>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW, EVERYBODY.
FOLKS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU LIKE TV-- AND I HOPE YOU
DO-- YOU MIGHT KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN TV
NETWORKS ANNOUNCE THEIR LINEUPS FOR THE FALL.
SO MANY EXCITING NEW SERIES.
NBC EVEN ANNOUNCED SOME HOT NEW SHOW CALLED "BROOKLYN NINE
NINE."
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.
OF COURSE, THE DEMOGRAPHIC NETWORKS CARE MOST ABOUT
REACHING IS YOUNG PEOPLE.
IN FACT, THEY CARE ABOUT THEM SO MUCH, THEY EVEN GAVE THEM THEIR
OWN "SHELDON."
BUT I SAY THE BEST WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE WANT IS TO
TALK TO THEM.
THAT'S WHY LAST YEAR, I TEAMED UP WITH A GROUP OF THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL MINDS IN THE PRIZED 6- TO 8-YEAR-OLD DEMOGRAPHIC TO
BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR A MOVIE.
THE KIDS CAME UP WITH A FILM THEY CALLED "TEENAGE WAR," AND
WE EVEN MADE A TRAILER BASED ON THEIR IDEAS.
HERE'S A TASTE.
>> I DECLARE TEENAGE WAR!
>> Stephen: CRITICS CALLED IT "THE MOST RESTRAINED PERFORMANCE
OF JOHN MALKOVICH'S CAREER."
( LAUGHTER ) SO, RECENTLY, I ASSEMBLED SOME
OF THAT SAME CREATIVE TEAM TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR A
NEW TV SERIES.
THIS IS "KIDS PITCH."
( BELL RINGING ) >> Stephen: HI, EVERYBODY.
>> HI, STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: I BELIEVE THE CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE, AND I
NEED TO BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION.
SO WILL YOU HELP ME MAKE THE BEST TELEVISION SHOW EVER TODAY?
>> YEAH.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY, LET'S TALK ABUT SOME CURRENT SHOWS.
>> ( UNINTELLIGIBLE ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU, IAN.
HAVE YOU SEEN "HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"HANDMAID'S TALE," ANYBODY?
JOSHUA!
>> IT'S ON HULU, AND IT'S RIGHT ON THE TOP OF HULU.
>> Stephen: "HANDMAID'S TALE"?
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW HOW IT'S LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
COULD WATCH ON THERE?
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> IT WAS ON THERE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
AND HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED IT?
>> NO, BUT IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL.
>> Stephen: YEAH, IT DOES LOOK COOL, BUT I'D WAIT A COUPLE OF
DECADES.
YEAH, I'D WAIT A COUPLE OF DECADES.
OKAY, DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT "GAME OF THRONES" IS?
RAISE YOUR HAND.
OKAY, YES.
>> ALL I KNOW IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF PEOPLE DIE IN IT, YEAH.
HERE'S THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT "GAME OF THRONES."
"GAME OF THRONES" IS BASED ON A POPULAR SERIES OF BOOKS.
YOU GOT A BOOK YOU LIKE, JOSHUA?
>> A BEATLE BOOK.
WHO ARE THE BEATLES?
>> Stephen: WHO ARE THE BEATLES, JOSHUA?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?
>> VERY FAMOUS GROUP BAND, BEST ROCK BAND EVER--
>> Stephen: DO YOU KNOW THEIR MUSIC AT ALL?
>> YEAH, OOO-- >> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE
ALBUM?
WHAT'S THE BEST ALBUM THE BEATLES PUT OUT?
AND BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR ANSWER.
>> UHH-- "RUBBER SOUL," BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS SONGS BY THE
BEATLES.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
I MEAN, IT'S A TRANSFORMATIVE ALBUM FOR THEM.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: MAYBE NOT THEIR BEST ALBUM.
OBVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU GET INTO THINGS LIKE "NORWEGIAN WOOD,"
OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF POPULAR MUSIC IN
THE 1960s.
BUT YOU WOULDN'T GO WITH "REVOLVER"?
>> "REVOLVER."
SONGS THAT ARE ON THAT ARE "TAXMAN," "ELEANOR RIGBY," "I'M
ONLY SLEEPING," "HERE, THERE EVERYWHERE," "LOVE YOU, TOO"--
>> Stephen: SO YOU THINK "RUBBER SOUL" IS BETTER THAN "REVOLVER"?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE LIVING IN A DREAM WORLD.
>> I'M LIVING IN A DREAM WORLD!
WHAT ABOUT "SERGEANT PEPPER'S"?
>> "SERGEANT PEPPER'S"?
THAT'S ALMOST A GREAT ALBUM.
>> Stephen: THAT'S ALMOST A GREAT ALBUM?
>> NO, THAT IS THEIR GREATEST ALBUM EVER.
>> Stephen: I ASKED YOU WHAT THEIR GREATEST ALBUM WAS, AND
YOU SAID "RUBBER SOUL."
>> FORGET IT.
>> Stephen: BUT, AGAIN, IT'S "REVOLVER."
"REVOLVER" IS THE BEST BEATLES ALBUM, IN CASE YOU WERE
WONDERING.
OKAY.
LET'S MOVE ON.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SHOWS?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN A TV SHOW?
>> MUSIC!
( BEATBOXES ) >> Stephen: MUSIC?
YES, JOSHUA?
>> MUSIC, DANCING, AND...
>> FIGHTING.
>> Stephen: FIGHTING?
>> FIGHTING?
NO, NO...
>> Stephen: COULD WE HAVE DANCING, SINGING, THAT'S ALSO
FIGHTING?
>> IT COULD BE A RAP BATTLE.
>> Stephen: A RAP BATTLE.
>> DUN-DUN-DUN!
>> Stephen: OKAY, DO YOU LIKE CREEPY THINGS?
CREEPY IS SELLING BIG RIGHT NOW: "BLACK MIRROR," "AMERICAN HORROR
STORY," "FOX & FRIENDS."
>> OKAY, NO THANKS!
>> Stephen: SUPER-CREEPY SHOWS ARE SELLING RIGHT NOW.
JOSHUA, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS CREEPY?
>> DOING THIS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DOING THAT?
>> I'M REALLY CREEPED OUT OVER HERE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE GETTING CREEPED OUT?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: ANNABELLE, WHAT'S CREEPY TO YOU?
>> MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.
>> Stephen: YOUR GREAT- GRANDMOTHER?
( LAUGHTER ) IS SHE STILL ALIVE?
>> NO, THAT'S WHY.
>> Stephen: OH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S BUILD THE KIDS' SHOW, OKAY?
WHO ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE SHOW?
IS THERE A BOY?
>> YES!
>> Stephen: IS THERE A GIRL?
>> YES!
>> GIRL, GIRL, GIRL, GIRL.
>> Stephen: DEFINITELY A GIRL.
WHO ELSE IS IN THE MOVIE?
>> JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE, RINGO.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
YES, TYLER?
>> NICK CANNON.
>> Stephen: NICK CANNON.
NOW WE'RE TALKING STAR POWER.
>> AND THE ALIEN!
AND THE ALIEN.
>> Stephen: HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
HOLD ON ONE SECOND. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHO THE CHARACTERS
ARE, AND HE JUST TALKED ABOUT WHO WE SHOULD CAST AS ACTORS TO
BE THE CHARACTERS.
WHO ELSE SHOULD WE PUT IN THERE?
>> BROOKE SHIELDS.
>> Stephen: BROOKE SHIELDS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> I KNOW WHO ELSE WE COULD CAST
FOR THE MOVIE.
>> Stephen: WHO?
>> JEFF DANIELS.
>> Stephen: JEFF DANIELS!
OKAY, GREAT.
SO NOW WE NEED TO TELL THE STORY.
OKAY, OUR MAIN CHARACTERS ARE WE GOT A BOY AND A GIRL.
HOW DO THEY MEET?
ANTONIO?
>> THEY MEET SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA, BUT IN A DARK ALLEYWAY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
YES, ANNABELLE?
>> THEY GO, LIKE ANTONIO SAID, MAYBE IN A DARK ALLEYWAY.
AND THEN THE DARK ALLEYWAY LEADS INTO A CAVE.
>> Stephen: AND WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAVE?
>> THE OTHER SIDE IS A MAGICAL PARK.
>> Stephen: IT'S REALLY A TUNNEL.
IT'S NOT A CAVE THEN.
IT'S A TUNNEL.
>> OKAY!
>> Stephen: OKAY.
IS THERE A VILLAIN, SOMEONE TRYING TO STOP THEM?
>> UHH-- AN ALIEN SPACESHIP IS GOING TO COME OUT, AND A GIANT
ALIEN COMES OUT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
SO, WAIT, WE HAVE TO SOLVE-- WHAT'S THE MYSTERY WE'RE TRYING
TO SOLVE?
IS THERE MONEY THAT THEY FOUND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE IT
CAME FROM?
>> YES!
>> Stephen: IS THERE SOMETHING MADE OF GOLD THAT THEY'RE TRYING
TO FIND?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YES, GABRIELLA?
>> THE GOLD IS HIDDEN IN AN APARTMENT.
IT WAS-- IT'S FAR AWAY IN EGYPT.
AND IT'S SO FAR-- >> Stephen: THERE'S GOLD THAT'S
HIDDEN IN AN APARTMENT IN EGYPT?
>> YES.
BUT THERE'S ONE MORE PIECE OF GOLD THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR,
AND IT'S IN FLORIDA.
AND IT'S HIDDEN IN ANOTHER APARTMENT.
IT'S HIDDEN-- >> Stephen: GOT IT, I GOT IT.
LET'S-- >> IT'S HIDDEN IN A DRAWER.
BUT ANOTHER DRAWER IS IN IT.
BUT IT'S IN THE WALL.
>> Stephen: IT'S A SECRET DRAWER BEHIND THE DRAWER?
>> YES!
>> Stephen: GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, ARE THERE THINGS LIKE WITCHCRAFT OR MAGIC OR STRANGE
EVENTS, OR IS IT MORE REAL, LIKE THE REAL WORLD?
YES, ANNABELLE?
>> CAN THERE BE TWO WITCHES, A GOOD WITCH AND AN EVIL WITCH?
BECAUSE THE EVIL WITCH DOESN'T WANT THEM TO REVERSE THE CURSE.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> BUT THE GOOD WITCH DOES.
>> AND THE CURSE IS THAT THEY TURN AT NIGHT PENGUINS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> PENGUINS?
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> Stephen: SO THE CURSE IS THAT IF THEY DO NOT GO GET THE SECRET
PIECE OF GOLD FROM THE WALL, THEY WILL TURN INTO PENGUINS AT
NIGHT?
>> YES.
>> WHAT ABOUT NICK CANNON?
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES NICK CANNON DO?
>> HE SHOOTS A CANNON.
>> ( LAUGHS ) >> Stephen: ARE YOU OKAY WITH
THAT, TYLER?
HOLD ON, ONE SECOND.
FOCUS IN, GUYS.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT TYLER.
TYLER, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU LIKE THE DIRECTION THE SHOW IS
GOING IN.
ARE YOU OKAY?
WE WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
( LAUGHTER ) WAS THAT EASY?
>> IS THIS BETTER?
>> Stephen: YEAH, BUT I WANT YOU TO REALLY BE HAPPY.
YOU DON'T...
ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> KIND OF.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
SO HERE WE ARE.
THE STORY IS ABOUT A BOY AND GIRL WHO GO ON A QUEST TO HELP
THE GOOD WITCH LOOK FOR A PIECE OF GOLD HIDDEN IN A DRAWER
BEHIND ANOTHER DRAWER IN AN APARTMENT SOMEWHERE IN FLORIDA
BEFORE THE EVIL WITCH CAN FIND IT HERSELF.
IF THEY DON'T FIND IT IN TIME, THEY WILL BE CURSED TO TURN INTO
PENGUINS UPON NIGHTFALL.
ON THEIR QUEST, THEY END UP TRAVELING THROUGH A CAVE THAT'S
ACTUALLY MORE OF A TUNNEL IN A DARK ALLEY TO A MAGICAL PARK
WHERE THEY MEET THE BEATLES, WHO ARE FIGHTING A RAP-BATTLING
ALIEN WHO IS TRYING TO DESTROY THEM ALL.
AND SO, THAT'S THE STORY.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF OUR TV SERIES?
YES, ANTONIO?
>> "STRANGEST THINGS."
>> Stephen: YES, ANNABELLE?
>> MAYBE IT COULD BE "A GOLDEN MYSTERY"?
>> Stephen: WHAT IF IT'S CALLED "STRANGEST THINGS: SEASON ONE:
THE GOLDEN MYSTERIES"?
>> YEAH!
>> NO!
>> THAT'S GOOD!
>> Stephen: YOU LIKE THAT?
ANTONIO, WOULD YOU WATCH IT?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THERE IT IS!
>> "STRANGEST THINGS: SEASON ONE: THE GOLDEN MYSTERIES"!
( CHEERS ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, IF YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE ROOM, I SHOULD
WARN YOU... THEY'RE GOING TO THINK THIS IS AWESOME.
HERE IS THE FIRST LOOK AT: "STRANGEST THINGS: SEASON ONE:
THE GOLDEN MYSTERIES!"
>> FROM THE MINDS THAT BROUGHT YOU "TEENAGE WAR," COMES AN EPIC
NEW DRAMA.
>> HEY!
>> OH, HI THERE!
BROOKE SHIELDS, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> JEFF DANIELS.
THANKS FOR MEETING ME HERE IN THIS DARK ALLEYWAY.
>> AN EVIL WITCH.
>> HUSH!
>> THE EVIL WITCH.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW I'M THE EVIL ONE?
>> BECAUSE YOUR EYES ARE LIKE-- >> A PARALLEL UNIVERSE.
>> THIS CAVE WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO A MAGICAL PARK.
>> SO, IT'S REALLY MORE OF A TUNNEL.
>> OKAY, THIS "TUNNEL" WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO A MAGICAL PARK.
( CACKLES ) >> I'M JOHN.
>> I'M PAUL.
>> MY NAME'S GEORGE.
I'M THE QUIET ONE.
>> AND I'M RINGO.
>>
>> VERY FAMOUS GROUP BAND.
>> WE MADE "SERGEANT PEPPER'S".
>> THAT'S ALMOST A GREAT ALBUM.
>> AN ANCIENT CURSE.
>>
MOST HORRIFYING BEAST.
>> OH, NO!
IT'S HAPPENING.
I'M TURNING PENGUIN!
>> OH, MY, THEY'RE TURNING PENGUIN.
>> YEAH, AND I AM THE WALRUS.
>> AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.
>> WELL, IF IT ISN'T PAUL McCARTNEY.
>> WE MEET AGAIN, ZYLANDER QUARK.
>> LET'S SETTLE THIS THE WAY WE DO ON MY HOME PLANET.
( HIP HOP BEAT ) >> WOAH!
>> ♪ MISTER MACARTNAY LET'S START THIS PARTAY
♪ I'M COMIN' FROM A GALAXY FAR AWAY
>> WOW.
>> ♪ MAYBE I'M AMAZED, BUT PROBABLY NOT
♪ YOU CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, AND THAT'S ALL THAT YOU GOT?
>> OH!
>> ♪ CHOP THAT MOP TOP OFF YOUR HEAD
♪ AND MAKE THE RUMORS TRUE PAUL IS DEAD
>> ♪ YOU CAN'T RAP YOU CAN'T EVEN SING, YO
♪ HOW CAN YOU BRING WORSE LYRICS THAN RINGO? ♪
♪ ♪ ♪
>> I HAVE TURNED THEM... PENGUIN!
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE I'M THE GOOD WITCH?
HELLO?
>>
>> "STRANGEST THINGS: THE GOLDEN MYSTERIES."
>> GUYS, I WAS AVAILABLE.
>> THIS SUMMER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH CHADWICK BOSEMAN.
STICK AROUND!