science-advisor
Original: science-advisor on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man with flame-like orange hair (the science consultant): "Welcome to the writers' room! You'll be the science consultant for every last detail."
Science consultant (small, in background): "Great! When do I see a script?"
Panel 2:
A woman with dark hair (a writer/producer): "Oh, you don't need to read anything."
Science consultant: "What?"
Panel 3:
Woman: "You just listen to our ideas and then cry whenever appropriate."
Panel 4:
Woman: "This sciencey-looking beaker will catch all the tears, which will allow us to gauge if we've gotten too far from a realistic interpretation."
Panel 5:
(The science consultant and the woman stand together; she holds out a beaker. No dialogue.)
Panel 6:
Woman: "If at any time, this container has more than a half-gallon of science tears, we'll consider changing a few plot points."
Panel 7:
The science consultant holds the beaker/flask up.
Science consultant: "This flask only measures liters, not gallons."
Panel 8:
(The woman looks on. No dialogue.)
Panel 9:
Science consultant: "What's a liter?"
Panel 10:
The woman holds the beaker. (No dialogue.)
Caption (bottom): This bonus comic brought to you by early buyers of my new comic on immigration policy, LAUNCHING TODAY! Click for more info!
Votey:
The science consultant, eyes wide: "Wow! That's like three hogsheads of tears!"
A man with flame-like orange hair (the science consultant): "Welcome to the writers' room! You'll be the science consultant for every last detail."
Science consultant (small, in background): "Great! When do I see a script?"
Panel 2:
A woman with dark hair (a writer/producer): "Oh, you don't need to read anything."
Science consultant: "What?"
Panel 3:
Woman: "You just listen to our ideas and then cry whenever appropriate."
Panel 4:
Woman: "This sciencey-looking beaker will catch all the tears, which will allow us to gauge if we've gotten too far from a realistic interpretation."
Panel 5:
(The science consultant and the woman stand together; she holds out a beaker. No dialogue.)
Panel 6:
Woman: "If at any time, this container has more than a half-gallon of science tears, we'll consider changing a few plot points."
Panel 7:
The science consultant holds the beaker/flask up.
Science consultant: "This flask only measures liters, not gallons."
Panel 8:
(The woman looks on. No dialogue.)
Panel 9:
Science consultant: "What's a liter?"
Panel 10:
The woman holds the beaker. (No dialogue.)
Caption (bottom): This bonus comic brought to you by early buyers of my new comic on immigration policy, LAUNCHING TODAY! Click for more info!
Votey:
The science consultant, eyes wide: "Wow! That's like three hogsheads of tears!"
Alt text
A ten-panel SMBC comic set in a TV writers' room. An orange-haired man welcomes a new science consultant, saying he'll oversee "every last detail." The consultant happily asks when he gets to see a script. A dark-haired woman replies he doesn't need to read anything: he just listens to their ideas and cries whenever appropriate. She holds up a science-looking beaker that will catch all his tears, letting them gauge whether the show has drifted too far from realism. She explains that if the container ever holds more than a half-gallon of "science tears," they'll consider changing a few plot points. The consultant inspects the beaker and objects, "This flask only measures liters, not gallons." Then, undercutting his own scientific authority, he asks, "What's a liter?" while the woman holds the beaker. A bottom caption promotes a new comic on immigration policy launching today. Votey: a close-up of the wide-eyed consultant marveling, "Wow! That's like three hogsheads of tears!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.