FADE FROM BLACK TO: A man in an expensive suit, straightening his tie and looking out a window at a line of people below. The people are marching back and forth in front of the building, holding picket signs that say different versions of "Writers on Strike." The man opens the window and heaves a bucket of water out at the line, then slams the window shut and turns to the camera. We can hear distant screams, and a car wreck.
CROWE: Hi, I'm Mick Crowe. And this is my job.
CUT TO: Opening sequence shows CROWE performing different disgusting jobs: sewage pumping, collecting soil samples in a swamp as an alligator approaches, greasing up competitive bodybuilders, working in a high school cafeteria, etc. Over this is the show logo: "FILTHY JOBS with Mick Crowe."
CROWE (V.O.): I travel the world to find hard-working men and women who do the jobs that make life easier for the rest of us. Now get ready... to get filthy.
CUT TO: CROWE walking through an elegantly-appointed hallway. He talks to the camera as we follow him past offices and busy employees.
CROWE: You may be noticing I look a little different today. Usually I'd be in old jeans, a T-shirt, and a baseball cap bearing the name of whatever hapless company whose productivity I would be ruining that day for our show. This job has a different dress code, but trust me, it's one of the filthiest jobs I've ever taken on.
CROWE arrives at a polished oak door. On it is a small gold sign: "MIGHTY MOGUL ENTERTAINMENT, CEO."
A little too bitingly close to the mark for me to laugh at though. Normally I can laugh out loud at your stuff... but this one (despite the absurdity) was too close to reality and instead just made me angry at the frackin' studios. *growls*
That's kinda what's needed though, so well done.
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You know, I think the studios are totally misrepresented. The WGA is just full of greedy fools, and every writer in Hollywood (whom I know personally) wants to work again, but the union just--ok, kinda pointless.
Yes, much angrier than usual. Yummy.
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