The Producer :
Forget about the fucking tweet!
The Anchor :
Look, I get that it's stupid, but it has an effect.
And we haven't been getting the bounces lately.
And there's injustice. Living with that much injustice
from the person who was supposed to represent--
He's the one who tells you what The World
is going to think of you. And if he tells you
you're bad -- That, forever…..
The Producer :
— Not forever.
That's my point.
30 seconds.
The Producer :
30 seconds. If you're thinking on the off chance
he might die tonight, you can win the last
frame by sticking it to him--
The Anchor :
-- I'm not.
The Producer :
Then why are you
talking about justice?
The Anchor :
— I don't know what to say.
The Producer :
It's voice mail. "Dad, it's
Will. I just heard--"
The Anchor :
…I'll call him in the next break.
The Producer :
What was the third tweet?
The first was you blew her
off and she's a waitress and
you didn't respond to that.
And the second was the lost battle
and you didn't respond to that.
What was the third?
The Anchor :
"You just lost
A Viewer."
The Producer :
(nods in Disbelief)
……she knows what
she's doing.
*********
We live in a dangerous
time for Freedom.
A time when it takes guts to speak
out for conservative values.
I'll grant you that it takes guts
to speak out about anything.
But does it take something extra...
It's about five minutes away, and then
we'll have to cut it down from 4:07.
Okay. Just 20 to 25
seconds will be cool.
If we can't get it right on time, we can
always slide it to Ten o’clock.
I want it for us.
We may be squeezed.
Then we're squeezed.
Alright. We'll have it.
...or Mr. Buchanan.
But Rush Limbaugh has the most
popular show on the radio
and Pat Buchanan won
The New Hampshire primary.
What does someone who wants to speak
up about conservative values have
to fear in terms of consequences?
Will, I'm not even sure why
we're talking about this.
It's because you said it's
a Dangerous time for
Freedom —
A time when it takes
guts to speak out
for conservative values, and
then I took it from there.
Pat Buchanan was fired
from MSNBC.
Do you know why?
I can take a guess.
Well, since you're on Television,
I'd prefer you didn't.
It was absolutely because
of The Book.
I guess you couldn't
help yourself.
You and I know there's a chapter
that's misunderstood.
Tess, I'll be back in a second.
Give him a warning at 30 out.
Copy.
People widely misunderstood
a chapter in Pat's book.
The chapter --
"The End of White America."
Jesse?
Yeah.
I'm Mac -- Mackenzie McHale,
The Producer.
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
That's such a News name.
(1940s Perry White-voice)
"Well, you got moxie, kid.
Kill The Lead that was there before
and get me a ham sandwich."
(blank look)
So, let me ask you
a couple of things.
You're The Head of
The Rutgers Gay-
Straight Alliance?
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
Yes.
The Producer :
Did you know Tyler?
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
No.
The Producer :
Will's gonna ask you about the
reaction to all this on campus.
You don't have to feel like
you're speaking for everyone,
just your own experience —
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
Obviously I thought
what Dharun Ravi did
was reprehensible.
He invaded Tyler's privacy
in the worst possible way
and then made it available
for everyone to see.
Do you think Dharun Ravi
is homophobic?
The Producer :
I have no idea. I know
he's an asshole.
You take the most intimate
moment of someone's Life and
use it for Entertainment?
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
Right.
The Producer :
.....Right.
A Woman who works for The Post
is mad at Will for a perceived snub
and she's been tweeting about it and
that's why someone here was looking
at the #NewsNight Hashtag :
"Watch #Newsnight 8:00 P.M.
My TV debut.
Gonna make some waves.
#Parentspleasedonthateme."
This was you, right?
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
Yeah. Just spreading The Word.
The Producer :
What kind of waves, Jesse?
….are you planning on coming
out on The Show..?
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
— to my parents.
The Producer :
I'm sorry, you can't.
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
Why?
The Producer :
You just said you can't take
the most intimate moment
of someone's life and use
it for Entertainment.
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
But I'm volunteering to Do that.
I signed a release.
The Producer :
You can't do it.
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
If I hadn't told you, you
wouldn't have known.
The Producer :
If you hadn't tweeted about it
and you hadn't told me,
I wouldn't have known,
but you did and I do.
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
What's wrong with it?
As long as I'm okay with it.
The Producer :
It's just not that kind of Show.
We'll be back after this.
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
What kind of show?
The Producer :
The kind where that
would happen.
We just went to commercial
and I'll be right back.
We have to talk
about this, okay?
Jesse, Head of The Rutgers
Gay-Straight Alliance :
You can't just pretend
I didn't say anything?
The Producer :
No.
The Producer :
She knew what she was doing
when she said you must have
thought she was A Waitress.
People are tweeting?
The Producer :
Mostly women.
Mostly bad stuff?
The Producer :
And Pepper Burke sent
out another tweet.
During The Show?
I wish they'd wait until after.
Or at least a commercial.
The Producer :
What's going on here?
She tweeted again.
The Producer :
Yeah. And Miles Deaken pulled
my pigtails in kindergarten.
Could I...
The Producer :
What was the second tweet?
"Another battle lost in
the war on women."
And also on that metaphor.
Did you call his phone?
Yeah, there was no answer.
The Producer :
You left A Message?
I called The Hospital.
The Producer :
You left A Message for him?
Yeah.
The Producer :
Good. It's gonna mean a lot to him —
….You didn't, did you?
No.
The Producer :
Come on, Do it, now.
It's not that simple.
The Producer :
Yes, it is.
After The Show.
The Producer :
I'm saying in addition
you should call now,
his phone, and leave
A Message.
Start to turn this around.
I think I'm making
A Mistake not having Neal
write something
to this woman.
"It was a pleasure meeting you at lunch.
I'm sorry you felt snubbed."
The Producer :
Yeah, but maybe it
should be longer.
What else do you want to say?
“I had to hurry back
to The Office.”
The Producer :
What else?
I don't think any woman with
a coffee cup is A Waitress.
I don't think women are only
suited to be waitresses.
The Producer :
Are you sure you want to be
that insulting to Waitresses?
You're right.
The Producer :
Will.
Yeah?
*********
Mackenzie:
Jesse. I'm sorry, I've got
to bump the segment.
Why?
Mackenzie:
We screwed up.
We aired a badly edited tape
of George Zimmerman talking
to the 911 operator and I need the
space so we can air the full tape
at the end of the show.
Is this because I said
I was coming out?
Mackenzie:
No.
Because I was gonna
come out on the air?
Mackenzie:
No. I just told you the reason.
I don't believe you.
Mackenzie:
I guess I'm gonna have to live with that.
People are gonna know about this.
Mackenzie:
140-character public shaming is absolutely in order,
but make sure you blame it on Will and not me 'cause
Will's The Famous One and you'll want traction.
Why are you acting like such a bitch?
Mackenzie:
(shuts The Door)
I was gonna lose the segment anyway and
it was 'cause you were gonna come out.
Jesse :
If it makes you uncomfortable, then
maybe you should come to our meetings.
Mackenzie:
You want to come out
on TV, I don't care.
But you can't do it here.
He's not Maury Povich.
Tyler was robbed of his right to come
out to the world on his own terms.
Dharun made that decision for him.
I'm doing what Tyler never
had the chance to do.
I'm taking The Power back.
Mackenzie:
Jesse, you're full of shit.
You want to
be a D-lister
and that's it.
You want to get onstage and you want to call him ‘Tyler’
even though you told me you didn't know him
so you can bathe in his reflected tragedy.
Fuck you, Jesse.
That kid killed himself because his privacy was stolen.
Mackenzie:
And you think you're honouring him by tweeting about
coming out in front of a million and a half strangers?
I'll put up color bars before I'll put
you in front of our cameras.
…..I thought it was one way to
tell my parents the news and
not be there when I did.
Mackenzie:
Well, good luck with that.
Thanks.
Mackenzie:
I saw a video online.
It gets better.
How would you know?
Mackenzie:
….I guess I wouldn't.
Take it easy.
I've known a few of these guys.
I know this one very well.
Having a relationship
with An Audience is cool.I get it.
As long as it doesn't turn serious.
As long as it's hooking up and Home
before sunrise, then everything's
fine 'cause... They don't feel
about you the way
you want them to.
You were gonna get killed.
I did you a favour.
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