HD: Jade/Maya segment

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COLE
Life as an OAOAST Women's Champion isn't all about live events and title defences. Especially not the last one. And especially if you're the daughter of a mainstream superstar! Early last month the OAOAST Women's Champion Jade Rodez-Duncan was lucky enough to step out with her own stardom and tread the red carpet at the premiere of Disney's High School Musical 3 with little sister Maya. Unfortunately, restraining orders prohibited me from being there too. But now that that court case has been settled we can now bring you Molly Nerdly's exclusive red carpet footage, let's take a look.


Uptempo music plays over the various pans of the exciting, young crowd and shots of the movie's stars arriving.

MOLLY (V.O, w/Best Auditioning for E! Job Voice)
The glitz and glamour of a movie premiere. An electric cornicopia of excitable energy. But on this occassion, there is a certain childhood innocence to Tinseltown. Even the hardest heart inside the oldest cynic can't help but be swept up in this atmosphere... shame Krista refused to attend really.

More shots of the movie franchise's stars.

MOLLY (V.O)
Everybody who's anybody who's in High School Musical 3 is here. Ashley Tisdale. Vanessa Hudgens. And one guy who looks suspiciously like Spencer Reiger.

We then see shots of some of the invited celebrity guests, eventually including the Duncan children. Looking a little shell shocked Jade very carefully walks the carpet in a more glamourous than we're used to associating her with purple dress, no doubt filled with fears of an embarrasing trip on an upturned piece of red felt. She squints as the flashbulbs go off all around her, blinding her with bright unexpected lights. Maya on the other hand seems much more comfortable with the screaming crowds and waves out a few times.

Another shot sees the Duncan girls being interviewed by various, non-Molly Nerdly reporters. Jade doesn't seem too thrilled with all the on-camera appearances though, repeatedly worrying about her posture and state of her dress, no doubt the result of a long red carpet ettiquette talk from mother.

MOLLY (V.O)
Amongst these famous faces are two of Hollywood's most famous beacons of childhood innocence. Jade Rodez-Duncan and suspected child genius Maya Blanchard Duncan were among the lucky people related to celebrities who had children to give their tickets too. And after the movie, we caught up with them for a special chat.

Cut to later after the movie, where the crowds are slightly calmer and smaller now, allowing Jade to relax just a little more than before. Maya looks completely excited with her night, while Jade seems eager to keep her on a tight leash having been left in charge of her, preventing her from running off and apprehending another celebrity by grabbing her wrist, then forcing a smile for the camera again.

MOLLY
So how have you enjoyed the day girls?

JADE
Oh, you know, it's been really fun actually. I wasn't expecting so many people! Heh! It's my first movie premiere you see and there's lots of screaming and lots of lights, but I enjoyed it once I managed to get my bearings back. And I got to meet some nice people that Maya introduced to me as well. I never imagined myself being invited to something like this. It's been fun. Good fun.

MOLLY
And where is Krista tonight if you don't mind me asking?

JADE
Oh, she... uh... was busy. With other projects?

MAYA
Plus she refused to come since she thinks any movie aimed at the child market must automatically insult her intelligence. Not to mention her dislike for all things of a happy exuberance, especially when it's in song and dance form. So she gave Jade her ticket. Hi Mommy! Miss you!

MOLLY
Aw.

MAYA
Hey Molly, look, I got Zac Efron's autograph!

Maya produces the piece of paper and as Molly goes to have a look, she pulls it away.

MAYA
Hey grabby! Look with your eyes, unless you're willing to meet my asking price. Ya know, once it's been copied it a few hundred times. Alix has already got them listed on eBay, so it's a good job I came through. Unlike SOME people. I told Jade to ask for his telephone number, but she was too chicken.

JADE
I told you, he's got a girlfriend Maya. It would have looked bad.

MAYA
Well I couldn't very well have asked him, could I?

Realising the sibling arguement is good material, Molly double-checks she's got the right shot before appearing back from behind the camera with her own forced smile.

MOLLY
So now you've mingled with the stars and you've seen the movie, how about you give us an appraisal of the movie? What did you think of High School Musical 3?

MAYA
Sometimes a shamelessly immature and proudly irreverent bubblegum pop movie is all you want out of your life. High School Musical fits that role and then some! From the very first leering closeup of Zac Effron shaking off sweat on the basketball court before bursting into a song, its clear that this film like its predecessors is one gigantic sappy marshmallow, and its absolutely delicious. Efron’s co-star Vanessa Hudgens has charm, style and voice, and gives female prodigy Ashley Tisdale a run for her money as most talented songsmith on an already exceptional cast. High School Musical is a chance to salute the masters of song and mirth one last time. Take it. Though candy coated on the outside, High School Musical is after something you don’t often find in multiplexes overran with Chihuahuas and superhero flicks. An insight into the human condition. The film is a synecdoche, a figure of speech that indicates a part standing for the whole. In this case the part of a high school graduation and the uncertainties that go with it stand for the whole of the uncertainty that hounds human life from its very conception. Our lives are not stagnant, they are organic and pliable lifeforms and though we make plans we never truly know where the next moment in time will take us. All we can do is be like Troy and Gabriella, love the ones we’re with and remember them fondly when they’re gone. In that way High School Musical 3 is a lesson worth learning for students of all ages.

JADE
I like the dancing.

MOLLY
That's great, thanks girls!


-BACK TO THE ARENA-


COACH
Okay, Jade just flat out fails at life. I ain't even gonna be subtle about it.

COLE
Well she's not got much of a future as a movie critic. But she was hardly failing, or hanging onto Krista's coat-tails which I see you've already written down ready to use in a second, if you ask me. Jade enjoying some of the perks of being OAOAST Women's Champion. Those perks might not last much longer though, as we found out during the week due to her victory at The Halloween Spectacular, Malaysia Nerdly has put herself in line for another Women's Title shot. She will get that shot at November Reign. And, get this, by challenger's request it'll be no disqualifications, no count-outs, a California Street Fight! Jade could be in some big trouble come November Reign!

COACH
Man, even I might not want to watch that massacre. Or, then again, maybe I might! But I might feel guilty about it afterwards. A little.