The Return of Yet Another New Slideshow (Sort of) [** Now featuring unshot Julia material - see reply #194**]

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And Willie is scripted to conclude with today's quote -

Page 11/Scene 23 - Willie: 'And I'm startin' with the old books because like you always been nice enough to tell me... (another grin) I got so much to learn.'

- though he doesn't actually get out the entire "because like you always been nice enough to tell me..." in the pilot, nor does he get to "(another grin) I got so much to learn" at all because, as we'll learn with tomorrow's quote...

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...the script explains -

Suddenly Roger grabs him roughly by the arm, hauls him toward        the door.

- which is why Willie gets cut off - though in the pilot Roger actually shoves Willie toward the door. And with today's quote, Roger orders him -

Page 11/Scene 23 - Roger: 'Get down there and get into that truck, and go pick up that girl!'

- though what Roger says in the pilot is "Get down there, get in that truck, and pick up that girl!" - and then the script explains -

And he practically throws him through the doorway. And ...

- and that's how the script concludes the scene. Though in the pilot Willie turns to look at Roger before he goes downstairs - and Roger, before going down the stairs himself, turns to take in one last look at the mess that is Willie's room.

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Moving on with the script:

24     OMITTED 25     EXT. BLUE WHALE - NIGHT        As Willy's pick-up skids into a parking spot. Willie hops out.        He rubs his hands in the dew on the windshield, then slicks his        hair back in a sort of pomade with it. 26     INT. BLUE WHALE - NIGHT        Willie steps in, glares around the room, then goes to the bar        like he owns the place.                                                (CONTINUED)        Revised 2/28/90 26     CONTINUED:        SAM EVANS (50s), the craggy-faced, former whaler, who owns the        place, crosses over to him, gives him a stern eye. His        daughter, MAGGIE, 27, the waitress, a sexy, quick-witted lady is        sitting over a cup of coffee nearby.

And that's where today's quote -

Page 12/Scene 26 - Sam: 'I don't want to have any trouble, Willie.'

- comes up. However, what Sam actually says is "I don't want any trouble, Willie." And while we're on this moment, Maggie isn't sitting over a cup of coffee - she's nearby reading a book at the bar.

Also, when it comes to Scene #25, "Willy's" (yes, that's how the script spells it there) pick-up doesn't skid into a parking spot - it merely pulls in - and Willie doesn't rub his hands in the dew on the windshield and then slick his hair back in a sort of pomade. In fact, Willie's wearing a knit hat.

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And Willie replies with today's quote:

Page 12/Scene 26 - Willie: 'Me neither, Sambo. Just a little glass of your ninety-proof.'

Have always loved Willie's nickname for Sam - though I doubt Sam did...

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After Sam insists Willie knows why Sam won't serve him, the script indicates that -

Willie stares at him. Sam holds his ground. Maggie turns to        him.

- before today's quote:

Page 12/Scene 26 - Maggie: 'Why don't you just blow, Willie?'

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Once again there are two quotes in the slideshow today so one has to click on the right button and then click on the left button to first get the first quote to appear with the first graphic or click either button twice. After that, everything lines up fine...

And I must say that after today's first quote -

Page 12/Scene 26 - Willie: 'Hey, Maggie, kiss off!'

- comes up (though Willie actually delivers it as "Kiss off, Maggie!"), I've always loved the expression on Maggie's face when she delivers today's second quote -

Page 12/Scene 26 - Maggie: 'I love it when you talk sweet to me.'

 - though the best part is when Maggie prefaces it with an "Ooo," as in "Ooo, I love it when you talk sweet to me." 

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There are also two quotes in the slideshow today.

And when it comes to today's second quote -

Page 12/Scene 26 - Willie: 'So am I, maybe we should get together... after I have a drink.

- what Willie says in the pilot is "So am I, maybe we should get together... after I have me a drink."

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Continuing on with the script:

DAPHNE                  Charming, Willie. Really                  charming.        Willie turns on her.                                                 (CONTINUED) _______________________________________________________________ 26     CONTINUED:   (2)                            WILLIE                  Who asked ya anyway?! Why don’t                  you go back there and sit down with                  your ... lover boy.        Sam is starting to get angry.

And that's where today's quote -

Page 13/Scene 26 - Sam: 'Take it easy, Willie, and just get out of here.'

- comes up. However, there are a few variations in some of the lines. Daphne actually says "Oh, that's charming, Willie. That's really charming." Willie says "Who asked you anyway?! Why don’t you just sit down over there with your ... lover boy." And Sam says "Hey, Willie! Just take it easy and get the hell out of here."

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I need to catch up a bit with this topic - but first I want to mention that one of the fun things for me about this pilot is how, especially in the beginning, Willie gets some of the best funny lines. And perhaps my favorite is when Willie replies to Sam's "Just take it easy and get the hell out of here" with:

Page 13/Scene 26 - Willie: 'I'll take it any way I can get it,
Sam boy.'

The expression on his face is priceless! 

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The script continues with:

Suddenly, a hand clamps down on Willie's shoulder. He SPINS        and comes face to face with Joe.                            JOE                  The man asked you to leave.                            WILLIE                  I got business here.  You wanna                  try an' make me?        Joe looks like he's perfectly willing to oblige, when...                            VICKI (O.S.)                  I don't think that will be                  necessary.        They both turn. PAN TO INCLUDE Vicki, standing there, holding        her valise.

And that's when Friday's quote -

Page 13/Scene 26 - Vicki (CONT'D): 'If it's all right, I'd like to go to Collinwood now.'

- comes up. Though, as is often the case, some things are a bit different in the pilot. For one, Joe's hand doesn't suddenly clamp down on Willie’s shoulder, seemingly from out of nowhere, as the script implies - we see Joe rush over to Willie before Joe grabs Willie's shoulder - and Joe actually says "Okay - the man asked you to leave." And after Willie gets in Joe's face and asks him if he wants to try and make him leave, Joe replies with an unscripted "I'd be glad to." And what Vicki actually says is "That won't be necessary" and "I'd like to go to Collinwood now, if that's all right."

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And continuing:

JOE                  You sure you want to ride with                  this guy? I'm gonna be leavin'                  in a couple of minutes... I can                  give you a lift.        She eyes Willie carefully, but she's in control.                            VICKI                  I'm sure it will be just fine.        Willie gives Joe his best smirk, then takes Vicki's suitcase        in a grand manner, half-bows, and motions toward the door.                                                (CONTINUED)        Revised 2/28/90 26     CONTINUED:  (3)                            VICKI                       (to the others)                  Thank you for all your help.        And she turns, starts for the door, Willie following.        As he goes, he throws another look back over his shoulder.

And that's when Saturday's quote -

Page 14/Scene 26 - Joe: 'Jerk...'

- comes up in the script - though that's not when it comes up in the pilot. But more on that in the next installment...

However, before we leave this installment, Joe actually tells Vicki "Look, you don't have to ride with this guy. I'm gonna be leavin' in a few minutes... I'll give you a lift." Vicki says "I think it'll be just fine." After she thanks the others for their help, Joe replies with an unscripted "Sure." And after Willie gives Joe his best smirk, Willie doesn't actually take Vicki's suitcase or half-bow to her because she's already moved to leave and she's continuing to carry her suitcase herself.

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Picking up in the script after Joe is scripted to call Willie a jerk:

And he goes out the door. 27     EXT. BLUE WHALE - NIGHT        Willie indifferently slings Vicki's case into the truckbed,        letting her open her own door. She gets in, and notices Joe        standing in the pub's entrance, watching.        As they pull out, Vicki exchanges a wave with Joe. 27A    JOE        Standing in the open door, watching the car drive away. A beat,        Daphne joins him. She puts a hand on his shoulder.

And that's when yesterday's quote was scripted to come up - but it's not at all that way in the pilot. What actually happens in the pilot is that immediately after Willie turns to leave the Blue Whale, things cut to Scene 27 outside the Blue Whale. However, we don't start off by seeing Willie indifferently slinging Vicki's case into the truckbed and letting her open her own door. What we do see is Willie actually opening the truck door for Vicki and her getting inside - then as Willie walks around the front of the truck, Joe comes out and stands just outside the entrance to the Blue Whale. That prompts Willie to say an unscripted "Night, lover boy" and he snickers hysterically as he gets into the truck. And as Joe looks on unamused, Vicki waves to Joe as the truck starts up and then pulls away. Then Scene 27A changes location entirely from the way it's in the script because things switch back inside the Blue Whale. We see Maggie and Daphne at the bar exchanging a good laugh over something as behind the bar Sam cleans a glass and Joe comes back inside - and as Joe walks over to them is when he actually calls Willie a jerk. And after that is where yesterday's quote -

Page 14/Scene 27A - Daphne: 'I'm glad nothing happened in there, Willie gets a little crazy sometimes.'

- has been moved to in the pilot - though, because she's no longer standing outside with Joe as originally scripted, what Daphne says is "Oh, well at least nothing happened. I mean, Willie can get a little crazy sometimes." Also, Maggie replies to that with an unscripted "A little crazy?" And then after that is when today's quote -

Page 14/Scene 27A - Joe: 'He oughta learn some manners... [Joe turns to her, a crooked grin on his face.] (CONT'D) 'specially if he's gonna mix it up with somebody who's even crazier than he is.'

- comes up in the scene - though what he actually says is "Yeah, well, the guy's gotta learn some manners," then he sighs, turns toward Daphne, then away again and says "Especially if he's gonna mess with someone crazier than him."

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Before we catch up with the script, after Joe's quote from Monday regarding Willie messing with someone crazier than he his, behind his back Joe jokingly does something to Daphne that's unscripted and Daphne laughingly tells him "Stop that!" Then things pick up with the script as it explains:

Suddenly, he grabs her, lifting her clear off her feet and        slings her over his shoulder.

However things then return to unscripted stuff as Joe tells her "I think it's time we do a little night fishing, milady. Gar...gar..."

And then Tuesday's quote -

Page 14/Scene 27A - Daphne: (laughing) 'Joe... Joe! Put me down! What are you, crazy?!'

- comes up - though Daphne actually calls out an unscripted "Maggie!" for help rather than calling out the scripted "Joe... Joe!" And as Joe carries Daphne off toward the door, he spins around to face Maggie and Sam and bids an unscripted "Good night" and a wave. And it isn't until after that that Daphne orders "Joe, put me down!" She doesn't ask if he's crazy. And as Joe spins back around, telling Daphne an unscripted "Aw, c'mon" he carries her out the door.

The script concludes the scene with -

In the bg., Sam and Maggie are laughing.

- but they're actually still in the foreground. And as Maggie moves closer to her father, she jokingly remarks an unscripted "Just another night at the Blue Whale" which prompts a good laugh from Sam. Then end of scene.

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Here's how things pick up in the script with the next scene:

27B    ANOTHER ANGLE        As he strides cut onto the sidewalk, starts carrying her toward        the side of the building. 27C    EXT. BLUE WHALE - ALLEY        As Joe, with Daphne slung over his shoulder, struggling        playfully, turns in from the street, starts up the dark alley        to where his big, old four-door Buick is parked.

And yes, that's pretty much the way things play except outside Joe continues more unscripted stuff with his "Gar... gar... gar..." and after both he and Daphne laugh, he asks "Havin' fun?" and laughs some more. And Joe doesn't carry Daphne up a dark alley because his car is actually parked on the street. And as he carries Daphne closer to his car, he repeats that "Gar... We're gonna do a little night fishin', milady." And then we get the unscripted dialogue from the following moment that appears in the original '91 series slideshow:

Ep #1 (Extended) - Joe (to Daphne): 'Here's the boat - we're
gonna dock here right now.'

And as they laughingly disappear into the back seat of the car, that's where the entire sequence ends in the pilot. At least in the extended version of the pilot that MPI released (on NBC things ended much earlier - after Willie's truck started and drove away, leaving Joe watching them). But there's more in the script. And that will be coming up in the next post...

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Continuing with the script's next scene:

27D    INT. CAR        As Joe pulls open the back door, dumps her on the seat, quickly        climbs in, shutting the door behind him.                            DAPHNE                       (laughing)                  Joe... you are crazy...        He grabs her, plants a hard, smouldering kiss on her.

And that's when Wednesday's quote -

Page 15/Scene 27D - Daphne: (quieter, more serious) 'I thought you had to go.'

comes up - followed by Thursday's quote -

Page 15/Scene 27D - Joe: 'I do. [He kisses her again, softer and more earnest this time.] But that doesn't mean I want to.'

- which is then followed in the script by:

Daphne looks up at him, runs her fingers through his hair, then        slowly pulls him back down to her.                            DAPHNE                  That’s good...        They kiss, long and steaming this time.

End of scene.

And coming up next, a scene between Vicki and Willie that doesn't appear in any version of the pilot...