Post by rocketmanedh on Aug 8, 2021 23:02:43 GMT -5
“You know there was almost going to be a Meteor 2, right?”
“Really!? What happened? Why wasn’t there?”
“My partner and I didn’t see eye to eye on it in the end. I wish we did.”
“I wish you did too. Meteor was so good. It really needed another one.”
“I thought so too. Another Meteor could’ve really let me expand my acting chops but my partner and I lost and then found ourselves at the end and that was the end of things.”
“What happened with you and your partner?”
“Well he is a dreamer for sure but sometimes he gets dreams all mixed up. When he would talk to me he’d be all about this sequel but when he was talking to someone else he’d be on to another dream. Being a dreamer is great but at some point, you have to capitalize on those dreams. Sometimes he would, like with his own wrestling promotion but other times he wouldn’t. I guess at the end of the day he didn’t see it as worthwhile as his other ideas. He probably just saw it as a cash grab, something he could attach his name to for a quick buck but nothing he really deeply cared about when he could find something else shiny to occupy his attention. We also lost a tag team match and lost our belts and that was that.”
“Oh yeah. I think I remember that. Mike Zybala right?”
“Yeah, Mike. And don’t get things wrong I like Mike. He’s a man of his word. He helped me in my match against Thad Duke and I face him this week and really don’t feel any ill will towards him. I think I’ll beat him but I thought I’d beat Thad last month. It’s just about staying focussed and being ready for an opponent that knows me almost as well as I know him. Anyway, that’s enough about Meteor 2 and what could’ve been. Are you ready to watch Meteor with me?”
“Yes! It’s all I’ve thought about since that auction.”
“Cool man. Let’s get it started.”
Ed Houston is sitting in a large movie theater. It is empty except for Ed, the lawyer’s kid, Keith, and six rows back the sheepish-looking lawyer from the silent auction. The lights in the theater start to dim. Soon darkness envelopes the camera. The faces of Ed and Keith are illuminated once the screen starts to brighten. Meteor is shown in bright white as dramatic music fills the theater. Ed starts to smile. His smile is only matched by Keith’s excited wide grin.
The movie starts to play and the camera stays focused on both faces until Ed’s face starts to get more serious. The camera switches to the screen.
Ed is on the screen in what appears to be NASA headquarters.
Houston: “Come on there is a giant meteor headed towards Earth and I’m the only one that can stop it.”
NASA Guy: “What makes you think you can stop it?”
Houston: “I’ve trained. I know the program. I’m acrobatic enough. Send me up in the ship and I’ll save everyone’s life.”
NASA Guy: “You’re a flunky. Why should we put all of humanity’s faith in someone that couldn’t even handle it in NASA the first time?”
Houston: “Because I might be all that you’ve got. And I’m ready to risk my life to save humanity.”
Ed leans over to Keith.
Houston: “You know this was inspired by true events.”
Keith: “You got to go to space?”
Houston: “Uh well no. But the flunking out of NASA part.”
Keith: “Did they ever let you come back?”
Houston: “Well no. But it was a mutual departure and I got to make this movie so I’m at least a partial winner there.”
Keith: “Cool!”
The film fast forwards a bit. They are in a cheap-looking rocket. Ed is strapped into the seat. The rocket is about to go up.
Houston: “I guess if anything happens here just know that I went out exactly how I wanted to. Ready to blast off.” He looks scared as numbers flash across the screen counting down to one. There is a loud but cheap-sounding rocket launch. The camera zooms out and shows a rocket taking off.
Ed turns to Keith: “See this is where my training was invaluable. Most people wouldn’t know what’s like to go up in space. But I’ve been through the launch training. I’ve had my guts almost rearranged. I know what this takes. I think this is my best scene in the movie.”
Keith: “I think the best scene in the movie is when you karate chops that guy that didn’t want you to destroy the meteor.”
Houston: “Spoiler alert, Keith.”
Keith: “You were in the movie.”
Houston: “That doesn’t mean that everyone has seen it.” He shakes his head. Keith looks a little sheepish.
Houston: “I’m just kidding, man. Everyone’s seen Meteor.”
The movie fast forwards a little bit. We now see Ed having to fight a big strong Russian man that is blocking the controls of the rover on the meteor.
Russian: “The world needs to start over. It’s time we let new people be in charge.”
Houston: “We’ll let innocent people die.”
Russian: “Sometimes people need to die.”
Houston: “Not today.” Ed karate chops the Russian who falls headfirst into an American flag. Ed uses the flag to tie it up.
Houston: “They were a little heavy-handed with the patriotism here.”
Keith: “What?”
Houston: “Nevermind.”
The movie skips ahead a little bit. There is a countdown clock and a bomb strapped to the meteor.
Houston: “I was told not to leave anyone behind.”
Guy: “But this is the only way.”
Houston: “It can’t be the only way. A good astronaut always makes sure everyone comes back.”
Guy: “So you’re willing to kill millions.”
Houston: “We’re going to save everyone. No deaths from this meteor.”
Keith: “Were you worried?”
Houston: “Heck yeah I was worried. I thought we’d have to leave a man behind. And unlike Mike Zybala I never leave men behind.”
Keith: “What?”
Houston: “Shh. We’re getting to the big conclusion.”
The movie fast forwards a little more. The rocket is starting to take off. It blasts off and the force of the rocket causes the meteor to move. The camera stays on the meteor as it clears the atmosphere of the Earth situated ahead of it. The rocket begins its descent back to Earth. The camera cuts to Ed Houston with a triumphant smile on his face. The entire crew is shown to show that Ed was successful in protecting everyone. Even the Russian is still tied up. He looks upset. “Rocket Man” plays but it is cut off after about ten seconds. The screen turns to black as the credits start to play.
Houston: “Man, that is how you do a vanity project. Always ask for movies when you sue, Keith. Your dad should know something about that.”
Keith: “What?”
Ed shrugs. “No time to explain. I hope you enjoyed it, Keith.”
Keith: “I did. I’ll see you at NASA right?”
Ed looks up at Keith’s dad and smiles. “You sure will, buddy.”
Keith: “Man that movie sure was great. Why didn’t Mike want to make another one, again?”
Houston: “Like I said, Zybala is kind of all over the place. One week you think you’ll get him at his championship best and then the next time he’ll make no sense. Don’t get me wrong. The guy is great in the ring, but consistency is the one thing he doesn’t have and it goes through a lot of what he does. This week he was talking about breaking some sort of wall and referenced a bunch of people I’ve never heard of. It was like a weird fever dream and it ended with him going to the Renaissance Fair for some reason. Or at least a version of him. I really don’t know. All I know about it is that it was bizarre. If that Zybala shows up under the lights then I’ll get an easy win but the guy has won championships. I’ve won a championship with him. He could still pull out something. So I’ve got to always be vigilant against him. Who knows. He might decide to buy in yet. He said he almost did something like this so I’m glad he didn’t or you wouldn’t be here right now, Keith.”
Keith shrugs. “Well, I guess I’m glad too.”
Ed and Keith stand up as the lights in the theater begin to turn back on. They make their way to the exit where Keith’s dad is waiting impatiently.
Houston: “Did you like the movie?”
Lawyer: “Not particularly.”
Keith: “It was awesome.”
Houston: “It was awesome. Your dad did a good job winning this for you, Keith. I saw you soon.” Ed holds out his hand for a high five which Keith enthusiastically gives.
Ed turns to the lawyer: “I’ll see you soon. Get ready for the NASA trip.”
The lawyer shakes his head. When he looks up, Ed is walking towards the exit of the theater. The camera stays focused on him for a minute before fading to black.
“Really!? What happened? Why wasn’t there?”
“My partner and I didn’t see eye to eye on it in the end. I wish we did.”
“I wish you did too. Meteor was so good. It really needed another one.”
“I thought so too. Another Meteor could’ve really let me expand my acting chops but my partner and I lost and then found ourselves at the end and that was the end of things.”
“What happened with you and your partner?”
“Well he is a dreamer for sure but sometimes he gets dreams all mixed up. When he would talk to me he’d be all about this sequel but when he was talking to someone else he’d be on to another dream. Being a dreamer is great but at some point, you have to capitalize on those dreams. Sometimes he would, like with his own wrestling promotion but other times he wouldn’t. I guess at the end of the day he didn’t see it as worthwhile as his other ideas. He probably just saw it as a cash grab, something he could attach his name to for a quick buck but nothing he really deeply cared about when he could find something else shiny to occupy his attention. We also lost a tag team match and lost our belts and that was that.”
“Oh yeah. I think I remember that. Mike Zybala right?”
“Yeah, Mike. And don’t get things wrong I like Mike. He’s a man of his word. He helped me in my match against Thad Duke and I face him this week and really don’t feel any ill will towards him. I think I’ll beat him but I thought I’d beat Thad last month. It’s just about staying focussed and being ready for an opponent that knows me almost as well as I know him. Anyway, that’s enough about Meteor 2 and what could’ve been. Are you ready to watch Meteor with me?”
“Yes! It’s all I’ve thought about since that auction.”
“Cool man. Let’s get it started.”
Ed Houston is sitting in a large movie theater. It is empty except for Ed, the lawyer’s kid, Keith, and six rows back the sheepish-looking lawyer from the silent auction. The lights in the theater start to dim. Soon darkness envelopes the camera. The faces of Ed and Keith are illuminated once the screen starts to brighten. Meteor is shown in bright white as dramatic music fills the theater. Ed starts to smile. His smile is only matched by Keith’s excited wide grin.
The movie starts to play and the camera stays focused on both faces until Ed’s face starts to get more serious. The camera switches to the screen.
Ed is on the screen in what appears to be NASA headquarters.
Houston: “Come on there is a giant meteor headed towards Earth and I’m the only one that can stop it.”
NASA Guy: “What makes you think you can stop it?”
Houston: “I’ve trained. I know the program. I’m acrobatic enough. Send me up in the ship and I’ll save everyone’s life.”
NASA Guy: “You’re a flunky. Why should we put all of humanity’s faith in someone that couldn’t even handle it in NASA the first time?”
Houston: “Because I might be all that you’ve got. And I’m ready to risk my life to save humanity.”
Ed leans over to Keith.
Houston: “You know this was inspired by true events.”
Keith: “You got to go to space?”
Houston: “Uh well no. But the flunking out of NASA part.”
Keith: “Did they ever let you come back?”
Houston: “Well no. But it was a mutual departure and I got to make this movie so I’m at least a partial winner there.”
Keith: “Cool!”
The film fast forwards a bit. They are in a cheap-looking rocket. Ed is strapped into the seat. The rocket is about to go up.
Houston: “I guess if anything happens here just know that I went out exactly how I wanted to. Ready to blast off.” He looks scared as numbers flash across the screen counting down to one. There is a loud but cheap-sounding rocket launch. The camera zooms out and shows a rocket taking off.
Ed turns to Keith: “See this is where my training was invaluable. Most people wouldn’t know what’s like to go up in space. But I’ve been through the launch training. I’ve had my guts almost rearranged. I know what this takes. I think this is my best scene in the movie.”
Keith: “I think the best scene in the movie is when you karate chops that guy that didn’t want you to destroy the meteor.”
Houston: “Spoiler alert, Keith.”
Keith: “You were in the movie.”
Houston: “That doesn’t mean that everyone has seen it.” He shakes his head. Keith looks a little sheepish.
Houston: “I’m just kidding, man. Everyone’s seen Meteor.”
The movie fast forwards a little bit. We now see Ed having to fight a big strong Russian man that is blocking the controls of the rover on the meteor.
Russian: “The world needs to start over. It’s time we let new people be in charge.”
Houston: “We’ll let innocent people die.”
Russian: “Sometimes people need to die.”
Houston: “Not today.” Ed karate chops the Russian who falls headfirst into an American flag. Ed uses the flag to tie it up.
Houston: “They were a little heavy-handed with the patriotism here.”
Keith: “What?”
Houston: “Nevermind.”
The movie skips ahead a little bit. There is a countdown clock and a bomb strapped to the meteor.
Houston: “I was told not to leave anyone behind.”
Guy: “But this is the only way.”
Houston: “It can’t be the only way. A good astronaut always makes sure everyone comes back.”
Guy: “So you’re willing to kill millions.”
Houston: “We’re going to save everyone. No deaths from this meteor.”
Keith: “Were you worried?”
Houston: “Heck yeah I was worried. I thought we’d have to leave a man behind. And unlike Mike Zybala I never leave men behind.”
Keith: “What?”
Houston: “Shh. We’re getting to the big conclusion.”
The movie fast forwards a little more. The rocket is starting to take off. It blasts off and the force of the rocket causes the meteor to move. The camera stays on the meteor as it clears the atmosphere of the Earth situated ahead of it. The rocket begins its descent back to Earth. The camera cuts to Ed Houston with a triumphant smile on his face. The entire crew is shown to show that Ed was successful in protecting everyone. Even the Russian is still tied up. He looks upset. “Rocket Man” plays but it is cut off after about ten seconds. The screen turns to black as the credits start to play.
Houston: “Man, that is how you do a vanity project. Always ask for movies when you sue, Keith. Your dad should know something about that.”
Keith: “What?”
Ed shrugs. “No time to explain. I hope you enjoyed it, Keith.”
Keith: “I did. I’ll see you at NASA right?”
Ed looks up at Keith’s dad and smiles. “You sure will, buddy.”
Keith: “Man that movie sure was great. Why didn’t Mike want to make another one, again?”
Houston: “Like I said, Zybala is kind of all over the place. One week you think you’ll get him at his championship best and then the next time he’ll make no sense. Don’t get me wrong. The guy is great in the ring, but consistency is the one thing he doesn’t have and it goes through a lot of what he does. This week he was talking about breaking some sort of wall and referenced a bunch of people I’ve never heard of. It was like a weird fever dream and it ended with him going to the Renaissance Fair for some reason. Or at least a version of him. I really don’t know. All I know about it is that it was bizarre. If that Zybala shows up under the lights then I’ll get an easy win but the guy has won championships. I’ve won a championship with him. He could still pull out something. So I’ve got to always be vigilant against him. Who knows. He might decide to buy in yet. He said he almost did something like this so I’m glad he didn’t or you wouldn’t be here right now, Keith.”
Keith shrugs. “Well, I guess I’m glad too.”
Ed and Keith stand up as the lights in the theater begin to turn back on. They make their way to the exit where Keith’s dad is waiting impatiently.
Houston: “Did you like the movie?”
Lawyer: “Not particularly.”
Keith: “It was awesome.”
Houston: “It was awesome. Your dad did a good job winning this for you, Keith. I saw you soon.” Ed holds out his hand for a high five which Keith enthusiastically gives.
Ed turns to the lawyer: “I’ll see you soon. Get ready for the NASA trip.”
The lawyer shakes his head. When he looks up, Ed is walking towards the exit of the theater. The camera stays focused on him for a minute before fading to black.
