Brian: Hi, somehow I
sped through traffic and security and am here almost 3 hours before my flight
leaves.  Is there any way I can
switch to this earlier flight?
 
Airline Gate Agent:
(with blatant disdain
) I’m sorry sir this flight is overbooked
already.
 
Brian:  Ok, thanks for your help.  (walks away, pauses, then turns
around and comes back)
… Umm…Would it be possible for me to put my
name on a standby list, just in case?
 
Director:
Cut!!!  Stop filming!  That’s not how the script goes.  The Brian character is supposed to be a
people-pleaser who avoids conflict. 
Plus, he would have calculated the improbability of finding an earlier connecting
flight and contacting his pick up from the airport without having her
number.  Did somebody change the
script?!?
 
As a matter of fact, yes.