Video Games Addict

INT. DAY. OFFICE.

A PSYCHIATRIST IS TALKING TO A JOURNALIST.

JOURNALIST:
Doctor Lawson, you specialise in treating people who are addicted to video games, that is correct?

PSYCHIATRIST:
Yes, compulsive addictive behaviour related to video games can be highly destructive both to the user and their immediate family.

JOURNALIST:
Would it be possible if I could speak to some of the addicts?

PSYCHIATRIST:
Of course, they should be in the canteen at the minute.

PSYCHIATRIST AND JOURNALIST ENTER CANTEEN. THEY APPROACH A MIDDLE AGED MAN WHO IS SITTING ON HIS OWN.

PSYCHIATRIST:
This is Peter, he has been addicted to Pacman for twenty five years and lost absolutely everything in the process.

JOURNALIST:
How has your therapy been going Peter?

CANTEEN LADY APPEARS AND PLACES A PIE IN FRONT OF PETER. THE PIE HAS A WEDGE TAKEN OUT.

PETER BREAKS DOWN AND SOBS.

JOURNALIST:
The food's hardly that bad.

I was expecting pills. Maybe in a line down the corrider leading to his room.

I agree with Kevin.

Quote: Kevin Murphy @ August 29 2009, 4:28 PM BST

I was expecting pills. Maybe in a line down the corrider leading to his room.

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So the Pacman-shaped pie didn't work then? Ah well.

Yeah woul agree with above. The pie thing doesn't really work for me.

I think it would work better if the (bright yellow lemon-meringue or somesuch) pie was put on the table, and the lady then cut a piece out and put on his plate, leaving him to stare at the remaining pie.

I echo Kevin's sentiments there - the set up made me think/hope he was going to behave like pacman, rather than break down at the sight of him. A godd visual though and could be worked into a longer form of the sketch?

mildly amusing

It feels more of a build up then a complete sketch. Maybe another pacman obsessive eats some fruit, then bites someones face off ala Hannibale Lecter?