Starts off with boy on Foxtel Go. He starts scrolling through all of the shows, yawning, and switches browser to Stan. He sees the price of the account, and switches tabs yet again to Free to Air. Finally, he settles on Netflix. He finally logs in, sighs in happiness and sits back to watch the show. However, it's buffering. He goes to fix the router, but when he gets there, it's been turned off. Frowning, he goes over to it.
GREG: What the hell?
Greg connects it to power, and walks back to his room, sure enough, the movie starts working. Smiling, he begins to watch Captain America: Civil War. All of a sudden, his computer freezes again. The screen flickers. And it dies down. All of a sudden, a white flash overcomes the screen, Greg starts screaming, and it all fades.
When Greg comes to, voices fill his room.
NETFLIX: Is he awake?
FOXTEL: Dunno.
STAN: Is he awake?
NETFLIX: Far out, Stan, I just asked that.
STAN: Well, what's the answer?
NETFLIX: Foxtel already said he doesn't know.
STAN: Oh. Is he awake?
NETFLIX: Jesus Christ.
FOXTEL: Does NO-ONE listen to me?
STAN: It's not that no one listens to you, it's just that no one gives a crap about you.
NETFLIX: Ouch!
FOXTEL: Yeah, well...
GREG: Who the ruddy hell are you people?
NETFLIX: Well, here's the thing, sonny.
STAN: We're not exactly, people... We're Streaming Services.
GREG: Streaming services?
NETFLIX: Gregory... We're all parts of a TV.
Gregory faints again.
STAN: He took that really well...
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Greg wakes up, this time to find his room deserted.
GREG: Must've been a dream...
Greg walks down the hall, cautiously, to find the kitchen door closed. His hand lingers on the handle. Then, he turns back and gets a Nerf Gun out of the sports closet. Now he comes back, with the Nerf Gun raised, and opens the door. When he opens it, he sees five figures sitting on a couch.
NETFLIX: Ah! Hello Greg! Don't faint this time!
GREG: Get the hell out of my house!
TEN: Trust me, we'd like to. I don't like having a gun pointed to my head very much.
FOXTEL: Well, you experience that even when you aren't here, don't you! I thought you would've shut down by now!
Ten runs at Foxtel, but trips on the way.
GREG: Can someone explain what the hell is going on?
NINE: Well, it's quite complicated. You see, we're not sure why we're here either, but the only thing we know is that we are living entities of popular TV Networks.
NETFLIX: My name is Netflix, that is Stan, over there is Foxtel, as you know, and that's Channel 10 and Channel 9.
GREG: Excuse me?
NETFLIX: Now we understand this will take some getting used to, but you have to stay calm.
Greg lowers his gun, and takes a seat on the couch with all of them. There is a brief moment of silence.
GREG: So can you guys... eat and stuff?
Foxtel smirks.
NETFLIX: No idea.
Another silence occurs.
GREG: How come you guys all look the same?
Channel 9 laughs.
NETFLIX: Probably because the production company only had males to make the film with.
Another silence occurs.
GREG: No females.
NETFLIX: None.
GREG: So what do you guys do for... you know?
STAN: Well, we-
NETFLIX: Nope! Enough talk! Stan, why don't we go get some food!
STAN: Sure! (Whisper) Hold that thought, Greg. We have our ways.
Greg laughs, and the group separates. Channel 10 starts playing music, and the group all relaxes. Stan is trying to jump back into the laptop, Channel 10 is looking at it's horrible stock prices, and Netflix & Foxtel are making dinner.
FOXTEL: I need to go to the bathroom.
GREG: You can do that?
STAN: Haha.(Really fake laugh)
The door shuts to the bathroom, and a ear piercing scream is heard, followed by silence. Everyone starts running to the bathroom, with Netflix at the lead, Greg close behind. Netflix opens the door to see Foxtel dead, with a note next to him.
GREG: Jesus.
STAN: What does the note say?
NETFLIX: It says: A quarter to the darkest hour, that is when you shall all die of power.
STAN: What does that mean?
NETFLIX: I have no freaking idea.
END OF EPISODE 1.
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Please Stand By
Mystery / Thriller{SCRIPT} When all the most popular streaming websites/services come to life in Greg's house, he is over the moon. But someone is trying to murder them, and it's only a matter of time before they run out of streaming options.
