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>> BLAIRE, ARE YOU GOING
TO HELP ME WITH THIS OR NOT?
>> OH, COME ON, HOW MANY MORE
DO I HAVE TO READ?
>> MORE THAN NONE!
>> I'VE READ MORE
THAN NONE, OKAY?
I'VE READ AT LEAST...
ONE.
WORD.
>> BLAIRE, THE GROUP ASSIGNMENT
IS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST
THE THEMES OF EARLY-20th-CENTURY
AUTHORS.
YOU CAN'T COMPARE AND CONTRAST
ONE BOOK.
>> I'LL SPEED-READ THEM.
>> YOU CAN SPEED-READ?
>> YEAH, OF COURSE.
I DO IT ALL THE TIME.
IT'S EASY.
>> OKAY, SHOW ME.
>> OKAY, I WILL.
>> BLAIRE, WOULD YOU JUST
GO ALREADY?
>> HOW MUCH OF THAT DO YOU
ACTUALLY REMEMBER?
>> ABOUT A WORD A PAGE.
THIS WAS GETTING PRETTY GOOD
SO FAR.
HOW DOES IT GO?
"HAIR, OUT, MOMENT, SHOES, END,
PIGGY, SWIM, MANY, WHEN, TORE,
THE, AND."
YEAH, I'M ON PAGE 12,
AND THIS PUPPY DOG'S REALLY
COMING TOGETHER.
>> WE'RE SO GOING TO FAIL
THIS PROJECT.
>> YOU GET USED TO IT.
>> YEAH, I'D PREFER NOT TO.
>> THERE MUST BE AN EASIER WAY
TO GET THROUGH ALL THESE BOOKS.
AREN'T THEY AVAILABLE ON TAPE?
>> BLAIRE, THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO CARRY THAT IN A HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY.
THEY WANT US TO EXPERIENCE BOOKS
PROPERLY, ON OUR OWN,
FROM COVER TO COVER.
>> HEY, HERE WE GO!
"BARRY WHITE READS THE DIRTY
BITS FROM D. H. LAWRENCE."
>> I STAND CORRECTED.
(bell chimes)
>> WELL, I'M DONE.
>> WHAT ABOUT OUR ASSIGNMENT?
>> THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
TO GET THAT OVER WITH.
ALL THESE AUTHORS WILL STILL
BE DEAD WHEN WE GET BACK.
>> AGH!
>> WHAT'S WITH YOU?
>> WE'RE GETTING OUR
REPORT CARDS BACK TODAY.
>> THE SEMESTER'S UP ALREADY?
>> YEAH, AND IF I DIDN'T KEEP
MY A AVERAGE, MY DAD'S GOING
TO KILL ME!
FOR STARTERS.
>> YOU SHOULD TELL HIM
WHAT I TELL MY PARENTS:
GRADES HAVE LITTLE BEARING
ON ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST
PEOPLE IN HISTORY DIDN'T DO
SO WELL IN SCHOOL.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU TELL THEM
ABOUT YOUR GRADES?
>> NO.
SEE, I'M KIND OF THE REVERSE
CASE: I DO PRETTY GOOD IN
SCHOOL, BUT I DON'T RETAIN
ANYTHING I LEARN.
FOR EXAMPLE, I ONCE GOT
AN A IN SPELLING, RIGHT?
BUT NOW I COULDN'T EVEN TELL YOU
HOW TO SPELL "A".
>> "A"?
BUT IT'S JUST A LETTER.
"A"!
>> SEE?
YOU KNEW THAT.
YOU'RE A PRETTY SMART GUY,
EVEN IF YOUR GRADES ARE
IN THE TOILET THESE DAYS.
>> HEY, THEY'RE NOT
IN THE TOILET, ALL RIGHT?
THEY'RE JUST NOT QUITE UP
TO THEIR USUAL STANDARDS OF
EXCELLENCE, PROBABLY.
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FINE,
AND I'M JUST GETTING WORKED UP
OVER NOTHING.
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
I'M SURE THEY'RE JUST OKAY.
>> I HAVE...
YOUR REPORT CARDS!
I DO SAVOUR THESE MOMENTS
OF ANTICIPATION, DON'T YOU?
MORGAN...
ADEQUATE.
TANYA...
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
GEORGE...
WE HAVE YET TO DEVISE
AN APPROPRIATE GRADING SYSTEM
FOR YOU, I'M AFRAID.
ROGER...
>> JUST GIVE IT TO ME STRAIGHT.
I DIDN'T GET STRAIGHT As, DID I?
THAT'S OKAY, THAT'S OKAY.
STRAIGHT Bs ARE FINE.
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT.
>> YOUR LITTLE MIDTERM SLUMP
HAS LED TO A VERY AVERAGE
AVERAGE, I'M AFRAID.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY
SURPRISES, BUT LET ME JUST SAY
THAT I HOPE TO "C" AN
IMPROVEMENT FROM YOU BEFORE
THE YEAR IS UP.
OH, BLAIRE, BLAIRE, BLAIRE...
>> THAT'S ME, ME, ME!
>> I PRESENT THIS WITHOUT
COMMENT.
>> HEY, I GOT AN A!
ALL RIGHT!
>> YEAH, IN GYM.
>> IT'S STILL AN A.
>> AND AN F...
IN EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MANY Fs
EVER SINCE "FLUNK" WILSON
FLUNKED THE 10th GRADE
FOR THE 10th TIME.
>> BLAIRE REPEATING HIS YEAR
IS THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES
RIGHT NOW.
I SEEM TO REMEMBER AN AGREEMENT
WAY BACK WHEN, BACK WHEN THIS
EARLY-MORNING, AFTER-SCHOOL,
BETWEEN-CLASSES RADIO CLUB
FIRST BEGAN.
DO ANY OF YOU OLD-TIMERS
REMEMBER THIS?
WELL, LET ME REMIND YOU, THEN:
THIS AGREEMENT STIPULATED THAT
FOR RADIO ACTIVE TO CONTINUE,
ITS MEMBERS MUST MAINTAIN
AT LEAST A C AVERAGE.
WELL, GUESS WHICH ONE OF YOU
JUST TOOK A DIVE OFF THE TIP
OF THE BELL CURVE.
>> YOU CAN'T SHUT US DOWN JUST
BECAUSE ONE OF US IS FAILING!
>> OH, I DIDN'T MAKE UP
THE RULES.
OH, WAIT.
YES, I DID.
(laughing)
ALL THE MORE REASON TO STICK
WITH THEM, THEN.
I'LL GIVE YOU UNTIL THE END
OF THE WEEK TO SIGN OFF
AND SHUT THE STATION DOWN.
PERMANENTLY.
(chuckling)
>> GUYS, I'LL FIX IT.
I SWEAR.
I'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
>> OUT WITH IT.
>> OUT WITH WHAT?
>> YOUR PLAN.
>> WHAT PLAN?
>> YOUR PLAN TO SAVE
THE RADIO STATION.
I'M SURE YOU AND YOUR LITTLE
FRIENDS HAVE HATCHED SOME
TRANSPARENT DECEPTION TO
MANIPULATE ME INTO OFFERING
A REPRIEVE.
LET'S HEAR IT.
I COULD USE A LAUGH.
>> NO, IT'S JUST ME ALONE,
AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PLAN.
I'M KIND OF DRAWING A BLANK,
TO BE HONEST.
>> OH, NO, NO.
YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO
SO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.
>> WE COULD MAKE A DEAL!
>> YOU HAVE NOTHING I WANT.
>> MS. ATOLL, I NEVER ASKED YOU
FOR ANYTHING.
TODAY.
BUT THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT!
>> NOT TO ME, IT ISN'T.
>> LOOK: ALL THE CLASSES
I FAILED HAVE MAKEUP TESTS
SCHEDULED FOR ANYONE WHO WAS
AWAY, OR SICK, OR JUST WASN'T
THERE FOR THE EXAMS.
>> SO?
>> SO, I WANT TO TAKE THEM.
ALL OF THEM!
AND I'LL PASS THIS TIME,
I SWEAR, WITH FLYING COLOURS,
AND THAT WAY, I'LL BRING MY
OVERALL AVERAGE UP TO A C,
AND RADIO ACTIVE CAN STAY
ON THE AIR.
>> BLAIRE, YOU WERE HERE FOR
THE EXAMS THE FIRST TIME AROUND.
>> TRUE.
BUT BEFORE THE EXAMS, I HAD
A HOCKEY GAME AGAINST WEST END,
A FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST CLEAR
POINT, BASEBALL GAME AGAINST
HILLDALE, AND A BASKETBALL GAME
AGAINST RIVERVIEW.
I WAS SO BUSY WINNING GAMES
FOR UPPER REDWOOD THAT I HAD
NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT ANY BOOKS, AND THAT'S WHY
I THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE ME
A SECOND CHANCE TO REWRITE
THOSE EXAMS.
>> WELL, I'LL ADMIT THAT
YOUR SPORTS CAREER CERTAINLY
DOES SEEM TO CUT INTO YOUR
STUDY TIME.
>> EXACTLY!
>> FINE, THEN.
I'LL LET YOU TAKE THOSE MAKEUP
TESTS NEXT WEEK.
I'LL TALK TO COACH WILSON
ABOUT HAVING YOU DROPPED
FROM ALL THOSE TEAMS.
>> ALL RIGHT, MS. ATOLL!
...WHAT?
>> WELL, THAT'S YOUR CHOICE,
BLAIRE: SPORTS OR RADIO ACTIVE.
YOU KEEP YOUR MARKS UP,
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT GETTING YOU
BACK ONTO THE FIELD, OR THE ICE,
OR THE COURT, OR WHATEVER IT IS.
IN THE MEANTIME, I SUGGEST THAT
YOU CONCENTRATE ON THOSE EXAMS,
OR YOU'LL BE LOSING RADIO ACTIVE
AS WELL.