do the AI show, 1009 00:39:35,582 --> 00:39:37,959 and human Valerie can go work 1010 00:39:38,001 --> 00:39:42,005 with a Emmy-winning actual writer 1011 00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:44,132 who got his start on a sitcom! 1012 00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:46,009 So, how's that?! [chuckles] 1013 00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:47,051 That... 1014 00:39:48,094 --> 00:39:49,554 is really great, Val. 1015 00:39:50,346 --> 00:39:52,307 [chuckles] 1016 00:39:52,348 --> 00:39:53,975 All's well that ends well, huh? 1017 00:39:54,017 --> 00:39:55,810 Look at you, quoting Shakespeare. 1018 00:39:55,852 --> 00:39:57,353 Oh, yeah? Is that who said that? 1019 00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,898 Yeah, I heard Diane say that to Sam on Cheers. 1020 00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:04,819 -[Valerie] You ready, Jane? -[Jane] Yeah. 1021 00:40:04,861 --> 00:40:06,571 Yeah, okay. Um... 1022 00:40:07,864 --> 00:40:10,575 Well, the show is called Judge's Table, 1023 00:40:10,617 --> 00:40:14,370 and I play Eleanor Judge, a federal court judge 1024 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:17,498 who's, uh, gives up her legal career 1025 00:40:17,540 --> 00:40:19,584 to pursue her true passion 1026 00:40:19,626 --> 00:40:21,586 and become a chef. 1027 00:40:21,628 --> 00:40:24,172 -[Jane] I am so proud of you. -Aw. 1028 00:40:24,213 --> 00:40:25,506 -[Jane] Finally. -Finally? 1029 00:40:25,548 --> 00:40:27,258 Finally proud of me? Okay. [chuckles] 1030 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:30,553 [Jane] No, I meant finally, it all worked out. 1031 00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,555 -Ah. -What an evolution you've had. 1032 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,600 Okay, what does that mean? Uh-oh! 1033 00:40:35,642 --> 00:40:37,018 -[chuckles] "Evolution." -[Jane] No. No. 1034 00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:38,686 I just mean the way 1035 00:40:38,686 --> 00:40:41,022 you stood up for yourself with NuNet, 1036 00:40:41,022 --> 00:40:43,691 the way you took this new job and didn't look back. 1037 00:40:43,733 --> 00:40:47,362 I've-- I've watched you for 20 years, Valerie. 1038 00:40:47,403 --> 00:40:49,614 Twenty years in an industry 1039 00:40:49,656 --> 00:40:52,951 that offered you nothing but humiliation. 1040 00:40:52,992 --> 00:40:54,744 I don't know how you kept going. 1041 00:40:57,246 --> 00:40:58,957 Isn't that funny? I never felt that. 1042 00:41:00,750 --> 00:41:02,794 Humiliation? No, no. 1043 00:41:02,835 --> 00:41:04,712 I'm-- No, well, listen, I felt when people 1044 00:41:04,754 --> 00:41:07,090 were mean to me or insulting, sure. 1045 00:41:07,131 --> 00:41:09,550 You know, but that didn't serve me, you know, 1046 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:12,428 'cause needed to get to where I was going, you know? 1047 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:15,098 So, but humiliation, no. 1048 00:41:16,099 --> 00:41:18,393 You know, no, I think-- 1049 00:41:18,434 --> 00:41:20,728 I think you have to agree to be humiliated. 1050 00:41:20,770 --> 00:41:22,146 And I never signed up. 1051 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,941 You know? Yeah. 1052 00:41:27,819 --> 00:41:30,071 I don't know, just did the best, 1053 00:41:30,113 --> 00:41:32,949 you know, with what I was given, right? 1054 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:35,910 And isn't that what being a human being is, though? 1055 00:41:35,952 --> 00:41:37,745 Right? You just make the best of things. 1056 00:41:37,787 --> 00:41:39,664 Otherwise, you're just left behind 1057 00:41:39,706 --> 00:41:42,542 and miserable all the time, you know? 1058 00:41:43,376 --> 00:41:44,377 Yeah. 1059 00:41:45,461 --> 00:41:47,588 I don't know, things aren't always 1060 00:41:47,630 --> 00:41:50,466 going to be the way you want, right? 1061 00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:53,302 Not always gonna get the perfect job. 1062 00:41:54,470 --> 00:41:56,639 [chuckles] Or whatever, you know? 1063 00:41:56,681 --> 00:41:59,434 But you have to make the best of it, right? 1064 00:41:59,475 --> 00:42:00,643 You have to adapt. 1065 00:42:01,978 --> 00:42:02,979 Keep going. 1066 00:42:03,980 --> 00:42:07,275 Anyway, that's what I tried to do, so... 1067 00:42:07,316 --> 00:42:09,694 I feel like I'm seeing you for the first time. 1068 00:42:10,903 --> 00:42:12,280 Really? 1069 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,033 Okay, maybe that's why you haven't been able 1070 00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:16,784 to get this doc right. 1071 00:42:16,826 --> 00:42:18,453 You've been telling the wrong story. 1072 00:42:18,494 --> 00:42:20,538 Now tell the one about Valerie Cherish. 1073 00:42:21,664 --> 00:42:22,749 [chuckles] 1074 00:42:24,667 --> 00:42:27,545 Okay, I've gotta go to that cooking class 1075 00:42:27,587 --> 00:42:29,047 for my new show. 1076 00:42:29,088 --> 00:42:31,549 Don't wanna get too good, or I'll end up cooking dinner 1077 00:42:31,591 --> 00:42:34,135 for Mark forever after. [chuckles] 1078 00:42:34,177 --> 00:42:36,137 Is that good-- You have what you need? 1079 00:42:36,179 --> 00:42:38,473 -Yeah, is that it? -[Jane] Yeah, I got it. 1080 00:42:38,514 --> 00:42:39,849 Okay, good. 1081 00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:41,726 Can you please sound more excited? 1082 00:42:41,768 --> 00:42:44,062 Jane, I'm gonna need you to sound more excited. 1083 00:42:44,937 --> 00:42:46,522 [chuckles] 1084 00:42:46,564 --> 00:42:48,566 It's a Comeback callback. 1085 00:42:48,608 --> 00:42:50,985 [chuckles] Good. Okay. 1086 00:42:51,027 --> 00:42:52,987 [footsteps receding] 1087 00:42:53,029 --> 00:42:55,031 Oh, you know what? Yeah, maybe I should... 1088 00:42:56,699 --> 00:42:59,202 A "callback" is a sitcom writing term. 1089 00:42:59,243 --> 00:43:01,662 You know, when you call something back 1090 00:43:01,704 --> 00:43:04,040 that happened before, you know, for a laugh. 1091 00:43:04,874 --> 00:43:07,210 So, okay. Yeah, that's good. 1092 00:43:07,251 --> 00:43:09,712 Anyway, thanks. Thanks, everyone. 1093 00:43:09,754 --> 00:43:12,006 Thanks, yeah. Sure was fun. 1094 00:43:12,048 --> 00:43:13,341 [chuckles] 1095 00:43:13,382 --> 00:43:14,509 Bye, doll. 1096 00:43:14,550 --> 00:43:16,177 ♪ Cherish is the word I use ♪ 1097 00:43:16,219 --> 00:43:20,431 ♪ To describe ♪ 1098 00:43:21,682 --> 00:43:23,935 ♪ All the feeling that I have ♪ 1099 00:43:23,976 --> 00:43:28,898 ♪ Hiding here for you inside ♪ 1100 00:43:30,108 --> 00:43:32,860 ♪ Oh, I could say I need you ♪ 1101 00:43:32,902 --> 00:43:37,198 ♪ But then you'd realize that I want you ♪ 1102 00:43:37,240 --> 00:43:39,408 ♪ Just like a thousand other guys ♪ 1103 00:43:39,450 --> 00:43:41,536 ♪ Who'd say they love you ♪ 1104 00:43:41,577 --> 00:43:43,871 ♪ With all the rest of their lies ♪ 1105 00:43:43,871 --> 00:43:47,583 ♪ When all they wanted was to touch your face, your hands ♪ 1106 00:43:47,625 --> 00:43:54,590 ♪ And gaze into your eyes ♪ 1107 00:43:57,426 --> 00:44:00,221 ♪ Cherish is the word I use ♪ 1108 00:44:00,263 --> 00:44:05,560 ♪ To describe ♪ 1109 00:44:05,601 --> 00:44:07,728 ♪ All the feeling that I have ♪ 1110 00:44:07,770 --> 00:44:13,776 ♪ Hiding here for you inside ♪ 1111 00:44:13,818 --> 00:44:15,987 ♪ You don't know how many times I've wished ♪ 1112 00:44:16,028 --> 00:44:18,072 ♪ That I had told you ♪ 1113 00:44:18,114 --> 00:44:20,158 ♪ You don't know how many times I've wished ♪ 1114 00:44:20,199 --> 00:44:22,118 ♪ That I could hold you ♪ 1115 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,579 ♪ You don't know how many times I've wished ♪ 1116 00:44:24,620 --> 00:44:26,831 ♪ That I could mold you into someone ♪ 1117 00:44:26,873 --> 00:44:31,252 ♪ Who could cherish me as much as I ♪ 1118 00:44:31,294 --> 00:44:35,089 ♪ Cherish you ♪ 1119 00:44:35,131 --> 00:44:39,260 ♪ And I do ♪ 1120 00:44:39,302 --> 00:44:43,514 ♪ Cherish you ♪ 1121 00:44:43,556 --> 00:44:49,645 ♪ Cherish is the word ♪