Saturday, October 4, 2008

Priceless

Open on our hero (1) in the back of a taxi, speeding through narrow, crowded streets of indeterminate south Asian country. Car passes motorbikes, rickshaws, dogs, goats, monkeys, chickens and countless roadside stands selling everything from eggs to tires.

(V.O.) Taxi from bottom of the mountain to the center of town, 200 rupees.

Cut to plate of food and other items described below.

(V.O.) One croissant with butter and jam and one ginger tea at the internet cafe, 260 rupees.

**Cut to computer screen with email inbox; hear AOL (2) email greeting "You've Got Mail"

(V.O.) Staying in touch with friends and family while half way around the world, priceless.**

(cont'd) Some things money can't buy, for everything else, there's cash (3).

**Alternate ending: cut to computer screen showing Brian Anderson making diving catch to end the AL Central Division Championship one-off game.
(V.O.) Watching White Sox baseball, priceless.**

1) Not that I'm a hero, it's just commercial lingo for the person the commercial centers around. And "hero" may or may not be me-you be the judge.
2) I'm one of three people who still use AOL, I know, but hey, it's my commercial:).
3) Credit cards are so not cool. Didn't borrowing money so we can have what we can't afford just cost us $700 billion?

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