Teenagers DANNY(17), a dork with thick glasses, and BEN(17) a
jock in a football jersey, eat pizza, talk, and play video
games all at the same time.
BEN
So I was illegally downloading
music last night and a thought came
to me.
DANNY
And what was that thought, good
sir?
2.
BEN
Well, it’s called “file sharing”
now and I figure that if we’re all
sharing then why is it such a bad
thing? As kids all we ever heard
from adults was “be sure to share!”
And now where is it getting us?!
DANNY
You should blog it!
Danny turns on his computer.
BEN
The hell’s a blog?
DANNY
It’s like a rant. You talk about
things that piss you off; school,
the vice principal, citrus fruits,
etcetera, and then all of your
friends can see it.
BEN
I’m lost.
Danny sighs and logs onto the internet and goes to the
website WWW.BUDDYSEARCH.COM.
BEN
Buddysearch.com? I heard about
that. Sounds stupid.
DANNY
Your mom sounds stupid.
BEN
What is it?
DANNY
It’s a website where you and your
friends can go.
BEN
But what is it, exactly?
DANNY
You can add friends and be cool!
BEN
I still don’t follow.
DANNY
Learn to internet, dumbass! Watch!
3.
Danny logs into his account which sends him to a page that
has his picture, blog, messages, and friends.
BEN
This just looks like e-mail.
DANNY
It’s not! Just pay attention.
He scrolls down the page to the friend area, where it reads:
DANNY’S FRIENDS(14). Ben shakes his head.
BEN
I’ve never seen any of these people
before in my life.
DANNY
Well, they live in other states.
BEN
Oh no. You’re not one of those...
DANNY
No! Not one of those! I’m just
getting started. Not many people
we know use this yet.
BEN
And I doubt they ever will.
DANNY
What-eva! Anyway, all you do is go
to the sign-up screen, enter your
name, e-mail, social security
number--
BEN
Whoa! Social security number?!
DANNY
It’s so nobody tries to imitate you
on the server!
Suddenly, Danny’s eyes light up with joy.
DANNY
OH MY GOD!
BEN
What is it?
DANNY
Someone viewed my profile! I’m up
to 45 views! Yes!
4.
Danny clicks on “DON,” the webmaster, and heads to his page.
It features the picture of a shirtless, muscular guy.
DANNY
See, this is Don. He created
Buddysearch.
BEN
And I think he’s a dork along with
you.
DANNY
If by dork you mean genius.
BEN
No. Einstein was a genius. Newton
was a genius. I think this guy is
basically just like you: a dork.
End of Chapter Two
INT. DANNY’S ROOM - DAY
Teenagers DANNY(17), a dork with thick glasses, and BEN(17) a
jock in a football jersey, eat pizza, talk, and play video
games all at the same time.
BEN
So I was illegally downloading
music last night and a thought came
to me.
DANNY
And what was that thought, good
sir?
2.
BEN
Well, it’s called “file sharing”
now and I figure that if we’re all
sharing then why is it such a bad
thing? As kids all we ever heard
from adults was “be sure to share!”
And now where is it getting us?!
DANNY
You should blog it!
Danny turns on his computer.
BEN
The hell’s a blog?
DANNY
It’s like a rant. You talk about
things that piss you off; school,
the vice principal, citrus fruits,
etcetera, and then all of your
friends can see it.
BEN
I’m lost.
Danny sighs and logs onto the internet and goes to the
website WWW.BUDDYSEARCH.COM.
BEN
Buddysearch.com? I heard about
that. Sounds stupid.
DANNY
Your mom sounds stupid.
BEN
What is it?
DANNY
It’s a website where you and your
friends can go.
BEN
But what is it, exactly?
DANNY
You can add friends and be cool!
BEN
I still don’t follow.
DANNY
Learn to internet, dumbass! Watch!
3.
Danny logs into his account which sends him to a page that
has his picture, blog, messages, and friends.
BEN
This just looks like e-mail.
DANNY
It’s not! Just pay attention.
He scrolls down the page to the friend area, where it reads:
DANNY’S FRIENDS(14). Ben shakes his head.
BEN
I’ve never seen any of these people
before in my life.
DANNY
Well, they live in other states.
BEN
Oh no. You’re not one of those...
DANNY
No! Not one of those! I’m just
getting started. Not many people
we know use this yet.
BEN
And I doubt they ever will.
DANNY
What-eva! Anyway, all you do is go
to the sign-up screen, enter your
name, e-mail, social security
number--
BEN
Whoa! Social security number?!
DANNY
It’s so nobody tries to imitate you
on the server!
Suddenly, Danny’s eyes light up with joy.
DANNY
OH MY GOD!
BEN
What is it?
DANNY
Someone viewed my profile! I’m up
to 45 views! Yes!
4.
Danny clicks on “DON,” the webmaster, and heads to his page.
It features the picture of a shirtless, muscular guy.
DANNY
See, this is Don. He created
Buddysearch.
BEN
And I think he’s a dork along with
you.
DANNY
If by dork you mean genius.
BEN
No. Einstein was a genius. Newton
was a genius. I think this guy is
basically just like you: a dork.