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For those of you who care not to get crunk with Erik Paladino on the Paramount lot, nor does the thought sound appealing of watching Dick Clark pretend he didn't have a stroke as Ryan Seacrest, his frosted-haired, dwarf replacement, stands at his side, eager to snatch the Rockin' Eve baton from his now perma-clenched hands, there is a third New Year's Eve option. NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, Presented by Chevrolet, promises to be the best of all possible New Year's worlds: you get the arguably talent-free host, minus the awkward All About Eve political infighting, without ever having to leave the comfort of your home! And to sweeten the deal, we are including some exclusive script excerpts so you can read along at home with Carson. We don't think we're giving anything away when we tell you a big ball is dropped and everyone screams, but there still are some cliffhangers that even the script doesn't answer. For example: Will Megan and Peter fill in the required missing statistics in time? We'll just have to wait and see!

NEW YEAR S EVE WITH CARSON DALY 12/28/05, 10p, Version 5

ACT ONE:

#1: (Carson V/O live shots Times Square)

NEW YORK CITY LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE DECEMBER 31, 2005 11:30 EASTERN STANDARD TIME IN A TRADITION THAT DATES BACK 101 YEARS MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ARE HERE TO WATCH AS A 1,000-POUND BALL OF IRISH WATERFORD CRYSTAL XX STORIES ABOVE THE STREET (megan, peter check bold) — IS DROPPED FROM THE TOP OF ONE TIMES SQUARE GREETING ANOTHER NEW YEAR

More exclusive read along excerpts after the jump!

#2 (Carson O/C welcome)

WELCOME TO NBC S NEW YEAR S EVE I M CARSON DALY WE RE LIVE (-IN A PLACE I VE COME TO ESPECIALLY ENJOY THIS NIGHT-): TIMES SQUARE AT 46TH STREET BETWEEN BROADWAY AND SEVENTH AVENUE IN THE MIDST OF THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF HUMANITY RIGHT NOW ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT EVERYONE UNITED UNDER THE NEON

RIGHT UP TO MIDNIGHT AND BEYOND WE LL BE BRINGING YOU ALL THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THIS UNMATCHED CELEBRATION


IT S A (WEATHER TK) NIGHT TEMPERATURE: TK AND WHAT YOU RE SEEING AROUND ME IS CONTROLLED CHAOS EXPERTLY MANAGED BY (TK POLICE FORCE di ask for press release) OF NEW YORK S FINEST ONLY IN NEW YORK COULD YOU IMAGINE A CROWD THIS ENORMOUS BEING MANAGED, WRANGLED AND PEACEFULLY RELEASED

(SECURITY PROVISIONS TK peter search, pens, measure taken)

BEFORE THE BIG MOMENT NOW TK- MINUTES AWAY WE HAVE A FEW OF OUR OWN

INCLUDING ON OUR OWN STAGE, JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY THE WOMAN WITH THE NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK NATIVE NEW YORKER MARY J. BLIGE HERE WITH US TO PERFORM LIVE [...]


#3 (Carson O/C Melissa the ball???)

BUT FIRST — STANDING BY LIVE RIGHT NOW AT THE COUNTDOWN STAGE, WITH THE IRISHMAN WHO LED THE DESIGN OF THE TIMES SQUARE BALL (TK Brooke, from Ireland?) NBC S MELISSA STARK [...]

#7a (Carson V/O London)

(London)
A LITTLE LESS THAN FIVE HOURS AGO THE WORLD S MOST FAMOUS CLOCK, BIG BEN, ANNOUNCED THE NEW YEAR IN LONDON
(May not need next line, if folo with torch — THE CITY WHICH CELEBRATED IN 2005 THE AWARDING OF THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES )

#7b (Carson V/O torch relay)

AND TONIGHT IN ITALY THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY CONTINUED (Location TK, torchbearer TK) THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 20TH OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES FEBRUARY 10, IN TORINO

#7c (Olympic guests????) [...]

IT MAY NOT BE WELL KNOWN EVEN TO NEW YORKERS THAT THE CITY WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE ITS NEW MAYOR ONE MINUTE AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE COUNTDOWN STAGE BEHIND ME, THE NEWLY RE-ELECTED, HONORABLE MICHAEL J. BLOOMBERG WILL HAVE LOTS OF BUSINESS TONIGHT PRESSING THE BUTTON THAT DROPS THAT BALL THEN A MOMENT LATER, RAISING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN IN

Rob—-#8a (Mayor chat Guest of Honor?) [...]


#12 (Carson lead to Johnny VT)

WELCOME BACK AS WE CREEP EVER CLOSER TO 2006 VERY SOON, IT LL BE ALL EYES ON THE BALL

IN THE PAST YEAR, WE LOST A TV GIANT — JOHNNY CARSON BEFORE MOVING TO LOS ANGELES, HE WAS HERE IN NEW YORK WITH THE TONIGHT SHOW, EVERY NEW YEAR S EVE PART OF AN NBC TRADITION GOING BACK SOME SIX DECADES IN THIS EXCLUSIVE CLIP OUR LATENIGHT DEPARTMENT HAS DISCOVERED AND DUSTED OFF, JOHNNY IS JOINED BY HIS USUAL NEW YEAR S COMPANION — NBC S FAMED RADIO ANNOUNCER BEN GRAUER FORTY YEARS AGO, ON THIS VERY NIGHT THE NBC PEACOCK AS YOU LL SEE WAS STILL NOT QUITE FULLY IN LIVING COLOR

#12a (Johnny tape ) [...]

NOTES:
1,000 POUNDS OF IRISH WATERFORD CRYSTAL
600 LIGHTS
96 FLASHING STROBES
72 CRYSTAL TRIANGLES
THIS YEAR S THEME A HOPE FOR FELLOWSHIP
SLIDING DOWN 100 FEET (Must confirm)

(More facts to come Carson choose bullet points can be placed on blue cards.)

#16a (BALL DROPS)