lexchloe
18th October 2004, 23:45
Title: Brainstorming
Author: Lexchloe
Summary: this is a little piece that I’ve written after reading the spoilers for the upcoming episode ‘Scare’, so be warned, that this will contain information about this episode. I have no idea how the writers of Smallville comes up with ideas for episodes, but in my story they have ‘brain-storming’ sessions to discuss ideas with Al Gough and Miles Miller before writing the episode. Therein lays the setting. I put this in humour even though I’m not really funny so please don’t throw tomatoes at my lack of funny.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Smallville; if I did Lex would be permanently chained to my bed!!!) the representations of the people mentioned here are not accurate and are just a product of my imagination
Rating: PG13-R (to be safe)
Characters;
Newbie: (recent addition to the Smallville writing staff)
Al Gough
Miles Miller
Former newbie. (Been working on the team for a few months now)
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(Setting: the Smallville writing team and Al Gough and Miles Miller are in the brain-storming room discussing ideas for upcoming episodes of Smallville.)
Al Gough: "Ok we have this exciting new episode coming up that will deal with the biggest fears of various cast members.”
Newbie: (speaks before thinking) “Hey didn’t Buffy do an episode about that exact same thing in season 4???”
Miles Miller: (eyes widen comically before he replies in a panicked voice) what are you suggesting? Are you working for Joss (Whedon), because we came up with this idea all on our own!!!”
Newbie: “I didn’t mean anything by it. Sorry.”
Al Gough: (nods forgivingly before looking around the room) “So any ideas on what we should focus on?”
(Silence around the room)
Newbie: (bravely speaks up and tries not to be distracted by the giant poster of KK which is situated on the wall behind Al and Miles Miller) “I was thinking we could play on Lex’s fear of rejection and never being loved. He could say have a hallucination where he sees his mother and she tells him that he can never be loved and that he’s just like his father, or we could substitute her with say Helen, Clark or the Kent’s.”
Al Gough: (nods thoughtfully) “Right, right. That’s good. Do you want to know what would make it even better? A wedding scene, with Lana as the bride telling him that she can never love him.”
Newbie: (confused) “How does that make it better?”
Al Gough: (looks at newbie like he’s stupid) “Well firstly Kristin wears a wedding dress!” (Turns to Miles Miller before continuing) She would look great in one of those.
Miles Miller: (nods eagerly and finishes Al’s thought) “And secondly Lex is in love with Lana.”
Newbie: (slightly bewildered) “Why?”
Al Gough: (snaps because newbie is interrupting his daydream about KK in a wedding dress) “Why what?”
Newbie: “Why would Lex be in love with Lana?
Al Gough: (can’t believe that newbie is even asking) “Well because she’s Lana. She’s everything beautiful, perfect, innocent, pure and good.”
Newbie: “But that doesn’t make any sense”
Al Gough: (looking confused) “What do you mean sense?”
Newbie: “Well if Lex has to be in love with anyone, wouldn’t Chloe be the more logical choice?”
Al Gough: “Chloe?”
Miles Miller: (whispers to Al) “I think he means the blonde one.”
Al Gough: (nods in comprehension) “Oh her. I don’t get it why would he want her when there’s Lana?”
Newbie: “Well let’s see they have a lot in common. They’re both smarter than their friends and both have a thirst for knowledge. They were both raised by their fathers and grew up without a mother figure. They both crave love and acceptance. They both put on a front to the outside world and hide their true feelings. They both need some form of affirmation from Clark Kent. Even though she needed his help to get out of tricky situation last season he’s always treated her as an equal of sorts and she’s the only one we’ve seen so far who’s put her complete trust in him and had faith in his abilities. Plus he was hiding her for three months. It’s not a far stretch to imagine that some kind of relationship developed between them. Besides Lex has had nothing but bad luck with brunettes so you’d think that being as smart as he is he would try a blonde out for size.”
Al Gough: (who has been listening intently and nodding throughout) Hmm, yeah, yeah ok and how would Lana factor into this?”
Newbie: “Uhhhh, she wouldn’t.”
Miles Miller: (almost chokes on his coffee at this) “Ok you’re new here so you obviously don’t know how we do things around here. Lana is what makes the show work. Without Lana what would we have? An hour long show about how some alien develops into one of the most recognised superhero’s of all time and his relationship with his conflicted best friend and how they ultimately become each other’s greatest enemies? I mean who wants to watch that? Lana is what keeps us here and unless she factors in somehow we have nothing!!!!!! NOTHING!!!!!” (Miles Miller has at this point gotten very worked up)
Al Gough: (tries to calm down a very heated Miles Miller whilst shooting dirty looks at newbie for getting him agitated.) “So it’s agreed, the wedding sequence is in and Lex is in love with Lana?”
(The rest of the writing team nod in agreement, not wanting to get either Al or Miles Miller mad)
Newbie: (ventures bravely despite the warning looks he’s getting from the others) “What about Chloe?”
Al Gough: “Who?”
Newbie: (sighs) “The blonde one”
Miles Miller: (who’s calmed down now) “What about her.”
Newbie: “Well if you won’t let her interact with Lex then how about an alternative storyline. Lots of fans have expressed interest in finding out more about her mother. Maybe we can bring her in and link her with say Lionel maybe. That could be interesting.”
Al Gough: “I like it, I like it but here’s an even more interesting idea as part of the ‘Scare’ we find out that Chloe’s mum, is crazy and it’s hereditary. Then in later episodes when Chloe goes nuts and tries to kill everyone Lana and her super cool tattoo come to the rescue and save everyone.
Miles Miller: (beams joyfully and starts clapping enthusiastically) “Genius pure genius!!!!”
Al Gough: (looks smug) “It is though isn’t it?”
Newbie: (shakes his head in disbelief) But there’s never been any indication that Chloe’s mum was crazy. From what we’ve seen so far she walked out on her family. Don’t you guys care about continuity?”
Miles Miller: (looking puzzled) “Contiwhat????”
Newbie: (tries to say something but can’t find the words) …………..
Al Gough: “Welllll, I guess we’re done. You guys get to writing and we’ll go talk to Kristin about wedding dresses.” (Both Miles Miller and Gough leave the room, in a hurry)
(The writing team start to make their way out of the room and to the locker room to shower off the effects of the meeting)
Newbie: (walks along with them, completely stunned by what’s just gone on) “It’s like they can’t hear a word you say!!!”
Former newbie: “You’ll learn to deal with it, be prepared to drink lots and lots of alcohol. Welcome to Lanaville, once you visit you might never be able to leave.
Former newbie leaves newbie standing there wondering if it’ not too late to take that job on Days of our Lives.
The end.
Author: Lexchloe
Summary: this is a little piece that I’ve written after reading the spoilers for the upcoming episode ‘Scare’, so be warned, that this will contain information about this episode. I have no idea how the writers of Smallville comes up with ideas for episodes, but in my story they have ‘brain-storming’ sessions to discuss ideas with Al Gough and Miles Miller before writing the episode. Therein lays the setting. I put this in humour even though I’m not really funny so please don’t throw tomatoes at my lack of funny.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Smallville; if I did Lex would be permanently chained to my bed!!!) the representations of the people mentioned here are not accurate and are just a product of my imagination
Rating: PG13-R (to be safe)
Characters;
Newbie: (recent addition to the Smallville writing staff)
Al Gough
Miles Miller
Former newbie. (Been working on the team for a few months now)
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
(Setting: the Smallville writing team and Al Gough and Miles Miller are in the brain-storming room discussing ideas for upcoming episodes of Smallville.)
Al Gough: "Ok we have this exciting new episode coming up that will deal with the biggest fears of various cast members.”
Newbie: (speaks before thinking) “Hey didn’t Buffy do an episode about that exact same thing in season 4???”
Miles Miller: (eyes widen comically before he replies in a panicked voice) what are you suggesting? Are you working for Joss (Whedon), because we came up with this idea all on our own!!!”
Newbie: “I didn’t mean anything by it. Sorry.”
Al Gough: (nods forgivingly before looking around the room) “So any ideas on what we should focus on?”
(Silence around the room)
Newbie: (bravely speaks up and tries not to be distracted by the giant poster of KK which is situated on the wall behind Al and Miles Miller) “I was thinking we could play on Lex’s fear of rejection and never being loved. He could say have a hallucination where he sees his mother and she tells him that he can never be loved and that he’s just like his father, or we could substitute her with say Helen, Clark or the Kent’s.”
Al Gough: (nods thoughtfully) “Right, right. That’s good. Do you want to know what would make it even better? A wedding scene, with Lana as the bride telling him that she can never love him.”
Newbie: (confused) “How does that make it better?”
Al Gough: (looks at newbie like he’s stupid) “Well firstly Kristin wears a wedding dress!” (Turns to Miles Miller before continuing) She would look great in one of those.
Miles Miller: (nods eagerly and finishes Al’s thought) “And secondly Lex is in love with Lana.”
Newbie: (slightly bewildered) “Why?”
Al Gough: (snaps because newbie is interrupting his daydream about KK in a wedding dress) “Why what?”
Newbie: “Why would Lex be in love with Lana?
Al Gough: (can’t believe that newbie is even asking) “Well because she’s Lana. She’s everything beautiful, perfect, innocent, pure and good.”
Newbie: “But that doesn’t make any sense”
Al Gough: (looking confused) “What do you mean sense?”
Newbie: “Well if Lex has to be in love with anyone, wouldn’t Chloe be the more logical choice?”
Al Gough: “Chloe?”
Miles Miller: (whispers to Al) “I think he means the blonde one.”
Al Gough: (nods in comprehension) “Oh her. I don’t get it why would he want her when there’s Lana?”
Newbie: “Well let’s see they have a lot in common. They’re both smarter than their friends and both have a thirst for knowledge. They were both raised by their fathers and grew up without a mother figure. They both crave love and acceptance. They both put on a front to the outside world and hide their true feelings. They both need some form of affirmation from Clark Kent. Even though she needed his help to get out of tricky situation last season he’s always treated her as an equal of sorts and she’s the only one we’ve seen so far who’s put her complete trust in him and had faith in his abilities. Plus he was hiding her for three months. It’s not a far stretch to imagine that some kind of relationship developed between them. Besides Lex has had nothing but bad luck with brunettes so you’d think that being as smart as he is he would try a blonde out for size.”
Al Gough: (who has been listening intently and nodding throughout) Hmm, yeah, yeah ok and how would Lana factor into this?”
Newbie: “Uhhhh, she wouldn’t.”
Miles Miller: (almost chokes on his coffee at this) “Ok you’re new here so you obviously don’t know how we do things around here. Lana is what makes the show work. Without Lana what would we have? An hour long show about how some alien develops into one of the most recognised superhero’s of all time and his relationship with his conflicted best friend and how they ultimately become each other’s greatest enemies? I mean who wants to watch that? Lana is what keeps us here and unless she factors in somehow we have nothing!!!!!! NOTHING!!!!!” (Miles Miller has at this point gotten very worked up)
Al Gough: (tries to calm down a very heated Miles Miller whilst shooting dirty looks at newbie for getting him agitated.) “So it’s agreed, the wedding sequence is in and Lex is in love with Lana?”
(The rest of the writing team nod in agreement, not wanting to get either Al or Miles Miller mad)
Newbie: (ventures bravely despite the warning looks he’s getting from the others) “What about Chloe?”
Al Gough: “Who?”
Newbie: (sighs) “The blonde one”
Miles Miller: (who’s calmed down now) “What about her.”
Newbie: “Well if you won’t let her interact with Lex then how about an alternative storyline. Lots of fans have expressed interest in finding out more about her mother. Maybe we can bring her in and link her with say Lionel maybe. That could be interesting.”
Al Gough: “I like it, I like it but here’s an even more interesting idea as part of the ‘Scare’ we find out that Chloe’s mum, is crazy and it’s hereditary. Then in later episodes when Chloe goes nuts and tries to kill everyone Lana and her super cool tattoo come to the rescue and save everyone.
Miles Miller: (beams joyfully and starts clapping enthusiastically) “Genius pure genius!!!!”
Al Gough: (looks smug) “It is though isn’t it?”
Newbie: (shakes his head in disbelief) But there’s never been any indication that Chloe’s mum was crazy. From what we’ve seen so far she walked out on her family. Don’t you guys care about continuity?”
Miles Miller: (looking puzzled) “Contiwhat????”
Newbie: (tries to say something but can’t find the words) …………..
Al Gough: “Welllll, I guess we’re done. You guys get to writing and we’ll go talk to Kristin about wedding dresses.” (Both Miles Miller and Gough leave the room, in a hurry)
(The writing team start to make their way out of the room and to the locker room to shower off the effects of the meeting)
Newbie: (walks along with them, completely stunned by what’s just gone on) “It’s like they can’t hear a word you say!!!”
Former newbie: “You’ll learn to deal with it, be prepared to drink lots and lots of alcohol. Welcome to Lanaville, once you visit you might never be able to leave.
Former newbie leaves newbie standing there wondering if it’ not too late to take that job on Days of our Lives.
The end.