Previously on Will

PREVIOUSLY ON WILL:

Will begins a blog.

Will decides he is going to take the writing world by storm, he planned to work for free, take classes, and write, write, write.

He gets sick a lot in January, decides regularly getting sick is a good way to lose weight.
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THE VERY SPECIAL SKI ADVENTURE:

Will & Mike stayed at Tahoe resort. Will had a spa tub in his batch They got to experience the joy of staying right next to a lift that leads to ski slopes. They were amazed and they were very, very tired.

Mike leaves, Will gets a hot stone massage and talks with the Masseuse about life. She tells him not to lose the light inside.
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Will begins investing in an IRA, because he wants tax breaks. Later that year the stock market would fall like dominos, and enable the first halfie president. And Will said, “ahhh shit.”
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Will begins work on writing, writing, and more writing. Gets about half way through a new script. Then his computer dies. He loses all of that work. Devastated, he tries to not let on. Shows brave face.
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Will chats with Lindsey, his boss/friend at Herzog, “So do you think I have any work to do in March? Lindsey responds, “I don’t think you do.” Will says, “Okay, I think I’ll get an internship.” Lindsey says, “ohhhhhh kkkkaaaayyyy. You know you’ve tried this before.” Will responds, “uh huh, but this time it’s going to be different.” Lindsey chuckles.

Will begins his internship. It’s hard, but he’s learning, he’s adapting, and he’s slightly miserable.

Will gives a hitchhiking girl a ride, “So do you want a ten dollar fuck.” Will realizes this is a prostitute, looks out through the windshield, and says “Ahhh, hell no!”

At the middle of the second week of the internship, Will gets a call from his mom, turns out her teeth are rotting. Will looks around the production company, all sneaky like, and says, “How much is this going to cost?”

Will quits his internship and is back at work at Herzog.
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A VERY SPECIAL LAS VEGAS ADVENTURE:

Two weeks earlier, Will looks at Hutson and Tracy and says, “Who wants to go to Vegas?”

NOW 4:45 AM. Will is in a Taxi cab saying, “Sorry sir, but I’m not interested in going to the brothel.” “But the girls are hot, clean, any kind of girl you want.” “No thanks.” CRASH! The taxi cab is hit, and the car runs off. Leaving Will stuck in that damn taxi for another hour. He tries to remember, that he had such a great time, watching people gamble, chilling, eating a good meal, hanging at the club where the girls danced in cages. He tries to hold on to that happy feeling. Passes out in the cab.
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Will takes a career step, does his first interview. He interviews an Academy Award winning Production Designer. He’s totally nervous. Jumping about. Sits down and begins the interview. He can hardly talk. He knows the loggers are going to hear him. Starts to panic. Then HIS PHONE GOES OFF. The sound guy looks over at the camera guy and says “I can’t believe this is happening.”



A TIME FOR A CHANGE: 2 PARTS

PART 1: Will is moved like a Chess Piece by Lindsey into the role of Bay producer for the DEMANDING DISNEY CLIENT GUY. Will buys candles. Hangs out with Josh Rosenfield. Handles it quite well. Frightens client with his “I look forward to feedback” positive attitude. Bored, Will embraces the role, starts iChatting.

PART 2: Will tells Gabe one not so special morning, “Dude, I have to leave this place. I have to move. You coming with me?” Gabe says, “Nawwww….”

One week later, Gabe says, “Okay, where are we moving?”

Will and Gabe find a place in cool area Los Feliz, guarded by Russian mobsters. Will begins his second job as Interior Decorator. Will overworks himself into such a tired state that his eyes become permanently blood shot. Begins to get angry and irrational. Decision making takes a hit. And he buys a HONDA FIT.

Excerpt from Gabe, Will & Honda salesmen negotiation session.

Gabe – I think we can get it lower.

Salesman – That’s not going to happen. Sorry.

Gabe - I don’t think you’re very interested in selling a car.

Salesman – Look you guys seems like good people, and I like talking to you, so here’s what I’m going to do, I’m going to give you like 10 minutes to work out a number that you think will work for both parties. When I come back, I’ll look at it and if it doesn’t work out for us, then we’ll shake hands and part ways.

He gets up and walks off. Gabe is floored.

Gabe – Who the fuck is this guy?

Will – Whoa…

Will finally finishes the apartment, throws a big party, everyone gets drunk on Hypnotiq and Hennessy, and then they get a free water bottle for coming.
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Will takes Tracy to see The Old 97’s in concert. They were awesome. He ran into some of Rachel’s friends at the concert and proceeds to jump around. Oh and earlier that night Rachel called Will to tell him that if he got fat he’d be really really ugly. Will thinks, “No shit, Sherlock.”
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A VERY SPECIAL EAST COAST TRIP:

Will goes back to the East Coast. Realizes his childhood is coming to an end. Looks out and sees the endings everywhere, and wonders where are all the beginnings. He visited Teal, saw a family, saw a baby, wondered if baby and family were in the future for him. Was this the new beginning?

Will went to his 10 year high school reunion. Everyone looks older, but nobody thinks older, even when they were talking about their kids. You put that many people together and you get mental time travel.

Will comes back to California, chats with Teal about the experience of the 10 year reunion. They talk about the highs and lows of life, all the underlying sadness in so many people, and how dreams are crushed and lives are ruined and yet people try to put on a brave face, and amidst all of this she says, “You know, Beej, you’re just going to have admit it, you’re life ain’t so bad.” “I guess so.”
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Will meets Sarah Palin on the television. Is horrified, shocked, and appalled, joins the fight against the Republicans. Calls Joe Lieberman a Punk Bastard.
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On a not so sunny day in California, just an ordinary day, Will gets an ICHAT from Sandrine, “Do you want to go to Singapore?” Will responds, “Sure, why not.”

THE ASIAN ADVENTURE:

2 WEEKS LATER:

Will runs through the streets of Little India, following an Indian Band called “Swarathma.” His CameraMan Chris yells at him, “What’s going on? What happened to the plan?” Will looks at him and says, “Fuck the plan, we’re adapting.” Chris tilts his head to the side and thinks, “Crazy American, here we go again.” Will says, “Shoot everything.” The band plays music for a growing audience. Runs around. Causes problems. Do their own interview with Singaporean Indians, and Will thinks, “This is the best work day of my life.”

Amidst the chaos of the SUTASI shoot, Will remains calm and collected. He and his awesome team take the artists and bands out into Singapore to get video footage of them having fun, playing music, and generally getting an insight into who they are. He attributes his clear focused mind to his steady diet of cappuccinos, and baths, and getting a good 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night, oh and being half asian.

Liked by the crew and the bands, treated like one of the popular kids, he befriends everyone. He is inspired and awed by his Production Coordinator, ex model, but totally professional and fun Melanie, he sees a world of work that he could have, if he had the courage to give up writing and decided to start his own company. He also learns to appreciate the pain and pleasure of foot massages.

And generally feeling great, feeling like he’s really hit an peak in his working career and seen what he is really good at, the shoot comes to an end. Will stays in Asia. And going from chaos and fun to being alone in Hong Kong, something dies in Will. He becomes depressed and lonely. One day later he is a little better, sees a big Buddha in the hillside. Gets tons of cheap foot massages and thai massages.

Will goes to Koh Samui Island in Thailand, stays at spa resort in the hillside. Does very little. Talks to people. Tries to get spiritual. He fails. Can’t do it. It turned off. Encounters crazy spiritual people. The extreme side. Will is shocked. Frightened. He does not want to become one of these people. He also can’t feel something inside.

After spending too much time in airports, he finally takes the 17 hour flight back to the United States.

Will returns disillusioned by the experience, disenfranchised by what he finds, lost in the present, upset with his past, his family, his everything, he is driven to drinking copious amounts of wine. Lashes out at everything around him, nicely…. And wonders ---

WHO AM I?

One week later. Will gives up drinking.
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Britney comes back for real, Will’s not impressed, except for the sauna scene.
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Will still feeling angry and dead inside, decides that all this is coming from him wanting to do more with his life. He’s just not doing enough. He wants to do something important, something special, and life isn’t letting him do that. He calls up Rachel and she says, “Oh yeah, you’re going through that Saturn or Jupiter returning thing.” Will looks it up. He seems to have all the symptoms of the astrological condition called “Saturn Returns.” He feels much better, like a weight has been lifted of him, and for once he thinks, “Yes, it is good to be like everyone else.” Because he realizes it makes him feel less lonely.
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A SPECIAL COLLEGE REUNION:

Michelle emailed Will, Rachel & Corey a few months earlier and said they should all get together and hang out. They got together, the got drinks, they ate out, they went to club, danced and acted generally ridiculous. They went to San Diego and they ate desert, hung out in a spa, and everything was the same, and it was… and even thinking “Gosh, wouldn’t it be great if Jorge was here,” was the same.

Later that weekend, Will talks with Michelle and wonders if he should give up his career to help the world. He shakes his head, not sure if he can. Then Michelle makes the mistake of watching “Wanted” with Will. He snickers and thinks, you know, if I could help the world by killing bad guys that would be awesome.

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As the holidays approached, Will and some friends went to see “It’s a Wonderful Life.” He was scared the whole time of this frightening depressing tale. Afterwards, Leanne remarked that the town in the film was like Herzog for Will. “You keep trying to leave, but you just can’t get away.” Will was unsure if she was trying to make him feel better.

A week later, Will watches “The Shawshank Redemption,” and thinks to himself, this is a better analogy for my life, I’m like Andy and I just need to hold onto hope. Will looks life in the eye, pumps his fist and says, “Get buys living, or get busy dying.”
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Will gets a massage, relaxed, he asks God for advice, and a little voice whispers back, “Write.”

Will finishes a draft of Hot Teen Lifeguards.
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Will gets on the plane, thinking about the New Year, thinking about life, and thinking about how he has no idea what the future will bring, he orders a water….

FADE OUT:

NARRATION: Now that we’ve caught you up on Last Season, here’s a sneak peek at the New Season.

SERIES OF SHOTS:

Will runs up to the top of Griffith Park looks out and screams, “Ahhh, hell no!!!”
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Will runs in a marathon, barely makes it across the finish line.
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On the roof of Herzog, Hutson looks over at Will and say, “Dude, now you’ve got the juice.”
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Will has meetings, work meetings, life meetings, relationship meetings, and everyone looks younger then they really are.
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Will makes out with a mysterious girl.
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Will runs from a bear.
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In the darkness, a match is lit, illuminating Will as he lights a cigar. He looks out and says, “Okay God, what’s next?”

Darkness.

And Will’s close friends & family walk away from the camera, talking, “When is he going to just get real.” “This whole self mythologizing gets really annoying.” “He really just needs to move back to the East coast.” “Maybe he should go to church.” “Why doesn’t he just go see a psychic.” “He really just needs to man up, everyone goes through this shit.” “People really don’t like the third person talk, constantly.” “I don’t know, maybe this will be the year that Will…”