Welcome to another episode's Story Break, The Writers Room Podcast, where three Hollywood professionals have an hour to turn a humble idea into a pitch for an awesome movie.

Dut Dutut, Dut, Dut, Dut, Dut, Dut, Dut, Dut, L-Lo, my name is Freddie Wong.

Hello, I am Will Campos. Oh, sorry, I'm sorry, well, I'm sorry.

My name is Freddie.

Hello, thanks Freddie for playing along with the bid.

I am Will Campos.

Hello, Will. Hello, Will. This is Matthew Arnold. Here for a very serious, no laughter

addition of story break. Gentlemen, we've received a number of complaints this podcast is too fun

Too hilarious

We've been asked by the American podcast Commission to tone it down and to finally present a serious movie with no laughs whatsoever.

That's right. I believe we are up to this task. There are those who doubt us.

Last episode, an episode, let's be honest, full of laughs.

We promised that this episode would be a serious movie with no laughs.

And so that is what we are doing today.

That is the prompt, a serious movie with no lapse.

Gentlemen, the clock starts now.

Let's start here.

What is the most serious thing?

The election happens in seven days.

Oh, jeez.

We have the American election. We have... How about democracy? We have democracy which hangs in the balance. We have a global pandemic which rages on.

We have wildfires in Southern California.

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