Binge
Episode: Thanksgiving Day Special
Written and Drawn by Eric T. Styles
Edited by John Tuttle
Artwork and story by E. Styles can not be duplicated without expressed permission of the artist. Graphics are property of Bedsoar.com and can not be used without permission.
This episode storyboard contains some of the "first draft" artwork of BiNGE. Originally concieved as a web comic, BiNGE evolved into a animation project. Here are a few pages of color. Due to time constraints the animation board can not have this look. Perhaps in the future I can do a weekly web syndication of BiNGE. Enjoy.
Background
music of a lone gutiar picking
out a slow folksy tune.
Zack
the narrator
(spoken with an Arlo Guthrie twang) This here story took place two Thanksgivings
ago. That’s when I picked up Binge from Lance and Jody’s where
they lived with Gracie the dog, 5 cats, a bunch of rabbits and... Just
a crap load of animals. Now Binge saw eating food as a waste of time and
money. He wasn’t into footbal or family either. So being a good red
blooded American boy he decided he would start his own Thanksgiving tradition
that couldn’t be beat.....
Main st. of Keysburg Beach.
Binge is walking down the
street dressed like George
Baily from “It’s a wonderful
life” Tweed coat, pipe, hat.
He is carrying a pie box.
Very jovial and happy in
a holiday spirit. He greets
people in passing. Mike the
Crackhead scowls.
Binge
Happy thanksgiving everyone.
Binge stops to watch the
Sunup Convience store
Thanksgiving Day parade.
The
Keysburg Beach Reform
school marching band is belting
out thier rendition of
"Helter
Skelter"
A group
marches past holding a
banner that reads "GAY and LESBIAN
PILGRAMS of NJ."
An errant balloon of Peter Griffin
goes
out of control. It floats into
power lines, bursts into
flames and lands on paniced
crowd. People scream and
flee as Binge holds out his
pipe and laughs hardily.
Binge continues to walk along.
Waves to an Arlo Guthrie in a
VW bus loaded with garbage.
Binge
Happy thanksgiving Arlo!
Passes a white farm house.
A man and a woman are heard
screaming in anger. A turkey flies
out a window, sending it and glass
towards Binge.
Binge
Happy thanksgiving Mr and Mrs. Pollack!
Scene:Lance And Jody’s
Kitchen preparing the meal
for Thanksgiving. Old 70’s
style kitchen, Avacodo green.
Binge walks in with pie box,
places it on the counter. Lance
and Jody look at the box.
Jody
Hmmmm What kind of pie?
Binge
Pot pie. Half ounce, two hundred.
Jody
(to Lance) Pay the man.
Lance reaches for his wallet.
Jody
I needed it for my stuffing.
Binge
Smoked turkey? Cool, save me a bowlfull.
Lance
looks towards Jody,
she nods "yes"
Zack the narrator
Now let me tell you a little about the town of Keysburg Beach ,NJ. This
town on the shore has been a super fund site ever ,since a Navy ship ran
aground back in the 1960’s. Ironicly ,it struck the same rock that
sank the ship of the founding father’s of this town. They mistakenly
named it Lucky Rock. The Navy vessel spilt some sort of toxic cargo that
the goverment won’t tell anybody what it is. Except the fact it won’t
kill you, but it won’t do you any good either. So the town of Keysburg
Beach became sort of another dumping ground for recently released mental
patients, extreme under achievers and those in the witness protection
program. Seeing as how it’s not what one might call a family oriented
comunity, the zoning laws are somewhat lax. For a town of 25,000 ,they
have 340 liquor lisences, 14 strip clubs and 20 some other “adult
oriented” businesses. Lots to do on thanksging if your’e an
all American boy whos not into football or turkey.
Binge climbs into Zack’s cab
in front of Lance and Jody’s
Binge
Hey Zack, The Blue Snapper please.
Zack
Gobble Gobble Rama? Good choice.
Binge
I’ve never been to the place, how is it?
Zack
You can get anything you want, just walk right in, say you know Zack.
Binge
How much farther?
Zack
Just a half a mile from the railroad track...
Jody
Weeeeell, you keep wanting to bring home another woman for me to munch
on!
Lance
Weeeeell, that's different, because that's HOT!
Jody
OH! But you refuse to smoke a bone for me.
Lance
I CAN'T! I'm from Texas!
Jody
Well, I refuse because women are vile back-stabbing creatures!
Lance
I don't even like touching my own penis.
Binge
You guys have this argument a lot, don't you?
