>>> HAVE YOU EVER VOLUNTEERED TO GET BUMPED FROM A FULL FLIGHT?
SOMETIMES THEY OFFER CATCH OR A
VOUCHER FOR AN UPGRADE.
IF YOU’RE IN A RUSH, IT COULD
PAY OFF.
PAY OFF. >> OR MAYBE NOT.
THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE WITH
BROTHER AND SISTER BEN AND
McKAYLA ON THE NEW NBC SHOW
"MANIFEST."
"MANIFEST." >> AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE
UNEXPECTED TURBULENCE, THEIR
PLANE LANDS, GET THIS, FIVE
YEARS LATER.
YEARS LATER. MUCH TO THE SURPRISE OF THE CREW
AND PASSENGERS AND THE LOVED
ONES WHO THOUGHT THEY’D ALL
DIED.
DIED. >> OH, MY GOSH.
JOSH DALLAS AND MELISSA ROXBURGH
PLAY BEN ANNED McKAYLA.
GOOD MORNING, Y’ALL.
FIVE YEARS LATER, A LOT CAN
CHANGE.
CHANGE. >> A LOT CAN CHANGE IN FIVE
YEARS.
YEARS. >> EVERYTHING.
>> EVERYTHING. >> WE FEEL LIKE THESE SEATS ARE
AT LEAST --
>> YOU CAN SMOKE ON THESE.
>> HAVE YOU ALL EVER DECIDED TO
GIVE UP YOUR SEAT?
>> NO, BUT NOW THAT WE’VE SHOT
THE SHOW, I’M NOTICING THESE
OFFERS MORE AND MORE.
I’M TERRIFIED.
I’M TERRIFIED. >> YEAH, YEAH.
I’VE NEVER DONE IT.
NOW AFTER DOING THE SHOW, I WILL
NEVER DO IT.
>> LET’S DIG IN HERE AND TALK
ABOUT THE PREMISE OF THIS SHOW.
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL
LOVE IT SO MUCH?
IT’S VERY INTERESTING.
KATIE COURIC WAS IN HERE EARLIER
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. WE WERE LOOKING AT A VIDEO OF
THE SHOW AND PICTURES.
I TOLD HER ABOUT THE PLOT.
SHE WAS LIKE, WOW, THAT’S
INTRIGUING.
INTRIGUING. >> YES, WE HAVE A FAN IN KATIE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. >> TELL PEOPLE AT HOME, DID WE
EXPLAIN IT RIGHT?
>> YOU EXPLAINED IT PERFECTLY.
I THINK PEOPLE WILL LOVE IT FOR
THE REASONS THAT I LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW, IT’S A GREAT MYSTERY.
IT’S A STORY THAT TUGS AT YOUR
HEART STRINGS.
HEART STRINGS. >> THERE’S A FAMILY PIECE
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. THERE’S A LITTLE BOY WHO HAS
LEUKEMIA.
LEUKEMIA. IS HE TOLD HE ONLY HAS SO MUCH
TIME?
TIME? >> IT’S TERMINAL WHEN WE OPEN
THE STORY.
THE STORY. >> WHEN YOU LAND FIVE YEARS
LATER, THERE’S A CURE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. SO THAT’S ANOTHER MYSTERY THAT
WE’LL BE SOLVING.
THE CURE WAS CREATED BY ANOTHER
PASSENGER ON THE PLANE WITH US.
SO IT’S A MYSTERY.
IT TUGS AT YOUR EMOTIONAL HEART
STRINGS.
STRINGS. AND IT’S ABOUT ORDINARY PEOPLE
GOING THROUGH SOMETHING
EXTRAORDINARY.
EXTRAORDINARY. >> BUT IS THERE SOME SCARINESS
TO IT?
TO IT? IS IT "LOST" LIKE?
>> THAT IS SCARY.
>> FIVE YEARS, WHERE WERE YOU?
>> THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO
FIND OUT.
FIND OUT. >> IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL WHAT
HAPPENED TO THE PLANE, YEAH, WE
GET TO TO MAYBE GO THROUGH SOME
WEIRD TIMES.
WEIRD TIMES. >> SO WHEN YOU SIT DOWN, FOR
EXAMPLE, AS ACTORS FOR THE
READING, DO YOU KNOW WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN?
OR IS THIS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE --
WHERE -- >> WE JUST GOT THE FIRST
EPISODE.
EPISODE. THAT’S ALL WE KNEW GOING INTO
THE SERIES.
THE SERIES. OBVIOUSLY WE’VE GONE EPISODE BY
EP SIDE.
EP SIDE. AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE SERIES
GOES AND HOW IT ENDS, NO IDEA.
>> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> WE DON’T KNOW THE MYSTERY.
WE DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO WHY
WE DISAPPEARED.
WE DISAPPEARED. >> THAT’S LIKE "LOST."
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NEW
"LOST."
"LOST." >> IT’S "LOST" MEETS "THIS IS
US."
US." THERE YOU GO.
>> ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE TIME TO PLAY THIS
GAME?
GAME? MAKE SURE YOUR SEAT BACKS AND
TRAY TABLES ARE TO THEIR FULL
UPRIGHT POSITION.
UPRIGHT POSITION. WE’RE GOING TO PLAY A GAME
CALLED DOES THAT FLY.
>> WE’RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
ACCEPTABLE AND NOT SO ACCEPTABLE
THINGS PEOPLE DO ON PLANES.
DOES IT FLY OR NOT?
DOES IT FLY IF SOMEONE TAKES OFF
THEIR SHOES?
THEIR SHOES? >> FLY.
>> FLY. >> NIGHFLY.
>> NIGHFLY. >> DEFINITELY ON A LONG FLIGHT
WITH SOCKS ON.
JUST NOT BY THEIR FACE.
>> I WOULD WEAR SHOES IN THE
BATHROOM THOUGH.
BATHROOM THOUGH. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. BAREFOOT IN THE BATHROOM IS
GROSS.
GROSS. DOES IT FLY IF YOU USE SOMEONE
ELSE’S OVERHEAD BIN?
>> WAIT, SOMEONE ELSE?
ISN’T IT ALL SHARED?
>> SOMETIMES PEOPLE PUT IT IN
THE FRONT AND WALK TO THE BACK.
>> I THINK THAT’S LIKE A 50/50.
>> I THINK YOU GOT TO SHARE.
YOU GOT TO SHARE.
>> SHARING IS CARING.
>> HERE’S ONE.
DOES IT FLY IF THE WINDOW SEAT
PERSON GOES TO THE BATHROOM MORE
THAN TWO OR THREE TIMES IN A
FLIGHT?
FLIGHT? >> DEPENDS HOW LONG THE FLIGHT
IS.
IS. >> WOULDN’T YOU RATHER THEM GO?
>> HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN? >> NO.
>> NO. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT.
NEXT ONE.
NEXT ONE. DOES IT FLY TO JOIN THE MILE
HIGH CLUB?
HIGH CLUB? >> CAN WE ANSWER THAT?
>> I THINK IT TOTALLY FLIES.
>> LAST QUESTION, DOES IT FLY TO
USE SOMEONE ELSE’S ARMREST?
>> THAT DOESN’T FLY.
>> WHAT IF YOU’RE THE MIDDLE?
YOU HAVE TO SHARE THAT ONE.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> SHARING IS CARING.
>> SHARING IS CARING.
>> GOOD LUCK, Y’ALL.
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