(Scene begins with a smartwatch screen and a finger as it taps the screen and the 1994 American Gladiators plays as the scene cuts to a hand as it taps an app on his phone as it opens a portal, and it cuts to James and the characters he’s played until it cut to his face and the credit of “James Faraci” is shown as it cuts to “The Last Of The Americans’” current iteration then slides away to different images of Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun and Nick Yaun and the characters they’ve played until it cut to their faces and the credits of “Paulo and Brenda Fonseca & Rebecca and Nick Yaun” is shown as it then slides away to different images of Andrew Beach Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller and Olivia Horvath and the credits of “Andrew Beach, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Olivia Horvath” is shown as the 0:00-0:21 mark of the theme song plays. Everything becomes a swirl of Reds, Whites, and Blues as the credits “Produced by First Choice Productions” “Executive Producers: James Faraci, Paulo Fonseca, Brenda Fonseca, Rebecca Yaun, Nick Yaun, Eric Kurtzke, Renee Miller, Andrew Beach & Olivia Horvath” “Editing by Eric Kurtzke and James Faraci” “Written and Directed by James Faraci” are shown as the 0:21-0:26 mark of the theme song plays. We then see an image of James as he jumps through the portal and lands with half of his team on his right. The other half on his left is on a black background, and the title “THE LAST OF THE AMERICANS” is shown Lazer etched into Titanium as the last six seconds of the American Gladiators 1994 theme song plays. Cut to James in his office.)
TLOTA:
I’m James Faraci The Last Of The Americans, and the views I’m about to express are that of my own and some of yours. 2024 has been a year that just doesn’t want to stop, and one of the big ones was that of noted “Bad Girl” Shannen Doherty. (Cut to clips of Shannen Doherty as James does a voiceover.)
TLOTA (V.O.):
And I say the following about her: While she did have problems and issues, I think the press overemphasized what was happening. I had met her once at a convention. With most of those people, it was “Hello, How are you, etc.” when I met Shannen, it was “Hi” like we were old friends that reconnected. It was at that point that I told her about my Top 13 Charmed Episodes list and what it would take for her to be around her former costars, especially Alyssa Milano, because they’ve been like oil and Nitroglycerine (Not exactly a safe combination). Throughout the day, I had her and the others from “Charmed.” Shannon was a professional on camera and a sweetheart who surprisingly understood my sense of humor. Her career started during the last few years of the “Little House” TV series as Jenny Wilder. She also went on to voice a character in the movie “The Secret Of Nimh” and co-star in the series “Our House” with Wilford Brimley. By the start of the 1990s, her career kicked off with the series “Beverly Hills, 90210.” which led to other career opportunities, including working with Kevin Smith in “Mallrats,” and other movies and directing, as well as starring in the series “Charmed.” (Cut to James physically)
TLOTA:
And the movie that helped her break out was the darkest comedy I’ve ever seen.
My tribute to the late Shannon Doherty as I review the dark comedy “Heathers”
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