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Clips from NewsRadio - Pilot (S01E01)

Matthew, you can't tell anyone about this right now,

"Matthew, you can't tell anyone about this right now,"

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but, uh, I'm actually the new news director.

"but, uh, I'm actually the new news director."

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What?

"What?"

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Yeah, I'm going to be firing Ed.

"Yeah, I'm going to be firing Ed."

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Are you serious?

"Are you serious?"

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Finally.

"Finally."

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Oh, this is great.

"Oh, this is great."

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This is-- Thank you, David.

"This is-- Thank you, David."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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That's all right,

"That's all right,"

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but we'll have to keep this to ourselves for the time being.

"but we'll have to keep this to ourselves for the time being."

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Oh, yeah.

"Oh, yeah."

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Thanks, Matthew.

"Thanks, Matthew."

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CATHERINE:...highs reaching the upper 40s.

"CATHERINE:...highs reaching the upper 40s."

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Tonight, temperatures will dip into the low teens...

"Tonight, temperatures will dip into the low teens..."

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Ed? Ed, can we talk, please?

"Ed? Ed, can we talk, please?"

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Ed, thanks.

"Ed, thanks."

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I'm sorry. I got excited. I had to tell someone.

"I'm sorry. I got excited. I had to tell someone."

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Matthew.

"Matthew."

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Tell everyone what?

"Tell everyone what?"

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Dave here's the new news director.

"Dave here's the new news director."

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Oh, but don't tell anybody, though.

"Oh, but don't tell anybody, though."

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What?

"What?"

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I'm sorry, Lisa.

"I'm sorry, Lisa."

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I really wanted to tell you about this earlier.

"I really wanted to tell you about this earlier."

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Wait a minute. What's going on here?

"Wait a minute. What's going on here?"

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Lisa, did you think that you were going to be

"Lisa, did you think that you were going to be"

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the next news director?

"the next news director?"

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What are you talking about?

"What are you talking about?"

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Are you gonna cry right here

"Are you gonna cry right here"

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or, uh, you gonna save it up

"or, uh, you gonna save it up"

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for the cab ride home?

"for the cab ride home?"

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Shut up, Rick. Come on.

"Shut up, Rick. Come on."

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This is obviously very humiliating for her right now.

"This is obviously very humiliating for her right now."

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Her dream just died.

"Her dream just died."

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Well, actually,

"Well, actually,"

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Jimmy offered this job to Lisa,

"Jimmy offered this job to Lisa,"

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but she turned it down.

"but she turned it down."

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That's right, isn't it, Lisa?

"That's right, isn't it, Lisa?"

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Yes. That's right. I'm very happy where I am.

"Yes. That's right. I'm very happy where I am."

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I'm not at a point in my career

"I'm not at a point in my career"

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where it's worth it to me to fire someone

"where it's worth it to me to fire someone"

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so I can take their job.

"so I can take their job."

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Hey, Dave, I guess officially, I work for you now,

"Hey, Dave, I guess officially, I work for you now,"

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so would you like me to fire Ed?

"so would you like me to fire Ed?"

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No, no, no, Beth...

"No, no, no, Beth..."

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but thank you very much for, uh,

"but thank you very much for, uh,"

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for your, uh, let's just call it moxie.

"for your, uh, let's just call it moxie."

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Fire him as soon as he walks out that door.

"Fire him as soon as he walks out that door."

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Excuse me?

"Excuse me?"

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Fire him right here, right now, in front of everyone.

"Fire him right here, right now, in front of everyone."

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Trust me. It will help you down the line.

"Trust me. It will help you down the line."

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You're not exactly establishing yourself

"You're not exactly establishing yourself"

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as an authority figure with the staff.

"as an authority figure with the staff."

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She's right, you know.

"She's right, you know."

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Please. Thank you.

"Please. Thank you."

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It's like,

"It's like,"

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you know how they say when it's your first day in prison

"you know how they say when it's your first day in prison"

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you should act crazy and beat someone with a chair

"you should act crazy and beat someone with a chair"

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so nobody will mess with you?

"so nobody will mess with you?"

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I've never actually heard that before, Beth.

"I've never actually heard that before, Beth."

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Will this chair do,

"Will this chair do,"

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or do you want a lighter one to beat him with?

"or do you want a lighter one to beat him with?"

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Ed, can I talk to you in your office

"Ed, can I talk to you in your office"

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for just a minute, please?

"for just a minute, please?"

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No, no. You've got to do the sports update.

"No, no. You've got to do the sports update."

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We do the sports at 11 after the hour. You've got 30 seconds.

"We do the sports at 11 after the hour. You've got 30 seconds."

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We'll talk later. Go. Go, go.

"We'll talk later. Go. Go, go."

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We'll talk after this, all right, okay?

"We'll talk after this, all right, okay?"

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What kind of cue do you want?

"What kind of cue do you want?"

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Visual? Roll-in? Audio precue? Countdown?

"Visual? Roll-in? Audio precue? Countdown?"

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Whatever you normally do will be fine.

"Whatever you normally do will be fine."

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I don't know if you've worked with one of these

"I don't know if you've worked with one of these"

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we call it a microphone.

"we call it a microphone."

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Thanks, Bill. You know, I did do a little bit of this in college.

"Thanks, Bill. You know, I did do a little bit of this in college."

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Then you won't be needing my help.

"Then you won't be needing my help."

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Just let me know when I'm on, all right?

"Just let me know when I'm on, all right?"

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All right. "New York, 108, Philadelphia, 96."

"All right. "New York, 108, Philadelphia, 96.""

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia.

"Philadelphia, Philadelphia."

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Philadelphia. Is that right for level?

"Philadelphia. Is that right for level?"

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That fine? Philadelphia, okay.

"That fine? Philadelphia, okay."

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The Philadelphia 76ers.

"The Philadelphia 76ers."

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Just let me know when I'm on, Bill.

"Just let me know when I'm on, Bill."

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The Philadelphia 76ers.

"The Philadelphia 76ers."

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The Philadelphia 76ers.

"The Philadelphia 76ers."

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The Philadelphia 76ers.

"The Philadelphia 76ers."

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The Philadelphia 76...

"The Philadelphia 76..."

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ers...

"ers..."

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played a game of basketball today,

"played a game of basketball today,"

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and here's Bill McNeal to tell you all about it.

"and here's Bill McNeal to tell you all about it."

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The Knicks made it a pair at Madison Square last night

"The Knicks made it a pair at Madison Square last night"

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as Charles Oakley led the boys in white and blue

"as Charles Oakley led the boys in white and blue"

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to a 108-96 embarrassment of the Orlando Magic

"to a 108-96 embarrassment of the Orlando Magic"

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in the second of a five-game series.

"in the second of a five-game series."

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What the hell was that?

"What the hell was that?"

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Ed, uh, I'm sorry.

"Ed, uh, I'm sorry."

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I'm not really much of a sports guy.

"I'm not really much of a sports guy."

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Oh, really?

"Oh, really?"

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Ed, can we talk about this in your office, please?

"Ed, can we talk about this in your office, please?"

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No, we can talk about it right here.

"No, we can talk about it right here."

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I don't know why Jimmy hired you,

"I don't know why Jimmy hired you,"

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but get the hell out of here.

"but get the hell out of here."

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You're fired.

"You're fired."

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Huh?

"Huh?"

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Ed...

"Ed..."

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I think if you go into your office,

"I think if you go into your office,"

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I can explain.

"I can explain."

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This ought to be good.

"This ought to be good."

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ALL: Oh, it will be.

"ALL: Oh, it will be."

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Ed, do you know the meaning of the word "irony"?

"Ed, do you know the meaning of the word "irony"?"

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Oh, come on. Poor Ed.

"Oh, come on. Poor Ed."

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What are you talking about?

"What are you talking about?"

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You wanted Ed out of here as much as anybody.

"You wanted Ed out of here as much as anybody."

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Lisa, it is still a very sad thing

"Lisa, it is still a very sad thing"

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when a member of the family has to be terminated.

"when a member of the family has to be terminated."

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Ed will need a moment to digest this.

"Ed will need a moment to digest this."

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I was sure you're gonna be in there for at least an hour.

"I was sure you're gonna be in there for at least an hour."

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Oh, no, no, no. I just spelled out the facts for Ed.

"Oh, no, no, no. I just spelled out the facts for Ed."

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And I gave him a brief memo

"And I gave him a brief memo"

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that sort of outlined the factors

"that sort of outlined the factors"

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