Browsers Page #2

Synopsis: Set in contemporary Manhattan, it follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website.
 
IMDB:
4.1
TV-14
Year:
2013
25 min
366 Views


BROWSERS - 10/25/12

PRUDENCE:

[COUGH COUGH COUGH] excitement!

[COUGH COUGH] challenge!

[COUGH] tomorrow [COUGH COUGH].

[COUGH COUGH] donut!

[NOTE:
THIS CAN ALSO BE SHOT WITHOUT SHOWING THE JOINT, BUT

JUST WITH PRUDENCE, RED-EYED, AMBLING DOWN THE STREET AND

FORGETTING THE LYRICS ONE LINE IN.]

PRUDENCE HAS SEEN A DONUT STORE ACROSS THE STREET. SHE

HAPPILY BEGINS WALKING TOWARDS IT. AS SHE DOES KATE WALKS BY

HER, PAUSES AND LOOKS AT THE FRONT OF A HIP-LOOKING BUILDING.

THE SIGN SAYS “GUSH.COM,” AND FEATURES A CARICATURE OF ITS

FOUNDER AND PUBLISHER, JULIANNA MANCUSO-BRUNI. KATE TAKES A

DEEP BREATH. SHE WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR TO SECURITY.

KATE:

Hello, Monday morning.

One more secret to reveal:

I’m so absolutely terrified it’s funny.

SHE HANDS THE SECURITY GUARD HER DRIVER’S LICENSE. HE PLACES

IT DOWN ON HIS DESK. THE LICENSE IDENTIFIES HER AS KATE

BLOMQUIST. HER AWKWARD FACE IN THE PICTURE SINGS.

KATE (IN DRIVER’S LICENSE) (CONT’D)

Gonna try my best not to look thatscared!

GABE’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IS PLOPPED DOWN ON THE SAME DESK. IT

IDENTIFIES HIM AS GABRIEL BLACKMAN. HIS PICTURE SINGS.

GABE (IN DRIVER’S LICENSE)

Gonna seem incredibly well-prepared!

JOSH’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IS PLOPPED ON THE SAME DESK. IT

IDENTIFIES HIM AS JOSH GRIBB. HIS PICTURE SINGS.

JOSH (IN DRIVER’S LICENSE)

Gonna have a job like a grown-up does!

PRUDENCE’S DRIVER’S LICENSE IS PLOPPED ON THE SAME DESK. IT

IDENTIFIES HER AS PRUDENCE YU. HER RED-EYED PICTURE SINGS.

PRUDENCE (IN DRIVER’S LICENSE)

Gonna come back down from this buzz!

INT. - GUSH.COM

THE FOUR OF THEM EMERGE FROM AN ELEVATOR INTO THE LARGE, HIP

OFFICES OF GUSH.COM. PRUDENCE HOLDS HER DONUT.

KATE, JOSH, GABE AND PRUDENCE

BROWSERS - 10/25/12

And spin out my life!

My amazing untold story!

A CRUDELY PRINTED-OUT SIGN TAPED TO THE FRONT OF RECEPTION

SAYS “NEW INTERNS --->.” THEY HEAD DOWN A HALLWAY COVERED

WITH PHOTOS OF JULIANNA HOBNOBBING WITH FAMOUS PEOPLE.

KATE, JOSH, GABE AND PRUDENCE (CONT’D)

My life!

My befuddled road to glory!

INT. - LARGE BULLPEN

THE FOUR OF THEM ARRIVE AT THE CORNER OF AN ENORMOUS BULLPEN

AREA BUSTLING WITH PEOPLE, EXCITEMENT, ENERGY, ETC. JUSTIN, A

HANDSOME, COCKY 24-YEAR-OLD GREETS THEM; WE DON’T HEAR WHAT

HE SAYS, BUT WE GATHER HE IS TELLING THEM TO SIT DOWN AND

WAIT HERE. THEY ALL PUT ON NAMETAGS WITH THEIR FIRST AND LAST

NAMES ON THEM:
“HI, MY NAME IS KATE BLOMQUIST”, ETC.

KATE, JOSH, GABE AND PRUDENCE (V.O.)

This is my life.

I am flying

While I'm trying

Not to freak.

ONE AT A TIME, WE WATCH THEM AS THEY PEEK THEIR HEADS UP OVER

THE TOP OF THE CUBICLE TO THE SCENE AROUND THEM. THEY ARE

TRYING TO TAKE IN THE “GROWN-UP” SCENE.

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David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer. Javerbaum has won 13 Emmy Awards in his career, 11 of which he received for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. more…

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