[uplifting music]
♪ ♪
- AHH!
- ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN SAN DIEGO,
- TO BE FAIR, YOU THINK ALL WEATHER IS BEAUTIFUL,
- I DO FIND HAIL VERY INTERESTING,
- DON'T WORRY, THAT'S PART OF YOUR CHARM,
- [laughs]
- HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE?
- I JUST HAVE TO BE BACK IN TIME FOR THE RADIO BROADCAST,
- I GOT TO GET THESE WRAPAROUND PIECES IN THE CAN,
- THEN YOUR INVESTORS ARE ACTUALLY GONNA PUT SOME REAL
MONEY IN YOUR FILM?
- IF THEY LIKE WHAT THEY SEE,
- AND YOU'RE SURE I'M THE PERSON YOU WANT
AS YOUR EXPERT NARRATOR?
- A REAL METEOROLOGIST OF YOUR CALIBER
AND THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA?
- YES, YOU'RE EXACTLY WHO I WANT,
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS MONTH,
I HAVE MY HALF OF THE RENT, I JUST HAVE TO CUT OUT
NONESSENTIALS, LIKE FOOD, - WE'LL SURVIVE,
- ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT A LITTLE LIPSTICK?
- YOU KNOW I DON'T DO LIPSTICK,
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M PLAYING IN MY MOM'S
MAKEUP BAG, [camera beeps]
- OKAY, WE'RE ROLLING,
- WE'RE HERE AT PACIFICA UNIVERSITY'S WEATHER CENTER,
WHERE I'M COMPLETING MY PhD IN METEOROLOGY,
THE STUDY OF EVERYTHING IN THE ATMOSPHERE,
[camera beeps] - NICE,
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA HEAD HOME
AND START CUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER,
ARE YOU GOING TO THAT RECEPTION THING
FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT LATER?
- UGH! I HATE THOSE THINGS,
- YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO AND MINGLE,
YOU KNOW VERA WILL BE,
- SHE SHOULD MINGLE,
THAT'S WHAT WOMEN LIKE HER ARE GOOD AT,
- YES, BUT SHE'S NOT BAD AT METEOROLOGY EITHER,
AND SHE'S YOUR DIRECT COMPETITION FOR A FELLOWSHIP,
- WHICH IS WHY I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S MORE
THAN ONE FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE,
DR, HARRIS ALREADY SAID I'M IN LINE TO GET ONE
AS LONG AS I FINISHED STRONG,
- STAND BY, DEB, YOU'RE LIVE IN TEN,
- READY,
- NOW WITH LOCAL WEATHER, LIVE AT 5:00,
FROM PACIFICA UNIVERSITY WEATHER CENTER,
HERE'S METEOROLOGIST DEB METCALFE,
- THANKS, DAN,
YOUR LISTENERS SHOULD KNOW THAT WE A HAVE A LITTLE
SOMETHING COMING IN FROM HAWAII AND UNFORTUNATELY IT
IS NOT CHOCOLATE-COVERED MACADAMIA NUTS,
BUT HEAVY PRECIPITATION THAT MIGHT HELP GIVE US
SOME DROUGHT RELIEF,
THIS IS A TYPICAL STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR,
- THE RESULTS OF A JET STREAM COMING OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN,
- NOPE, IT'S BECAUSE I JUST GOT MY CAR WASHED,
- SO EVERYONE, GET YOUR UMBRELLAS READY,
- I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS FOR YOU IN MY NEXT REPORT,
FOR PACIFICA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE RADIO,
I'M DEB METCALFE,
- NICE VOICE,
- GOOD MORNING, QUENTIN, - HEY, MORNING, KIMMY,
- GOOD MORNING, - GOOD MORNING, SHELLY,
- JOSH, DON'T TOUCH MY BIG BOARD PLEASE,
- THE RAIN'S A STRONGER LEAD,
- WELL, THAT'S CREATIVE DECISION,
SO IT'S MY CALL, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY I WAS BROUGHT IN HERE,
- YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A FEW MONTHS, QUENTIN,
I KNOW OUR AUDIENCE,
- JOSH, I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AS A NEWS PRODUCER,
BUT I'M THE NEWS DIRECTOR, SO I HAVE CREATIVE CONTROL,
- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST MAJOR STORM
AT THE SEASON SINCE LAST YEAR'S FIRES,
- IF WE OPEN WITH A BEAR, PEOPLE WILL TURN THE CHANNEL,
- IT'S A BEAR IN THE BACKYARD,
WHO'S NOT GONNA WANT TO WATCH THAT?
WOULDN'T YOU GUYS WATCH THAT? THANK YOU,
WE OPEN ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN WHERE A WILD BEAR
HAS JUST BEEN SPOTTED-- A BEAR THIS CLOSE TO THE CITY,
"ARE BEARS GETTING TOO BOLD?" THAT IS A LEAD STORY, OKAY?
- WE KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER IS, JOSH,
SO WE KNOW THEY'LL TUNE IN TO SEE IT,
ESPECIALLY IF GRANT TEASES THE BIG IMPENDING STORM FIRST,
SO, GRANT, YOU'RE GONNA MENTION THE STORM AND THEN
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE BEAR,
AND THEN, FLETCH, YOU'RE GONNA DO THE WEATHER,
THEN WE'RE GONNA COME BACK TO YOU, GRANT,
YOU CAN RECAP LAST YEAR'S FOREST FIRES,
THE PERILOUS MUDSLIDE-- WRITE THIS DOWN FOR ME, PLEASE,
- MM-HMM, - THE PERILOUS MUDSLIDES
CAUSED BY THIS--THE FIRST MAJOR STORM OF THE SEASON,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, - LOVE IT,
- RED, BLUE? - LET'S GO BLUE,
- YOU THINK?
I'M JUST REALLY FEELING THE RED TODAY,
- THE WAY THIS BLUE MAKES YOUR EYES POP,
THAT'S REALLY STRIKING, ISN'T IT, GRACE?
- YEAH, - BLUE IT IS,
- WHY DON'T WE OPEN THE WEATHER WITH NOAH'S ARK JOKE?
TIME TO GATHER, A MALE AND FEMALE OF EVERY SPECIES,
- THAT'S CLEVER, FLETCHER, I LIKE IT,
- OH, THAT'S ONE WAY TO GO,
- OKAY, THAT'S IT, FOLKS,
THANK YOU,
- QUENTIN,,,IF OUR RATINGS DROP ONE POINT--
- HEY, HEY, HEY, LAST I CHECKED OUR RATINGS
[phone ringing] WENT UP TWO FULL POINTS,
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE,
EXCUSE ME, HEY, WILLY, WHAT'S UP?
- QUENTIN, GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE, BUDDY,
THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE LAID-BACK BACK OUT THERE
BUT YOU SOUND BUSY,
- I JUST TRY TO RUN A BROADCAST NEWS PROGRAM,
THAT'S ALL, - SAN DIEGO?
DON'T YOU JUST TELL EVERYONE IT'S PERFECT
ROLLERBLADING WEATHER, THEN SIGN OFF?
- IF YOU JUST CALL TO HASSLE ME,
I HAVE TO GET BACK TO MY ROLLERBLADING STORY,
- I CALLED TO TELL YOU THEY WANT TO RESTRUCTURE
THE NETWORK NEWS HERE IN NEW YORK,
- I THOUGHT I WAS BANISHED?
- YOU KNOW OUR LOYALTIES ARE ONLY STRONG AS OUR NUMBERS,
IF YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING FRESH TO ALL THE HIGHER-UPS,
THEN I CAN GET YOU BACK IN AS NETWORK NEWS DIRECTOR
AND BACK HERE TO NEW YORK,
THE BIG APPLE MISSES YOU, QUENTIN,
- FEELING'S MUTUAL,
- THIS ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLING TOWER WILL ADVANCE RESEARCH
AT THE WEATHER CENTER PROFOUNDLY,
THE ALUMINUM TOWER WILL BE 25 METERS WITH AN EXPANDED
PLATFORM AT-- - WHY AREN'T YOU GIVING
THIS PRESENTATION? YOU WROTE THE GRANT,
- VERA WAS VERY PERSUASIVE
ABOUT WHY SHE SHOULD GIVE THE SPEECH,
AND IT DIDN'T SEEM WORTH FIGHTING OVER,
[applause]
- NOW, PLEASE WELCOME THE CHAIR OF THE METEOROLOGY DEPARTMENT,
DR, DAVID CRENSHAW,
- VERA, OH, WELL, ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU, LOVELY PRESENTATION, VERA,
THANK YOU, - AND SHE ALSO LIKES TAKING
THE CREDIT, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE COULD
EDGE YOU OUT FOR A FELLOWSHIP,
- BUT DR, HARRIS, HE SAID
THERE WERE PLENTY OF SPOTS AVAILABLE,
- THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU BECOME COMPLACENT, DEB,
YOUR JOB IS TO IMPRESS THE COMMITTEE,
NOT BLEND INTO THE BACKGROUND,
[dramatic news theme]
♪ ♪
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON,
WHAT DO WE GOT?
JUST THAT ONE? THAT'S EASY,
BYE,
WE JUST HAVE THOSE FOR TODAY, YEAH,
ALL RIGHTY,
EVERYONE READY? HERE WE GO,
WE ARE LIVE IN THREE, TWO,,,
- KFZA NEWS AT 5:00 WITH SAN DIEGO'S OWN, GRANT MARSHALL,
- GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS, AND HERE'S THE LATEST,
A MAJOR STORM IS ADVANCING TOWARDS SAN DIEGO,
BUT FIRST, ARE WILD BEARS BECOMING TOO BOLD?
- WE GO LIVE TO BILL PASCOE IN LA MESA,
- RARELY DO YOU SEE BEARS THIS CLOSE TO THE CITY, GRANT,
ONE DRIVER HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CREATURE,,,
- MOVING TOWARD A RESIDENTIAL AREA,
- UH, MOVING AWAY FROM THE ROAD AND TOWARDS
A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD,
- SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE NEWSMAN,
- IN FACT, THERE IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LESS THAN A HALF MILE AWAY, BACK TO YOU, GRANT,
- SO LISTEN, BILL, YOU GUYS STAY CLOSE TO THE NEWS VAN,
YOU PLAY IT SAFE, WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU,
AND NOW TO THE OTHER MAJOR STORY, THE WEATHER,
SO FLETCH, JUST HOW BAD IS THIS STORM GONNA BE?
SHOULD WE START GATHERING ANIMALS TWO BY TWO
FOR THE ARK?
- YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE TO DO THAT, GRANT,
- UH, GO TO COMMERCIAL,
- AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER A SHORT BREAK,
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE CLEAR,
GENTLEMEN, WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THE?
[bell rings]
- QUIT STEALING MY LINES, - WHICH LINE WAS THAT?
- YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE ONE I'M TALKING ABOUT,
UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE, I'M NOT JUST A TALKING HEAD,
I HAVE MY OWN IDEAS,
I WRITE MY OWN COPY,
- OH, FLETCH, IT'S NOT ABOUT IDEAS,
IT'S ABOUT EXECUTION,
I WAS JUST TALKING TO MY AUDIENCE,
REFERENCING A SHARED IDEA THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND,
YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE?
- GRANT? - YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE, GRANT?
I SEE AN OPPORTUNISTIC BLOWHARD WHO HAS POACHED MY LINES
AND INSULTED MY WORK 98 TIMES
SINCE WE STARTED WORKING TOGETHER,
- SHOULD--SHOULD I GET THE SAN DIEGO ZOO ON THE LINE?
- I QUIT, - FLETCH,
- NOPE, FIND SOMEBODY ELSE,
- FLETCH, COME ON, YOU'RE STILL MIKED,
- FLETCH, BUDDY, COME HERE,
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN UP, LISTEN UP,
WE NEED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR FLETCH, ASAP,
SO ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED,
- HE'S GONNA BE DUE FOR THAT, CORRECT?
- HEY, GUYS, CAN YOU GIVE US A SEC HERE?
- OKAY,
- I THOUGHT YOU COULD HANDLE THIS?
- WELL, I DIDN'T THINK HE'D GET SO UPSET,
- HE WAS UPSET TO BEGIN WITH?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP THE SITUATION,
- OKAY, HOW ABOUT RICK?
I THINK HE'D BE EXCITED TO GET OFF THE WEEKEND SHOW,
- HE WOULD IF HE WASN'T OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION,
- I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME TO DO HERE?
- HOW ABOUT CALEIGH?
- WHO'S CALEIGH? - CALEIGH, THE NEW INTERN,
- SHE COULDN'T EVEN
GET OUR COFFEE ORDERS RIGHT THIS MORNING,
HOW SHE IN ANY WAY QUALIFIED FOR THIS?
- SHE'S CUTE, KPPQ AND KQMI DOES THE WHOLE
CUTE WEATHER GIRL THING ALL THE TIME,
AND IT WORKS OUT FINE FOR THEM,
- NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN THAT ROAD,
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT,
- JUST HAVE HER READ FLETCHER'S LINES OFF THE TELEPROMPTER,
- NO, FLETCH WRITES HIS OWN COPY,
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TEMPLATES FOR THAT STUFF,
- WELL, THAT WAS SMART,
- THE RADIO SHOW, [dialing phone]
- HEY, CINDY, CAN YOU CONNECT ME
TO PACIFICA UNIVERSITY WEATHER CENTER?
IT WAS METCALFE SOMETHING,
UM, DANA, DONNA, DEBBY,
DEBBY, DEBBY, DEB METCALFE,
- GREAT, NO IDEA WHERE YOU'RE GOING, SO,,,
[phone ringing]
- DEB METCALFE,
- HI, DEB, THIS IS QUENTIN STERLING,
KFZA TV NEWS,
- OH, HI,
- WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GO ON THE AIR RIGHT AWAY
TO DELIVER THE WEATHER OVER THE PHONE?
- OH, RIGHT NOW?
- I KNOW, I'M IN QUITE A JAM HERE, DEB,
YOU'D BE DOING ME A HUGE FAVOR, YOU CANNOT SAY NO,
OUR VIEWERSHIP NEEDS TO HEAR THE WEATHER REPORT,
AND I CANNOT GIVE IT TO THEM,
- I AM IN NO WAY QUALIFIED TO DO THAT,
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
- OKAY, - THANK YOU,
SORRY, STAY RIGHT THERE,
OKAY, I NEED YOU TO WRITE ME AN INTRO,
FLETCH HAD AN EMERGENCY,
DEB METCALFE ON THE LINE, PACIFICA UNIVERSITY STATION,
METEOROLOGIST,
GRANT, I HAVE DEB METCALFE ON THE LINE,
I'M GONNA PUT THIS INTRO ON THE TELEPROMPTER,
I'LL BE IN YOUR EAR,
DO WE STILL HAVE DEB ON THE LINE?
OKAY, DEB, CAN YOU HEAR ME STILL?
OKAY, HERE WE ARE LIVE IN THREE, TWO,,,
- WELCOME BACK,
FLETCH DOUGLAS HAD A SUDDEN EMERGENCY TO ATTEND TO,
BUT WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE
TO HAVE ON THE LINE FROM PACIFICA UNIVERSITY,
METEOROLOGIST, DEB METCALFE,
ARE YOU THERE, DEB?
- I AM, HI, GRANT,
- WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS STORM?
- SO, DEB, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS STORM?
- WELL, CAN YOU MAKE THE MAP WIDER
TO INCLUDE THE NORTHERN PACIFIC?
- GIVE ME THE PACIFIC ON THE MAP,
- UH, THIS STORM SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY PART
OF AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER,
A CONCENTRATED BAND OF MOISTURE
COMING IN FROM THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OCEAN,
- THAT'S WAY TOO TECHNICAL, - THAT'S VERY TECHNICAL, DEB,
- WELL, ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS ARE FASCINATING THINGS, GRANT,
THEY'RE TYPICALLY SEVERAL ,
WHILE ONLY A FEW HUNDRED WIDE,
- I LIKE TO THINK OF IT LIKE A GIANT
WATER LOG SHOELACE IN THE SKY,
- WELL, THAT'S-- THAT'S QUITE A VISUAL, DEB,
SO WHAT IS THIS SHOELACE BRINGING US?
- WELL, A SINGLE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CAN CARRY
A GREATER FLOW OF WATER
THAN THE LARGEST RIVER ON EARTH, THE AMAZON,
- SO THAT'S GOOD FOR DROUGHT? - A RIVER OF WATER SHOULD HELP
WITH THE DROUGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA, SHOULDN'T IT?
- WELL, THE FIRST STORM TONIGHT ACTUALLY
WILL JUST BE A LIGHT SHOWER, BUT THE SECOND STORM TOMORROW
WILL DRENCH US, WHICH SHOULD HELP,
BUT AFTER THE FIRES THAT WE HAD EARLIER THIS YEAR,
RESIDENTS IN THE BURN AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR FLOODING AND POSSIBLE MUDSLIDES,
- WELL, YOU HAVE COME TO OUR RESCUE TONIGHT, DEB,
AND YOU MAY HAVE JUST SAVED THOSE RESIDENTS
IN THE BURN AREAS, TOO,
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP ON TONIGHT'S SHOW,
- MY PLEASURE, GRANT, [laughs]
[dial tone] HELLO?
- APPARENTLY, FLETCH'S DECISION YESTERDAY WAS FINAL,
- HE'S NOT COMING BACK,
BUT HE'S UNDER CONTRACT, LEGAL'S ON IT,
- THAT PUTS US IN A REALLY BAD SPOT MOVING FORWARD,
- I REALLY THOUGHT HE'D COOL DOWN AND I'LL BE ABLE TO TALK
HIM OUT OF IT, BUT HE WON'T RETURN MY CALL,
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THE GUY FROM KBDD IN HERE, SPIELMAN?
- ALREADY CHECKED ON THAT,
- WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET HIM OUT
OF HIS CONTRACT OVER THERE,
- OH, COME ON,
THE SOCIAL MEDIA NUMBERS ARE REALLY GOOD ON DEB,
WHAT YOU DO SAY WE GET HER IN HERE?
LET HER READ THE WEATHER, JUST SEE HOW IT GOES,
- COME WITH ME, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING,
- UH, OKAY,
[phone ringing]
- THIS IS DEB,
- HEY, DEB, QUENTIN STERLING AGAIN,
YOU WERE A BIG HIT HERE LAST NIGHT,
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD WANT TO COME IN HERE
AND READ THE WEATHER ON CAMERA FOR US TODAY?
- [laughs]
- I'M A METEOROLOGIST, MR, STERLING,
NOT A WEATHER GIRL,
- LOOK, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO KNOWS YOUR VOICE,
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT THEY KNOW YOUR FACE,
- I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS,
I'M A PhD CANDIDATE,
I HAVE A DISSERTATION TO FINISH, A FELLOWSHIP TO APPLY FOR--
HEY, I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR US TO TRY
AND OVERCOME OUR FEARS, RIGHT?
- PLUS THIS COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
TO RAISE YOUR PROFILE AT THE UNIVERSITY,
- HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING TO DR, HARRIS?
- WHO? - NOTHING,
- LOOK, IT'S JUST FOR TODAY, AND, UH,,,
WHAT CAN I SAY, WE PAY FAR MORE THAN RADIO,
- I'M KIMMY, - HI, I'M DEB,
- NICE TO MEET YOU, - NICE TO MEET YOU,
- COME RIGHT THIS WAY, THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU,
- YEAH, IT DOESN'T MATCH UP WITH THE OTHER THING WE FOUND
BECAUSE THE DATES ARE WRONG,
- AFTER YOU,
- WELL, IT WAS REVISED, THAT'S WHY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN--
- GOOD LUCK, GOLDEN BOY,
THIS ONE IS ALL YOU,
- IT'S GREAT,
- DEB METCALFE, - YOU'LL DO FINE,
- QUENTIN STERLING,
- HI, - NICE TO MEET YOU,
THANKS FOR COMING IN ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE,
- OF COURSE,
- THANK YOU, KIMMY, - OF COURSE,
COME TAKE A LOOK, THIS IS OUR WORLD, KFZA TV NEWS,
- SO YOU'RE THE NEWS DIRECTOR, RIGHT?
- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, - OKAY,
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THE NEWS DIRECTOR DO?
- OH, I'M IN CHARGE OF ALL THE LIGHTS,
CAMERA, ACTION STUFF,
I'M IN CHARGE OF CONTENT, I'M IN CHARGE OF TALENT,
LOOK AT YOU, HITTING YOUR MARK LIKE A PRO,
- MARK? - MM-HMM,
- THIS BOX? I STAND IN THIS BOX,
SO QUESTION, HOW DOES THIS ALL WORK?
LIKE, I MEAN, AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S ON THE SCREEN?
- HEY, CURTIS, - YEAH,
- PULL UP THE WEST COAST MAP HERE ON TWO,
- YOU GOT IT,
- OH, [laughs]
TODAY, AN ENORMOUS WOMAN EMERGED FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN,
[laughs] OH,
- HAVE A SEAT,
KELLY, THIS IS DEB, DEB, KELLY,
- HI, - I GOT IT,
- OH, THANK YOU,
- OH, DEB THE METEOROLOGIST, MEET GRACE,
OUR FABULOUS STYLIST,
- HI, - HI,
- LOOK, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME HERE,
SO WE NEED TO GET STARTED,
- TIME FOR WHAT? - YOUR MAKEOVER,
- I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO THAT,
- THINK OF IT AS A BONUS PERK,
- EVERYONE WEARS MAKEUP,
BESIDES, I DON'T EVEN THINK SHE NEEDS MUCH,
JUST LIKE A LITTLE-- - [clears throat]
- YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, OKAY, YOU GOT THIS,
TAKE A DEEP BREATH, ENJOY THIS, HAVE A LOT OF FUN,
I'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW, - YEAH, LOTS OF FUN,
- OKAY, AT THE VERY LEAST
YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LITTLE LIPSTICK AND SOME FACE COLOR
OR NEXT TO GRANT'S SPRAY TAN,
YOU'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE A VAMPIRE,
- OKAY, OPEN AND RELAX,
- THEY SHOULD'VE CLEARED THIS WITH ME,
- IT'S JUST FOR TODAY, GRANT,
BESIDES, I DON'T MEAN TO POINT FINGERS,
BUT WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS LITTLE FIX
IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU REMEMBER?
- I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CLEAR,
WE'RE NOT DOING THE PRETTY YOUNG WEATHERWOMAN THING,
WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE FOCUS ON THE NEWS,
OH, SHE'S PERFECT,
- ALL RIGHT, AS SOON AS THIS RED LIGHT TURNS ON,
YOU START TALKING JUST LIKE YOU DID ON THE RADIO
EXCEPT JUST LOOKING TO THE LENS, YOU KNOW,
LIKE YOU'RE TALKING TO A PERSON,
- THIS LENS? - JUST FOLLOW MY LEAD, DARLING,
YOU'LL BE JUST FINE,
- SO GRANT IS GONNA GIVE YOU THE INTRODUCTION AND THEN
I'LL BE IN YOUR EAR,
- IN MY WHAT? - THAT'S NOT DOING IT FOR ME,
KIMMY, TAKE THAT JACKET OFF,
TAKE OFF THAT SWEATER,
GET THAT SHINE ON HER FOREHEAD, TOO,
HERE, PUT THIS ON,
- YEAH, THAT'S MUCH BETTER,
CURTIS, YOU GOT HER WIRED?
EXCELLENT, OKAY, GOOD ENOUGH,
GOOD, CURTIS, YOU GOOD? ALL RIGHTY,
YOU LOOK GREAT, YOU FEEL GREAT?
GREAT, HERE WE GO, WE'RE ON IN TWO,
- OH, IN MY EAR,
[dramatic news theme]
♪ ♪
- I'M SORRY, I DID THE BEST I COULD WITH HER,
- NO, NO, NO, SHE LOOKS GREAT,
OKAY,
HERE WE GO, CUE THE TITLES,
CAMERA ONE, GET READY FOR GRANT,
CAMERA TWO, GET READY TO START ON DEB,
AND WE ARE GOOD,
- THREE, TWO,,,
- GOOD EVENING FOLKS,
AND HERE'S THE LATEST,
WEATHER, STILL OUR TOP STORY,
NOW, YOU KNOW HER VOICE
FROM OUR LOCAL COLLEGE RADIO STATION,
HERE SHE IS IN PERSON, METEOROLOGIST, DEB METCALFE,
THANKS FOR FILLING IN TODAY, DEB,
- MY PLEASURE, GRANT,
- NOW, YOU'RE AN ACTUAL METEOROLOGIST, RIGHT?
- YES, I AM,
I HAVE MY MASTER'S DEGREE IN METEOROLOGY
AND I'M CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS MY PhD,
METEOROLOGISTS ARE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING
FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO RESEARCHING CLIMATE TRENDS,
WHICH AFFECT THINGS LIKE FARMING,
FOREST FIRES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS,
- AT LAST, THE NEWSROOM SOUNDS SMART,
- BUT NO ACTUAL METEORS TO SPEAK OF?
- WELL, ACTUALLY,,, - SPOKE TOO SOON,
- THE EARTH IS ABOUT TO TAKE ITS ANNUAL CRUISE THROUGH
THE LEONID METEOR BELT, WHICH IS A SPECTACULAR SIGHT,
- WHAT ABOUT ASTEROIDS? - OH, WELL,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WATCH AN OLD BRUCE WILLIS MOVIE
FROM '98 IF YOU WANT TO SEE THOSE,
- WELL, IF NO ASTEROIDS, THEN WHAT WILL OUR SKIES
BE BRINGING US TONIGHT? - WELL, THIS HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE NORTH WILL PUSH A DENSE MASS OF COLD AIR
DOWN THE WEST COAST ACTING LIKE A BIG PUSH BROOM
SWEEPING AWAY ALL THIS TROPICAL ACTIVITY,
WE'LL BE BACK LATER ON,,, - SHE'S PRETTY GOOD,
- YOU'RE DOING GREAT, DEB,
COME ON, LET'S GO TO THE TRAFFIC NOW,
- THANKS, DEB, WE'LL HAVE MORE WEATHER DETAILS
LATER IN THE BROADCAST,
NOW LET'S GET TO LOCAL NEWS,
[bell ring
- QUENTIN, I WAS JUST TELLING DEB HERE
THAT SHE SHOULD APPLY FOR THE JOB,
- SHE'S A PERFECT FOIL FOR ME,
- YOU DID A GOOD JOB TODAY, - THANKS,
MAYBE IT WILL HELP ME OUT VERSUS VERA,
- WHAT? - NOTHING,
I GOT TO GO, I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO,
- OKAY, I'LL WALK YOU OUT,
SO DOES THE RADIO GIG TAKE UP A LOT OF YOUR TIME?
- NO, THE RADIO SHOW ONLY TAKES LIKE TEN MINUTES A DAY
BUT I'M BUSY FINISHING MY DISSERTATION AND TRYING
TO LOCK IN ONE OF THE FELLOWSHIPS BEING AWARDED
TO GRADUATING PhDs FOR NEXT YEAR,
- WOW,
BUT IN THE FELLOWSHIP, THAT'S LIKE A RESEARCH POSITION
AT THE UNIVERSITY, RIGHT? - PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH JOB,
IT ALMOST GUARANTEES A PROFESSORSHIP
WITHIN A FEW YEARS, SO IT IS DOG-EAT-DOG
AMONGST THE CANDIDATES RIGHT NOW,
- I ALWAYS IMAGINED THE ACADEMIC TYPES VERY CALMLY DISCUSSING
ISSUES USING VERY BIG WORDS I DON'T UNDERSTAND,
- THAT'S A CLICHE,
DON'T STEP INTO THAT PUDDLE OF DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE,
- H2O? - YEAH,
- WAS IT ANY FUN? - IT WAS IN A WAY,
- WELL, THANKS FOR COMING ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE,
- NO PROBLEM,
- YOU WERE ON TV?
IT WAS SO CRAZY, I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING,
- NO, WAS I THAT BAD?
- NO, YOU WERE GREAT,
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE DOING THAT?
- JUST KIND OF POPPED UP LAST MINUTE,
IT WAS JUST A FILL-IN, ONE TIME THING,
- YOU WOULD THINK I'D BE USED TO SEEING YOU ON SCREEN
SINCE YOU'RE IN MY DOCUMENTARY,
- I SAW THEY GOT YOU TO WEAR LIPSTICK,
- I'VE TALKED MORE ABOUT MAKEUP TODAY
THAN I HAVE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE,
[laughter]
- THANK YOU FOR THOSE CHANGES, YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE,
- QUENTIN, - TALK TO ME,
- THE STATION MANAGER WANTS DEB TO FILL IN SHORT-TERM
WHILE WE LOOK FOR A SUITABLE FULL-TIME REPLACEMENT,
- SERIOUSLY?
- PHONE'S BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK,
EMAILS POURING IN, - I DON'T KNOW THOUGH,
I DON'T THINK SHE'S GONNA GO FOR IT,
TURNS OUT SHE'S A PRETTY SERIOUS ACADEMIC,
- WELL, I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF TELLING THE STATION MANAGER
YOU COULD DELIVER,
IT'S A BIG CREATIVE DECISION,
YOUR CALL, RIGHT?
[phone ringing] - OH, HANG ON,
- HELLO? - DEB, QUENTIN STERLING,
I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO LATE, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT,
- UH, HI, QUENTIN,
NO, NOT AT ALL, I JUST GOT HOME,
WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH?
-WELL, IT TURNS OUT OUR AUDIENCE LOVES YOU,
- SO WE WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD FILIN
WHILE WE SEARCH IN FOR A FULL-TIME REPLACEMENT,
MAYBE A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
- THEY WANT ME TO KEEP DOING THE WEATHER,
- YES!
- UM, I'M FLATTERED, BUT,,,
I'M NOT A WEATHER GIRL,
- I KNOW, YOU'RE A METEOROLOGIST,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE WANT YOU,
LOOK, JUST DON'T RUSH INTO THIS DECISION,
WE CAN--WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT,
- THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY AS IT IS,
- WELL, MAYBE I CAN MAKE THE DAY LONGER,
- PULL THAT OFF AND WE'LL TALK,
- ALL RIGHT, YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME SOON,
- THANKS FOR THE OFFER,
- HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, - BYE,
- REALLY?
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THE WEATHER ON TV?
IT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY,
- DR, HARRIS JUST SAID THAT I HAD TO STAND OUT,
AND NOW THAT'S HAPPENED, I NEED TO FOCUS ON THIS FELLOWSHIP,
- EVERYONE KNOWS YOU'RE THE BEST RESEARCHER,
THEY HAVE TO GIVE YOU E OF THOSE FELLOWSHIPS,
- YEAH, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY POLITICAL,
AND I'M CLUELESS ABOUT POLITICS, UNLIKE VERA,
- YOU JUST HAVE TO STOP HIDING BEHIND THE WEATHER
AND STAND IN FRONT OF IT,
- OH, YOU MEAN LIKE WITH A GREEN-SCREEN ON TV?
- JUST LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE, PEOPLE LOVE IT,
- PEOPLE? - YES, PEOPLE, INCLUDING MEN,
- PLEASE, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT,
- YOU NEVER HAVE ENOUGH TIME,
- SPEAKING OF TIME, I SHOULD PROBABLY GET BACK
TO MY DISSERTATION, - YOU CAN'T IGNORE ME,
- ALL RIGHT, MAYBE YOU CAN,
- I'M WORKING ON A HUNCH THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU,
WHAT'S MY TIME FRAME HERE? - THE SOONER, THE BETTER,
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY NAME THAT'SOUNCING AROUND
FOR THIS JOB, - YEAH,
YEAH, I KNOW HOW NEW YORK WORKS,
I NEED TO--OH, I GOT TO GO, I'LL CALL YOU BACK,
- TOLD YOU I DON'T GIVE UP,
- YOU WEREN'T KIDDING,
STALK PEOPLE MUCH? - [laughs]
- WELL, I BELIEVE IN BEING PERSISTENT
WHEN I WANT SOMETHING,
- OH, WELL, I'M SORRY,
BUT NOTHING'S CHANGED SINCE LAST NIGHT,
I'M SURE ONE OF THESE OTHER GIRLS CAN READ THE WEATHER
FOR YOUR STATION,
- YOU'D THINK BUT WE'VE TRIED, NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO READ,
- [laughs]
THANK YOU, - MM-HMM,
WE CAN SET AN OFFICE UP FOR YOU AT THE STUDIO,
THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH,
WHATEVER YOU WANT, WE CAN EVEN CONNECT YOU REMOTELY
TO THE COMPUTERS HERE AT THE WEATHER CENTER,
I ALREADY CHECKED WITH YOUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ON THAT,
- IT'S A BIT PRESUMPTUOUS OF YOU TO POKE AROUND MY WORKPLACE,
DON'T YOU THINK? - YEAH,
AS I SAID I'M-- - PERSISTENT, RIGHT,
- LOOK, WE WILL DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO
TO WORK AROUND YOUR SCHEDULE, OKAY?
AND AS I MENTIONED, PAYS MUCH BETTER THAN RADIO,
- WHAT'S THAT? - IT'S YOUR OFFER PAPERWORK,
- I APPRECIATE THIS,
I REALLY DO, BUT THIS IS MY LIFE,
- I KNOW AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT YOU,
BECAUSE YOU'RE THE REAL DEAL,
- I HAVE A MEETING, - OKAY,
OKAY, LOOK, READ THAT OVER AND THEN GIVE ME A CALL,
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR MEETING,
- DEB, - VERA,
- WHAT'S THIS I HEAR ABOUT YOU DOING THE NEWS YESTERDAY?
- KFZA CALLED ME TO FILL IN, SO I DID,
- I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY THEY'D CHOOSE YOU OF ALL PEOPLE,
- I DO UNDERSTAND, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT,
- OH, IT'S DAVID, I MEAN, DR, CRENSHAW,
- OH, SPEAKING OF WHICH,
VERA, DEAR, HOW ARE YOU?
- "OH, IT'S DAVID," - HOW GOES IT?
- [imitating] YOU LOOK STUNNING TODAY,
- ARE YOU STUDYING? - OF COURSE, I'M ON TOP OF IT,
- UGH,
- WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME, PLEASE, I MUST GO,
- OF COURSE, - THANK YOU,
- THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, EVERYONE,
DR, CRENSHAW HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT,
- IT WON'T TAKE A MOMENT, THANK YOU, DR, HARRIS,
NOW, I'M AFRAID TO SAY THAT THERE WILL BE
CROSS-CAMPUS BUDGET CUTS, INCLUDING ALL OF US HERE
AT THE WEATHER CENTER,
- WE DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS YET, BUT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN
AND THAT MEANS THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
AWARDED AMONG THIS YEAR'S CROP OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES,
AS YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE TERM,
EACH CANDIDATE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
A PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THEIR OWN BEHALF,
THIS NEWS MAKES THAT PRESENTATION
ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT, DOESN'T IT?
NOW, THIS IS THE HARD PART,
THIS IS SIMPLY A DREADFUL CASE OF
"MAY THE BEST MAN OR WOMAN WIN,"
THANK YOU, DR, HARRIS,
- THANK YOU, EVERYONE,
DEB,
- I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO BE COMPETING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES FOR ONE FELLOWSHIP,
- YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE,
NOW, I SAW YOU ON TV THE OTHER NIGHT,
YOU WERE GREAT, - YEAH,
ONLY BECAUSE THE ANCHORMAN WAS FEEDING ME QUESTIONS
AND I WAS REPORTING THE FACTS,
I WAS JUST ME TALKING ABOUT WHAT I LOVE,
AND NOW I HAVE TO SELL SOME PERFECT, POLISHED,
REHEARSED VERSION OF MYSELF LIKE VERA?
- SAYS WHO?
LET VERA BE VERA, YOU BE DEB,
- 'CAUSE THAT'LL WORK,
- ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE
AND DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO WIN THIS FELLOWSHIP,
- I ALREADY AM DOING EVERYTHING I CAN,
- TELL ME ABOUT THIS JOB OFFER,
- IT'S THE ON-AIR WEATHER POSITION FOR KFZA TV,
IT'S THE SAME THING I DID LAST NIGHT
EXCEPT FOR MANY NIGHTS TO COME,
- THIS IS PERFECT, SO?
- SO, I TOLD HIM I COULDN'T DO IT,
- DEB, I TOLD YOU THAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT,
NOW, THIS COULD GIVE YOU AN EDGE OVER THE COMPETITION,
- BECAUSE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AREN'T ENOUGH,
- HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT THIS?
- WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE, DEB,
- WELL, I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I WASN'T NERVOUS,
- OH, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU,
- EXPLAIN TO ME THE HIERARCHY AROUND HERE AGAIN,
- OKAY, SO JOSH, THE GUY IN THE SUIT,
HE'S THE NEWS PRODUCER,
WHICH MEANS HE OVERSEES THIS WHOLE OPERATION,
AND THEN I'M THE NEWS DIRECTOR,
WHICH MEANS I'M IN CHARGE OF THE TALENT AND THE CONTENT,
- OH, SO YOU DO THE HIRING AND FIRING,
- YEAH, BUT THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT HERE,
THIS IS CRAFT SERVICES, - AH, MS, METCALFE!
I'M GLAD THAT YOU DECIDED TO JOIN THE TEAM,
- THANKS,
- MY FIRST PIECE OF ADVICE-- ENJOY THE PERKS,
- OOH, - IT'S TRUE,
[phone beeping] OH, WAIT,
OH, EXCUSE ME,
- YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS,
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TUNING IN NOT TO HEAR THE NEWS
BUT TO HEAR ME TELL THEM THE NEWS,
TO SOME, I'M A FATHER FIGURE,
TO OTHERS, BIG BROTHER, PERHAPS A HUSBAND,
- OH, YOU'RE ALL THAT AND MORE, GRANT,
- HUSH, I'M IMPARTING WISDOM HERE,
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BE YOURSELF,
OR AT LEAST AN ON-SCREEN VERSION OF YOURSELF
THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON, - THAT MAKES SENSE,
BOY, HE IS REALLY SOMETHING, - OH, YES, HE IS,
UH, YEAH, LET ME SHOW YOU THE NEWSROOM,
THIS IS THE NEWSROOM,
THIS IS WHERE WE MEET TO WRITE, RESEARCH,
PLAN EVERY SINGLE BROADCAST,
WE BOARD THE SHOW HERE,
- MY BEST FRIEND IS A DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER,
SHE SAID THAT THE MOTTO FOR THE NEWS IS,
"IF IT BLEEDS, IT LEADS?"
- I DON'T BELIEVE IN EXPLOITING OTHER PEOPLE'S MISFORTUNES,
I JUST REALLY TRY TO FOCUS ON TELLING A GREAT STORY AND,
YOU KNOW, FINDING THAT THING, THAT ONE THING THAT REALLY
GRABS THE VIEWER AND THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN,
- YEAH, HERE YOU GO,
I GOT A FEELING YOU'RE GONNA BRING SOMETHING
NEW TO THE WEATHER,
- OH, WELL, I'M AFRAID WE'RE STUCK WITH RAIN,
WIND, HAIL IF WE'RE LUCKY,
- HEY, DEB, GLAD YOU'RE BACK,
I'VE BEEN PULLING LOOKS FOR YOU,
- LOOKS? - YEAH,
WARDROBE, HAIR, YOUR ON-SCREEN PERSONA,
- OH, WELL, GRANT WAS JUST TELLING ME
TO BE AS MUCH MYSELF AS POSSIBLE ON CAMERA,
SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH IT,
- MAYBE JUST A BIT,
- I DON'T THINK DEB NEEDS A NEW LOOK,
I THINK, YOU KNOW,
THE VIEWERS LIKED HER OLD LOOK, RIGHT?
- [chuckles]
- DON'T WORRY, SHE'S AN ARTIST, IT'S OKAY,
AND THIS IS YOUR OFFICE,
- OH, WOW,
- THIS IS THE BIGGEST CUBICLE I'VE EVER SEEN,
- YEAH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING,
- MS, METCALFE, HERE'S YOUR CONTRACT,
- THANK YOU,
- WE'RE VERY PROTECTIVE OF OUR ON-AIR TALENT,
SO YOU'RE EXCLUSIVE WHILE YOU'RE HERE,
WHICH MEANS YOU'LL HAVE TO QUIT THAT COLLEGE RADIO GIG,
- OH,
OH, OKAY, UM,,,
- WELCOME TO KFZA NEWS,
- YEAH, THIS IS SO SURREAL,
- YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT,
I'M TELLING YOU, I HAVE A GREAT FEELING ABOUT THIS,
- HEY, QUENTIN,
I THINK IN ALL THE CRAZINESS I FORGOT TO SAY THANK YOU,
- OH, NO, THANK YOU, DEB,
- [laughs]
- I HAVE NO IDEA HOW SHE PLANS TO BE RESPECTED AS AN ACADEMIC,
SHE'S PARADING AROUND LIKE A WEATHER GIRL,
IT'S RIDULOUS,
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK,
OKAY, BYE, BYE,
- OH, HELLO, VERA, - OH, HI,
- THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN both: A SPEECH AND
A PRESENTATION, - ALL RIGHT?
- THANK YOU SO MUCH,
- OH, YOU'RE MOST VERY WELCOME, ALL RIGHT,
- THANK YOU, - TA-TA,
GOOD LUCK, - OKAY, BYE,
[dialing phone]
- I'M GRANT MARSHALL, THANKS FOR WATCHING,
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW,
[bell rings]
- HEY, WHAT'S UP?
YOU DIDN'T SEEM LIKE YOURSELF TONIGHT,
- CAN WE GET UP TO THE ROOF?
- HOW IS IT POSSIBLE I'VE NEVER HEARD OF
THIS ANNUAL METEOR SHOWER,
- WELL, IT'S LIKE MY DAD, THE PHYSICIST SAYS,
THERE'S SO MUCH TO KNOW, YOU CAN'T KNOW IT ALL,
- SO YOUR MOM, WAS SHE A SCIENTIST, TOO?
- NO, SHE WAS A ARTIST,,, AND A BIT OF A HIPPIE,
- I GUESS THAT'S WHERE YOU GET ME--
NATURE-LOVING SCIENCE NERD,
- AND YOU GREW UP HERE IN SAN DIEGO?
- BORN AND RAISED,
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY PLACE BETTER,
- YEAH, IT IS A GREAT LITTLE CITY,
- WHAT ABOUT YOU?
- OH, GOSH,
I'VE BOUNCED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW,
- WHY?
- OH, I'VE BEEN WORKING MY WAY
UP THE BROADCAST NEWS FOOD CHAIN,
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST HOW IT GOES,
YOU GET A JOB, YOU BOOST THE RATINGS, THEN YOU MOVE ON,
- AND THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE? I DIDN'T MEAN--NO OFFENSE,
- NONE TAKEN,
I, UM, I HAD A FALL
FROM THE NETWORK NEWS LEVEL IN NEW YORK,
LONG BORING STORY,
- MM,
- TELL ME WHY METEOROLOGY,
- WELL, WHEN I WAS A KID, I SAW THIS DISPLAY
AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE,
YOU KNOW, LIKE CLOUDS THE SIZE OF MOUNTAINS,
LIGHTNING STORMS, THE AURORA BOREALIS,
I MEAN, ALL NATURAL OCCURRENCES,
REAL LIFE,
BUT,,,
AT THE TIME, IT JUST SEEMED SO,,,MAGICAL,
PROBABLY SEEMS PRETTY SILLY,
- NOT AT ALL,
- OH,
- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY?
- IT'S NOTHING,
- TALK TO ME,
- THIS JOB'S JUST GETTING ME,,,
NOTICED AT WORK,
- THAT'S GREAT,
- NO, NOT IN THE WAY THAT I WANT,
- OH, THEY'RE JUST JEALOUS,
- OR I LOOK FOOLISH,
- OKAY, I'M SORRY, STOP,
I'VE DIRECTED NETWORK NEWS,
I CAN PROMISE YOU,,,
YOU DON'T LOOK FOOLISH,
YOU LOOK FANTASTIC,
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO--
DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE AND--
I DON'T KNOW, GO GET SOME COFFEE OR SOMETHING?
- UH,,,
I CAN'T,
I HAVE A PAPER TO WRITE,
- OKAY, - YEAH,
[door unlocks]
- HEY, - HI,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE WATCHING THE METEOR SHOWER,
- I DID, ON THE ROOF OF THE STATION WITH QUENTIN,
- STOP, REWIND,
- IT WAS JUST STARGAZING, FRAN,
- YEAH, I ALWAYS GO ON ROOFS WITH MY BOSS,
- HE DID WANT TO GET COFFEE AFTER,
- DON'T TELL ME YOU SAID NO, - I PANICKED,
I SAID I HAD A PAPER TO WRITE, WHICH I DO,
- I KNEW IT,
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE PANICKED IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE THIS GUY,
- AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS TOO SLICK, A PLAYER,
BUT NOW I FIND HIM VERY INTERESTING,
- HMM,
WELL, MAYBE TOMORROW YOU TAKE HIM UP ON THAT COFFEE,
SEE WHAT HAPPENS,
- SO AS HOT AIR RISES,
COLD AIR IS BROUGHT IN FROM THE OCEAN,
DO YOU GUYS THINK WE COULD COME UP WITH,
LIKE, AN ANIMATION FOR THAT? - YEAH,
- COOL,
[indistinct chatter]
TAKE A CHANCE,
- JUST TRY IT ON,
IT'S PERFECT, NOT TOO OVER THE TOP,
LET ME ADD A LITTLE COLOR TO YOUR EYES,
MAYBE LOSE THE GLASSES,
- I REALLY DON'T DO PANTSUITS,
[sighs]
- [laughs] OKAY,
- HEY, WEATHER GIRL,
- I'M REALLY BUSY RIGHT NOW, VERA,
- I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO CONGRATULATE YOU,
- FOR?
- FOR BECOMING A BIG SHOT ON LOCAL TV NEWS, OF COURSE,
HOW VERY BRAVE OF YOU TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE LIKE THAT,
- THANKS,
- OH, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE NAYSAYERS,
THAT GUY MARV ON THE MEDIA--
HE DOESN'T KNOW TALENT WHEN HE SEES IT,
- FRANNY!
- I'LL BE OUT IN A MINUTE,
- [sighs]
[grunts]
- IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING THE BATTLE
OF THE LOCAL WEATHER WOMEN,
KPPQ AND KQMI ARE CONTINUING THE CATWALK,,,
- OH, LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF,
DID WE HIT THE LOTTERY? - HARDLY,
BUT IT IS NICE TO HAVE SOME ACTUAL MONEY COMING IN,
- YOU ABSOLUTELY ROCK, - [laughs]
- ARE WE STILL ON FOR OUR SHOOT TOMORROW?
- OH,
- DON'T TELL ME YOU FORGOT,
- NO, NO, NO, JUST--WHAT TIME IS IT AGAIN?
I HAVE TO BE AT THE DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT AT 2:00,
- OH, IT'S NOT UNTIL 4:00,
I'LL MEET YOU THERE, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE US LONG,
- OKAY, AND THEN IT'S INTENSE DISSERTATION WRITING
FOR ME FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND,
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION,
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF MARV ON THE MEDIA?
- YEAH, HE'S JUST SOME ENTERTAINMENT GOSSIP WEASEL,
WHY? [upbeat music]
- SO THIS LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SOME WIND COMING IN
FROM THE WEST, - THAT'S SO WRONG,
- I KNOW,
WHY DO THEY HAVE A MODEL DOING THE WEATHER?
- NO, IT'S A HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM,
- ALL RIGHT, KFZA HAS MADE A BOLD MOVE
BY BRINGING ON RADIO METEOROLOGIST DEB METCALFE,
WHO, WITHOUT ADORNMENT, BRINGS US THE WEATHER,
WHO CARES IF SHE HAS THE PROVERBIAL FACE FOR RADIO?
- OH, DEB, WHATEVER,
HE'S JUST SOME SNARKY LITTLE GOSSIP GEEK,
- OH, NO, - WHAT?
- VERA-- SHE POSTED THE LINK
ON THE PACIFICA WEATHER CENTER WEBSITE,
I'M PROBABLY THE LAUGHINGSTOCK OF THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT NOW,
- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
- PLAY THE GAME,
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
HEY, THANKS FOR COMING IN ON A SATURDAY,
- ARE YOU KIDDING? I'VE BEEN DYING TO DO THIS,
YOU'VE GOT TERRIFIC BONES,
AND YOUR HAIR WAS MADE FOR SHAPING,
- I STILL WANT TO LOOK LIKE ME,
- MM-HMM,
♪ ♪
GET UNDER THERE, BLOW IT UP,
YEAH, THAT'S IT,
GOOD,
LOOK AT YOU,
- I THINK WE WENT A LITTLE BEYOND,
- THERE'S MORE,
JUST TRY IT ON,
- OH, COME ON,
- TRUST ME,
- GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD,
- SHOT BY AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WITH A SMARTPHONE,
- DO WE HAVE THIS EXCLUSIVE?
- WE DO, GRANT JUST G HERE,
I ALREADY SENT BILL OUT,
I'M TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF DEB, BUT SO FAR--
[dialing]
- DEB? SHE'S HERE,
SHE'S BEEN WITH ME IN MAKEUP ALL MORNING,
[door opens]
- [laughs]
[door closes]
[indistinct chatter]
- LOOK AT THAT,
- WOW, DEB, LOOK AT YOU,
- OKAY, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD,
NOW WHAT'S THE NEXT--
- TA-DA,
- I HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME,
- YOU LIKE A MILLION BUCKS IN MARKET SHARES,
- WHAT DID YOU DO?
- THOUGHT I'D TRY SOMETHING NEW,
- OH, NO, THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY,
- IS IT A PROBLEM?
- NO,
NO, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM, YOU LOOK GREAT,
ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO, A FUNNEL CLOUD
THERE, SHOW HER THE CLIP,,
- IF IT TOUCHED DOWN, IT'S A TORNADO,
WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE IN SAN DIEGO SINCE THE EARLY '90s,
- THIS ONE LOOKS PRETTY STRONG,
- NO, IT'S ABOUT AN F1 ON THE WEAKER SIDE,
- OKAY, WELL, DON'T SAY THAT ON THE AIR UNTIL I TELL YOU,
PLAY UP THE WIND, THE FLYING DEBRIS--
THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT FLYING DEBRIS CLIPS HERE,
- IS ANYONE HURT? - APPARENTLY NOT, NO,
BUT DON'T MENTION THAT EITHER, - PEOPLE WILL WANT TO KNOW,
- RIGHT, I KNOW-- WE ALWAYS REVEAL
THE DETAILS OF A STORY A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME,
YOU NEVER CUT TO THE CHASE, THAT'S JUST HOW WE DO IT,
OKAY, COME ON, GUYS, WE GOT TO WRAP THIS UP,
WE HAVE TO GO,
- WHERE ARE WE GOING? [phone rings]
- YOU'RE GOING LIVE, BREAKING NEWS,
- WE HAVE IT UP RIGHT NOW,
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, LET'S GO, PEOPLE,
- QUENTIN, WHAT AM I SAYING?
- OKAY, SO GRANT'S GONNA LEAD US IN,
HE'LL ANNOUNCE THE TORNADO,
THEN WE'RE GONNA SHOW THE FOOTAGE THAT WE HAVE,
WE'RE JUST GONNA PLAY THAT TORNADO FOOTAGE
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, GRANT, OKAY?
THEN WE'RE GONNA COME TO YOU,
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TALK ABOUT TORNADOES,
MAKE IT EXCITING, OKAY?
CURTIS, ARE YOU GOOD? - YEAH,
- HEY, I'LL BE IN YOUR EAR, ALL RIGHT?
WE GOOD? - STANDING BY,
- I DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE MYSELF,
- YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL,
JUST BE YOU,
- CHECK AUDIO,
- SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE NOW,
SHE LOOKED PERFECT BEFORE,
- ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, WE'RE LIVE IN TEN SECONDS,
WE'RE GONNA START WITH DEB, WE'RE GONNA GO TO BILL,
AND THEN COME BACK TO DEB,
NO ONE MENTION THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY INJURIES
UNTIL LATER IN THE BROADCAST,
- I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT, - JUST FOLLOW DIRECTIONS PLEASE,
OKAY, HERE WE ARE,
IN FIVE, FOUR, THREE,
- LIVE FROM THE KFZA NEWSROOM,
WE BRING YOU BREAKING NEWS WITH GRANT MARSHALL,
- MORNING, FRIENDS, HERE'S THE LATEST,
A TORNADO HAS TOUCHED DOWN IN SAN DIEGO,
LET'S GO TO KFZA METEOROLOGIST DEB METCALFE,
DEB, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
- THIS IS DEB METCALFE IN THE KFZA NEWSROOM,
- YOU SHOULD THINK, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE,
ANYWAY, NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE, I'M HERE,
I HEARD THERE'S A TORNADO,
I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU MIGHT NEED--HELLO,
- THERE HASN'T BEEN A TORNADO IN SAN DIEGO SINCE 1992,
- IT'S A VERY RARE AND DANGEROUS EVENT,
- FORTUNATELY, AT THIS TIME,
THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INJURY,
- GO LIVE TO BILL,
- IS THAT OUR DEB METCALFE?
- SHE LOOKS UNCOMFORTABLE, DON'T YOU THINK?
- ON THE CONTRARY, SHE LOOKS RATHER GOOD,
- WHERE WITNESSES DESCRIBED IT
AS 15 SECONDS OF SHEER TERROR,
TOPPLING TREES AND HURDLING DEBRIS,
THIS TORNADO REALLY TOOK SAN DIEGO BY SURPRISE,
- TORNADOES ARE RARE IN OUR REGION,
AND AS IS USUALLY THE CASE FOLLOWING A TORNADO,
WE WILL BE LOOKING AT CLEAR SKIES,
IN FACT, I'M HEADED TO THE PALOMAR DISC GOLF COURSE
FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FUND-RAISER
FOLLOWING THIS BROADCAST,
- TELL THEM TO WATCH AT 6:00,
- JOIN THE WEEKEND TEAM FOR MORE ON THIS STORY,
FOR KFZA NEWS, THIS IS DEB METCALFE,
WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE DAY,
- HEY, YOU UNDERSTAND THE BASIC DIVISION OF LABOR HERE, RIGHT?
- IS THIS ABOUT THE LACK OF CASUALTIES?
- WAS MY DIRECTION NOT CLEAR ENOUGH?
- PEOPLE WANNA KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING,
- WELL, WE COULD HAVE STRETCHED THAT SEGMENT FOR 20 MINUTES,
- I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T ONE TO EXPLOIT THE SITUATION,
- THIS WAS A TORNADO IN SAN DIEGO,
LIKE, THAT'S POTENTIAL FOR A GREAT STORY, A REAL STORY,
- SO IF THIS ISN'T WORKING OUT,
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO REPLACING ME,
- I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN,
- YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO,
[engine sputtering] UGH, COME ON,
[indistinct chatter]
[engine sputtering]
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,
[groans]
- CAR TROUBLE?
- FLOODED,
SHE'LL START AGAIN IN A HALF HOUR, BUT THEN I'LL BE LATE,
- WHERE DID YOU SAY YOU WERE GOING?
- FUND-RAISER FOR THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM,
- I CAN DRIVE YOU,
- I THOUGHT YOU WERE ANGRY,
- NO, NO, NO, I'M NOT ANGRY,
I JUST GET--I GET VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MY JOB,
LOOK, I THINK YOU LOOK GREAT,
I JUST DIDN'T THINK YOU NEEDED TO CHANGE,
YOU HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT YOU,
[engine sputters]
OKAY, COME ON, LET ME-- LET ME GIVE YOU A RIDE,
BESIDES, IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD CAUSE,
- YOU KNOW HOW TO THROW A FRISBEE?
[indistinct chatter]
- PALOMAR MOUNTAIN'S BEAUTIFUL, HUH?
- PHEW, WHAT A DAY TOO, THIS IS SPECTACULAR,
- OH, EXCUSE ME,
HI, - TWO,
- YOU EXCITED? - I AM,
I'M CURIOUS, BUT I AM,
- THANK YOU,
- WHAT DO I DO WITH THESE?
- THIS IS DISC GOLF,
- DISC GOLF, HUH? - FOLLOW ME,
- OH, MAN,
- HERE YOU GO,
- [laughs]
- EXCUSE ME,
SORRY, YOU'RE DEB METCALFE, RIGHT?
- UH, I AM, YES,
- MY WIFE WAS REALLY FREAKING OUT ABOUT THAT TORNADO
AND FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ALL THE NEWSCASTS,
WHICH, YOU KNOW, WERE REALLY HYPING THE SO-CALLED DANGER,
YOUR HONEST REPORT REALLY CALMED HER DOWN,
WE'RE BOTH VERY APPRECIATIVE,
- THAT'S SO NICE TO HEAR,
- AND I GOTTA SAY, I LOVE THE NEW LOOK,
- [laughs] THANKS,
- I'M SAL,
- DEB, - NICE TO MEET YOU,
- QUENTIN, WHERE'S THE BASKET?
- IT IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER THERE,
- SO IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WRIST,
YOU JUST HAVE TO FLIP THE WRIST TO RELEASE IT LEVEL,
IT'LL GO IN, YOU GOTTA TRUST,
- THAT'S DEEP, OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
LEVEL RELEASE, ALL IN THE WRIST,
- YUP,
[laughs]
- THAT WAS EMBARRASSING BUT FUN,
- WHAT DO YOU NORMALLY DO FOR FUN?
- I GENERALLY JUST WORK AND EAT,
- REALLY?
- NO, I-- - THAT'S--
- WHAT? - SAD,
- YEAH?
I'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY,
- THANKS, - THANK YOU,
I JUST DO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD,
BESIDES, I NEVER REALLY HAD A REASON TO SETTLE DOWN,
- OH, THERE'S FRAN,
HEY,
- WHOA, I DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE YOU,
- I GOT A NEW HAIRSTYLE, - YOU GOT A NEW HEAD,
- [laughs]
UH, HEY, THIS IS QUENTIN, - QUENTIN?
- THE FAMOUS DOCUMENTARIAN, I PRESUME,
- CAN YOU WRITE A NOTE TO MY MOM THAT SAYS THAT?
- WHAT IS YOUR DOCUMENTARY ABOUT?
- IT FOCUSES ON THE CURRENT DROUGHT
AND THE LOOMING WATER CRISIS
THAT WE'RE FACING HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST,
- WOW,
- I WANNA GET A SHOT OF YOU IN FRONT OF THE DISPLAY,
SO YOU CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THE WATERSHEDS,
- COOL, - OKAY,
I HAVE TO GO AND GET A BOUNCE CARD,
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK,
- SO WAIT--SO ARE YOU ACTUALLY IN FRAN'S DOCUMENTARY?
- YEAH, WHY?
- WELL, THE CONTRACT WE HAVE WITH YOU IS EXCLUSIVE,
SO YOU'RE NOT-- YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO
ANY OTHER KIND OF OUTSIDE MEDIA WORK,
- OH, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THAT,
- I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD REALLY CARE
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT JUST KEEP IT UNDER WRAPS,
- NOTED, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STICK AROUND, YOU KNOW,
- I'D KIND OF LIKE TO STAY AND WATCH YOU WORK,
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
- SURE,
- IT'S NICE OF YOU TO HELP FRAN WITH HER DOC,
- THAT PROJECT MEANS EVERYTHING TO HER,
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR,
- STILL, I MEAN,,, I KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE,
- WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE TO DO AT THE STATION
AND THE UNIVERSITY,
THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE GOTTEN TO EATING OUT,
- IT'S NICE TO GET OUT, THOUGH,
- WE NEED TO ORGANIZE A TOUR OF SAN DIEGO FOR YOU,
- MM-HMM, YES,
ABSOLUTELY, I'M ALL FOR THAT,
NO, SERIOUSLY, I'VE HAD NO CHANCE TO EXPLORE AT ALL,
EVERY CITY I'VE EVER LIVED IN,
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE REALLY GOTTEN A CHANCE TO KNOW THEM,
- IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN FIND WHEN YOU SETTLE DOWN,
- EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU DEB METCALFE?
- YES,
- I LOVE YOUR WEATHER BROADCAST,
- OH, THANK YOU!
HOLY COW!
- I'M TELLING YOU, I KNOW YOU THINK
OF THIS NEWS GIG AS A PART-TIME THING,
BUT YOU COULD BE HUGE,
- [laughing] OH, NO WAY!
- NO, I'M DEAD SERIOUS,
I MEAN, YOU SAW THE WAY THE PEOPLE REACTED TO YOU,
JUST THINK ABOUT IT,
- I'LL THINK ABOUT IT,
[engine turns]
LUCKY ME, SHE STARTED,
- I WAS KIND OF HOPING IT WOULDN'T,
- I HAVE A DISSERTATION TO FINISH,
- I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOU TODAY,
- ME, TOO,
- I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW,
[guys murmuring]
- YEAH, SHE LOOKS GOOD!
- HI, DEB, - HI,
[gls murmuring]
- SHE LOOKS GREAT,
- I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE FINALLY
STARTING TO SEE HER POTENTIAL, - OH, SHE'S DIGNIFIED,
SMART, REAL CLASS ACT,
I THINK SHE COULD BRING BOTH CREDIBILITY
AND NOTORIETY TO OUR INSTITUTION,
- EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU,
- THE WAY I SEE IT, IT'S CERTAINLY BETWEEN
HER AND VERA FOR THE FELLOWSHIP,
THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
WILL GIVE THEM BOTH ONE FINAL CHANCE
TO SHOW US WHAT THEY'VE REALLY GOT,
- DEB WILL BE READY,
- GOOD,
[background chatter]
- AH, ANY TORNADOS TO REPORT ON TODAY,
MS, METCALFE? - [laughs]
GOOD MORNING, DR, CRENSHAW, SIR,
- GOOD MORNING, PLEASE CALL ME DAVID,
JUST CAME BY TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED WE ALL WERE
WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE AT THE KFZA NEWS,
IT WAS LOVELY, - OH!
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR--DAVID--
SIR--WAIT, NOT SIR DAVID?
- NO, - WELL, ACTUALLY,
I DON'T KNOW YOU THAT WELL, MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN KNIGHTED,
[both laughing] - LOVELY,
HAVE A GOOD DAY,
- SO WHERE ARE YOU WITH YOUR DISSERTATION?
- BEHIND, - AND HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT
YOUR PRESENTATION? - IT'S COMING ALONG,
- DEB, YOU'VE COME TOO FAR TO DROP THE BALL,
- I KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO
KEEP MY HEAD ABOVE WATER,
- YOU HAVE WORKED TOWARD THIS ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
YOUR ENTIRE LIFE,
YOU NEED TO KNOCK THIS COMMITTEE PRESENTATION
OUT OF THE PARK,
NOW, I CAN ACTUALLY HELP YOU
GET STARTED WITH THAT IF YOU LIKE,
I'M WIDE OPEN THIS AFTERNOON,
- I CAN'T,
THEY WANT ME AT THE STATION FOR A PROMO SHOOT,
- WELL, I WANT A DRAFT OF THAT PRESENTATION SPEECH
ON MY DESK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
- THAT'S GOOD,
- ONE SEC,
- THANK YOU, LADIES,
THANK YOU, APRIL,
I JUST WANNA GET A FEW WITH GRANT AND DEB ALONE,
THANK YOU, - I FEEL SO AWKWARD,
WHAT'S YOUR SECRET?
- I JUST LOVE HAVING MY PICTURE TAKEN,
- THE CAMERA LOVES YOU, TOO, GRANT,
- PERFECT,
- YEAH, THAT WAS GOOD, I LIKE THAT,
- I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE TURNED HER
INTO A REAL NEWSWOMAN,
HER SHORT-TERM AGREEMENT IS SET TO EXPIRE SOON,
WE NEED HER TO RESIGN LONG-TERM,
- WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO?
- YOU SEEM TO HAVE HER,,, ATTENTION,
CONVINCE HER,
[cell phone rings]
- HEY, WILLY, WHAT'S UP?
- THAT DOOR IS OPENING UP FOR YOU HERE REAL SOON,
- WHY, WHAT'S THE SCOOP?
- THE EXECS HERE ARE INTERESTED
IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH DEB METCALFE,
I TOLD 'EM ALL ABOUT HOW YOU
TURNED THAT DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH INTO A SHINING STAR,
- WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED,
- WHO CARES?
NOW MAKE ME A KILLER PRESENTATION
SO I CAN SELL THIS TO 'EM,
- UH, WAIT, WHAT ARE-- WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
- PACKAGE DEAL, THAT'S HOW I GET YOU BACK IN,
YOU AND METCALFE TOGETHER,
- WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO?
- SHE'D BE CRAZY TO TURN IT DOWN,
THE PRESTIGE OF NETWORK NEWS, NEW YORK CITY,
DID I MENTION THE MONEY? - WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE--
HER CONTRACT HERE IS ALMOST UP,
KFZA'S ALREADY PUSHING TO RENEGOTIATE,
- NO PROBLEM, KFZA'S AN AFFILIATE,
WE CAN BUY OUT HER CONTRACT, HAVE HER SIGN HERE OR THERE,
IT DOESN'T MATTER, JUST LOCK HER UP,
- I'LL TRY, - SELL IT TO HER, QUENTIN,
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO,
[beep]
- THANK YOU, GRANT,
I WANNA GET A FEW WITH JUST DEB,
- I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN DO THIS BY MYSELF,
- TRY PRETENDING YOU'RE ME,
YOU'LL LOVE IT, - [laughs]
OKAY,
- TELL ME, WHAT ARE THOSE-- THE BIG WHITE,
FLUFFY CLOUDS IN THE SKY?
- CUMULUS, - CUMULUS?
CUMULUS,
WHAT IS THE AURORA BOREALIS AGAIN?
- IT IS A NATURAL LIGHT DISPLAY--
HEY, NOBODY CARES ABOUT THIS,
- HEY, HEY, HEY, YES, THEY DO, PROFESSOR,
COME ON, JUST TELL US EVERYTHING YOU KNOW,
AND MAKE IT EXCITING, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO,
RUN IT BY LEGAL AGAIN,
BUT I'M PRETTY SURE WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT CLEARED,
ALL RIGHT, UM,,,
[cell phone rings]
THAT ONE,
DEB, WHAT'S UP?
- CAN YOU COME HELP ME OUTSIDE WITH ZEPHYR?
- I REALLY LOVE THAT CAR,
- MIGHT BE TIME FOR A NEW ONE, - I DON'T KNOW,
IT'D BE TOO HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE,
PLUS, I CAN'T AFFORD IT,
- TV JOB CAN HELP IN THAT DEPARTMENT,
COME ON, I'LL GIVE YOU A RIDE,
- SO YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOUR LONG STORY,
- WHAT LONG STORY?
- WELL, ABOUT HOW YOU LOST YOUR JOB AT THE NETWORK,
- OH, RIGHT, WELL, UM, I MEAN,,,
IN A NUTSHELL, UM,,,
A SCANDALOUS STORY WAS LEAKED ABOUT A U,S, SENATOR,
AND THEN EVERY STATION RAN WITH IT,
AND I JUST--I DIDN'T THINK THE SOURCE WAS CREDIBLE,
SO I REFUSED, - WHAT HAPPENED?
- IN THE END, THE STORY WOUND UP NOT BEING TRUE,
- WELL, THEN WHY DID THEY FIRE YOU?
- SOMETIMES NETWORKS,
THEY LIKE TO HAVE THEIR AUDIENCE THAT NIGHT
AND THEN JUST ISSUE A RETRACTION LATER
RATHER THAN ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, REPORT THE TRUTH,
- WELL, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING,
- MM-HMM, YEAH,
I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR IT EVER SINCE,
- IT GOT YOU HERE,
- YEAH, I--
I'M REALLY GLAD I FOLLOWED MY INSTINCTS ON YOU,
- HEY,
- I WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK WITH FRAN TODAY,
I'M SO SORRY,
DR, HARRIS HAS BEEN ON MY BACK ABOUT MY DISSERTATION,
AND THEN I HAD MY PHOTO SHOOT,
AND THEN MY CAR DIED--
- ZEPHYR FINALLY DIED? - WELL, NOT DIED DIED, I HOPE,
I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW, I HAD HER TOWED TO A MECHANIC,
IT'S JUST BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS, YOU KNOW?
I'M SO SORRY I FORGOT ABOUT OUR SESSION,
CAN WE RESCHEDULE?
- LOOK, I'LL MAKE IT WORK,
I'LL PULL AUDIO CLIPS FROM OTHER STUFF WE SHOT,
STITCH IT TOGETHER,
FIX IT, AND POST, AS THEY SAY,
- DID YOU WRITE THIS IN 15 MINUTES?
BECAUSE THAT-- THAT'S HOW IT READS,
- I CAN REVISE IT,
- THERE'S NO YOU IN HERE,
I MEAN, WHERE-- WHERE'S THE TRUTH?
- THE TRUTH IS,,, I'M STRESSED,
- THIS FELLOWSHIP IS BETWEEN YOU AND VERA,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE IS GIVING 200%,
WHERE ARE YOU?
- MAYBE VERA'S MORE CUT OUT FOR THE JOB THAN I AM,
- DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE
THAT ONLY COMENCE?
AND YOU EITHER GRAB THEM WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
OR YOU LET THEM SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS,
- HOW'THE SPEECH COMING, WEATHER GIRL?
- VERA, YOU'RE SMART, YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL,
AND ALMOST EVERYONE LIKES YOU,
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO
TRY AND STEP ON ME ON YOUR ASSENT, TOO?
- I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN,,,WHAT'S ENOUGH?
[applause]
- WHAT? - WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- I'M SO BIG, - YES, YOU ARE,
THE SKY'S THE LIMIT,
- YOU LOOK GORGEOUS UP THERE, DEB,
- ALMOST AS GORGEOUS AS ME,
- OH, PLEASE, [crowd chuckles]
[background chatter]
- YOU SURE WENT TO A LOT OF TROUBLE,
CONSIDERING I'M ON A SHORT-TERM CONTRACT,
- EVERYBODY HERE LOVES YOU, THE AUDIENCE LOVES YOU,
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
- IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD, - MM,
[chuckling]
SO THIS PROBABLY WON'T COME AS MUCH OF A SURPRISE,
BUT KFZA'S TALKING ABOUT RESIGNING YOU--
LONG-TERM,
- YEAH?
- DOES THAT MEAN YOU WOULD ACTUALLY CONSIDER IT?
- WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? - OH,
WE COULD DO GREAT THINGS TOGETHER, YOU AND I, DEB,
- LIKE THE SONG SAYS,
WE ARE HAVING A HEAT WAVE, [cell phone ringing]
THIS WEEK, TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE 80s,
A NICE SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL BE HITTING OUBEACHES,
SO MAKE SURE YOU GET OUT-- - WILLY,
- RUMORS ABOUND, MY FRIEND,
THAT OPEN DOOR MAY BE CLOSING SOON,
THE EXECS ARE WARMING UP TO SOMEONE ELSE
TO FILL THAT JOB OPENING,
- CAN YOU BUY ME SOME MORE TIME?
- I'LL DO WHAT I CAN,
REMEMBER, IT'S YOU AND METCALFE OR NO DEAL,
- YEAH, I KNOW, I GOT IT,
[beep]
- I CONSIDER MYSELF A KIND OF A,,,DOCUMENTARIAN,
I'M SURE I COULD LEND SOME INSIGHT,
- I CAN GIVE YOU A ROUGH CUT IF YOU'D LIKE,
- CAN'T WAIT, NICE MEETING YOU, FRAN,
- NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO,
- HEY, - HEY, THIS PLACE IS SO COOL,
AND GRANT IS SO NICE,
I EVEN GOT A TOUR AND EVERYTHING,
- I'M SO GLAD YOU GOT TO COME CHECK OUT THE STUDIO,
- LET'S GO GET SOME PIZZA, I'M STARVING,
- I WAS GONNA STAY LATE AND WORK ON SOME SCHOOL STUFF,
- BUT YOU GOTTA EAT THOUGH, RIGHT?
- YEAH, BUT I HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME
IN HAIR AND MAKEUP, TOO,
GRACE AND I ARE GONNA TRY A COUPLE NEW LOOKS,
- THESE JUST CAME IN FOR YOU, - OOH!
THIS, I LOVE, AND, UH, THIS IS GREAT,
MAYBE TOMORROW WE COULD DO SOMETHING A--
WHAT--
- COME ON, LET'S TRY THEM ON,
COME ON,
- YEAH, THE RAIN BIT MAKES ME LAUGH,
THAT'S GOOD, SO WE'LL KEEP THAT, AND THEN WHAT'S TWO?
YEAH, NOCUT THE BEGINNING, CUT THE BEGINNING,
UH,,,KEEP GOING, FAST FORWARD THROUGH THIS PART,
YEAH, YEAH, SO CUT THAT OUT,
I DON'T LIKE THAT, UM, BUT THEN USE THIS,
USE THE END, [beep, click]
- HEY, - YEAH, HEY,
WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE?
- WORKING ON MY SPEECH,
- HOW'S IT GOING? - COULD BE BETTER,
- OH, HERE, MAY I?
I MEAN, YOU GOT ALL THE FACTS HERE BUT,,,
- WHAT? - WHERE'S YOUR VOICE HERE?
I MEAN, THIS,,,
THIS KINDA OF READS LIKE A SCIENCE TEXTBOOK,
- YEAH, I DON'T KNOW,
I'M REALLY STRUGGLING WITH IT FOR SOME REASON,
- YOU JUST NEED TO CHANNEL THE PERSON
THAT BLEW OFF MY DIRECTIONS
AND TOLD HER AUDIENCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO FEAR
FROM A LITTLE OLD TORNADO,
- WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
- I HAVE A POTENTIAL NEW YORK JOB THING,
- OH, BACK TO NEW YORK?
- WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY,,, - WHAT?
- NOTHING, UM, NOTHING,
ARE YOU HUNGRY?
- NO, BUT THE CRAZY THING IS--
I MEAN, I GREW UP IN SAN DIEGO MY ENTIRE LIFE,
AND I NEVER HAD TO BRANCH OUT,
NEVER HAD TO CHANGE,
- WELL, MAYBE IT'S TIME YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE,
- WHERE WOULD I LIVE?
- I DON'T KNOW,
NEW YORK?
WHAT?
I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE SHOULD LIVE IN NEW YORK
AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES,
LOOK, THE WORLD'S ALWAYS CHANGING--YOU CAN'T FIGHT IT,
YOU GOT TO CHANGE WITHIN, OR YOU GET LEFT BEHIND,
- MM-MM,
NO, SEE, WHEN EVERYTHING AROUND ME IS CHANGING,
IT GIVES ME COMFORT
TO THINK THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF OURSELVES,
THE TRUEST PARTS--
THEY NEVER CHANGE,
- IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW,,,
- WHAT?
- I WISH I COULD FIND US A SHOOTING STAR,
- HEY, YOU KNOW THAT FEELING I HAD ABOUT YOU?
IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP,
- DEB, - [gasps]
YOU SCARED ME, - [chuckles]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LOOKING AT CARS? I THOUGHT YOU GOT ZEPHYR FIXED,
- I DID,
I WAS JUST THINKING MAYBE IT'S TIME TO RETIRE HER,
- DR, HARRIS LEFT YOU, LIKE, THREE MESSAGES HERE,
- [sighs] I KNOW,
SHE HAS LEFT MESSAGES ON MY CELL PHONE TOO,
- YOUR PRESENTATION'S, LIKE, RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,
- MAYBE IT'S JUST NOT IN THE CARDS FOR ME,
- YOU'VE WORKED YOUR WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS,
AND YOU GO AND CHANGE YOUR HAIR
AND PUT ON A LITTLE MAKEUP AND GET SOME ATTENTION,
AND YOU'RE JUST GONNA THROW IT ALL AWAY?
[door closes]
[indistinct chatter]
- HEY, OH,
YOU ALL RIGHT? [door opens]
HEY,
- [sighs] FRAN AND I HAD A FIGHT,
NOT LIKE A FIGHT FIGHT, BUT WHATEVER,
- WHAT WAS IT ABOUT? - ME,
SHE THINKS I'M GIVING UP ON THE FELLOWSHIP,
SHE THINKS I'VE CHANGED, NOT FOR THE BETTER,
- HAVE YOU CHANGED?
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- I DIDN'T THINK YOU NEEDED TO GIVE YOURSELF A MAKEOVER,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL BEFORE,
YOU JUST DIDN'T REALIZE IT,
I THINK THAT WHAT YOU TOLD ME THE OTHER NIGHT IS TRUE--
THAT THE TRUEST PART OF OURSELVES NEVER CHANGES,
YOU'RE GONNA BE FANTASTIC IN WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO,
DEB METCALFE,
[chuckles]
- WE'LL SEE IF THAT'S TRUE TOMORROW,
- YOUR SPEECH-- ARE YOU PREPARED?
- [chuckles] NOT AT ALL,
BUT I STILL HAVE TONIGHT TO WORK ON IT,
- DOWN TO THE WIRE,
- HEY, QUENTIN?
I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE THERE,
- I WOULDN'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD,
[keys clacking]
- [sighs]
[thunder rumbles]
[key clacking rapidly]
[sighs]
[thunder booms]
[rain falling]
- I'M STARING AT THE PLACE WHERE, IN AN HOUR,
I'LL BE GIVING THE SPEECH THAT DETERMINES THE REST OF MY LIFE,
- THAT'S A GREAT SELF-PEP TALK,
- OKAY, YOU TRY,
- LISTEN TO ME, YOU'RE ARTICULATE,
YOU'RE AMUSING, YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT,
- YEAH, EXCEPT A ROOM FULL
OF HIGHBROW ACADEMICS JUDGING ME,
- HEY, FIND ME IN THE AUDIENCE, TELL IT TO ME,
YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT, - ARE YOU GONNA BE HERE ON?
- YEP, I'M LEAVING RIGHT NOW,
I'LL SEE YOU SOON,
[cell phone beeps]
[telephone ringing]
YEAH,
ALL RIGHT, PUT HIM ON,
HEY, UH, WILLY, UH, CAN I CALL YOU BACK?
I'M RUNNING LATE RIGHT NOW,
- WE GOT YOU ON SPEAKERPHONE HERE, BUDDY,
YOU'RE WITH THE CFO, THE STATION MANAGER,
AND THE GENERAL MANAGER,
- YEAH, SURE, GO AHEAD,
- IF YOU WAN TO BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE,
YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR TOOLS SHARP,
AND THOSE WIELDING THE BLADE BETTER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING,
I AM HONORED TO HAVE STUDIED HERE
AND HOPE TO CONTINUE MY WORK FOR MANY YEARS TO COME,
THANK YOU,
- THANK YOU, VERA,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A SHORT BREAK
AND COME BACK WITH OUR NEXT FELLOWSHIP CANDIDATE,
DEB METCALFE,
[door opens]
[door closes]
- NICE JOB ON YOUR SPEECH, VERA,
- I THOUGHT IT WENT WELL,
BUT THEN AGAIN, I WAS MADE FOR THIS TYPE OF THING,
YOU ACTUALLY SURPRISED ME
HOW WELL YOU WERE ABLE TO STEP IT UP,
YOU REALLY ARE LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THE GAME,
GOOD LUCK, WEATHER GIRL,
[door opens]
[door closes]
- [sighs]
[clears throat]
I HAD A SPEECH PREPARED,
BUT I WAS HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME WITH IT
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD TO BE PERFECT,
BUT IT'S JUST OCCURRED TO ME,,,
THAT I'M NOT THE RIGHT CANDIDATE
FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP BECAUSE I'M PERFECT,
I'M THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR THIS FELLOWSHIP
BECAUSE I HAVE LOVED METEOROLOGY SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
IT HAS BEEN MY FOCUS FOR MOST OF MY LIFE,
AND WITH YOUR HELP,
I CAN CONTINUE TO BRING THAT FOCUS
TO THIS UNIVERSITY,
I GOT DISTRACTED
BY THE ATTENTION AND PRAISE THAT I RECEIVED
BECAUSE I WAS ON TV,
BUT I TOOK THAT JOB IN THE FIRST PLACE
BECAUSE IT PROVIDED ME WITH AN OPPORTUNITY
OUTSIDE OF THIS UNIVERSITY
TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE WEATHER,
I CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE
AND CONTINUE THIS INSPIRATION THROUGH MY WORK,
I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE DOING THAT HERE,
[indistinct chatter]
- YOU THINK I DID OKAY? - DEB, YOU NAILED IT,
IT WAS SO AMAZING, AND IT WAS FROM YOUR HEART,
- SO THAT REMINDS ME--
OH, DEAR, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR--
BUT SHE'S--
- I GUESS DR, HARRIS DIDN'T THINK SO,
[door opens] - THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
- LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE VERA,
- YOU DON'T KNOW THAT,
- OH, I'M SO SORRY,
I HAD TO TAKE A PHONE CALL,
- I'LL LEAVE YOU GUYS TO IT,
I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME,
- I'M,,,
[sighs]
HOW DID IT GO?
- I DON'T THINK I GOT THE FELLOWSHIP,
- I AM SO SORRY,
LOOK, MAYBE IT WILL HELP,
THE PHONE CALL I REALLY HAD TO TAKE--
NEW YORK WANTS BOTH OF US,
- WAIT, WHAT?
IS THAT WHY YOU GAVE ME THAT SPEECH
ABOUT HOW EVERYONE SHOULD LIVE IN NEW YORK
ONCE IN THEIR LIFE?
- NO, I MEANT THAT,
I MEAN, IT'S NEW YORK,
I MEAN, BOTH OF US TOGETHER, OUR DREAM JOB,
- YOUR DREAM, NOT MINE,
- I KNOW YOU DIDN'T PLAN THIS,
BUT THAT'S--THAT'S ONE HECK OF A CONSOLATION PRIZE,
- I MEAN, YOU'RE USED TO JUMPING AROUND FROM CITY TO CITY,
SO YOU--YOU JUST GO,
I LIVE HERE,
- WELL, NO, IF YOU DON'T GO TO NEW YORK,
I'M NOT GOING TO NEW YORK,
- YOU'D DO THAT FOR ME?
- I DON'T--I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTOOD ME,
IT'S YOU AND ME TOGETHER,
THAT'S--THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT,
THAT'S THE PACKAGE,
- [gasps]
HAVE YOU BEEN SHOPPING ME AROUND THIS ENTIRE TIME?
- NO--
DEB, NO,
- IS THAT ALL THERE WAS BETWEEN US?
IS IT--WAS THAT IT?
- NO,
NO, THAT WASN'T,
I NEVER LIED TO YOU ABOUT ANYTHING,
- YOU JUST DIDN'T REVEAL THE DETAILS OF THE STORY,
- YEAH, LET'S JUST KEEP THAT PACE CLIPPING ALONG TODAY,
GRANT, I LOVE YOU, NOT AS MUCH AD-LIBBING,
- GONNA GET ANGRY LETTERS, BUT OKAY,
[laughter]
- ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LET'S GET TO IT,
[indistinct chatter]
- ALL RIGHT, SO I WAS THINKING,
HOW ABOUT WE MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT
AND SHOOT A WEATHER SEGMENT FROM THE ROOF TOMORROW?
THERE'S GREAT VIEW UP THERE,
- LET'S JUST STICK TO THE SET, HUH?
- LITTLE CHILLY WITH THE WEATHERGIRL?
- OH, THAT WAS NOTHING,
- OH, GREAT, SO SHE'LL RENEW HER CONTRACT,
- LOOK, I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE ON,
- NO, IT REALLY IS QUITE GOOD,
I-I THINK WITH THE CHANGES THAT I'VE OUTLINED,
IT COULD EVEN BE GREAT,
- REALLY? - MM-HMM,
- SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT,
- JOSH, YOU SHOULD WATCH FRAN'S DOCUMENTARY,
THIS YOUNG LADY IS QUITE THE FILM MAKER,
- YEAH, SURE,
- DEB'S IN IT,
- DEB?
LOVE TO TAKE A LOOK,
THANK YOU,
[phone chimes]
[indistinct chatter]
- OH,
"COME SEE ME,"
MAKE IT OFFICIAL, I SUPPOSE,
- A WORD?
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A MINUTE AND LOOK THIS OVER?
- WHAT IS IT?
- YOUR NEW CONTRACT,
YOUR SHORT-TERM'S ALMOST UP AND WE'RE ALL EAGER
TO HAVE YOU RE-SIGN,
- I KNOW IT SEEMS STRANGE, BUT I STILL
WANT TO BE AN ACADEMIC,
- IT'S A VERY GENEROUS OFFER,
AT LEAST LOOK AT IT,
IMPRESSED?
- YES,
AND I APPRECIATE IT, I DO,
BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED,
I WANT TO STAY IN ACADEMIA,
I GOT TO RUN TO THE UNIVERSITY,
I'LL BE BACK LATER, - MM-HMM,
OKAY,
WE'LL TRY THIS ANOTHER WAY,
I WANT LEGAL IN MY OFFICE IN TEN MINUTES,
I HAVE A CONTRACT ISSUE,
[phone rings]
- HEY, DEB,
- DEB, COME ON IN,
LISTEN, I AM REALLY SORRY THAT I HAD TO RUSH OUT YESTERDAY,
I HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY,
- IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
- NO, EVERYTHING'S FINE,
BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I BROUGHT YOU IN TODAY,
YOU GOT THE FELLOWSHIP,
[uplifting orchestral flourish]
- WHAT?
- THEY ANNOUNCED IT THIS MORNING,
- I GOT IT? - YES, [laughs]
- I GOT IT? - YES!
[laughter]
CONGRATULATIONS!
- WOW! WHA--
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- NO! WHY WOULD I KID WITH YOU?
LOOK AT ALL THIS HARD WORK THAT YOU DID,
I MEAN IT, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU,
- OH!
- I'M SO PROUD OF YOU,
- WOW,
SOFT BREEZES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO PLAY WITH THE WEATHER THIS WEEK,
SO, HEY, GO FLY A KITE,
- I THINK SHE'S TALKING TO YOU,
- GO TO GRANT NOW,
- THANKS, DEB,
AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THE GRUNION ARE RUNNING,,,
- BET YOU ASSUMED BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET DEB TO RE-SIGN,
IT WAS A DONE DEAL,
- THEY OFFERED HER THE FELLOWSHIP,
IT'S OVER,
- WE'LL SEE,
- HEY, DEB,
I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FELLOWSHIP,
- THANKS,
- OF COURSE I HAD A FEW CLINGING HOPES,
- DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT,
- [sighs] LOOK,
I KNOW THIS SEEMS LIKE A SHAM, BUT IT WASN'T,
I'M SO SORRY IF YOU THINK THAT--
- YOU KNOW WHAT, QUENTIN?
IT'S BEEN A LONG COUPLE DAYS,
I'M JUST GONNA SAY GOOD NIGHT,
[engine stutters and turns over]
- I WAS KIND OF HOPING IT WOULDN'T START,
- GET AN EARLY START ON TOMORROW'S BOARD?
- YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
- HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A SEGMENT?
- I'M NOT SURE,,,
HOW MUCH YOU THINK YOU KNOW,
- YOU DON'T LAST AS LONG IN THIS BUSINESS
AS I HAVE ON PERSONALITY ALONE,
- [laughs]
SO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME AND DEB?
- I KNOW ABOUT YOU AND DEB AND THE NEW YORK OFFER,
YOUR FRIEND WILLY LIKES TO BOAST TO HIS FRIENDS,
AND SOME OF HIS FRIENDS ARE MY FRIENDS,
- DOES WANTING NEW YORK MAKE ME A JERK?
- NO,
USING DEB TO GET IT DOES,
- [groans]
I TRIED TO APOLOGIZE TO HER,
- I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR OVER 30 YEARS, QUENTIN,
HERE'S MY ADVICE TO YOU,
BEING SORRY ISN'T ENOUGH,
A WOMAN NEEDS TO KNOW THAT SHE CAN COUNT ON YOU,
SHOULD DEB EVER BE ABLE TO TRUST YOU AGAIN?
IF SO, YOU NEED TO SHOW HER,
[soft music]
♪ ♪
- WHAT? NO,
SHE'S LEAVING WHEN HER CONTRACT IS UP,
I ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT, WHY?
WHO SIGNED OFF ON A NEW CONTRACT?
HEY, I'LL BE RIGHT OUT FOR THOSE,
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHY DID YOU ORDER ANOTHER CONTRACT FOR DEB?
I TOLD YOU SHE GOT THE FELLOWSHIP,
- WHILE YOU WERE OUT GETTING YOUR HEART BROKEN,
I WAS TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS,
- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
- FRAN'S DOCUMENTARY, STARRING DEB,
I SAY THE WORD AND IT'S OUR PROPERTY
AS EVIDENCE IN A LAWSUIT,
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, A LAWSUIT?
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THAT? - I DON'T, REALLY,
AND I CAN MAKE EVERYTHING OKAY IF DEB JUST AGREES
TO EXTEND HER EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT,
- AND WHAT A WONDERFUL WORKING RELATIONSHIP
YOU'LL HAVE ESTABLISHED,
- I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO,
- YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW IN ALL OF THIS, JOSH,
IS THAT THE NETWORK WANTS DEB,
SO THEY'RE GONNA COME IN HERE AND BUY
HER LITTLE AFFILIATE CONTRACT
RIGHT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH YOU ANYWAY,
SO THERE'S NO POINT IN THIS,
- YOU WERE USING HER TO BROKER A DEAL WITH NEW YORK
TO GET YOU BACK IN THE DOOR,
DOES SHE KNOW THAT?
WELL, THAT WILL COST THEM A PRETTY PENNY,
WHICH IS MORE THAN WE'D GET FROM DEB
IF WE JUST LET HER WALK,
THE SUITS WILL APPRECIATE THAT,
AND YOU GET TO GO BACK TO NEW YORK,
EVERYBODY WINS,
I'M IMPRESSED, GOLDEN BOY,
- EVERYTHING I WANT--WANTED--
AT THE COST OF LOSING THE BEST THING
THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME,
- SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
- MUST BE SOMETHING I'M NOT THINKING OF,
- WELL, MAYBE THIS IS ONE THING YOU CAN'T FIX,
- I JUST--I AT LEAST HAVE TO WARN HER
BEFORE SHE GETS IN HERE,
- WHAT KIND OF A PERSON
SMILES AT YOU ONE MINUTE, THEN STABS YOU IN THE BACK THE NEXT?
- IT'S JUST BUSINESS, DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY,
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LOT OF GROWING UP TO DO,
- DON'T TALK TO HER LIKE THAT, - YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?
WHAT, WAS THIS THE ACE UP YOUR SLEEVE THE ENTIRE TIME?
- NO, UNH-UH, I HAD NO INTENTION
OF IT ENDING UP LIKE THIS,
- RIGHT, - DEB,,,
- OH, HE HAD IT ALL FIGURED OUT,
AS SOON AS YOU SIGN WITH US,
NEW YORK WILL BUY OUT YOUR CONTRACT,
SO QUENTIN GETS IT ALL,
- YOU WARNED ME YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP,
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW YOU'D GO THIS FAR,
- LET'S FINISH THIS, PLEASE,
HERE'S YOUR CONTRACT,
SIGN IT AND FRAN'S HAPPY, QUENTIN'S HAPPY, I'M HAPPY,
YOU?
WELL, THREE OUT OF FOUR AIN'T BAD,
- [sighs]
- WAIT, WAIT,
DEB METCALF,,,YOU'RE FIRED,
- [laughs]
YOU CAN'T DO THAT, - I JUST DID IT
IN FRONT OF ALL THESE WITNESSES,
- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? - THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT
OF YOUR CONTRACT IS IF YOU'RE FIRED,
SO YOU ARE NO LONGER UNDER ANY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
TO KFZA NEWS,
- YOU'RE AN IDIOT, YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU'RE THROWING AWAY NEW YORK!
- I DON'T CARE,
- YOU'RE FIRED, QUENTIN!
- TOO LATE, BESIDES, YOU CAN'T FIRE ME
WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE UPSTAIRS,
[door slams]
- WHAT ABOUT NEW YORK?
- I THINK SAN DIEGO HAS A LOT TO OFFER ME,
I SAW THAT ONE, - FINALLY,