Konoha Public Access Television Chapter Two!
Author's Note: Here it is, Chapter Two! In this chapter, we really get into how the ninjas at W-KTV handle their jobs. Will they pull this one through? Or will they be doomed to fail? Read on and find out in Chapter Two of Konoha Public Access Television!
Remember, this is all build-up. The real story is what goes on behind the scenes, not on stage.
Chapter Two: The New Line-Up
W-KTV Studio, only two days before air time.....
Shikamaru is pacing around the Studio, checking everyone's progress. Clad in a SWEET director's outfit, he writes notes down on his clipboard as he evaluates their progress.
Shikamaru: Okay people, status report! How's the poster coming, Tenten?
Tenten and Shino, the Advertising Campaigners, are working diligently on a poster to place around town.
Tenten: It's coming along FANTASTICALLY! Check it out!
Shino: I think this will suit you fine.
Shino hands the poster to Shikamaru. He straightens it out and looks it over. It's a large poster, with green and yellow colors randomly splashed on the sheet. In the center is a TV with the Konoha symbol on the screen. At the top, is all the studio info. The bottom is left blank.
Shikamaru: Why is the bottom empty?
Shino: That's where the programming line-up is going to go.
Shikamaru: Of course. I suggest instead of the splashy-effect, you go with a more patterned background, like a 'Rising Sun'.
Tenten: What a good idea! C'mon Shino, let's edit this!
The two returned to their table to continue designing.
Shikamaru: Lee! Sakura! You guys almost done with the set?
Sakura: The green-screen is ALMOST set up.
Shikamaru: Why isn't Lee helping you?
Sakura: He's out getting furniture to place on the set. Lady Tsunade sent donations from the furniture stores.
Shikamaru: Perfect! Make sure you clear with Sasuke if the green-screen is online.
Sasuke: It's all looking good from here.
Shikamaru continued pacing when suddenly.....*CRASH* A ceiling light crashed down right in front of him.
Shikamaru: JESUS CHRIST! Watch what your doing, will ya?
Hinata and Neji were on the catwalks, ATTEMPTING to set up the lighting.
Hinata: Sorry!
Neji: .....maybe I should put the lights in.
Shikamaru: Naruto! You guys all ready for me?
Naruto: Almost!
Choji: Give us two more seconds!
Shikamaru: We don't have time to spare!
Ino: Okay, we're all set!
Akamaru: *RUFF*
Shikamaru walked over to the conference room, where Naruto, Ino, Choji, amd Kiba were waiting with smiles. They had set up a large post-it board.
Shikamaru: Okay you guys, let's see what you got.
Naruto: Have we got a line-up for YOU!
Ino: First, a must-have for any public access channel..... *Flips the page*
Choji: .....Konoha Action News!
Shikamaru: Okay, and who would be on the show?
Ino: Well, we've decided on Neji and Tenten as the Co-Anchors.
Choji: Shino would be the Sportscaster.
Kiba: The meteorologist would be Sakura, and Naruto will shadow-clone himself and be all the field reporters!
Naruto: You would be the political analyst, and get intel on everything major happening in the world.
Ino: Everyone else would rotate as in-studio reporters and camera crew.
Shikamaru: That sounds like a solid plan. But that's just the news, and that only covers so much. What else you got?
Naruto: We have a great idea for a show starring Kiba. You know how they have 'pet psychics' who talk to animals?
Shikamaru: Yeah.....
Choji: Well, we thought it would be fun to send Kiba out into the world, pretending to be a pet psychic. He'll then say horrible things to the owners about what their pets are thinking!
Shikamaru: So it's a gag show?
Ino: Yes, and we call it.....*Flips page* The Pet Psycho!
Shikamaru: Catchy title!
Kiba: You bet! We can even have Sasuke edit the footage and add some Photoshop magic and sound effects to make it even funnier.
Shikamaru: That sounds like a brilliant idea! I can't wait to see what the viewers thinks.
*CRASH* *BANG*
Shikamaru: WHAT WAS THAT?
Neji: Sorry, boss! The equipment is faulty.
Hinata: We n-need new ceiling connectors!
Shikamaru: Order in 30 more! Don't set up the lights until then, we can't risk losing anymore lights! Sorry Choji, continue.
Choji: Okay, our next show. We had a vote, and we came to a mutual agreement.
Kiba: Sakura is going to have a late-night show, due to the sole fact she is the sexiest.
Naruto: So true.
Shikamaru: Hands down.
Ino: *HMPH* I BEG TO DIFFER!
Kiba: She's going to have one of those late night shows were all she does is lay on a couch for 30 solid minutes in sexy clothing answering phone calls, and Hinata will play music videos. We'll call it Sakura After Dark.
Choji: It'll be a fan favorite!
Ino: GODDAMNIT THAT SHOULD BE ME IN THE SEXY CLOTHING!
Shikamaru: We already agreed on Sakura, Ino.
Kiba: Besides, Hinata's our alternate. She's too timid to be the front-liner.
Ino: WHAT DOES SAKURA HAVE THAT I DON'T?
Naruto: Cute face.
Choji: Pink hair.
Kiba: And she's the only one who can fit into the pre-ordered 'Sexy Co. Clothing' outfits.
Shikamaru: Not to mention she's got a nice butt.
Ino: YOU GUYS ARE UNBELIEVABLE!
Naruto: MOVING ON! Next up, we have a good old fashioned action-type game show.
Everyone waits for Ino to flip the page.
Kiba: Ino?
Ino: *HMPH*
Choji: *Ugh* I'll do it. *Flips the page*
Naruto: Konoha Gladiators!
Shikamaru: Gladiators? Like fighting?
Kiba: The contestants would be completely in safety gear, and the challenges would have minimum injury percentage.
Choji: For example, they would fight with giant foam sticks on top of a small platform, and the floor would be padded with square foam cubes.
Naruto: And they would have fights with air-powered foam ball shooters. It's funny and action-y!
Shikamaru: Who would they be fighting against?
Choji: We would have Lee, Ino, and myself play against the three contestants. The winner recieves a cash prize of $500!
Shikamaru: $500? Per episode?
Kiba: Episodes would come in three. Preliminaries, semi-finals, and finals. The grand winner gets the prize money.
Shikamaru: Hmm.....have you cleared with Lady Tsunade about the prize money?
Naruto: Don't worry! We already told her, and she said we have a $750 'Prize Budget' per week.
Ino: .....yeah, I'm okay.
Naruto: Good, because we got three more shows to present.
Kiba: We NEED some type of drama on our station, so we thought of a Soap Opera, which we call.....
Ino: *Flip* All My Chakra. It's about a couple, living happily together, when suddenly the man has to go to war. As he is off fighting, her old flames return to see her, and you can pretty much get the point from here. Plot twists, sudden turns, your average Soap.
Shikamaru: Ugh, I HATE soap operas. But we need SOMETHING dramatic, so it will have to do. Who would be starring?
Ino: We would have it so that the 'husband at war' doesn't be seen until the very last episode, so we don't need to cast him. I'll be the main girl, and all you guys will take turns being in the show. Thay means you too, Shikamaru.
Shikamaru: Ugh, what a drag.....
Kiba: The girls would play her friends/sisters or something. This kind of show can be made up as we go along.
Choji: The next show we thought of, is a show where Hinata, Ino, Sakura, and Tenten talk about girl products and books and other things.
Shikamaru: Basically, a bunch of girls babbling on about nothing important?
Naruto: Pretty much.
Ino: *HMPH* It will be strictly for women, so we'll actually advertise not to let men watch it, so that way the men get curious, and watch out of pressure! It's called Ladies' Table Talk.
Shikamaru: Sneaky! I hope the show is good though.
Ino: Oh it will be. Don't worry.
Choji: We can only hope that a catfight breaks out on stage. *Smiles*
Kiba: Our last idea was to have Shino host a late night talk show, called Late Night with Shino Aburame.
Shikamaru: Shino? You think he can deliver?
Kiba: Trust me, Shino will do fine in the silver screen.
Naruto: We'll have guests appear on the show, like actors, comedians, important people and stuff. It's sophisticated comedy, of sorts.
Shikamaru: You guys have guests lined up?
Ino: Yep! We already got Yukie Fujikaze read for our first airing.
Shikamaru: Good job, good job.
Naruto: Using these shows, we've developed a solid schedule.
Choji: Konoha Action News at 2, an episode of All My Chakra at 3, an episode of Konoha Gladiators ar 4, and The Pet Psycho at 4:30. We'll repeat the same All My Chakra at 5, then Ladies' Table Talk at 6, Late Night with Shino Aburame at 7, re run Konoha Gladiators and The Pet Psycho at 8, and Sakura After Dark at 9. The station will be on from 2 - 10.
Shikamaru: Well you guys, this sounds like a good plan, but you have to have all the footage ready in two days! Think you can handle it?
Ino: Don't worry! Lee's assured us he has the furniture for each show, and we just need Tenten and Shino to place advertisement for Konoha Gladiators. It'll all work out smoothly.
Shikamaru: Sounds like a done deal! I'll leave it up to you guys to inform the rest of the crew of their jobs.
Choji: No problem. Thanks for being supportive.
Shikamaru: The pleasure's all mine.
Whew! It's hard coming up with unique shows. But I think it will turn out okay. Just remember, the real action's going to be in the background, not the shows themselves. Tempers will flare! Thanks for reading this chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. PLEASE Review! Comments, concerns, questions, criticisms, anything you wanna throw my way, please do!
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