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fine.

fine is not good. fine is not bad. fine is not fine. fine is just glad. fine is the bedsheets feeling too heavy. fine is the table being wobbly. fine is the mugs being chipped. fine is the after shave being just a bit too much. fine is a Wetherspoons lunch. fine is a faint grin. fine is a light jumper in the blistering heat. fine is a slightly bubbly Guinness. fine is being 1 minute and 49 seconds late for work. fine is being ignored when you wave at someone. fine is being in your friends not too great shower. fine is being told you smell, but not of what? fine is when you get a heart react instead of a response. fine is when you use a napkin instead of a tissue. fine is when you don’t get the right change in the shop. fine is when your parents don’t quite understand mobile banking. fine is everywhere. fine is the streets. fine is the lampposts. fine is your feet. fine is my mirror. fine is those nails. fine is that dog bowl. fine is that snail. fine is my laptop. fine is the light. fi...

"Sick of It" - An Off Script Cold Read

In every episode of ‘Off Script’, Ben and Lloyd are faced with a tough, but real, acting challenge… To take a script, with absolutely ZERO preparation, and perform it to the best of their abilities. No peeking, no hints, no ideas - just straight into the scene, and being left to (hopefully) swim rather than sink thanks to their considerable talents! In the sixth and final episode of the series, the boys faced a scene that challenged them in more ways than one. Perhaps our most naturalistic script yet, Jonathan Dean provided us with a slice of life which allowed the boys to put themselves into the minds of a married couple! Well, married for now at least. Presented here for your reading pleasure, is the script of "Sick of It”… exactly as the Off Scripters were handed it… 1. INT. MASTER BEDROOM. EARLY EVENING. FX: The sounds of KYLE getting ready for an evening out, when his husband, DECLAN shouts from below. DECLAN: Kyle! FX: KYLE sighs to himself. What does he want now? He shouts ...