The World Came: Wilbo's Script Didn't Get Made

Written October 30, 2005
Video

EXT. – OUTSIDE PLANET ANT, FRIDAY NIGHT.
Camera opens with establishing shot of Planet Ant exterior, clearly identifying the building; Johnny Victor in trench enters from stage left and marches across the screen, enters the building. Caption identifies Victor.

Victor marches out of Planet Ant with two female comedians from the Ant Staff

EXT. – OUTSIDE IMPROV INFERNO, FRIDAY NIGHT.
Camera opens with establishing shot of Victor and his two femme comic fatales marching up to Improv Inferno in Ann Arbor, entering the building because the threesome are on a mission from God, so to speak.

Victor marches out of Improv Inferno with two fatales in tow, plus four more talented comedians. Show caption with names.

EXT. – OUTSIDE SECOND CITY, FRIDAY NIGHT.
Victor and trench coated crew march up to clearly identified Second City venue in Novi, Michigan. He is followed by fatales, infernos and an endless entourage of audience members.

Victor, Fatales, Infernos and Second City Cast dancing a line dance, original and much cooler than Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

INT. – INSIDE SECOND CITY, FRIDAY NIGHT.
Cut to audience, a full house of Detroit’s beautiful people from all backgrounds, throwing down to the music, and then back to stage dance again.

DISSOLVE TO GRAPHIC: TheWorldIsComing.com

Audio

Music: Driven like “On Broadway”, Soulful Like any song from The Blues Brothers, but a Detroit original tune.

V/O
Victor: The world is coming to our city!
Audience: Great laughter
Heckler: So go greet them, already!
Laughter continues as if a stand-in comic filled in right away.

Victor: The world is coming to our city !
Fatale 1: And they’re looking for laugher !
Fatale 2: And they’re looking for fun !
Heckler: “So, give them a show, already !”

Laughter continues as if a stand-in comic filled in right away.

Crescendo. Composition reaches its sweet spot.

Victor: The world is coming to our city !

Heckler: All right Detroit, You waiting for an invitation? Get in the game!

Heckler adlibs as he is thrown into audience and passed over head to back.