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Downtown Abbey Is All We Have Left


Directed by Katja Rivera

With Aeron Macintyre, Colin Johnson & Katie Meinholt

SOUND CUE 1: INTRO MUSIC. FADE INTO SOUND CUE 1

Amanda watches the TV intently as Bill snores next to her. His snoring becomes so loud that she punches him, Bill wakes up immediately and assumes a kung fu fighting stance, scanning the room or an attacker.

BILL

It’s go time, Mandy! Get down! NOW!

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AMANDA

Dad! STOP! It was me! You were snoring.

BILL

(still scanning the room)

No I wasn’t. I was wide awake. Ready for action.

AMANDA You were snoring right over the season seven finale! Lady Mary was about to give her answer to Lord Bricklington when Lord General Snuffenmier of York-Ellington and the Grand Dowager Ebolina Winklebum suddenly burst in--

BILL

STOP! Spoiler alert, Amanda! Do not ruin Downtown Abbey for me! It is our last connection to the outside world and I cannot lose that! Not today!

AMANDA

DOWNTON ABBEY. Not Downtown. Think about it Dad, they are living in a CASTLE in the COUNTRYSIDE. How is that downtown?

BILL

I don’t know maybe British downtowns look different! But I’m sorry for snoring. We’ll rewind... where’s the remote?

AMANDA (searching for the remote)

Eeeeh, I don’t see it.

(a little more frantic)

Where is it Dad?!

BILL

It can’t be lost- DownTON Abbey is all we have left!

AMANDA

I know- it’s the last thing on the DVR besides True Detective Season 2!.

BILL

No, honey- wait, listen to me: it is literally the only thing we have left. You know how we’ve been binging on watching all our shows before the power goes out?