UFO Convention Cut Scenes

A Mecca of Factual Information

ANGLE ON: LIZ, TAKING AN ORDER.

Something catches her eye in the side alley outside the cafe.

EXT. CRASHDOWN CAFE - SIDE ALLEY - MOMENTS LATER

Liz bends over, sees something.

LIZ
Oh my God.

REVEAL she is looking at a TINY WHITE PUPPY, cowering in the
corner.

LIZ
Hey, you okay? Awww...
(picks him up)
It's okay. It's all right.
(baby talk)
What a cutie.

She lifts the puppy into her arms, falling in love we cut to:

INT. UFO CENTER - DAY

The UFO Convention is in full swing. ISABEL waits impatiently
as MICHAEL speaks to a MAN with a name tag that reads, "Expert
Panelist."

EP
Mr. Guerin, I conclude that, yes, these
aliens exist. Yes, they are among us
today. And yes, they are heatless,
brutal killers who must be stopped at
any cost.

Isabel pulls Michael away.

MICHAEL
Hey, I wasn't finished talking to him.

ISABEL
I want to get the hell out of here.
This whole thing is psychologically
damaging. We're like Black people
attending a KKK rally.

MICHAEL
Max got us three day passes and I plan
on using every bit of those three days
to find out as much information as I
can on that sighting.

ISABEL
Oh, yeah. This is a real mecca for
factual information.

Scene continues as aired...


Dealing with Max's Energy Source


INT. UFO CENTER - STORAGE ROOM

MAX
How'd you do it with Maria?

MICHAEL
That's too personal.

MAX
No, I mean, how did you stop? I can't
stop thinking about Liz. Every time I
see her, she just starts going into
slow motion. It's like an episode of
Felicity. How do I shut it off?

MICHAEL
Well, Maxwell, you've gotta be strong.
You can't let yourself be led around
by your...
(re: a light box on
his alien suit)
... energy source. It wasn't easy for
me either. What you gotta do is throw
yourself into something else. Anything
else. Something to get your mind off
her. For me it was TV game shows.

MAX
(thoughtful)
Throw myself into something.

CUT TO:

INT. UFO CENTER - MOMENTS LATER

MILTON
...We're not just a joke anymore, Evans.

MAX
That's great, Milton.

MILTON
Problem is, I'm overwhelmed here. We've
got three times the amount of people
we've expected. The press is buzzing
around like flies. These celebrities
are making my life a living hell. It's
no wonder my sciatic nerve is acting
up.(I think)

MAX
(a thought occurs)
Well, maybe I can take on more.

Scene continues as aired...


Michael and Maria Lay The Smackdown On Each Other


AMY'S BOOTH

MARIA tries to hang a large BANNER at the most garish of all
booths, Amy DeLuca's alien CHACKA booth. But she's having
problems because the banner is almost larger than her. Maria
looks around for help. Sees AMY flirting with Valenti. Rolls
her eyes. She sees Michael across the way.

MARIA
Guerin. Michael. Over here. Now.

Michael, wishing he had any excuse to avoid her but doesn't,
approaches. Maria shoves the banner into his hand.

MARIA
(pointing to a corner)
Hold it up over there.

MICHAEL
Since when have I become your personal
handmaiden?

MARIA
Yeah, you wish. Hold it higher.

He moves it, but glares. Maria positions the banner, staples
it. The banner unfolds. It reads in large letters: Amy DeLuca
Presents: ALIEN SMACKDOWN. The Alienator vs. The Rock. A
CARTOON of "The Rock" stomping on an alien is below the words.
Michael just stares at it.

MICHAEL
The Alienator?

MARIA
Yeah, the Alienator. You got a problem
with it?

Scene continues as aired...