by Larry Brody
Over the past several weeks I’ve posted the scripts for Season 2 Episodes 1 through 7 of the FoxKids Network The Silver Surfer animated series I ran back in 1998 for those who wondered what all of us involved in the show had prepared for the world to see – if we hadn’t been cancelled.
Today it’s the turn of Season 2 Episode 8, Down to Earth: Part Three. This one never got beyond “First Draft,” status because FoxKids and Saban had all but pulled the plug. They weren’t about to pay for any further development of the show and all of us were being moved to other projects or sent home.
This draft is dated May 29, 1998 and is the last work of any kind ever done for the series. The day I emailed this one to the company was a very unhappy one for me. Here’s hoping that the day you read The Silver Surfer, Down to Earth: Part Three is a much more joyful one for you.
Or, as Stan Lee said when I told him we were finished: “Lo, there has come an ending!”
Or something like that.
Here’s Episode 21: DOWN TO EARTH: PART THREE
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And now it’s time for:
THE SILVER SURFER
DOWN TO EARTH: PART THREE
(Formerly: “The Cosmic Way”)
(#2147-21)
WRITTEN BY
LARRY BRODY
FIRST DRAFT
MAY 29, 1998
TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. SPACE OVER THE PLANET EARTH – (BEGIN RECAP – ALL NEW
ANIMATION OF SEQUENCES IN EPISODES 2147-19 AND 2147-20.)
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
Behold the planet known as Earth!
Here, on this otherwise
insignificant world, a cosmic
drama continues to unfold…
As THE WATCHER speaks, we SEE the SILVER SURFER and NOVA
reach the planet.
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
(continuing)
The players taking their cues from
the Silver Surfer and his
companion Nova, who came to Earth
seeking rest…
EXT. EARTH – HIGH IN THE SKY – NIGHT
The FANTASTIC FOUR fly in to attack Nova and Surfer!
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
But found only conflict. First
were they attacked by the cosmic-
powered “Fantastic Four”…
EXT. LOS ANGELES – MELROSE AVENUE – NIGHT
While the Surfer and Nova are interviewed before a crowd by
SIDNEY YOUNG, the police arrive and a riot begins!
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
And then were they misunderstood
by the authorities as well…
ANOTHER ANGLE
The Surfer uses his power cosmic to create an ENERGY BUBBLE
that separates the factions, and a HEALING BEAM to heal those
who have fallen.
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
Some on the planet saw the Silver
Surfer as a savior…
The crowd — and some police as well — CALLS OUT its praise!
BRODY SILVER SURFER 2147-21 FIRST DRAFT 05/29/98
2.
EXT. NEW YORK CITY – UNITED NATIONS BUILDING – DAY
The Surfer addresses the crowd here, with Young nearby.
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
A role he assumed wholeheartedly,
hoping he could be the leader to
rescue Earth from itself…
Suddenly, the Enervator fires a BLACK BEAM, hitting the
Surfer and knocking him off his board.
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
(continuing)
But when the Fantastic Four
refused to act against the Silver
Surfer this time, secret weaponry
was unleashed…
EXT. MONUMENT VALLEY – DAY
As TERRAX appears.
THE WATCHER (V.O.)
And while the Silver Surfer lay
neutralized, Terrax, new herald of
dread Galactus, arrived, seeking
redress.
