With ABC Studios in charge of Scandal, ABC Network is not wasting any time in putting their mark on the show…
Kerry is sitting in a conference room and is on the phone. On the conference table is two salad boxes and bottles of water. Tony enters the room and sits down at the table. He takes one of the salad boxes and a bottle of water. He holds off from opening up the salad box but opens the bottle of water to take a drink.
Kerry:
I'll talk to Tony and see what he thinks but I like the idea. I think it will definitely have the fans watch the episode and will earn us points with the Olivia-Fitz fans. Ok.
Kerry ends the calls.
So, that was the ABC studio exec. The network has an idea – it wants to hold a contest for viewers and fans to submit what Olivia and Fitz's wedding reception first dance song should be.
The network would advertise the contest on our show's webpage that is on the network's website. The network is also going to use social media to get the word out about the contest. People would submit the song title on the contest webpage which will be linked to the show's webpage.
The studio is thinking that people are going to submit identical choices so the network is going to compile a list of song titles that are submitted. We would be given the top 5 song titles based on the number of people who submitted that title and we would choose which song to use for the first dance.
When the episode is aired, the network will be doing a countdown of the top 5 song titles as part of the commercial breaks. The countdown will be done before the Olivia-Fitz first dance is shown on TV and then the audience will find out which song got picked when the dance is shown.
Tony:
Is there a prize for submitting the winning title?
Kerry:
The executive mentioned something about winners getting a free Season 5 DVD set, a Scandal Gladiator t-shirt, and an official wedding photo of President Fitzgerald Grant III and Ms. Olivia Pope with their names signed on it.
It's one of those contests where there could lots of winners so the network can't be giving out expensive prizes.
Tony:
I know. So, does the network just want us to say yes that we would choose the Olivia-Fitz first dance song?
Kerry:
Pretty much so. Do we say yes?
Tony:
Yeah.
Kerry:
I have to admit it would be kind of interesting to find out what Scandal fans and the Olivia-Fitz fans would choose as Olivia-Fitz's first dance song.
What song would you pick?
Tony:
Honestly speaking, I don't know. Olivia and Fitz's relationship has been so complicated that I don't think there is one song that completely describes their relationship.
What would your pick be, Kerry?
Kerry:
I don't know, either. You're right about the complexity of their relationship that there is no one song that captures Olivia-Fitz's relationship.
Maybe it's a good thing we are getting help with this from our fans…
Dear Fellow Olitz shippers and Scandal fans,
What song title would you submit for consideration? If I get a large enough response, I will report back on the song title choices.
Thanks.
