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Title: Good Tidings

Series: Chronicle

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS

PAGE 1

All figures bar the 2 last frames are in shadow disguising the fact they are sea monkeys, although the settings look like human


A TV announcer in shadow

ANNOUNCER: AND NOW IT TIME TO LET THE PUDDING SETTLE WITH THE CHRISTMAS LECTURE LIVE FROM SAVELOY PLACE.


A TV showing a Christmas logo

LECTURER: HELLO, AND IN THIS SEASON OF GOOD CHEER WE FEAST ON THE SUBJECT- 'ITS THERE LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS'?


An amphitheatre like lecture theatre full to capacity with figures watching a lecturer

LECTURER: SIMPLE EITHER YOU BELIEVE OR YOU DON'T. WHAT I HOPE TO DO IS INSTALL THE DOUBT IN YOUR CURRENTLY CLOSED MIND.

LECTURER: THIS IS AN ORDINARY COIN, SO LETS TRY HEADS THERE IS LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS AND TAILS THERE ISN'T

LECTURER: OH YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE RIGGED! YOU'RE ARGUING FOR FAVOURABLE RESULTS ON AN ACT OF CHANCE ON A SUBJECT YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN!

PAGE 2


The path of the TV signal from Lecturer, through camera, transmission, reception on a Cathode Ray Tube

LECTURER: CAN YOU PROVE WE ARE NOT ALONE. NO YOU CAN'T YOU'D HAVE TO EXPLORE EVERY SINGLE NICHE IN THE GALAXY TO GET CLOSURE.

LECTURER: DOUBTERS ARE LOOKING FOR A SINGLE EXCEPTION, SO WHAT'S MORE LIKELY, YOU'LL NEVER GET TO EVERY NICHE.

LECTURER: BLASPHEMING ASIDE RELIGIOUS PRESUPPOSES THERE IS A BEING MORE SUPREME, IT IMPLIES THERE ARE ALSO LESS SUCH ICONS!

LECTURER: CAN WE THINK OUT OF THE BOX, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN IMAGINE THAT CANT BE ACHIEVED?

LECTURER: OUR IMAGINATION IS GENERALLY ONLY 3 DB FROM WHAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND.

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Exterior of a house with Christmas where snow is falling a snowman stands by the gate and through one window is a TV being viewed. Santa and a reindeer sledge are in the sky

LECTURER: YOU CAN'T DISMISS TELEPORTATION WHEN THE CELLS IN OUR BODY CAN TURN INTO ANYTHING WITHOUT A SINGLE SLIDER POT

LECTURER: WOULD WE EVER BE VISITED BY ANYONE LESS INTELLIGENT THAT OURSELVES, WOULD WE REMEMBER IF MORE INTELLIGENT BEINGS CAME.

LECTURER: PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING WE EXIST SO, SO THIS IMPLIES AN ET COULD,

LECTURER: WE HAVE FOUND NO RATIONAL EXPLANATION OF THE IRREGULARITY OF PRIME NUMBERS.

LECTURER: OUR POPULATION GRASP SOMETHING THAT IS BEYOND KNOWLEDGE YET BALK AT SOMETHING THAT IS MORE FEASIBLE

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A family at home at Christmas watching the lecture on TV. An 1/2 eaten dinner is on the table, various unwrapped presents ad scattered around and some pets are asleep

LECTURER: YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH BUT NOT ALTERNATE LIFE DURING LIFE.

LECTURER: TOO BLACK AND WHITE? GIVEN INFINITE SHADES OF GREY HOW BLACK WOULD YOUR 'NO' BE.

LECTURER: PHYSICAL TORTURE? IF YOU HAVE TO WALK A STEP FOR EVERY 'NO', AFTER HOW MANY MILES MIGHT YOU CONCEDE A MAYBE?

LECTURER: NOW WE GO LIVE TO OUR OBSERVATORY WHERE WE HAVE MOUNTED WATCH OVER A SPECIAL PLANET.

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A view of a giant observatory

LECTURER: WE ARE BEAMING BACK PICTURES LIVE FROM A DISTANT ALIEN WORLD.


A view of a huge telescope

LECTURER: UNBELIEVABLE THERE'S LIFE ON THE PLANET AND THEY ARE EXACTLY LIKE US


A sea monkey seen through a telescope

LECTURER: CAN WE ZOOM BACK A BIT


Having zoomed back it is apparent the sea monkey is in bowl being toyed with by 2 human children also celebrating Christmas

LECTURER: HANG ON OUR FELLOWS SEEM TO BE IN CAPTIVITY BEING DICTATED TO BY VICIOUS BIPED OVERLORDS.

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