Posted on January 25, 2021
Behind The Looking Glass Script, The New Advert
Collin} Guys, I need to talk to you about something .
David} What is it, this time ?.
Craig} Yeah, you time waster .
Collin} Hey, I know that I was harsh on you yesterday , I’m gonna make it up to you , I promise .
David} What are you gonna do for us this time, send us to the corner shop, and say that nothing is for us ?.
Craig} Yeah, dig us in the ground , even deeper ?.
Collin} No, I need you to create an advert to promote the detecting industry , you boys look like you are up for the job .
David} Hah, do we look like the sort of people for that ? , I told you, I don’t know IT .
Craig} Yeah, I’m awful with computers , don’t even get me started on them .
Collin} You won’t be using the computers, you will be using cameras for this project .
David} What the hell are cameras ?.
Craig} Cameras ?.
Collin} Yeah cameras, haven’t you heard of them ?.
David} No .
Craig} Nah, they don’t sound familiar .
Collin} Are you kidding me ?, .
David} Yeah, we haven’t heard of them before , have you heard of them, Craig ?.
Craig} No .
Collin} Come on guys, get your head out of the clouds , I mean, what the hell is this, the 20th century ?, this is the new generation .
David} Yeah, but they are not called cameras, .
Craig} Yeah, they aren’t named that .
Collin} What , of course they are cameras, don’t be silly , what are they called , then ?.
David} No, they are called things .
Craig} That’s what they are called, you are a genius .
Collin} Things ?, you guys are nuts .
David} Yeah, blame that on the people who invented them .
Collin} I am not gonna call them, Things .
David} I am very happy with calling them , Things .
Craig} Yes, me too .
Collin} I am not gonna say ,” Get the things ” , I’ll look like a complete tool .
David} When do you want us to actually make the advert ?.
Craig} Yeah, we are here , talking about bloody things .
Collin} Yeah well, you are the ones , who brang up this subject , made us talk about cameras .
David} Hey, they are called, Things .
Collin} Whatever, just go and get started .
{ Meanwhile, Craig and David are shooting the advert}
Craig} How the hell do we turn this thing on ?.
David} I don’t know, there’s a button on the right hand side , click that .
Craig} Ok, oh, this is absolutely useless .
David} Has it not turned on ?.
Craig} No , it’s a piece of crap, oh here you go, it turned on .
David} Ok, now what do we need to do ?.
Craig} We need to film ourselves .
David} Saying what ?.
Craig} I don’t know, probably stuff about the department , why people should apply for this job .
David} Oh ok , do I need a script or something ?.
Craig} No, have you heard of improvisation ?.
David} No .
Craig} Use that .
David} Ok, um , have you witnessed a crime , need somebody to solve it , then you’ve come to the right place , welcome to The Police Department .
Craig} David, can I just stop you right there ?, what the hell, Police Department ?.
David} Yeah, what’s wrong with that ?.
Craig} Hmm, ” Is it alright ?” , no, we are not a part of a police department , we are detectives .
David} Oh yeah, forgot about that , anyway, keep on rolling .
Craig} Ok, .
{David starts dancing }
Craig} Woah what the hell , what are you doing ?.
David} Doing what ?.
Craig} Why are you dancing ?.
David} I am dancing because , it makes it interesting .
Craig} Yeah, but people are expecting this to be a flipping dance class .
David} What am I supposed to do , stand there, talking like a robot ?, I’d rather dance then do all of the talking .
Craig} Yeah, but we solve crimes here, not do dance competitions , loosen up .
David} Ok fine .
Craig} We might as well just talk about how whack our boss is .
David} Yeah .
Craig} I mean, what does he want us to do ?.
David} Yeah , just sits down, playing bloody checkers , meanwhile, making us walk down the mountains .
Craig} Yeah, .
David} Ok, we should carry on .
Craig} Ok .
David} ” Our boss is bonkers , he made us walk down Green Lanes in the freezing cold , and we discovered a boot, I mean seriously a boot, I’m bloody raging .
Craig} Just keep it edgy , and don’t laugh , otherwise people won’t take it seriously .
David} Are you kidding me ?, this is based on a real life event , I won’t laugh, I’m raging about it .
Collin} Hey guys , how are you getting on ?.
David} Rubbish .
Craig} Couldn’t think of a better word for it .
Collin} Can I see on what you have so far ?.
David} No , I don’t think .
Craig} No .
Collin} Oh come on, you must of done something over the last couple of minutes .
David} We did, but it’s not ready to be in the hands of a very stupid boss .
Collin} Excuse me, who are you ?.
David} No, who are you ?.
Craig} David, calm down .
David} Get off me , man .
Collin} I’m just gonna check the footage on the camera .
David} Thing .
Collin} Oh shut up .
{ Watches the footage }
Collin} What in the living hell is this ?.
David} A advertisement commercial , sir .
Collin} No, I can’t get my head around what exactly is happening here .
David} We are now film directors , move over Steven Spielberg .
Collin} This is shit .
Craig} I’ll take that as a compliment .
Collin} Playing checkers , what the ?.
David} That’s the best part .
Craig} What do you think of it ?.
Collin} It’s just crap .
David} Yes, I was waiting for that word, my whole life .
Craig} We are uploading it on our website .
David} Yes, let’s do it , let’s do it .
Craig} Done, it’s uploaded , we have to wait for somebody to reply back to us .
David} Woah , we got 5 reviews already .
Craig} Ok, read them out, read them out ?.
David starts reading the reviews} the first one says, ” I just watched the advert , I really fancy the other guy ” .
Craig} What the heck ?, what is that got to do with our department ?.
David} No idea, this is not Tinder .
Craig} Wait, who did she say that she fancied ?.
Collin} She said that she fancied David .
David} Yes, get in , I’m so happy .
Craig} Dang it , I hate it, why does she fancy you ?, you haven’t shaved in 10 days .
David} Oh shut up, I have .
Craig} This thing is a god damn farce , I came here to work in detecting, not to get held up in the stupid world .
David} Oh wait, hold on a sec , who are all of these people ?.
Craig} No idea ?.
David} Craig, you have a long lost cousin , congratulations .
Craig} What , I have a cousin ?.
David} Seems like it .
Craig} Woah , I have an uncle, auntie, but I don’t remember having a cousin .
David} Wait, where the hell is Collin ?.
Craig} No idea , he was here a minute ago .
David} Wait a minute, I think that these are all fake reviews and accounts .
Craig} Wait really ?.
David} Yeah, I think that Collin made all of these .
Craig} Collin, that little git .
Collin} Hey guys .
David} Why did you send us fake reviews ?.
Craig} Yeah, you fooled me into thinking that I have a cousin .
David} Why did you say that you fancied me ?.
Craig} Ohhh, David’s got a girlfriend .
David} Shut up, I don’t have a girlfriend , anyway, I wouldn’t be girlfriends with Collin .
Craig} We are very annoyed about what you did to us .
Collin} You are annoyed ?, I am annoyed, what you said about me in the advert .
David} I know, but you do do that , we aren’t saying it for the views .
Craig} Yeah, we have to warn the people before they come .
David} Yeah, if it was last thing , it would be a nightmare .
Collin} Yeah, but the advert would make us look stupid .
David} I am not gonna delete the advert , it’s too much effort .
Craig} Yeah , the thing is a masterpiece .
David} You have to give us a proper job , we can’t make adverts .
Collin} Oh I’m going to give you a proper job alright, meet me in the office at 3 , tomorrow, we’ll have a chat about the job premises .
David} Ok, it better be something good .
Collin} Oh it will be good , alright .
End of script