Finally Growing Up Season 1 Episode 2: The Next Step (Writer’s Pick)

CHRIS, JULIAN, and DREW are sitting in the living room, facing one another.

JULIAN
Get a job.

DREW
I can’t get a job, I’m 10.

CHRIS
He was talking to me. And who’s hiring teenagers right now?

JULIAN
Pharmacies.

CHRIS
You think I know how to make medication?

JULIAN
Nope.

CHRIS
Then how would I be able to work in a pharmacy.

JULIAN
Entertain the people in line.

CHRIS
What now?

JULIAN
Uncle Josh and Uncle Andrew did it for a little while in a kids’ doctor’s office.

CHRIS
That’s—

JULIAN
It’s more tame than you’re thinking.

CHRIS
I’ll have to trust you there. And no, I’m not getting a job as someone who entertains people in line. Plus, everyone just stays in their cars now and drives to the window like they’re getting a burger.

DREW
Or 20.

CHRIS
That’s not nice.

DREW
It’s true.

JULIAN
Not exactly. Speaking of which, maybe there are jobs out there where you can cook burgers?

CHRIS
I can’t even cook for ourselves! Also everyone’s looking to hire experienced chefs to cook the burgers.

DREW
You’re an experienced chef.

CHRIS
What makes you think that?

DREW
You made breakfast today.

CHRIS
I made cereal, and even then I accidentally put milk in it.

JULIAN
Um...what do you usually put in it?

CHRIS
Apple juice.

DREW
Sounds disgusting.

CHRIS
Tastes it too.

JULIAN
Sometimes you make no sense to me.

CHRIS
Eating it with milk is good. We have no money so to make sure I don’t overeat I make it as worse as I possibly can.

DREW
That’s actually smart. And also sad.

JULIAN
That’s what happens when we have no money and Chris has no job.

CHRIS
I’m also in school, remember.

JULIAN
Aren’t you on mute the whole time now that we’re all taking classes in our pajamas under the kitchen table?

CHRIS
I’m on mute. Not sure about the under the kitchen table part.

JULIAN
Does the teacher see you?

CHRIS
No, we all pick out profile images that actually show puppets.

DREW
That’s weird.

CHRIS
Right?

JULIAN
Get a job and bring your computer into work with you!

CHRIS
Then I’d get fired for going to school while at work.

JULIAN
You don’t even want to try it?

CHRIS
No way.

JULIAN
Then we’ll have no money.

CHRIS
I have an idea.

DREW
What is it?

CHRIS
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

DREW
Probably not.

CHRIS
I’m not thinking anything. Say your idea.

DREW
Doesn’t Aunt Catherine have a ton of money?

CHRIS
She’s being sarcastic when she says that.

DREW
But she’s marrying rich, right?

CHRIS
I don’t think his name is Rich.

DREW
Whatever his name is, I think we need to try to make a little deal with him.

JULIAN
We have to try that.

Finally Finale: One More Reunion

SETTING: The home of FRAN, BRIAN, JOSH, and ANDREW. Everyone in the family is present for the third family reunion.

Bidding Farewell to TVRGO’s Finally Franchise: A Retrospective

In March 2019, TVRGO premiered Finally Together. Its first season was a ten-episode story following an extended family that was meeting in person for the first time in years. It was a concept I had for a couple years at that point; in fact, originally the idea was to have a different family in every episode. Instead, I took one family and made three spinoffs about them.

I’ll always have nostalgia for the first season of Finally Together, which is the show that started the franchise. It was a unique take, in that there were so many characters that they were introduced gradually. It actually wasn’t until the end of the fourth episode when everyone in the family arrive at the place of the reunion. Those first few  episodes were meant to show a stark contrast among the family members.

One of my favorite episodes in the entire franchise was the finale of the first season. While I purposefully put in hints that the finale would see them all staying together, I had never planned on that actually being the way it ended. Instead, the family went their separate ways, but everyone displayed character growth. It was by no means a sad ending, but rather one that opened the possibility to explore small groups of characters on their own.

The first spinoff created was Finally Apart. The main character on Finally Apart, Catherine, was one of my favorite characters to write. I saw many storylines in her adult life essentially starting over. Still, I wanted to find a way to get the whole extended family back together; the finale of Finally Apart opened the door for that. It was scheduled in late December for ten consecutive days, almost as if it was taking place in real time. It provided more storylines and more laughs, and led the way to another spinoff, Finally Back Home.

Finally Back Home is a spinoff where I took a few of my favorite characters and brought them into the classic parents-move-in-with-the-kids plot. There are certainly twists along the way, though, straying from the typical formula. It saw the characters going through odd jobs and an adoption. While the situation seemed awkward at first, it turned out to be for the best.

The third and final spinoff, Finally Growing Up, focused on three third-generation members of the family. It ended up having a lot of tie-ins with Finally Apart, which also led to the decision to make the second season of Finally Apart less than the typical ten episodes. In fact, in a sense, Finally Apart and Finally Growing Up were oftentimes part of the very same episode. This is the one that relates closest to television; the kids are finding innovative ways to not only make ends meet, but also have fun along the way. The show took place in a single living room; after all, it was written and posted when everyone in the United States was under stay-at-home orders.

In short, thank you to everyone who read Finally Together, Finally Apart, Finally Back Home, and/or Finally Growing Up. It is truly appreciated. It was fun for me to write, and hopefully fun for you to read as well.

To conclude, here is a poll. Be sure to read Finally Finale, premiering tonight at 8pm Eastern time on The TV Ratings Guide!

TVRGO June News Day: Finally Finale, Bake Your Heart Out Premiere, and More

Another month means another batch of news for TVRGO. Below consists of notable premieres, finales, and scheduling moves that are set to occur over the course of the next handful of weeks.

Season and Time Slot Premieres and Finales
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1: What In The World! Season 1 Finale
FRIDAY, JULY 3: Put Me In Season 2 Premiere
SATURDAY, JULY 4: The Bullpen Season 3 Premiere
SATURDAY, JULY 4: Bar Exam Season 2 Premiere (TVRGO Exclusive)
MONDAY, JULY 6: Raymond Island New Time Slot Premiere
THURSDAY, JULY 9: Bake Your Heart Out Season 2 Premiere
SUNDAY, JULY 26: The Book of Terri Season 2 Finale

Renewals
Numb Humor Studios’ new hit What In The World! has been renewed for a second season.

TVRGO Website
The TVRGO website (http://www.tvrgo.blogspot.com) will be the exclusive home to the second season of Bar Exam, a spinoff of The Bullpen. There will often be heavy tie-ins on Bar Exam.

Soon, shows that have ended will show up after the ‘Submit Your Show’ card. These shows, as of now, are Finally Together, Finally Apart, Finally Back Home, Finally Growing Up, and Planet Z. This is in addition to the shows already there: miniseries Let’s Get Presidential alongside the pilots of Delta! and Terror In America, which did not become full series.

Shows not about to join them are Bake Your Heart Out, Bar Exam, College, Marietta, Network, Our House, Put Me In, Raymond Island, The Bullpen, The Book of Terri, What In The World!, Whoa Folks I Had Another Dream, and Writer’s Block. All of these shows are either amidst a season or are scheduled to start a new season in the future.

Finally Finale
The Finally franchise is coming to a close. Finally Together and its three spinoffs, Finally Apart, Finally Back Home, and Finally Growing Up, will bid goodbye to TVRGO on Friday, June 26.

The series finale will be posted at 8pm Eastern time. A retrospective will be posted at 7pm, featuring a discussion of the franchise and a few polls.

In anticipation of the finale, visit the TVRGO website (link above) to read any and all episodes of the shows. Click on the title cards, and you will be redirected to the respective scripts.

What do you think of this news? Tap on a reaction and leave a comment!

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