April 2000 Archives

Ext View: A large movie studio with many, many soundstages. The sun is just coming up and there is little movement on the lot. The view is from overhead and it is in real life, not a cartoon. After a second or 2, the camera view begins to zoom thru the property. We zoom past sets and props, actors actresses, and extras, under a truck or 2, etc. We finally settle on an older soundstage at the far back of the lot past all the storage buildings. The camera stops on a view of the back corner of the building where there is a small concrete staircase leading up to a metal door. Next to the door is a cartoon sign with the Daria logo. Underneath the logo is the word "Darla". It's crossed out with red spray paint and the name "Daria" is spray painted over it. (1) After a second the headlights of a car are seen flashing over the sign as we hear a car in the background. As the camera pulls back a bit, a modest looking blue cartoon car pulls into a parking space. The driver's side door opens and we see a very much awake Trent turning off the car. He's dressed in a white dress shirt with black slacks, his hair is combed and he's holding what looks like a bunch of scripts. He shuts the door, bounces up the stairs, and pulls at the door. It's locked.

Trent: I guess we're the first ones here again...