Talk Show

201215m
ShortComedyDrama

A talk show has to have talk. Or does it? When the host of a public access TV show refuses to say anything at all, local viewers complain. How can the Station Manager allow such a disturbing spectacle? But the Manager's hands are tied. Public access law protects the right of free speech. Or 'non-speech,' in this case. The Manager soon finds his job in jeopardy. He tries everything. Just when it looks like the Manager is history, the celebrity host of a national talk show calls and says he's intrigued by the whole concept. Then silence is golden. But... only so long as it's silence.

Runtime
15m
Released
2012

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Release year: 2012

Storyline

A talk show has to have talk. Or does it? When the host of a public access TV show refuses to say anything at all, local viewers complain. How can the Station Manager allow such a disturbing spectacle? But the Manager's hands are tied. Public access law protects the right of free speech. Or 'non-speech,' in this case. The Manager soon finds his job in jeopardy. He tries everything. Just when it looks like the Manager is history, the celebrity host of a national talk show calls and says he's intrigued by the whole concept. Then silence is golden. But... only so long as it's silence.

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