Numeric Blue

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY

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7. Peter wakes up, looking excited.

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9. PETER (V.O.): It's Saturday morning, someone will come to fix my new TV set in my study. I like multi-tasking, creating my works while watching or listening to TV stories.

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My old TV set died a week ago, and I feel like losing my connection with the world.

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15. Pausing.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The TV set and its support frame were delivered days ago. I should get reconnected in hours.

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19. Peter gets out of bed.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me have a quick breakfast and wait for the technician.

23. Act 2

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25. INT. STUDY - DAY

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27. Relaxing on a sofa, Peter sees a Youtube viewing suggestion and the image of an old MAN (70).

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29. PETER (V.O.): Who's he?

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31. Peter reads the small prints.

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33. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, he's Peter Noone. My teenage idol. He is just a few years older than me.

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35. Recalling.

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37. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was studying in London in 1986, I happened to listen to a radio interview of someone who marketed Peter Noone.

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39. Pausing.

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41. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He recalled that when Peter Noone came to him and said he wanted to sing the blues. His response was something like: "Do you like bread?"

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43. Pausing.

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45. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He was good to have recorded all the Herman's Hermit's numbers.

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47. Pausing.

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49. PETER (V.O.): I love most of the group's songs .

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51. Pausing.

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53. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I didn't see any of his live shows though, but my sister did. Let me share the link with her - to reciprocate her happy birthday wishes to me yesterday.

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55. Enjoying his screen time, Peter types and types.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, the morning's gone but no one came to fix the TV set for me. I must chase.

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59. Peter makes a call.

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61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The one doing the order me made a mistake. Young ones are like that. The technician is asked to come in the afternoon.

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63. A beat.

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65. In response to the door bell, Peter quickly opens the door to let a TECHNICIAN (40s) in. After doing some measurements with the help of a balance on a wall, the technician begins to unpack the frame and the TV set.

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67. TECHNICIAN: Oh, what you ordered was a G model. Here's a F model instead. Do you want to make enquiry?

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69. PETER : I can't tell the difference...

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71. PETER (V.O.): I've already waited for a week to have the TV set fixed.

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73. TECHNICIAN: The one here was made in 2018 rather than in 2019.

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75. PETER: I see. Never mind then.

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77. The technician continues his work and images soon appear on the TV screen. We see some handcuffed YOUNGSTERS.

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79. TECHNICIAN: I couldn't understand why they chose to be manipulated by others.

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81. PETER: They're young. Their minds are empty for whatever fanciful fillings.

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83. PETER (V.O.): One message I shared in my Quora answers earlier today was about that. I hope to fill empty minds with deep thoughts so that they can be uplifted.

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85. Pausing.

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87. Using a remote control, the technician presses a few buttons and YouTube images begin to appear on the screen.

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89. PETER (Cont'd): That's eye-opening. I only watch YouTube stuff on much smaller screens.

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91. PETER: How can I connect with Cable TV?

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93. TECHNICIAN: That's easy. Do you have a HDMI cable?

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95. PETER: A HDMI cable? No.

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97. The technician reconnects the old ones and judges the image quality.

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99. TECHNICIAN: They're very good. You should use HDMI ones.

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101. Peter nods.

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103. PETER (V.O.): I've watched images of such quality for over 10 years!

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105. After signing some papers, the technician leaves.

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107. Act 3

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109. INT. ELECTRIC STORE - DAY

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111. Peter pays and gets a HDMI cable in a box.

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113. PETER (V.O.) : What is HDMI?

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115. Peter reads the small prints on the box.

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117. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's High Definition Multimedia Interface.

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119. INT. STUDY - DAY

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121. Having fixed the HDMI cable, Peter checks the TV images.

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123. PETER (V.O.): Well, it's a world of difference.

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125. Working behind his computer, Peter watches TV. We hear a man voice saying: Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back.

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127. PETER (V.O.): That can't be smart. It'll enhance the degree of transmission of the coronavirus. The number of death in US will continue to rise.

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129. Peter surfs the web and finds something interesting.

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131. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Vincent Van Gogh is right. There's no blue without yellow and without orange.

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133. Pausing.

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135. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And that's how humankind anywhere will have to learn by going through it or they won't get it.

137. Peter presses a few buttons of the remote control and we see PETER NOONE in a blue suit appearing on the TV screen.

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139. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I like the colour blue too.

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141. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT

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143. Background music. Peter goes to bed.

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145. PETER (V.O.): I won't feel blue, not even a little bit of it.

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147. FADE OUT.

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149. THE END