2x14 - “Pilot Season”
Written By:
Jessica Boggs
FADE IN:
EXT. MANHATTAN SKYLINE - DAY
An urban area is situated in Staten Island in the middle of New York City.
EXT. NETWORK HEADQUARTERS - DAY
The network’s headquarters sits in the heart of downtown Manhattan.
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY
The gang (Leah, Ash, Charlie, Matt, Kasey, and Jesse) sits together at the conference table.
Each of them have stacks of papers in front of them.
Ash, with a commanding presence, shuffles through his stack.
Jesse takes out a notebook with a pen attached out of his briefcase, which stands next to his seat.
He then takes some notes.
Kasey is on her phone.
Matt twiddles his thumbs.
Charlie twirls her hair and adjusts her glasses.
Leah sighs.
ASH
We need to talk about some pilots.
JESSE
What do you mean?
Jesse shrugs in confusion.
ASH
For next season.
Charlie’s eyes widen.
CHARLIE
We are getting the old head start.
ASH
Let’s hear them.
Charlie shuffles through her stacks as she composes herself accordingly.
CHARLIE
Alright, we have an untitled college show on the list of pilots.
She smirks.
CHARLIE (CONT'D)
We also have The Hidden City, the untitled Marietta spinoff, and the Glamanour Heights spinoff.
ASH
What is up with all these spinoffs?
CHARLIE
It’s the business.
Kasey then looks up at Charlie.
KASEY
I have more.
Kasey then sets out her list of pilots.
She passes it over to Ash.
Ash’s eyes widen.
ASH
This is going to be a tough one.
JESSE
I got more.
Jesse hands a list to Ash.
Ash scratches his head.
ASH
Does anyone else have pilots to send?
Silence enters the room.
Ash looks around.
Charlie then stands up.
CHARLIE
That looks like a record high number of pilots. Forty-five to be exact.
Jesse turns to look at Charlie.
JESSE
Surely with the last few years, that has been impossible.
CHARLIE
(with a smile)
All things are possible with a lot of work and some chips.
Ash holds his arm out.
ASH
Surely we have work to do.
One by one, everyone shuffles papers together as they click their pens.
Frustration grows on Charlie’s face.
Jesse sighs and shrugs.
Kasey scratches her head as she makes notes in her notebook.
INT. JESSE'S OFFICE - AFTERNOON
SUPER: A FEW HOURS LATER
Jesse sighs and paces back and forth in his office.
There is a knock on the door.
JESSE
What now?
The door opens to reveal Kasey.
KASEY
Something bad is happening.
JESSE
Are you serious?
Kasey grabs Jesse and they flee the scene.
FADE OUT
NETWORK is written and executive produced by Jessica Boggs and production is overseen by TVRG Originals and Boggs Productions.