Missing lines from Quo Vadimus
From Sarah
This one is from the first scene, when Dan and Casey are trying to focus and write. I believe all of this was cut out:
CASEY
OK, here's what's happening.
DAN
Yes.
CASEY
Our attention is divided.
DAN
There are things competing for time in our minds.
CASEY
Space that wasn't, like, limitless in the first place.
DAN
That's right.
CASEY
I'm thinking about do we take the job in LA, and if so, what do I do about my son and his mother. You're thinking about Rebecca and the flowers. In the meantime we have to write tonight's show and we haven't started yet. So to recap: We have a thing related to me, a thing related to you, and a thing related to work.
DAN
Yes.
CASEY
We need to prioritize.
DAN
Well let's eliminate the thing related to you and the thing related to work.
CASEY
Leaving us with:
DAN
The thing related to me.
CASEY
Ah.
DAN
Yes.
CASEY
No.
DAN
Why?
CASEY
'Cause of the three, that's the least interesting to me.
DAN
Fine. Then let's pick up the phone and tell 'em if Sports Night folds we'll take the offer in LA.
CASEY
No.
DAN
Why?
CASEY
'Cause I'll tell you why. 'Cause it's bad karma.
DAN
It's bad karma?
CASEY
Sports Night's not over yet.
DAN
Jeremy's settling his affairs.
CASEY
Let's talk about Rebecca and the flowers.
DAN
No.
CASEY
Then let's write.
DAN
Let's talk about LA.
CASEY
Please don't say it.
DAN
Casey--
CASEY
Danny--
DAN
Laker Girls.
CASEY
Here we go.
DAN
Laker Girls all over the place.
CASEY
We're gonna sit here.
DAN
Yes.
CASEY
We're gonna do this.
DAN
Yes.
CASEY
We're gonna write.
DAN
Yes.
LATER........
In the scene where Dana is at Anthony's drinking wine and reading her book, and sees the stranger again, there was more to the conversation before she gives her "I let them down" speech:
STRANGER
Do you feel responsible for the show failing?
DANA
The show didn't fail
STRANGER
The show lost 28 million dollars en route to being canceled, how's that not failing?
DANA
How do you know that? How do you know that kind of information?
STRANGER
I own one share of stock in Continental Corp.
DANA
One share?
STRANGER
Yeah.
DANA
Who the hell buys one share of stock?
STRANGER
Cost me eight bucks.
DANA
You know if you sold the Tokyo place you could buy another share.
STRANGER
I don't know, since you and your friends gave the stock price a push head first down the Nasdaq Index--
DANA
We are one show on a network that is only one of many holdings of a large company. You can blame me for a lot, but don't blame me for the damn stock price. And it's still not entirely clear to me why I'm talking to you right now.
STRANGER
'Cause you feel responsible for the show failing.
Meanwhile, in Isaac's office........
After Natalie closes the door--
JEREMY
Natalie--
She knocks everything off the desk--
JEREMY
Natalie--
--pushes Jeremy onto the desk and gets on top of him as the door flies open--
ISAAC
(beat) What the hell is going on?!
NATALIE
(pause) Hi, Isaac.
ISAAC
(pause) What the hell is going on?!!
JEREMY
I came in to settle my affairs.
ISAAC
On my desk?
NATALIE
It's something I always wanted to do.
ISAAC
Don't you have a desk?
NATALIE
You know, that's why you're the boss.
We hear the sound of the phone ringing, but of course the phone isn't on the
desk.
NATALIE
I'll find that for you.
Natalie begins looking for the phone as it continues ringing...
JEREMY
(quietly) I brought you back your tape dispenser.
ISAAC
You had the good tape dispenser?
JEREMY
Yeah.
NATALIE
(Handing the phone to Isaac) Here you go.
ISAAC
(into phone) Yeah. (Listens) Yeah. (Listens) Okay.
Isaac hangs up...
ISAAC
I'm sorry. MDI-TransCom lost the bid. We've been sold to Quo Vadimus. (pause) Why don't you find Dana.
Later in the control room ...
ISAAC
I've had that desk for a while.
JEREMY
It's a good desk.
NATALIE
And by the way, you might've knocked, Isaac.
ISAAC
It's my office.
Then Dana comes in with the great news.
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