FRIENDS (SPEC SCRIPT)
“The One Where Joey Has to Write a Spec Script Because the Job He’s Applying for Doesn’t Accept Original Scripts”
by Rory Bradley
INT. CAFÉ — DAY
JOEY (the focus of this episode) and CHANDLER (his best friend) are hanging out in The Central Perk (their local coffee shop). Also the rest of their friends are there, i.e., PHOEBE, MONICA, RACHEL and ROSS.
Laughter erupts from the audience.
It gets louder.
The laughter continues to grow, gradually becoming maniacal.
It is now a wall of noise, making it difficult to hear the actual show.
You tried to fight it, but now you too, have joined in the hysterical mass of laughter.
You can’t help yourself, you don’t know even why you’re laughing, it’s not really that funny.
The laughter abruptly subsides leaving the audience bewildered as to what they’ve just experienced; as if they’ve just awakened from a trance. You wipe a tear from your eye.
The rest of the friends i.e. Phoebe, Monica, Rachel and Ross nod in agreement, as they are still a part of the scene.
INT. JOEY’S APARTMENT — NIGHT
Joey is sitting at his desk scribbling away on a notepad. He is writing a spec script:
SEINFELD (SPEC SCRIPT)
“The Spec Script”
by Joey Tribbiani
INT. THE DINER WHERE JERRY SEINFELD AND HIS FRIENDS HANG OUT — DAY
JERRY SEINFELD (the focus of this episode) and GEORGE (his best friend) are hanging out at the diner. Also their friend ELAINE is there.
Suddenly KRAMER bursts through the diner’s door:
The laughter flares up again instantaneously, as if a switch has been flicked, though somehow it’s now even louder.
You can’t breath. The laughter is hurting you.
The glass casing on the laugh-o-meter begins to crack.
And then just like that, the laughter disappears, leaving the audience shell-shocked and shaken.
INT. JERRY’S APARTMENT — NIGHT
Jerry is sitting at his desk scribbling away on a notepad. He is writing a spec script:
THE BIG BANG THEORY (SPEC SCRIPT)
“The Spec Script Conundrum”
by Jerry Seinfeld
INT. THE PLACE WHERE THE PEOPLE FROM THE BIG BANG THEORY HANG OUT — DAY
THE GUY WITH THE GLASSES (the focus of this episode) and THE KIND OF WEIRD BUT VERY FUNNY GUY (his best friend) are hanging out in The Guy With The Glasses’ apartment. Also the rest of their friends are there, i.e., THE FOREIGN ONE and THE OTHER ONE, i.e., the people who aren’t THE ATTRACTIVE GIRL ONE.
The laughter returns with an unbridled vengeance, shaking the foundations of civilisation as we know it, threatening to return us to the dust.
The laugh-o-meter has caught fire. No one seems to notice. Some people have already died.
Suddenly the door swings open to reveal:
The laughter has reached maximum velocity, creating a surge of pure energy that sweeps across the globe, wiping out everything with a pulse. All that’s left is one of those spring mounted rocking horses bouncing back and forth in a desolate, post-apocalyptic playground.
No one is left to enjoy the funny face he is pulling.
INT. JERRY’S APARTMENT — EARLY MORNING — THAT MUSIC THAT PLAYS WHEN PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP FROM A DREAM PLAYS
Jerry leans back in his chair. He’s done it. He’s literally written the best spec script ever. And he knows it.
INT. JOEY’S APARTMENT — EARLY MORNING — THAT MUSIC THAT PLAYS WHEN PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP FROM A DREAM PLAYS
Joey leans back in his chair. He’s done it. He’s literally written the best spec script ever. And he knows it.
INT. RORY’S APARTMENT — EARLY MORNING — THAT MUSIC THAT PLAYS WHEN PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP FROM A DREAM PLAYS
Rory leans back in his chair. He’s pretty sure he’s got the job.
You feel empty inside.
FADE TO BLACK