Night Shift - “Brian’s Room”

DateMay 27 1994

Can DescriptionsShow #23, Record Date = 05/22/1994 [See Collection Folder for Cue Sheet] Nightshift Show #23 "Brian's Room" Rec 5-22-94 Air 5-27-94 T212 Nightshift Brian's Room 23 5/28/94 3:05 AM

Viewing Notes[Colorbars] Title: Nightshift Show 23 “Brian’s Room’ Rec: 5/22/94 Air: 5/27/94 Dir. BOYLE. [Animated Intro] A woman (Makeeba McCreary) in the studio, starts to introduce a segment, but is “interrupted” by a man (Brian Vermeire), who introduces a different segment. Intro to “Brian’s Room” shows Brian sprinting through the park. [no image 03:00—4:00] Title: ‘Brian’s Room’. Brian seated at a news desk and a guest seated on a dorm room bed. Brian introduces the guest as “Special Friend, The Dean’s Daughter, Nicole Amato”. (Daughter of Philip Amato, then Dean at Emerson College) Brian relates a [possibly false?] story about being searched by campus security for carrying a suspected firearm. Brian interacting with an Elvis impersonator. Brian and Nicole talking. Brian riding the ‘T’. Brian interviewing the driver, ‘John Thomas’. Clip from ‘Back to the Future Part III’. Interview. Clip from black and white movie [Perils of Pauline? The Fatal Ring?] of a woman tied to a railroad track, captioned ‘Green Line File Footage Oct. 3, 1908”. Brian presses a button on the train console. Clips of bombs exploding. The interview. Clips of roller coasters intercut with Brian sitting in a train car. Brian disembarks. Brian and Nicole in the dorm. [End of Segment 00:04:00-00:11:32] [no image 00:11:32-00:12:26] Brian talking with Dean of Emerson College Dr. Philip Amato and his daughter Nicole Amato. They take “callers” questions, pre-recorded, jokes. [End of segment, 00:12:26-00:18:49] [no image 00:18:49-00:19:50] Brian pretending to talk on the telephone. Brian talking with Dr. Philip Amato and his daughter Nicole Amato. They discuss Dr. Amato’s degree. Brian talks about getting searched by campus security. On screen: ‘Brian’s Room Rules 1176. No advancing pay. 1777. You break, you buy. 1778. No man-handling Brian 1779. Leave off the last “s” for savings. 1780. E=mc2 + BV = Trouble”. Interview with Dean Amato. Clip of the Dean from an event, where he mispronounces someone’s name. [Scripted/staged/edited?] Intertitle: ‘2 Hours Later’. Interview about the Dean’s time at Emerson, hazing, purchase of the Little Building. Brian with a [toy?] gun. Interview. Credits: Producers Brian Vermeire Jed Elinoff, Writers Anna Cranage Brian Vermeire, Director Alec Chv any, Assistant Director Greg Morris, Technical Director Gerry Gerardi, Audio Brian Smith, Floor Director Amanda Dugan, Lighting Matt Cooke, Set Design Jen Howell Amanda Dugan, Cameras Jason Hawkins Pete Mathis Nick Pappas, VTR Operator Casey Davis, Production Assistant Laura Dunn, Today’s Weather Partly Cloudy with a chance of showers mid-day High 65º, Special Thanks to Special Friend Nicole Amato, Guest Academic Dean Phil Amato, Brian’s Room is an EIV/AERho Production © 1994 Vermeire International’ Brian back in the studio, pretending to talk on the phone to distract Makeeba. [Studio address] Brian and Makeeba sign off. [Animated outro]

OtherCredits: “Hosts: Makeeba McCreary, Brian Vermeire, Producers: Haewon Yom, Christina Gomes, Directed by John Boyle, Technical Director: Emeric Feldmar, Audio: Gilles Morin, Lighting/Robotics: Glenn Fletcher, Videotape: Jim Reidy, Editor: Ron Sapp, Stage Managers: Kifo, Phil Walters, Chyron: B. Geoffrey Lans, Advisors: Gregg Kidd, Liz Cheng, copyright 1994 WCVB-TV” [End of segment, 00:19:50-00:29:58]