Note that all of this screenplay will be edited to use screenshots and voiceovers. Assume all characters are (O.S.) unless otherwise specified.
Fade in:
INT. Living room (Not actually visible)
Two friends, Person A and Person B are discussing an article on a news app.
INSERT:
A close-up shot of Person A’s smartphone.
Person A
Hey, check it out! It says Candy Barre is hosting a game show.
Person B
Who’s that?
Person A
You watch Slouch Couch, right?
Person B
I just know it from the memes.
Person A
She’s Aya.
Fast wipe to:
INT. Dorm communal area. Extract from the sitcom.
The footage actually shows drawings, with the caption “WE COULD NOT SECURE THE RIGHTS FOR THE VIDEO FOOTAGE.”
The roommates are watching TV together on a sofa, Roomie A, B, and C sitting left to right on the sofa, Roomie D sitting in front of them, behind the coffee table on which are several cups and a bag of chips. They are cheering at the football game (TV not in frame), from which ambience from the sports broadcast can be heard.
Roomie A
(talking over each other)
Yes... Yes... Yes...!
Roomie B
(talking over each other)
They’re wide open! Go!
Roomie C
(talking over each other)
We got it! We got it! Juke!
Roomie D
(talking over each other)
Come on! Come on! We’re so close!
The four Roomies loudly cheer and rejoice as the players score a touchdown.
Roomie A
(talking over each other)
Yeeaahh!
Roomie B
(talking over each other)
Touchdown! Woooo!
Roomie C
(talking over each other)
Let’s goooo!
Roomie D
(talking over each other)
Yooo! That was beast mode!
Cut to:
A door opens before the cut. Aya groggily walks out from the hall, in her pajamas and holding a large black cat plushie.
Aya
(sleepily)
Guys, will you cut it out? It’s already 9:07 PM.
Cut to:
Laugh track as the camera shows the four Roomies’ reaction.
Cut to:
Close-up of Roomie C’s face.
Roomie C
(dismissively)
Come on, Aya, it’s Friday. What, you don’t have class tomorrow, do you?
Cut to:
Close-up of Aya’s face.
Aya
(deadpan)
You don’t have class right now, do you?
Laugh track.
Fast wipe to:
Cut back to the two.
Person B
Oh, right, that Asian girl.
Person A
Yeah. It says the game show’s called Salty Trivia.
Person B
(suddenly excited)
No way! They revived that from like 2007?
Fast wipe to:
INT. Game show set. Extract from Salty Trivia 2007.
The footage actually shows the “classic” version of the logo, with the caption “WE CAN’T SHOW FOOTAGE OF THIS EITHER.”
The crowd is cheering, and the cheering calms as the host begins talking.
Host
Welcome to Salty Trivia with Frank O’Pinnian! The answers are serious like the presidency, but the questions are ridiculous like George W. Bush.
Crowd laughs.
Fast wipe to:
Cut back to the two.
Person A
Right. It also says they’re looking for contestants.
Person B
Ooh! I’ve always wanted to be on it! Text me the link.
Person A
Not before I apply!
Smash cut to:
Over black.
The modern logo appears in the center of the screen.
Over logo, we hear:
Candy
Hey you! Yeah, the schmendrick in front of the monitor. What have you got to lose?
Cut to:
Flavor text and call to action.