Here's a scene from a tv show I created called "Jersey Did It", which is about a young woman who lives in L.A. and is the daughter of actor parents. She lives off of their money and her irrational fears of everything keep her from having a normal life. It's a sitcom and I've already written 3 episodes...hopefully coming to a tv screen near you! This scene is from the pilot:
EXT. DINER - DAY
Jersey walks outside with Gavin. She looks at her cell phone.
GAVIN
Expecting a call?
JERSEY
Never. I was checking the time.
GAVIN
Got somewhere to be?
JERSEY
Just wondering if I have time to drop off this check to my bitch sister before the storm begins.
GAVIN
Storm? There’s not gonna be any storm. This is L.A. in the summer...there’s no storm.
JERSEY
The news said there was going to be a storm.
GAVIN
Why are you freaking out over a storm? You’ll be driving! Just take an umbrella! What, are you afraid you’ll melt?
He laughs hysterically at his own joke.
JERSEY
Will you go with me?
GAVIN
I have an audition.
JERSEY
Oh. You’re trying that acting thing again?
GAVIN
Uh. Sorta.
JERSEY
What’s the audition for?
GAVIN
You know, it’s a thing. There’s this thing...a product.
JERSEY
A commercial? Ooh! I hope you get it, those dealies pay a lot. And if it’s a national commercial, you can pay your rent. My friend Artista did this national phone sex commercial a few years back, boy, it sure did buy her a lot of drugs.
GAVIN
Okay, okay, it’s not a commercial. It’s an open call for background work.
JERSEY
Like an extra? Like, you’ll be standing in the background drinking coffee, having a fake conversation under your breath while real actors with real lines are walking past you?
She laughs.
GAVIN
Hey! It pays nicely too! Minimum wage, but it’s more than I’m getting paid writing scripts in the diner on your laptop! Why don’t you ask your sister if they need someone to work on her show?
JERSEY
I’m not asking that hoe bag for any favors. She’s so full of herself. Ooh, look at me, I have a hit show...blah blah blah...
GAVIN
At least mention me, and that I’m a screenwriter??
JERSEY
Okay, okay, I’ll help a brother out...
GAVIN
I don’t think...
JERSEY
Ooh, I’ll pay you! Come work for me, Gavin!
GAVIN
Doing what?
JERSEY
Odds and ends. I have spiders that need to be killed...you can run this check to my bitch sister!
GAVIN
Why are you dropping off a check to your sister anyway?
JERSEY
I said I’d go halfsies on a anniversary present for our parents that she already bought.
GAVIN
I’m not going to be a personal assistant for someone who doesn’t have a job. Besides, we’ve been friends for too long, I really don’t see that ending well.
JERSEY
Come on, Gavin! I need an assistant! I’d rather have someone I can trust!
GAVIN
So you can bug my underwear Jersey?! No thank you!
JERSEY
I would never bug your underwear! My friend Artista might though. She has, uh, what’s it called? That thingy you get from too much sex with skeezy guys and you can see bugs literally crawling around in your underjunk...
GAVIN
I love you Jersey, I’d like to keep it that way. Besides, I can’t spend too much time with you. Small doses, Jers. Small doses.
JERSEY
Why does everyone keep saying that to me?!
She begins to whine.
All of a sudden, a single raindrop falls down and hits her in the eye.
JERSEY
Did you see that?!
GAVIN
I didn’t...what?
JERSEY
A raindrop! Screw it, I’m not going all the way to Santa Monica in a rain storm!
GAVIN
You’re from New York, for Gilligan’s sake! You should be used to the rain!
JERSEY
Dude, I’ve been in L.A. too long! Too much sunshine makes you forget...
GAVIN
Too much sunshine made you build up an irritational fear of rain?
JERSEY
Walk me to my car.
The two walk down the street.
JERSEY
Maybe if I just got in and sat there until the storm ended.
GAVIN
There is no storm! The sun is out!
JERSEY
I’m like, way too scared right now. Like, way...too...scared.
She starts to breathe heavily.
JERSEY
I’ll pay you double whatever you had in mind!
GAVIN
I didn’t have anything in mind because I don’t want to work for you! Bye, Jersey!
He walks away quickly.
JERSEY
Gavin, we are no longer friends! Come back, Gavin! Well, fine, screw you then, man! I hope your day gets ruined too! I hope you get run over by a car! A smelly one! (beat) A spider attacked me this morning!
He continues to walk away into the distance.
She looks up into the clouds and jumps into her car, scared.
"Jersey Did It" a sitcom
(c) 2012 Angie Grace/Scenestealer Productions
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