at can’t be explained by known scientific laws. She has trance-like episodes and feels things in her energy field. This is a typical nonsense statement that people associate with mind readers and fortune tellers. A "trance-like episode" is a period of time when a person is so focused that it’s almost as if they are asleep with their eyes open. A "trance" is a condition of extreme concentration. Sibyl the Soothsayer. Diana’s discovery, who she wants to put on the Howard Beale show. A "soothsayer" is a person who claims to be able to predict the future. Give her two minutes on Friday, which is suggestively occult… The "occult" is the world of the supernatural, such as ghosts. Beale is too crotchety. He’s being irascible. "Crotchedy" and "irascible" are both fairly rare words for a person who is in a bad mood or easily irritated. We want a prophet, not a curmudgeon. A "curmudgeon" is another rare word for an irritable or bitter person. He should do more apocalyptic doom. "Apocalyptic doom" is an expression from the bible that refers to the end of the world, when all will die in huge fires. I could make your Beale show the highest rated show in television if you’d let me have a crack at it. To have or take "a crack at" something is to try and do it, especially if it is difficult. TV is show biz, and even the news has to have a little showmanship. "Show biz" is a common expression for the entertainment business, and "showmanship" is the art of entertaining an audience. It’s straight tabloid. In this case, "straight" means pure or completely, and a "tabloid" is a newspaper that specializes in covering famous people. If you’re going to hustle, at least do it right. "To hustle" is to work quickly, seriously and often long hours. I don’t like hassles. A good word for problems or obstacles that get in the way of progress. I wouldn’t rule that out entirely. To "rule out" something is to eliminate it as a possibility. It was a fluke; It didn’t work. A "fluke" is a good word for an event that happened once by luck, but is not likely to happen again. Tomorrow, Howard goes back to the old format and all of this gutter depravity comes to an end. In TV news, a "format" refers to the general organization or content of the show. A "gutter" is the part of the street on the edge where many people throw garbage, and "depravity" is a good word meaning immorality and general social decay. You hung around here just to pitch a loony show biz idea. "To hang around" is to wait or stay in a particular place. "To pitch" an idea to someone is to try and convince them that it has great promise or potential. "Loony" is a good word for crazy or ridiculous. What’s your scam in this? A "scam" is a trick or way of manipulating or cheating people, though
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