1 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:09,718 There, can you feel it growing? 2 00:00:09,801 --> 00:00:11,803 Oh, it's definitely growing. 3 00:00:13,222 --> 00:00:15,349 Yeah, double "ontand." 4 00:00:15,432 --> 00:00:17,434 This is a lot like that movie Ghost. 5 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:18,894 It is. Yeah. 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,772 Except without the sexual undertones. 7 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,566 Right. No sexual undertones. 8 00:00:24,650 --> 00:00:27,986 Should I use one finger or two for the opening? 9 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:29,029 Two is always better. 10 00:00:29,821 --> 00:00:30,656 Sorry. 11 00:00:30,739 --> 00:00:32,156 Oh, Mark, it's the best part. 12 00:00:32,908 --> 00:00:36,495 Oh, it's Greg calling again. You know, he texted earlier. 13 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:38,121 Why? What does he want? 14 00:00:38,205 --> 00:00:39,623 Uh, okay, pause. 15 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:40,749 Here. 16 00:00:40,832 --> 00:00:41,875 Okay, answer it. 17 00:00:46,338 --> 00:00:47,339 Hello? 18 00:00:49,508 --> 00:00:50,509 Okay, you-- 19 00:00:54,638 --> 00:00:55,681 Well, that's interesting. 20 00:00:57,182 --> 00:00:58,183 Alright, man. 21 00:01:00,352 --> 00:01:02,271 You guys finally playing golf? 22 00:01:02,354 --> 00:01:03,605 Lunch. 23 00:01:03,689 --> 00:01:07,985 And I quote, "I don't like how that all went down." 24 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,654 Val, he's starting a new firm and... 25 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:11,947 Wants you to be a part of it? 26 00:01:13,699 --> 00:01:15,492 -Yeah. -Oh! Look at that. 27 00:01:15,576 --> 00:01:18,370 Oh, Mark, that's so great. Marky Mark! 28 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:19,413 Oh! 29 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:23,959 Now, I can give you those places I found to get that tattoo removed. 30 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:25,627 Ha! Okay. 31 00:01:25,711 --> 00:01:27,838 -Can we finish my show? Yeah. -What? Yeah, yeah. 32 00:01:31,967 --> 00:01:34,094 Thanks for watching How's That?! 33 00:01:34,176 --> 00:01:36,221 You can also enjoy How's That?! commercial-free... 34 00:01:36,305 --> 00:01:37,931 Wow, Val, you look great. 35 00:01:38,015 --> 00:01:39,890 That's not me. I didn't shoot that. 36 00:01:39,975 --> 00:01:42,102 I didn't say that. That's not my suit. 37 00:01:42,185 --> 00:01:43,562 And while you're at it, Mark... 38 00:01:43,645 --> 00:01:44,813 You said my name? 39 00:01:44,896 --> 00:01:46,857 -Okay, rewind. -...nothing but Nu-- 40 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:51,152 And while you're at it, Mark, you can sign up for our sports package... 41 00:01:51,235 --> 00:01:52,904 Oh! My name's on the account. 42 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:55,907 So, is this like an AI thing? 43 00:01:56,450 --> 00:01:59,911 It's TV our way, your way. How's That?! 44 00:01:59,995 --> 00:02:02,289 Yeah, I got scanned at the Digital Dome. 45 00:02:02,372 --> 00:02:04,041 That must have been what that was for. 46 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:07,669 That's okay. Yeah. Just wanna use me as a spokesperson. 47 00:02:07,753 --> 00:02:09,003 Did you get paid extra for this? 48 00:02:09,086 --> 00:02:11,131 Don't know. Docusigned it. 49 00:02:13,884 --> 00:02:15,927 Did my arms move funny? 50 00:02:16,011 --> 00:02:18,430 Not that I could tell. Well, I'm going in. 51 00:02:18,513 --> 00:02:20,599 Okay. I'm gonna stay up a little. 52 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:21,683 Val? 53 00:02:21,767 --> 00:02:23,185 -Hm? -The show was good. 54 00:02:23,268 --> 00:02:24,853 -Aw. -So don't stay up all night 55 00:02:24,936 --> 00:02:27,397 looking at your phone to see what other people thought. 56 00:02:27,481 --> 00:02:29,650 Okay, no, I don't do that anymore. 57 00:02:29,733 --> 00:02:31,735 Alright? I've learned my lesson. 58 00:02:31,818 --> 00:02:32,819 -Okay. -Yeah. 59 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:45,540 -Mark, I looked! -Val! 60 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:47,334 Oh, I know. Ugh! 61 00:02:47,918 --> 00:02:50,837 No, you gotta take my phone. Don't give it back tonight. 62 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:53,715 What's with all this online bullshit about our show? 63 00:02:53,799 --> 00:02:55,258 Alright, PDP, stop. 64 00:02:55,341 --> 00:02:57,386 You can't pay attention to any of it. 65 00:02:57,469 --> 00:02:59,554 No. You can't, okay? 66 00:02:59,638 --> 00:03:02,349 'Cause haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate. 67 00:03:02,432 --> 00:03:05,894 Shake it off, shake it off. That's my Taylor Swift. 68 00:03:05,977 --> 00:03:08,397 -You know. -My boyfriend loved the show. 69 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,357 -Aw. -Yeah, I think people 70 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,401 are still mad about the AI stuff. 71 00:03:12,484 --> 00:03:14,986 Well, not all the hate is about AI. 72 00:03:15,070 --> 00:03:18,990 "The sheriff walks too slow. Did he have a stroke?" 73 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:21,868 No, I did not. That's my character walk! 74 00:03:21,952 --> 00:03:24,162 -Yeah, it is! -Okay, you know what? 75 00:03:24,246 --> 00:03:26,081 Feels bad. Can't let it in. 76 00:03:26,164 --> 00:03:28,792 When I did Seeing Red, that was around the time 77 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:30,919 when regular people online 78 00:03:31,002 --> 00:03:33,255 started thinking their opinions mattered, right? 79 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:35,507 And I read all of it, okay? 80 00:03:35,590 --> 00:03:39,386 Read a bad thing, had to stay online till I found a good thing. 81 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:41,555 Bad thing, "She can't act." 82 00:03:41,638 --> 00:03:44,182 Good thing, "Yeah, she's old, but I'd still do her." 83 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:47,185 Okay? And do you know what I got? 84 00:03:47,269 --> 00:03:48,645 Really depressed? 85 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,440 I got this. 86 00:03:52,107 --> 00:03:53,275 No way! 87 00:03:53,358 --> 00:03:54,985 -Val! -Shit! 88 00:03:55,067 --> 00:03:58,029 Right? Thought we might need a little inspiration today. 89 00:03:58,113 --> 00:04:01,241 'Cause when it comes to other people's opinions... 90 00:04:01,324 --> 00:04:03,243 don't listen to Emmy of them! 91 00:04:04,536 --> 00:04:05,370 Right? 92 00:04:05,454 --> 00:04:07,539 Isn't that cute? Thought of that in the car. 93 00:04:07,622 --> 00:04:09,040 I need a picture with it. 94 00:04:09,791 --> 00:04:10,917 Of course you do! 95 00:04:11,001 --> 00:04:13,587 Yeah. Come on over. Everybody, step up. 96 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:15,964 Ha-ha! We'll do it. Okay, ready? 97 00:04:16,047 --> 00:04:17,007 -Ready. -Hi, hi! 98 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:19,050 -Okay, so-- -Getting a picture. 99 00:04:19,134 --> 00:04:20,594 Oh, sorry. 100 00:04:20,677 --> 00:04:21,803 Looks good. 101 00:04:21,887 --> 00:04:23,096 Okay, yeah, that's it. 102 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:27,309 So, there's a Zoom call for all of you from NuNet. 103 00:04:27,392 --> 00:04:29,478 We'll start rehearsals right after. 104 00:04:29,561 --> 00:04:31,271 -Thanks, Bev. -Do you think this Zoom 105 00:04:31,354 --> 00:04:32,522 is about the ratings? 106 00:04:32,606 --> 00:04:36,693 At least when we had the overnights, I knew whether to be nervous or not. 107 00:04:36,777 --> 00:04:40,572 Well, yeah, you know. Remember, we're a new show, okay? 108 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:42,157 I'm It!, when it started, it only got-- 109 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,408 We're number one on NuNet. 110 00:04:43,492 --> 00:04:45,494 -We are? We're number one? -Where did you see that? 111 00:04:45,577 --> 00:04:48,121 On NuNet. Number one of all their shows. 112 00:04:48,205 --> 00:04:51,124 Could just be spin. All the new networks cook the books. 113 00:04:51,207 --> 00:04:52,667 Brandon's five minutes behind. 114 00:04:52,751 --> 00:04:57,047 Okay, yeah, Brandon. Guys, that's the head of NuNet, okay? 115 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:58,381 So, this is it, right? 116 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:01,802 He's picking us up for a season two. What else could it be? 117 00:05:02,844 --> 00:05:04,221 "Goodbye and thank you." 118 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:08,266 Jesus Christ, Frank! Can you have any joy, ever? 119 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:10,811 -Are we ready to go? -Okay, you have Brandon. 120 00:05:10,894 --> 00:05:13,021 Thank you, Abby. Hey, everybody. Hey. 121 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:14,689 -Hi. -Sorry to keep you waiting. 122 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:15,899 We have a big morning here. 123 00:05:15,982 --> 00:05:17,567 We thought the first episode 124 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:20,070 would do big numbers because of the AI press 125 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:23,114 and the hater hoopla, so we aired the first two episodes back-to-back 126 00:05:23,198 --> 00:05:24,491 to see what the drop-off would be. 127 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:28,954 And you guys retained 70, 72. 72% stayed. 128 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:30,705 And we couldn't be more pleased with that, 129 00:05:30,789 --> 00:05:33,792 because that means that 72% of the audience 130 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:36,795 accept an AI-written show, and they like you all enough 131 00:05:36,878 --> 00:05:38,255 -to hang around. -Okay. 132 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:40,173 And see some more. 133 00:05:40,257 --> 00:05:42,008 So, with that in mind, 134 00:05:42,092 --> 00:05:44,177 I would like to do-- 135 00:05:44,261 --> 00:05:46,555 Season two? You want a season two? 136 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:49,975 Yes, we would like to do a season two. 137 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:51,183 -Yeah! -Oh, gosh! 138 00:05:51,268 --> 00:05:52,811 -Thank you! -That's fantastic! 139 00:05:54,729 --> 00:05:56,857 How's that? And Valerie, at the end of the week, 140 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:59,776 I'm gonna do a little press victory lap to announce season two. 141 00:05:59,860 --> 00:06:03,655 And as executive producer and star of this new hit show, 142 00:06:03,738 --> 00:06:06,491 I'd like to invite you to join me. Are you available? 143 00:06:07,242 --> 00:06:08,618 Try to stop me! 144 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:11,538 Well, great. Thank you. That's great. Congrats, everybody. 145 00:06:11,621 --> 00:06:12,789 -Aw, thank you. -Well done. 146 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:14,249 -Thank you. -And thanks for your support-- 147 00:06:14,332 --> 00:06:15,709 -Oh, okay, he's gone. -Oh, God. 148 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:19,546 Well, we got a season two! We did it! We did it! 149 00:06:19,629 --> 00:06:22,257 You did this for us, Valerie. You did. 150 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:23,550 -Yes. Yes. -No, it was all of us. 151 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:25,260 -Val, Val! -Val! 152 00:06:25,343 --> 00:06:28,722 -No. -Val! Val! Val! Val! Val! 153 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:31,391 Val! Val! Val! Val! Val! 154 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:33,643 Val! Val! Val! Val! Val! 155 00:06:33,727 --> 00:06:34,853 Val! Val! 156 00:06:34,936 --> 00:06:36,146 Oh, shit! 157 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:37,606 -Shit! -What happened? 158 00:06:37,689 --> 00:06:40,609 -Oh, it bounced off the table. -Oh! 159 00:06:40,692 --> 00:06:41,860 Okay. 160 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:43,653 -Well... -Oh, fuck! 161 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:46,156 Why was I pounding the stupid fucking table like that? 162 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:47,824 Thank you, yeah. That's okay. 163 00:06:47,908 --> 00:06:49,117 Oh, my God, I'm such an asshole. 164 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,994 -No. -I'm such an asshole! 165 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:53,288 This is what happens when I feel joy. 166 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:55,415 Oh, my God, Val, I'm so, so sorry. 167 00:06:55,498 --> 00:06:56,832 -I broke your Emmy. -No, it's okay. 168 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:59,878 -Oh, my God! Oh, my God! -Alright, let me-- 169 00:06:59,961 --> 00:07:01,463 -I wish I was dead. I wish I was dead. -No, come here. 170 00:07:01,546 --> 00:07:02,756 I should be fucking-- 171 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:04,257 -No, no, no, no, come here. -I should be dead 172 00:07:04,341 --> 00:07:05,717 -like my brother. I should be dead-- -Hey! 173 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,345 Look at me, look at me, look at me, okay? 174 00:07:09,721 --> 00:07:12,349 -I'm sorry. -Alright? Now, it broke. 175 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,142 -It's fine, okay? -It's not-- 176 00:07:14,225 --> 00:07:16,269 It's just a talisman. 177 00:07:16,811 --> 00:07:19,648 Okay? And it served its purpose. 178 00:07:19,731 --> 00:07:23,735 The night I won that, my husband and I got back together. 179 00:07:24,319 --> 00:07:26,321 Okay? We both showed up 180 00:07:26,404 --> 00:07:28,156 for a dear friend in the hospital. 181 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:32,327 And it taught me what's really important. 182 00:07:32,409 --> 00:07:34,287 And that's relationships. 183 00:07:34,371 --> 00:07:36,081 I found someone who can fix it. 184 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:38,375 Someone can fix it?! Okay, it's getting fixed! 185 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:40,043 -So... -Yay. 186 00:07:41,378 --> 00:07:44,756 But, you know, I was ready to let it go, and that's what's important. 187 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:47,050 So, yeah. 188 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:49,344 -Any collab news from Nivea? -Nope. 189 00:07:49,427 --> 00:07:50,679 -Not yet. -Valerie. 190 00:07:50,762 --> 00:07:51,972 -Hi. -Hi. 191 00:07:52,055 --> 00:07:53,807 Dylan Lars from Jack Stevens Productions. 192 00:07:53,890 --> 00:07:55,392 -Oh. -Jack saw your show 193 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:56,726 and wants to say hi. 194 00:07:56,810 --> 00:08:00,397 Jack Stevens wants to say hi to me? Okay. When? 195 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,440 -Get in. -Oh, now? 196 00:08:02,524 --> 00:08:04,526 He wants to say hi right now? 197 00:08:04,609 --> 00:08:06,945 Well, my husband and I are having dinner with old friends. 198 00:08:07,028 --> 00:08:07,988 Won't be long. 199 00:08:08,071 --> 00:08:10,448 His office is just around the way, and I'll bring you right back. 200 00:08:10,532 --> 00:08:13,201 -Who's Jack Stevens? -"Who's Jack Stevens?" 201 00:08:13,284 --> 00:08:15,829 Okay, she's not from our planet. 202 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:18,498 TV legend! 203 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:21,334 Right now, he has that hit show about the woman doctor 204 00:08:21,418 --> 00:08:22,877 who runs an emergency room. 205 00:08:22,961 --> 00:08:23,920 It's called She-R. 206 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:27,090 Patience knows. Yeah. Yeah, okay. 207 00:08:31,803 --> 00:08:33,554 -It's right through here. -Okay, thank you. 208 00:08:34,722 --> 00:08:35,849 There she is. 209 00:08:35,932 --> 00:08:36,975 Valerie! 210 00:08:37,058 --> 00:08:37,892 Hey! 211 00:08:37,976 --> 00:08:39,561 Jack Stevens. Thanks for coming. 212 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:41,270 This is Ben Morrow and Matt Wright. 213 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:42,480 Whoa, you know my name? 214 00:08:43,106 --> 00:08:45,650 Well, I know all your names. How could I not? 215 00:08:45,734 --> 00:08:48,361 The Mount Rushmore of television writers. 216 00:08:48,445 --> 00:08:49,779 Well, in that case, he's the one whose face 217 00:08:49,863 --> 00:08:51,740 is falling and needs repairs. I'm kidding. 218 00:08:51,823 --> 00:08:53,408 He's just so handsome, I'm threatened. 219 00:08:53,491 --> 00:08:54,492 Alright, Matt. 220 00:08:54,576 --> 00:08:57,996 No cover, no drink minimum. It's just a meeting. 221 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,789 -Come in, please. Sit. -Hi. Hi. 222 00:08:59,873 --> 00:09:01,166 -We all wanted to meet you. -Hi. 223 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:03,126 So, congratulations 224 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:04,836 -on your show. -Oh, well, thank-- 225 00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:06,755 Congratulations on She-R. 226 00:09:06,838 --> 00:09:08,757 Yeah, no, as soon as I have time, 227 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,675 it's the top of my must-watch list. 228 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:12,469 Yeah? What about our shows? 229 00:09:12,552 --> 00:09:14,596 Oh, wait, you don't have a show. 230 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,681 Oh, I don't have a show because I end mine 231 00:09:16,765 --> 00:09:18,016 before I run them into the ground. 232 00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:18,933 Hey-o! 233 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:23,563 So, Valerie, we need your help. 234 00:09:23,646 --> 00:09:25,231 Sure, yeah. What can I do you for? 235 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:29,569 We hear NuNet's holding a press conference 236 00:09:29,652 --> 00:09:33,740 about your show, and assume they want you to be there. 237 00:09:33,823 --> 00:09:36,117 -They do, yeah. -Oh, my God, he was right. 238 00:09:36,201 --> 00:09:38,828 This guy writes conspiracy theory shows all day. 239 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:41,539 He says they're gonna have you there as the human face of AI. 240 00:09:41,623 --> 00:09:43,458 I was like, no way. 241 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:46,795 -Well... -We need you to... 242 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:49,255 speak out on behalf of writers. 243 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:52,634 Oh, okay. It's not that kinda thing. 244 00:09:52,717 --> 00:09:54,677 It's just announcing a season two. 245 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:57,055 -Oh, congrats. -Yeah, thanks. 246 00:09:57,138 --> 00:09:59,516 It's a victory lap for How's That?! 247 00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:01,267 We think it's not so much a victory lap 248 00:10:01,351 --> 00:10:03,561 as a funeral for writing. 249 00:10:05,063 --> 00:10:08,024 NuNet will be the first network 250 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:11,069 that's actually admitting that it's using AI. 251 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:13,321 And now, it looks like there's an audience, 252 00:10:13,404 --> 00:10:16,199 which, by the way, I think is due to your performance. 253 00:10:16,282 --> 00:10:17,742 Oh, thank you. 254 00:10:17,826 --> 00:10:20,245 Sure, but if they go out with that messaging, 255 00:10:20,328 --> 00:10:23,915 it signals that no shows need writers. 256 00:10:23,998 --> 00:10:28,628 If they get away with it on your show, the next show doesn't get a writer, 257 00:10:28,711 --> 00:10:30,380 the next show doesn't get a writer. 258 00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:33,716 If the message is your show works. 259 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,426 Yeah, well, yeah, I don't know that-- 260 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:38,847 You're talking to three men who have hired hundreds of writers for our many shows. 261 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,516 And, honestly, I don't know how we have any shows. 262 00:10:41,599 --> 00:10:43,017 This guy has no talent. 263 00:10:43,101 --> 00:10:44,435 This guy? 264 00:10:44,519 --> 00:10:46,938 This guy's just a male model, and I'm an asshole. 265 00:10:47,021 --> 00:10:49,899 Actually, that part's true. Jack's really talented. 266 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:52,777 -Well. -I can't even get catalog work. 267 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:58,491 Yeah, funny. No, but I-- You don't-- 268 00:10:58,575 --> 00:11:00,451 I don't think you have anything to worry about, 269 00:11:00,535 --> 00:11:02,954 you know, just 'cause AI 270 00:11:03,037 --> 00:11:06,082 can't replace writers altogether, it just can't. 271 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:08,543 All of our scripts need help, 272 00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:11,754 and I've been telling anyone who will listen over there 273 00:11:11,838 --> 00:11:14,632 that we need a real writer, you know? 274 00:11:14,716 --> 00:11:17,051 -Or two, so... -That's very admirable. 275 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:18,136 -Yeah. -Well. 276 00:11:18,219 --> 00:11:20,722 Now, we just need you to say that in front of the press. 277 00:11:23,266 --> 00:11:24,142 Well... 278 00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:28,646 Okay, so, I mean, if-- We're just there to say 279 00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:31,316 that people watched the show, and then what? 280 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:33,693 I get up and say, "But they shouldn't have!" 281 00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:35,361 You know? 282 00:11:35,445 --> 00:11:38,198 I don't think you'd like it if the actors on your shows 283 00:11:38,281 --> 00:11:40,575 said, "Oh, you liked our show? Well, you shouldn't have. 284 00:11:40,658 --> 00:11:42,702 "And, you know, here's why, 285 00:11:42,785 --> 00:11:45,371 and here's some other things that you don't even know about." 286 00:11:45,455 --> 00:11:48,540 So, yeah, I don't think you would like that. Would you? 287 00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:51,586 Well, no, we wouldn't, because we're people 288 00:11:51,669 --> 00:11:53,546 and we work really hard. 289 00:11:53,630 --> 00:11:55,757 But, I mean, your show's different. 290 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:59,969 Your writer's a machine who plagiarizes other writers' scripts 291 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:03,306 in a nanosecond without thoughts or feelings. 292 00:12:05,350 --> 00:12:11,439 But what isn't different is, you know, we've got about 200 people 293 00:12:11,522 --> 00:12:15,401 on our show, working hard, and if I do what you're asking, 294 00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:17,487 I'm helping take away their jobs. 295 00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:19,155 -I hear you. -Yeah. 296 00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:21,032 Yeah. No, good on you. 297 00:12:21,950 --> 00:12:23,952 You're looking out for others. 298 00:12:24,035 --> 00:12:26,329 We want to do what's right here. 299 00:12:29,123 --> 00:12:32,794 Well, so what, you think that if I go out there and say, 300 00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:36,214 "Stop using AI," then all the other studios 301 00:12:36,297 --> 00:12:38,383 who are making their own AI shows 302 00:12:38,466 --> 00:12:40,635 are gonna say, "Hey, did you hear Valerie Cherish 303 00:12:40,718 --> 00:12:42,804 said don't use AI, so we better stop"? 304 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:45,473 You know? 305 00:12:45,556 --> 00:12:47,684 You must think a lot of me. 306 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:51,938 I just don't think, you know, people care that much what actors say, 307 00:12:52,021 --> 00:12:53,523 you know, unless it's an election. 308 00:12:54,524 --> 00:12:56,442 Well, and you know... 309 00:12:57,277 --> 00:13:00,280 I think if you guys said something, that would-- 310 00:13:00,363 --> 00:13:02,865 That would mean a lot. You're the big three. 311 00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:04,409 -Well, we did. -Yeah, we did. 312 00:13:04,492 --> 00:13:05,576 -We did. -Yeah. 313 00:13:05,660 --> 00:13:08,329 During the strike, we said that over and over again. 314 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,791 But you're the new plot point. You have hands-on experience. 315 00:13:12,583 --> 00:13:17,046 Look, Valerie, we need you to tell people that it doesn't work. 316 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:19,007 'Cause if you don't say anything, 317 00:13:19,090 --> 00:13:21,551 hundreds of writers won't get work. 318 00:13:22,552 --> 00:13:27,640 If you do say something, you know, 10, maybe, what, 20 writers will. 319 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,228 I can tell you wanna go. 320 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,647 -Oh. -No. No, no, no, no, I... 321 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:38,609 I hear you. We came in hot. 322 00:13:38,693 --> 00:13:40,528 But he's the hottest, right? 323 00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:44,574 In spite of Matt here, this is no joke. 324 00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:49,996 This is not the normal TV evolution. 325 00:13:50,079 --> 00:13:54,125 Network to cable, cable to streaming, streaming to AI. 326 00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:56,294 It's not. 327 00:13:57,045 --> 00:14:00,298 This is an extinction event. 328 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:04,927 My little show means the end of everything? 329 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:07,221 Just think about it, alright? 330 00:14:07,305 --> 00:14:10,183 Now, we've said a lot of stuff, but... 331 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:11,851 but, you know, say it however you want to say it. 332 00:14:11,934 --> 00:14:13,144 You don't have to use our words. 333 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:17,899 Okay, well, that's the first time a writer's ever said that to me, so... 334 00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:22,236 Alright, and, you know, honestly, I heard every word. 335 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:23,613 -I really have. -Yeah. 336 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:26,199 So, yeah, I am gonna think about it. 337 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:28,826 I have to, you know, just see how it feels, 338 00:14:28,910 --> 00:14:30,411 -you know, in the moment? -Yeah. 339 00:14:30,495 --> 00:14:31,954 -Sure. -Thank you for your time. 340 00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:34,165 -Well, thank you. -That's the door to my bathroom. 341 00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,626 That-- Yes, it is. It's a big... 342 00:14:36,709 --> 00:14:38,044 Got all turned around. 343 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:39,962 -Nice to meet all of you. -Yeah, nice meeting you. 344 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:41,255 -Yeah. -You're very cool. 345 00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:43,508 Now I'm gonna watch your show. 346 00:14:43,591 --> 00:14:45,885 Oh, you didn't even see it? 347 00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:46,886 Not yet. 348 00:14:46,969 --> 00:14:49,180 I like the junkie show that you did. 349 00:14:49,263 --> 00:14:50,640 -Oh, Seeing Red. -Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 350 00:14:50,723 --> 00:14:51,933 -Yeah. -That was something. 351 00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:54,352 Yeah. Hey, think about what we said, okay? 352 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:55,269 Yeah. 353 00:14:55,353 --> 00:14:57,355 Future of television depends on what you do. 354 00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:01,192 Uh-huh. 355 00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:02,402 Yeah, thank you. 356 00:15:02,485 --> 00:15:04,153 -Alright, well, goodbye. -Thanks. 357 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:05,655 -Yeah. -You're the best. 358 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:06,948 Oh. Yeah. 359 00:15:07,490 --> 00:15:09,617 They're saying the same thing Jane was saying, 360 00:15:09,700 --> 00:15:12,787 except instead of saving all humanity, it's just writers. 361 00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:14,038 Just save the writers. 362 00:15:14,122 --> 00:15:18,543 Well, they think you can stop AI, so now these guys are interested in you. 363 00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:22,004 They've had, like, every big show for the last 20 years, and not one of them 364 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:24,215 has ever cast you in anything, ever. 365 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:26,676 -Okay, got it. Got it. -So now, they want a favor, 366 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:28,803 so now they're all acting all buddy-buddy. 367 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:31,264 But before today, they didn't know you were alive. 368 00:15:32,181 --> 00:15:35,560 Well, listen, thanks for that sweet reminder. 369 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:38,563 If you could have done a Jack Stevens show back then, 370 00:15:38,646 --> 00:15:40,690 you probably wouldn't have had to do The Comeback. 371 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:43,568 Okay, you're saying that like The Comeback was a bad thing. 372 00:15:43,651 --> 00:15:44,777 Well... 373 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:47,488 If I hadn't done The Comeback, 374 00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:49,073 I wouldn't have met Paulie G. 375 00:15:49,157 --> 00:15:51,284 -Exactly my point. -And let me finish. 376 00:15:51,367 --> 00:15:54,328 And if I hadn't met Paulie G., I wouldn't have done Seeing Red. 377 00:15:54,412 --> 00:15:56,456 Right, right, and if you hadn't done Seeing Red, 378 00:15:56,539 --> 00:15:59,459 we probably wouldn't have had all that trouble between us. 379 00:15:59,542 --> 00:16:01,794 Okay, so what, now you wanna blame Paulie G. 380 00:16:01,878 --> 00:16:03,337 for our separation? 381 00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:06,674 Well, it's either him or you and me, so let's choose him. 382 00:16:06,757 --> 00:16:10,761 Okay but, you know, all that trouble brought us to a better place, right? 383 00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:12,472 We're closer now than ever. 384 00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:14,474 -That is true. -That is true. 385 00:16:15,683 --> 00:16:19,479 Say what you will about The Comeback, but that was the beginning of reality TV, 386 00:16:19,562 --> 00:16:21,314 and I was there first. 387 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:24,108 Just like I'm first with an AI show. 388 00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:27,361 Yeah, well, that's like saying, "I was the first one 389 00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:29,697 to eat an arm in the Donner Party." 390 00:16:29,780 --> 00:16:33,075 Alright, I didn't see that movie. I don't know what that means. 391 00:16:33,951 --> 00:16:35,620 Okay, so the Emmy is fixed. 392 00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:37,663 -Oh! -Yeah, and you can pick it up 393 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:39,915 any time after noon, tomorrow. 394 00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:41,250 Okay. 395 00:16:41,334 --> 00:16:43,586 Oh, and I heard back from Nivea. 396 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:46,297 They'd be interested in doing a collab. 397 00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:49,383 They're interested in doing a collab? Jane, did you hear that? 398 00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:51,302 Gonna be doing a collab with Nivea. 399 00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:53,471 Mm, great. Get me some free shit. 400 00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:54,847 Ha-ha! Will do. 401 00:16:54,931 --> 00:16:56,015 Surprise! 402 00:16:56,098 --> 00:16:57,391 -Oh! -Special guest star. 403 00:16:57,475 --> 00:16:59,101 Here for your last show! 404 00:17:00,228 --> 00:17:02,396 Tommy, yeah. Oh, but you know what? 405 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,983 It's not our last show. They picked us up for a season two. 406 00:17:06,067 --> 00:17:08,778 Congratulations! Twenty-three episodes? 407 00:17:09,487 --> 00:17:11,739 -No, eight. -Well, that's something. 408 00:17:11,821 --> 00:17:13,907 Val. You wanted to talk to me? 409 00:17:13,991 --> 00:17:15,242 Two days ago. 410 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:17,203 Was it about the season two pickup? 411 00:17:17,286 --> 00:17:19,163 -Congrats to us, huh? -Uh-huh. 412 00:17:19,247 --> 00:17:21,832 I love your ensemble. 413 00:17:21,915 --> 00:17:24,835 In my day, men couldn't even wear ChapStick. 414 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:27,713 -True. -I should get out there. 415 00:17:27,797 --> 00:17:31,008 I brought a friend. She sometimes forgets where she is. 416 00:17:31,092 --> 00:17:33,386 -Oh, okay. -And her name. 417 00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:35,846 Yeah. 418 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:38,641 I bet you've been going crazy trying to figure out 419 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:41,102 -why I haven't been in touch. -Insane. 420 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:44,438 I have been offered the Marc Jacobs Fashion Show in New York. 421 00:17:44,522 --> 00:17:45,898 Oh, Billy! 422 00:17:45,982 --> 00:17:50,570 And it's all because I dared to show up on that step and repeat as Star Billy. 423 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:52,488 So, thanks to you. 424 00:17:52,572 --> 00:17:55,449 You're gonna be in the Marc Jacobs Fashion show! 425 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:56,617 I'm gonna be in the audience. 426 00:17:57,994 --> 00:17:59,453 They promised second row. 427 00:18:00,329 --> 00:18:02,331 Wow. Second row. 428 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,000 -Right behind first. -Yeah. 429 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:05,626 -Yeah. -And I have to go a few days early, 430 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:07,920 so I won't be at that press conference tomorrow. 431 00:18:08,004 --> 00:18:09,589 Oh. Okay. 432 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:12,508 You have to go early to sit. 433 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:14,677 Well, I'm wearing Marc Jacobs, so they need to fit me. 434 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,013 -Oh, they're dressing you! -Yeah. 435 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,931 And because I'm paying for it, I'm also invited 436 00:18:19,015 --> 00:18:21,767 to this "night before" reception for special clients. 437 00:18:21,851 --> 00:18:23,603 Okay, well, then worth it. 438 00:18:23,686 --> 00:18:25,688 -Yeah. -Yeah. Oh. 439 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:27,607 -And Val? -Mm-hmm? 440 00:18:27,690 --> 00:18:30,484 -I wanna be totally transparent with you. -Uh-huh. 441 00:18:31,152 --> 00:18:34,405 I have no idea where this fashion show is gonna lead me. 442 00:18:35,364 --> 00:18:36,782 What does that mean? 443 00:18:36,866 --> 00:18:39,910 Well, I could be asked to sit in London. 444 00:18:39,994 --> 00:18:41,329 Sit in Paris. 445 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,706 You could be asked to sit anywhere. 446 00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:45,958 And I need to be available to do that. 447 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:49,128 Got it. Yeah, no, you have to be available to sit. 448 00:18:49,211 --> 00:18:50,921 Yeah. So... 449 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:53,758 do I still have a manager? 450 00:18:55,885 --> 00:18:56,886 Well... 451 00:18:58,387 --> 00:18:59,388 No. 452 00:18:59,472 --> 00:19:02,767 Val, I think it's time for me... 453 00:19:03,893 --> 00:19:05,561 to manage me. 454 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,730 Aw. Wow. Big breakthrough. 455 00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:13,152 Yeah, okay. Well, then, I guess this is our last show. 456 00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:18,658 This is our last show. 457 00:19:18,741 --> 00:19:20,618 Yeah. Aw. 458 00:19:23,537 --> 00:19:25,164 Jane, did you get that? 459 00:19:25,247 --> 00:19:26,374 Aw. 460 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,960 Touching. Teared up. 461 00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:34,590 Jane? Yeah, we have cameras on Patience now, right? Yeah. 462 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:37,051 -I mean, yeah. -Okay. Patience? 463 00:19:39,136 --> 00:19:43,474 You have done an amazing job with my social media, and Nivea. 464 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,477 So, in light of very recent events, 465 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,605 how would you like to be my new manager? 466 00:19:51,816 --> 00:19:52,775 Okay. 467 00:19:56,445 --> 00:19:58,823 Got that then? Yeah. 468 00:19:58,906 --> 00:20:00,991 -Places for intros, guys. -Okay. 469 00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:03,619 -Gotta head out. -Here he is. 470 00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:05,579 Frank Flynn! 471 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:09,041 You loved her on I'm It! 472 00:20:09,125 --> 00:20:11,127 You loved her on Room and Bored. 473 00:20:11,210 --> 00:20:13,546 You loved her on The Comeback. 474 00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:16,048 You loved her on The Traitors. 475 00:20:16,132 --> 00:20:18,092 You loved her on Seeing Red. 476 00:20:18,175 --> 00:20:20,511 You loved her on Mrs. Hatt. 477 00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:23,973 -Finally. -The star of NuNet's number-one show, 478 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:26,267 Valerie Cherish! 479 00:20:30,521 --> 00:20:32,606 Yeah! Love you, Valerie! 480 00:20:32,690 --> 00:20:35,609 The cast of How's That?! 481 00:20:37,820 --> 00:20:39,613 Places, everyone! 482 00:20:39,697 --> 00:20:40,948 -Oh, Val! -Oh! 483 00:20:41,031 --> 00:20:43,534 You didn't have to come over and say hi to me. 484 00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:45,703 Oh! I was saying hi to my husband, 485 00:20:45,786 --> 00:20:47,580 but thanks for the great hug, doll. 486 00:20:48,664 --> 00:20:50,624 -Band's back together. -I know. Ah. 487 00:20:50,708 --> 00:20:52,752 Greg and Stephanie, those front row seats 488 00:20:52,835 --> 00:20:54,628 sure are happy to have you sitting in them. 489 00:20:55,421 --> 00:20:58,090 -Break a leg, Miss Cherish! -Aw. 490 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:02,678 Where the heck is that nasty smell coming from? 491 00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:05,097 It smells real close. 492 00:21:05,181 --> 00:21:08,684 I'm gonna go find Beth, and a clothespin for my nose. 493 00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:12,313 You know, it could be the basement. 494 00:21:12,396 --> 00:21:14,398 This dang floorboard's popped up again. 495 00:21:14,482 --> 00:21:16,901 -Mike said you needed to nail something? -Number two! 496 00:21:16,984 --> 00:21:19,236 He nailed something real good this morning. 497 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,907 Can you get me a hammer to bang it down? 498 00:21:22,990 --> 00:21:25,409 I'll go tell my brother. Mark does the heavy labor. 499 00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:27,495 I'm Mike, the smart one. 500 00:21:29,872 --> 00:21:33,292 If he's the smart one, I'm the thin one. 501 00:21:35,002 --> 00:21:37,421 Any of you seen Mike or Mark? 502 00:21:37,505 --> 00:21:39,381 Wowza, something stinks. 503 00:21:39,465 --> 00:21:41,926 It's like my clamming boots took a dump. 504 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:47,515 Okay, I found the smell. 505 00:21:47,598 --> 00:21:50,059 It was in the lost and found. 506 00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:53,687 Is that funny? 507 00:21:53,771 --> 00:21:55,231 No, it is not. 508 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,399 Cut! Going again? 509 00:21:57,483 --> 00:21:59,902 -New line, Val? -Oh, I sure hope so. 510 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:04,406 I know what stinks. It's these jokes! 511 00:22:08,619 --> 00:22:10,871 You see how they're still working on the show? 512 00:22:12,164 --> 00:22:13,415 Jack Stevens is here. 513 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:15,417 -Why is Jack Stevens here? -I don't-- No idea. 514 00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:17,169 Do you have the jokes alt list? Yeah. 515 00:22:17,253 --> 00:22:18,754 This isn't a good episode for me. 516 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:21,549 I just wish that Jack Stevens was here last week 517 00:22:21,632 --> 00:22:23,676 when I got my finger stuck in the faucet. 518 00:22:24,718 --> 00:22:26,470 -Uh-huh, yeah. -That was hilarious. 519 00:22:26,554 --> 00:22:29,098 -Yeah. -Damn, it went away. 520 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:30,724 -Okay. -What is happening 521 00:22:30,808 --> 00:22:31,976 -with this thing? -Now what? 522 00:22:32,059 --> 00:22:34,144 Yo, Val? We got a problem. 523 00:22:34,228 --> 00:22:36,689 Yeah, I know. The iPad is glitching. 524 00:22:36,772 --> 00:22:39,525 No, it's not glitching. It's the Allassist is down. 525 00:22:39,608 --> 00:22:42,778 There's no more AI tonight because we hit the paywall. 526 00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:44,780 Paywall? What are you talking about? 527 00:22:45,489 --> 00:22:46,740 What am I talking about? 528 00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:49,785 Basically, the studio budgets a certain amount of money per day 529 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,495 for all their AI projects, combined. 530 00:22:51,579 --> 00:22:54,248 And there's a movie filming an AI jungle scene. 531 00:22:54,331 --> 00:22:57,626 So, they hit the cap. No more AI for us. 532 00:22:57,710 --> 00:23:00,212 Oh, no. No, no, because we need it. 533 00:23:00,296 --> 00:23:02,298 We need it, we've got-- We need joke alts, alright? 534 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:04,550 We're bombing in front of Jack Stevens. 535 00:23:04,633 --> 00:23:08,429 Listen, Evan, I heard you tell Paulie G. that you had wanted to be a writer. 536 00:23:09,305 --> 00:23:11,557 Well, now's the time. 537 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:15,352 Oh, no, I actually, I don't want to be a writer anymore. 538 00:23:15,436 --> 00:23:17,855 It's just, there's no future in it. 539 00:23:17,938 --> 00:23:21,567 Well, I beg to differ. Look what's happening right now. 540 00:23:21,650 --> 00:23:23,777 Eventually, they're gonna figure out all those glitches, 541 00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:26,530 -and this won't happen. -Okay, well, you're not-- 542 00:23:26,614 --> 00:23:28,657 'cause what if there's a, you know... 543 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:31,327 space wars? 544 00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:35,831 And someone shoots the satellites out of the sky, in space? 545 00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:40,127 Who's gonna write the sitcoms then? 546 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:43,464 Well, I'll tell you who. You are. You are! 547 00:23:43,547 --> 00:23:46,592 You're gonna give those people laughs 548 00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:50,930 when they need 'em the most during troubled times, right? 549 00:23:51,013 --> 00:23:54,725 What about our audience? Don't they deserve to laugh? 550 00:23:54,808 --> 00:23:58,187 Okay, I got it. You come in, you say, 551 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:00,856 "Boy, it smells bad in here. How's that?!" 552 00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:01,941 Oh. 553 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:05,569 Yeah, it's worth-- Oh, no. You know what? 554 00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:09,573 Yeah, I already have three HT's in the episode. 555 00:24:09,657 --> 00:24:10,741 -Yeah. -Rule of fours. 556 00:24:12,201 --> 00:24:13,285 That's not a... 557 00:24:13,369 --> 00:24:15,037 Evan, please. 558 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,082 The future of television depends... 559 00:24:19,083 --> 00:24:21,168 on what you do right now. 560 00:24:21,251 --> 00:24:23,671 Get started again, thank you. 561 00:24:23,754 --> 00:24:26,548 Okay, from PDP. And, action! 562 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,219 It's like my clamming boots took a dump. 563 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:36,684 Well, I found a rotten sandwich in Boone's desk drawer. 564 00:24:36,767 --> 00:24:39,979 Thank God. I thought that smell was me. 565 00:24:43,232 --> 00:24:46,068 And we cut! Moving on! 566 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:49,029 And we are moving on! 567 00:24:49,113 --> 00:24:51,657 -Who wants some candy? -Bravo! 568 00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:53,575 Oh. Surprise! 569 00:24:53,659 --> 00:24:56,829 -Wow, wow, wow. -Welcome to sitcoms! 570 00:24:56,912 --> 00:24:58,914 No, no, no, it's welcome back to sitcoms. 571 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:02,376 I started out as a staff writer on NewsRadio. 572 00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:04,003 -You did comedy, too? -Yeah. 573 00:25:04,086 --> 00:25:08,298 When I walked in here and I felt that live taping energy, 574 00:25:08,382 --> 00:25:10,175 I almost threw up. It's so hard! 575 00:25:10,259 --> 00:25:12,970 -Yeah. -And the only thing that dies on She-R 576 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:14,972 -are patients, not jokes. -Oh. 577 00:25:15,055 --> 00:25:16,598 Ha! Funny. 578 00:25:17,558 --> 00:25:19,601 Well, I was taking a break while we're setting up 579 00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:21,478 for a myocardial rupture 580 00:25:21,562 --> 00:25:22,730 over on our stage. 581 00:25:22,813 --> 00:25:26,608 So, I thought I'd walk over and see what all the excitement was. 582 00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:28,819 -Oh, another kind of rupture. -Excuse me, Val. 583 00:25:28,902 --> 00:25:31,697 Oh, yeah, go, go. I don't want to keep you. 584 00:25:31,780 --> 00:25:32,990 Okay. 585 00:25:33,782 --> 00:25:35,200 Is that... 586 00:25:35,284 --> 00:25:36,785 Is that Sharon Case? 587 00:25:36,869 --> 00:25:38,704 Oh, yeah. She casts the show. 588 00:25:38,787 --> 00:25:40,706 -She cast my first pilot. -Aw. 589 00:25:40,789 --> 00:25:42,082 Excuse me. 590 00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:44,043 -See you around. -Okay. 591 00:25:45,961 --> 00:25:48,130 Peter David Prince! 592 00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:53,343 Frank Flynn! 593 00:25:54,261 --> 00:25:57,890 And the star of NuNet's number-one show, How's That?!, 594 00:25:57,973 --> 00:25:59,600 Valerie Cherish! 595 00:26:05,856 --> 00:26:07,775 Thank you, Bev. Thank you. 596 00:26:07,858 --> 00:26:11,862 And thank you. You have been a wonderful audience. 597 00:26:11,945 --> 00:26:16,116 And we had a bit of a bumpy night. Some technical issues. 598 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,911 But thanks to someone on our staff, 599 00:26:18,994 --> 00:26:23,040 really came to the rescue with some funny new jokes. 600 00:26:23,123 --> 00:26:24,792 Evan, our writer. 601 00:26:25,459 --> 00:26:28,378 Anyway, okay, we'll see you next season. 602 00:26:28,462 --> 00:26:30,672 Oops, that's a secret. 603 00:26:30,756 --> 00:26:32,716 Not supposed to say that. Alright, don't tell anyone. 604 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,678 You'll find out tomorrow, but shh. Okay, thank you. Drive safe. 605 00:26:44,228 --> 00:26:45,521 Good night, Marco. 606 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:50,067 Well, you saved the show. 607 00:26:50,150 --> 00:26:52,402 That was so awesome. 608 00:26:52,486 --> 00:26:54,571 I can't believe it. 609 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:57,825 Aw. Well, I can. Yeah. You know? 610 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,327 You wrote on a real show tonight. 611 00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:02,788 -Yeah. -So, we gotta make this legit. 612 00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:05,707 You gotta join the WGA. 613 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:10,420 Cool! 614 00:27:10,504 --> 00:27:12,172 Yeah, well, listen, you have a fun night. 615 00:27:12,256 --> 00:27:14,174 -Okay? -Thank you. Thank you. 616 00:27:14,258 --> 00:27:15,259 Yeah. 617 00:27:16,885 --> 00:27:20,347 Jane? Got Nivea and a new writer. 618 00:27:20,430 --> 00:27:21,557 So, how's that? 619 00:27:22,891 --> 00:27:25,185 Terry, can you get me an eight o'clock 620 00:27:25,269 --> 00:27:27,646 at Mother Wolf this evening, please? 621 00:27:27,729 --> 00:27:29,690 -Not 8:15. -Down here? Got it. 622 00:27:29,773 --> 00:27:31,608 -Thank you. Appreciate you. -Okay. 623 00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:33,360 -Hey, Valerie! -Hi. 624 00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:35,404 -Thank you so much for coming in. -Aw. 625 00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,823 -Thank you for inviting me. -Of course, of course. 626 00:27:37,906 --> 00:27:39,324 So, we're gonna go down in a couple minutes. 627 00:27:39,408 --> 00:27:41,660 -Okay. -It's gonna be a few key reporters. 628 00:27:41,743 --> 00:27:45,164 It's really, really casual. Trying too hard, not a good look. 629 00:27:45,247 --> 00:27:47,749 Oh, agreed! Trying too hard, not a good look. 630 00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:49,543 Yeah. Okay. 631 00:27:49,626 --> 00:27:51,170 You want to say anything down there? 632 00:27:51,253 --> 00:27:54,089 Me? No, no. I don't want me to say anything. 633 00:27:55,090 --> 00:27:55,924 Yeah, no. 634 00:27:56,008 --> 00:27:59,178 Just here to support the show. Do the victory lap, you know? 635 00:27:59,261 --> 00:28:01,847 That's what I told the big three, yeah, 'cause-- 636 00:28:01,930 --> 00:28:03,182 When did you see the big three? 637 00:28:03,265 --> 00:28:05,267 Oh, no, well, they called me in, you know. 638 00:28:05,350 --> 00:28:08,228 Jack Stevens, Ben Morrow, Matt Wright, you know? 639 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:11,064 Wanted me to say something about how the show needs writers. 640 00:28:11,148 --> 00:28:12,691 -At this press conference? -Yes. 641 00:28:12,774 --> 00:28:14,610 That's why, yeah. 642 00:28:14,693 --> 00:28:15,819 Yeah, but I told them 643 00:28:15,903 --> 00:28:17,404 not what today's about. 644 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:19,615 -Right? -Wow. 645 00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,366 Yeah, 'cause, you know, 646 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:23,869 -I told them-- -Wow. Wow. Wow. 647 00:28:23,952 --> 00:28:26,997 Wow. Wow. Oh, my God. 648 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,666 -That-- Yeah. -Okay. Okay. 649 00:28:29,750 --> 00:28:32,211 Mention it-- Oh. I only mention it... 650 00:28:32,294 --> 00:28:34,504 -Oh, wow, wow, wow. -...you know, just so that 651 00:28:34,588 --> 00:28:37,007 you know you've got a team player, right? 652 00:28:37,090 --> 00:28:39,134 I know what-- Victory lap. 653 00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:42,846 -Yeah. -Everybody just wants me dead. 654 00:28:42,930 --> 00:28:45,015 Okay, so, I shouldn't have mentioned it. 655 00:28:45,098 --> 00:28:48,810 Ben Morrow, I just renewed his deal. What more does he want? 656 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:51,355 I mean, these writers and their fucking feelings. 657 00:28:51,438 --> 00:28:53,523 -This isn't about emotions. -Yeah. 658 00:28:53,607 --> 00:28:55,817 It's about business, you know? What the fuck? 659 00:29:00,030 --> 00:29:02,074 Where the fuck is my fucking Nicorette? 660 00:29:02,157 --> 00:29:03,158 I don't-- 661 00:29:03,825 --> 00:29:07,120 I didn't invent technology, you know? I didn't invent AI. 662 00:29:07,204 --> 00:29:08,956 It's not my fault, big three. 663 00:29:09,039 --> 00:29:10,666 It's not my fault and it's not-- You know what? 664 00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:12,292 It's not just the big three, it's everybody. 665 00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:15,837 This fucking city wants to paint me as the villain. 666 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:17,965 You should see the vicious fucking comments 667 00:29:18,048 --> 00:29:19,424 that they write about me. 668 00:29:19,508 --> 00:29:23,637 They post it under every article, every single fucking article that I read. 669 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,640 And now, they want me to go out there again, do they? 670 00:29:26,723 --> 00:29:29,351 Set myself up for more viciousness? 671 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:32,020 -Oh, my God. -Okay. 672 00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:33,230 Tell you what. 673 00:29:34,273 --> 00:29:38,402 You can feel like this for 30 more seconds, then back to you. 674 00:29:38,485 --> 00:29:39,486 Okay? 675 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:43,156 Alright? You're not a villain. You're not, no. 676 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:46,994 Look, all those mean comments, that much anger and rage, 677 00:29:47,077 --> 00:29:49,162 that's not about you. It's about them. 678 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:51,999 It is, so don't waste your time with it. 679 00:29:52,082 --> 00:29:53,709 You've got a network to run. 680 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:56,086 And you are doing a wonderful job. 681 00:29:56,169 --> 00:29:57,421 You are. 682 00:29:58,505 --> 00:29:59,506 Thank you. 683 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:01,591 I just... 684 00:30:03,010 --> 00:30:04,344 Just could really use a hug. 685 00:30:04,428 --> 00:30:05,804 Oh, okay. 686 00:30:05,887 --> 00:30:08,765 But this is an open-concept working environment. So... 687 00:30:08,849 --> 00:30:10,183 -Right. -...can't get a hug! 688 00:30:10,267 --> 00:30:13,395 Yeah, right. It's inappropriate. Yeah, well... 689 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:16,189 consider yourself hugged. 690 00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:20,652 Yeah. 691 00:30:21,695 --> 00:30:22,779 Self-care. 692 00:30:24,239 --> 00:30:25,907 Hi, hi, hi, hi, guys. 693 00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:27,326 Hi, hi, hi. 694 00:30:27,409 --> 00:30:29,411 Let's all gather around. 695 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:31,371 -Alexis, how are you? -Good to see you, Brandon. 696 00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:33,874 Good to see you, too. Okay. 697 00:30:33,957 --> 00:30:36,418 Let's talk about How's That?!, 698 00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:39,171 our little show that's had a lot of attention, 699 00:30:39,254 --> 00:30:41,006 a lot of AI speculation. 700 00:30:41,089 --> 00:30:43,383 So, let's get some facts out there, shall we? 701 00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:47,471 How's That?! is not an AI show. 702 00:30:47,554 --> 00:30:50,682 The actors are human, the crew is human. 703 00:30:50,766 --> 00:30:52,976 What How's That?! is, 704 00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:56,438 is the first multi-camera half-hour sitcom 705 00:30:56,521 --> 00:30:59,900 written with the use of our Comspot-developed 706 00:30:59,983 --> 00:31:02,069 AI writing program, Allassist. 707 00:31:02,152 --> 00:31:06,490 And according to our audience numbers, it works. 708 00:31:06,573 --> 00:31:09,826 So, with that in mind, I am delighted to announce, 709 00:31:09,910 --> 00:31:12,704 right here and now, that we are going to give How's That?! 710 00:31:12,788 --> 00:31:14,748 a season two! 711 00:31:14,831 --> 00:31:16,750 Well, how's that?! 712 00:31:18,460 --> 00:31:19,669 But with all that said, 713 00:31:19,753 --> 00:31:21,296 I really wanna make something perfectly clear. 714 00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:24,716 NuNet is not done with writers. 715 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:26,927 In fact, we want more writers. 716 00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:30,138 We want to attract the auteurs to come here and do the work, 717 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:32,724 the great work, the culture-defining work. 718 00:31:32,808 --> 00:31:35,602 You need human writers to do that work. 719 00:31:37,354 --> 00:31:40,649 And we can only afford these important artistic endeavors 720 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:43,527 because the more lucrative, cost-efficient shows 721 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:46,113 like How's That?! don't need genius. 722 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,491 AI's got the sitcoms, alright? 723 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:52,327 Easy-peasy. Okay. Right, so questions? 724 00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:54,830 Just a couple. Alexis. 725 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:57,874 What's it like working with AI? 726 00:31:57,958 --> 00:32:00,502 Oh, I'm not there day to day. Valerie, what's it like? 727 00:32:02,337 --> 00:32:05,549 Well, AI is a wonderful tool. 728 00:32:05,632 --> 00:32:07,634 You know? Fast! 729 00:32:07,717 --> 00:32:09,010 Right? You need a new joke, 730 00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:11,847 and there are 52 choices in two seconds. 731 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:15,809 And then, sometimes out of nowhere, no jokes. 732 00:32:15,892 --> 00:32:20,230 You know? Like, just last night, we hit a studio paywall, 733 00:32:20,313 --> 00:32:23,358 and no AI, no new jokes, 734 00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:25,569 in front of a live audience. 735 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:27,237 Right? Scary. 736 00:32:28,321 --> 00:32:29,573 But luckily, 737 00:32:29,656 --> 00:32:34,244 we have a talented young writer, who works on the show, so-- 738 00:32:34,327 --> 00:32:38,540 And a brand-new WGA member, by the way. 739 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:41,084 So, yeah, really saved the day. 740 00:32:42,002 --> 00:32:43,962 So, go humans! Right? 741 00:32:45,088 --> 00:32:45,922 Right. 742 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,258 Come in. 743 00:32:48,341 --> 00:32:49,718 Ah, okay. Thank you. 744 00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:51,803 Thanks, Valerie. 745 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:55,265 This won't... 746 00:32:55,348 --> 00:32:58,226 This won't take too much of your time. I just wanted to... 747 00:32:59,019 --> 00:33:00,020 give you this. 748 00:33:01,354 --> 00:33:03,565 Uh-huh. Oh! Uh-huh. 749 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:06,109 "Success" candle. Yeah, thank you. 750 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:07,569 You're welcome. 751 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:10,113 And about what just happened out there. 752 00:33:10,197 --> 00:33:12,240 -Uh-huh? -I felt ambushed. 753 00:33:13,074 --> 00:33:16,786 You basically told the press that AI doesn't work. 754 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:18,955 Oh, no, I don't think I said that. 755 00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:20,874 I just said it doesn't work all the time. 756 00:33:20,957 --> 00:33:23,710 Yeah, and then you said that a massively expensive 757 00:33:23,793 --> 00:33:26,713 AI writing program that Comspot has been developing 758 00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:31,468 for years and years and years and years was basically saved by a baby writer. 759 00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:35,222 Well, that's just the truth. It was, you know? 760 00:33:35,305 --> 00:33:38,391 Listen. As your executive producer, 761 00:33:38,475 --> 00:33:43,146 you know, it's my job to let you know what the show needs, right? 762 00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:45,982 And for season two, we're gonna need a real showrunner. 763 00:33:46,066 --> 00:33:49,361 Well, you can't have a showrunner. That's just not what we're doing here. 764 00:33:49,444 --> 00:33:55,075 Well, okay, you can tell the press all you want that sitcoms are easy... 765 00:33:55,867 --> 00:34:00,247 and they don't need genius, and that they're not important, you know? 766 00:34:00,330 --> 00:34:04,334 But they have been culture-defining when they're great, right? 767 00:34:04,417 --> 00:34:07,337 And so, for season two, we need a showrunner 768 00:34:07,420 --> 00:34:08,964 so we can be great. 769 00:34:09,755 --> 00:34:12,132 But we're not looking for "great" here, Valerie. 770 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:14,344 We're looking for "good enough" so that people 771 00:34:14,427 --> 00:34:17,222 just leave it on when they're doing whatever. 772 00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:19,724 Mm. 773 00:34:20,809 --> 00:34:24,353 Well, "good enough" isn't good enough for me. 774 00:34:25,272 --> 00:34:28,024 You felt ambushed? I feel betrayed. 775 00:34:28,108 --> 00:34:33,071 You told me after the pilot that I knew more about sitcoms 776 00:34:33,154 --> 00:34:35,156 than you or anyone in your office. 777 00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:39,536 Okay? And that wasn't true then, but it is true now, alright? 778 00:34:39,619 --> 00:34:42,455 And I think I might be the only person 779 00:34:42,539 --> 00:34:45,125 who knows how to do an AI sitcom. 780 00:34:47,168 --> 00:34:50,463 I killed myself this year without a showrunner. 781 00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:53,757 And now, you want me to do the same thing next year? 782 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:56,594 -For just "good enough"? -Okay. 783 00:34:56,678 --> 00:34:58,305 -I hear you. -Do you? 784 00:34:59,014 --> 00:35:00,640 Yeah? You hear me? 785 00:35:00,724 --> 00:35:02,434 -Yeah, I hear you. If you-- -Yeah. 786 00:35:02,517 --> 00:35:04,644 If this isn't working for you, then we'll-- 787 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:06,271 You don't have to do season two. 788 00:35:07,731 --> 00:35:08,648 Well, what does that mean? 789 00:35:08,732 --> 00:35:11,901 What are you gonna do, cancel the show, or fire me? 790 00:35:11,985 --> 00:35:13,612 Write Beth out? 791 00:35:13,695 --> 00:35:16,448 We can't write Beth out. She tested through the roof. 792 00:35:16,531 --> 00:35:18,366 No, we'll use AI Valerie. 793 00:35:19,993 --> 00:35:22,787 Look, I'm giving you a choice here, Valerie. 794 00:35:22,871 --> 00:35:25,457 I mean, I would love 795 00:35:25,540 --> 00:35:27,917 if the real Valerie Cherish did season two. 796 00:35:28,001 --> 00:35:29,753 I mean, we built the show for her. 797 00:35:29,836 --> 00:35:32,589 But if you can't do it, I mean, I understand. 798 00:35:32,672 --> 00:35:35,884 You're free. You're free to take other opportunities, 799 00:35:35,967 --> 00:35:39,471 and we use digital Valerie. 800 00:35:39,554 --> 00:35:41,931 What, the one from the promo? 801 00:35:42,015 --> 00:35:43,433 Her arms moved weird. 802 00:35:44,434 --> 00:35:45,977 They don't anymore. 803 00:35:46,061 --> 00:35:48,146 Well, it won't be as funny. 804 00:35:48,229 --> 00:35:49,606 It's funny enough. 805 00:35:52,942 --> 00:35:54,611 You can't replace me. 806 00:35:54,694 --> 00:35:55,779 We can. 807 00:35:56,905 --> 00:35:58,531 You gave us the rights. 808 00:35:59,616 --> 00:36:02,035 At the Digital Dome just before you were scanned. 809 00:36:02,118 --> 00:36:04,704 What? Oh, the Docusign? Yeah, that doesn't count. 810 00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:06,956 Docusigns are legally binding. 811 00:36:09,292 --> 00:36:13,004 Okay, well, then, okay, I will see you in court. 812 00:36:13,088 --> 00:36:15,090 What, Valerie, you're gonna sue Comspot 813 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:16,966 and all its hundreds and hundreds of lawyers? 814 00:36:17,050 --> 00:36:19,344 The court of public opinion. 815 00:36:20,220 --> 00:36:21,846 Okay? Because... 816 00:36:22,972 --> 00:36:25,725 AI still has bad branding. People don't like it. 817 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:28,103 72% of people do. 818 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,397 Okay, well, then I take it back. 819 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,524 -You are a villain. -No. 820 00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:35,318 Valerie. Valerie, please. Please understand. 821 00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:40,532 My job is to move television forward. 822 00:36:40,615 --> 00:36:41,658 That's my job. 823 00:36:41,741 --> 00:36:44,869 -Yeah. -I've got to look after myself. 824 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,541 I'm only human. 825 00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:53,378 Yeah. 826 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:55,797 Okay, well... 827 00:36:57,841 --> 00:36:59,801 Good luck keeping your job. 828 00:36:59,884 --> 00:37:02,595 Okay, I'm glad I at least said something. 829 00:37:02,679 --> 00:37:07,225 Okay? 'Cause it's like that thing, that saying, you know. 830 00:37:07,308 --> 00:37:10,270 When they came for the writers, you said, "Okay." 831 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:13,982 When they came for the actors, you said, "Sure!" 832 00:37:15,108 --> 00:37:16,609 And when they come for you... 833 00:37:17,652 --> 00:37:21,364 there won't be anybody left to say, "Okay, sure." 834 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:23,742 Yeah, well. 835 00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:26,494 Oh. 836 00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:29,748 Yeah, no, I don't want this Success. 837 00:37:29,831 --> 00:37:30,832 Yeah. 838 00:37:31,791 --> 00:37:33,585 That's a re-gift from me, by the way. 839 00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:39,174 Yeah, and I'll call you tomorrow to tell you my decision. 840 00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:43,094 It's just wrong. 841 00:37:43,178 --> 00:37:45,638 How can they be allowed to replace me with me? 842 00:37:46,639 --> 00:37:47,932 So don't do it. 843 00:37:48,016 --> 00:37:49,934 We don't need the money. 844 00:37:50,018 --> 00:37:53,354 If you don't feel happy about this, don't do it. 845 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:56,065 Just don't do what, though, right? 846 00:37:56,149 --> 00:37:58,318 -Just don't star in my own show? -Yeah. 847 00:37:58,401 --> 00:38:01,529 Just walk away from it? It's all I've ever wanted, Mark. 848 00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:03,448 That is comforting to hear. 849 00:38:03,531 --> 00:38:05,950 Well, professionally, Marky Mark, right? 850 00:38:06,034 --> 00:38:08,203 I mean, and if I did walk away from it, then what? 851 00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:10,747 -Just sit at home? -No. 852 00:38:10,830 --> 00:38:13,208 -You would not enjoy the pickleball. -No. 853 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,794 I think we both know what you're going to do. 854 00:38:19,547 --> 00:38:21,216 I just hate that they win. 855 00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:23,676 -Yeah. -No other options. 856 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:24,969 You know, what am I gonna do? 857 00:38:25,053 --> 00:38:26,638 Cut off my nose to fight my face? 858 00:38:29,766 --> 00:38:32,268 -Jack Stevens? -What, really? 859 00:38:32,352 --> 00:38:34,938 -How'd he get your number? -Well, he's Jack Stevens, Mark. 860 00:38:37,232 --> 00:38:39,192 "I'm working on a new show. 861 00:38:39,275 --> 00:38:42,237 "The lead is a woman of a certain gravitas. 862 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,322 "I bet you thought I was going to say 'age.' 863 00:38:44,405 --> 00:38:45,490 Nope." 864 00:38:45,573 --> 00:38:46,616 That's cute. 865 00:38:46,699 --> 00:38:48,618 Should I be jealous? 866 00:38:48,701 --> 00:38:51,412 "She's a funny, hard-working woman 867 00:38:51,496 --> 00:38:53,748 "with a strong moral compass. 868 00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:56,501 "And ever since the meeting in my office, 869 00:38:56,584 --> 00:38:58,419 "I keep seeing you in the role. 870 00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:00,964 Hope we can make this happen." 871 00:39:05,552 --> 00:39:08,721 Okay, am I hallucinating? Or do you see this, too? 872 00:39:11,641 --> 00:39:12,642 I do. 873 00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:15,687 Oh, Val, this is really cool. 874 00:39:15,770 --> 00:39:16,771 Ah! 875 00:39:18,064 --> 00:39:21,067 Brandon said, he said, "If you don't want to do season two, 876 00:39:21,150 --> 00:39:24,487 you're free to take other work," and he'll just use AI me. 877 00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:26,823 Oh, so now you're fine with the idea? 878 00:39:26,906 --> 00:39:29,617 Well, you know what? AI's here, Mark, can't deny it. 879 00:39:29,701 --> 00:39:31,870 Alright? Gotta move forward. 880 00:39:31,953 --> 00:39:35,498 Okay, AI Valerie can go do the AI show, 881 00:39:35,582 --> 00:39:37,876 and human Valerie can go work 882 00:39:37,959 --> 00:39:41,963 with a Emmy-winning actual writer 883 00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:44,090 who got his start on a sitcom! 884 00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:45,967 So, how's that?! 885 00:39:46,050 --> 00:39:47,051 That... 886 00:39:48,094 --> 00:39:49,554 is really great, Val. 887 00:39:52,348 --> 00:39:53,933 All's well that ends well, huh? 888 00:39:54,017 --> 00:39:55,727 Look at you, quoting Shakespeare. 889 00:39:55,810 --> 00:39:57,312 Oh, yeah? Is that who said that? 890 00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,898 Yeah, I heard Diane say that to Sam on Cheers. 891 00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:04,736 -You ready, Jane? -Yeah. 892 00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:05,987 Yeah, okay. 893 00:40:07,864 --> 00:40:10,533 Well, the show is called Judge's Table, 894 00:40:10,617 --> 00:40:15,747 and I play Eleanor Judge, a federal court judge who's... 895 00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:19,542 gives up her legal career to pursue her true passion 896 00:40:19,626 --> 00:40:21,544 and become a chef. 897 00:40:21,628 --> 00:40:24,130 -I am so proud of you. -Aw. 898 00:40:24,213 --> 00:40:25,465 -Finally. -Finally? 899 00:40:25,548 --> 00:40:27,216 Finally proud of me? Okay. 900 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:30,511 No, I meant finally, it all worked out. 901 00:40:30,595 --> 00:40:32,513 What an evolution you've had. 902 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,558 Okay, what does that mean? Uh-oh! 903 00:40:35,642 --> 00:40:36,935 -"Evolution." -No. No. 904 00:40:37,018 --> 00:40:40,939 I just mean the way you stood up for yourself with NuNet, 905 00:40:41,022 --> 00:40:43,608 the way you took this new job and didn't look back. 906 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:47,320 I've watched you for 20 years, Valerie. 907 00:40:47,403 --> 00:40:52,909 Twenty years in an industry that offered you nothing but humiliation. 908 00:40:52,992 --> 00:40:54,702 I don't know how you kept going. 909 00:40:57,205 --> 00:40:58,957 Isn't that funny? I never felt that. 910 00:41:00,708 --> 00:41:02,752 Humiliation? No, no. 911 00:41:02,835 --> 00:41:07,048 No, well, listen, I felt when people were mean to me or insulting, sure. 912 00:41:07,131 --> 00:41:09,509 You know, but that didn't serve me, you know, 913 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:12,387 'cause needed to get to where I was going, you know? 914 00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:15,056 So, but humiliation, no. 915 00:41:16,057 --> 00:41:18,351 You know, no, I think-- 916 00:41:18,434 --> 00:41:20,687 I think you have to agree to be humiliated. 917 00:41:20,770 --> 00:41:22,146 And I never signed up. 918 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:24,941 You know? Yeah. 919 00:41:27,819 --> 00:41:30,029 I don't know, just did the best, 920 00:41:30,113 --> 00:41:32,907 you know, with what I was given, right? 921 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:35,868 And isn't that what being a human being is, though? 922 00:41:35,952 --> 00:41:37,662 Right? You just make the best of things. 923 00:41:37,745 --> 00:41:42,542 Otherwise, you're just left behind and miserable all the time, you know? 924 00:41:43,376 --> 00:41:44,377 Yeah. 925 00:41:45,461 --> 00:41:50,425 I don't know, things aren't always going to be the way you want, right? 926 00:41:50,508 --> 00:41:53,261 Not always gonna get the perfect job. 927 00:41:54,429 --> 00:41:56,597 Or whatever, you know? 928 00:41:56,681 --> 00:41:59,350 But you have to make the best of it, right? 929 00:41:59,434 --> 00:42:00,643 You have to adapt. 930 00:42:01,936 --> 00:42:02,937 Keep going. 931 00:42:03,980 --> 00:42:07,233 Anyway, that's what I tried to do, so... 932 00:42:07,316 --> 00:42:09,694 I feel like I'm seeing you for the first time. 933 00:42:10,903 --> 00:42:12,196 Really? 934 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,991 Okay, maybe that's why you haven't been able 935 00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:16,701 to get this doc right. 936 00:42:16,784 --> 00:42:20,538 You've been telling the wrong story. Now tell the one about Valerie Cherish. 937 00:42:24,625 --> 00:42:29,005 Okay, I've gotta go to that cooking class for my new show. 938 00:42:29,088 --> 00:42:31,507 Don't wanna get too good, or I'll end up cooking dinner 939 00:42:31,591 --> 00:42:34,052 for Mark forever after. 940 00:42:34,135 --> 00:42:36,054 Is that good-- You have what you need? 941 00:42:36,137 --> 00:42:38,389 -Yeah, is that it? -Yeah, I got it. 942 00:42:38,473 --> 00:42:39,807 Okay, good. 943 00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:41,684 Can you please sound more excited? 944 00:42:41,768 --> 00:42:44,062 Jane, I'm gonna need you to sound more excited. 945 00:42:46,564 --> 00:42:48,524 It's a Comeback callback. 946 00:42:49,484 --> 00:42:50,943 Good. Okay. 947 00:42:52,987 --> 00:42:55,031 Oh, you know what? Yeah, maybe I should... 948 00:42:56,657 --> 00:42:59,160 A "callback" is a sitcom writing term. 949 00:42:59,243 --> 00:43:01,621 You know, when you call something back 950 00:43:01,704 --> 00:43:03,998 that happened before, you know, for a laugh. 951 00:43:04,874 --> 00:43:07,168 So, okay. Yeah, that's good. 952 00:43:07,251 --> 00:43:11,964 Anyway, thanks. Thanks, everyone. Thanks, yeah. Sure was fun. 953 00:43:13,382 --> 00:43:14,467 Bye, doll.