Monólogo de génio: é o de Stewie, o bebé de
Family Guy, quando Brian, o cão, lhe diz que vai participar num
reality show. Estão ambos sentados no sofá, ao lado um do outro. O episódio é o décimo da quarta série e chama-se
Brian, the Bachelor.
Brian: They are stupid, but I figure I got a few days of free booze and free food before they kick me off. I could use a vacation.
Stewie: Oh, yes, 'cause you've got such a heavy workload around here. Hmm, how you, uh... how you coming on that novel you working on? Hmm? Got a big, uh, big stack of papers there? Got a, got a, got a nice little story you working on there? Your big, big novel you've been working on for three years? (voice rising in pitch) Hmm? Got a, got a compelling protagonist, eh? Got a, got an obstacle for him to overcome? Huh? Got a story brewing there? Working on... Working on that for quite some time, huh? Yeah, talking about that three years ago. You've been working on that the whole time? Nice little, uh, narrative... beginning, middle and end? Some friends become enemies, some enemies become friends? Eh? At the end your main character is richer (voice still higher in pitch) for the experience, yeah? Yeah? Yeah, you've got, uh, no, no. You deserve some time off.
Retoma no final do episódio, quando Brian volta para casa, depois de Brian ter ganho o concurso, ter levado com os pés e de uma série de outras peripécias.
Stewie: Oh, I know it hurts now, Brian, but look at the bright side. You have some new material for that novel you've been writing. You know, the novel you've been working on. You know, the one you've been working on for three years? (voice rising in pitch). You know, the novel? Got something new to write about now, you know? Maybe your... maybe your main character gets into a relationship? (voices rises in pitch again) Suffers a little heartbreak? Something like what-what you've been... you've just been through? Draw from real-life experiences? A little heartbreak, you know, work it into the story? Make those characters a little more three dimensional? (very high pitch) A little richer experience for the reader? Make those second hundred pages really keep the reader guessing what's going to happen? Some twists and turns? (squeaking in high falsetto) A little epilogue? Everybody learns the hero's journey isn't always a happy one? (normal voice) Oh, I look forward to reading it.