7.19 Confession, the teaser

as retold by Bill C

[JG's trailer. TW and JG are present.]
JG: I can't believe I'm saying this...are you absolutely sure you want to go with this teaser, Tom?
TW [points at his laptop]: Don't tell me you don't like this.
JG: No, but it...actually, no, I don't like it.
TW: What's wrong with it?
JG: It sucks.
TW: Can you be more specific?
JG [after a beat]: It sucks badly.



[Title card fades in on black screen: "NEXT WEEK"]
[Fade in on a wide shot of Clark and Lex in the loft. The guitar intro from Nickelback's Savin' Me fades in under the dialogue.]
Lex: "What are you, Clark?"
Clark: "Just a man, Lex. Just a man."
Pompous!CWVoice: "Some secrets..."
[Cut to a slow zoom on Lionel at his desk at night, hands steepled in front of his face, as a verse starts]
Heaven's gates won't open up for me
[Cut to a long shot of Clark in a cemetery, standing at a newly-dug grave]
with these broken wings I'm fallin'
[Cut to a shot of Lex in bed at the mansion, looking down at someone with red hair]
And all I see is you
Pompous!CWVoice: "...have a way of getting out."
[Cut to a reverse shot of someone slapping Lex]
Clark [voiceover]: "I'm not sure how much more I can take."
These city walls ain't got no love for me
[Cut to a speed-ramped panning long shot of the Metropolis skyline, which stops on a shot of Chloe standing on top of a skyscraper staring into the distance]
Chloe [voiceover]: "I should be sorry, Clark. I should be."
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
[Cut to the bullpen of the Daily Planet. Lois, Bittleman, and some other reporters are all staring up at something above and off-camera.]
And oh I scream for you
Pompous!CWVoice: "And Smallville..."
Lois [voiceover]: "How could this happen?"
[Rapid fade-out and fade-in on a shot of Martian Manhunter set against a night sky, looking off-camera to the right]
Hurry, I'm fallin'
[Rapid fade-out and fade-in on a shot of Lex in the study at the Luthor mansion, turning around rapidly to face slightly off-camera POV]
Pompous!CWVoice: "...will be changed..."
[Rapid fade-out and fade-in on a tracking shot of Chloe taking off from an alley, followed by two Spartans]
I'm fallin'
[Rapid fade-out and fade-in on a slo-mo closeup of Clark, staring slightly off-camera POV with a surprised expression on his face, as a wind ruffles his hair and jacket. The guitar outro starts up.]
Lex [voiceover]: "What have you done?"
Chloe [voiceover]: "You've forced my hand. I'm sorry."
[Cut to a black screen. The Smallville logo fades in after a couple of seconds, and the initial guitar intro starts again.]
Pompous!CWVoice: "Smallville. Brand new next week on The CW."


JG: Nickelback? Come on, Welling. Nickelback? And the rest of it is so...bait-and-switchy.
TW: Yes, and? You're complaining about that now?
JG: You have a point. Back to Nickelback, then: using that now is like getting Randy Newman to do a soundtrack for a kids' movie. It's generic and has been done to death.
TW: Tough. We're going with it.
JG: Might I suggest something at least slightly less commonplace?
TW: Keep it up and Lionel will be feeding Guinevere and--
JG [scowls]: Guinevere! God...okay, okay, fine. But really--why such a generic spot?
TW: We can't afford splashy thanks to the last episode. Generic gets the job done. But I'm working on it.
JG: And Lionel's stuff is okay?
TW [frowns]: For the twelfth time, yes.
JG: You can use Kenny G for all I care, then.
TW: I was tempted.
JG: Funny.
TW: Not kidding.

Continued...

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