- 10:22 PM,
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016:
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- Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd
we're locked. That was fucking fast. I mean,
I never said the dude's name so I guess this
might be able to be "public" someday (though I
believe only my dad reads this), but this is so bad
for this guy's credibility I don't even know how to
put this. I even waited a day... but it's no less
ridiculous than it was yesterday. Well, I guess
we start with the video:
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- Soooooo yeah. His
agent looked at it and replied simply, with 2 or 3
sentences: yeah this won't sell. People try and pitch
this "talking while golfing" show all the time, no one
wants it. So he'll have nothing to do with
it...
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- ...and there goes
EVERYTHING this showrunner told me when we talked and
he came over to convince me to sign. "I have 5
networks off the top of my head that will see this
immediately and it will have the push of my agency,
Paradigm, behind it." So clearly he never even
mentioned this to his agent or even linked him the
initial reel which was simply 2 minutes longer and
just assumed everything. I mean, dude feels bad, he
repeated often "this is not good" and said he
would now go to some production company contacts he
has and get their feedback. I mean, I can do
that. For all intents and purposes his entire
credibility has evaporated and, well, here we
are.
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- Now, if he doesn't
force the 6 month contract on me and allows me to find
another show runner with a different agency, no harm
no foul. He truly did believe in the show and I
understand his excitement about it (obviously), but if
he gets really weird about this... this is gonna suck.
If I just signed with someone who has no one
around him that believes in this, I've just erased the
entirety of 2016. I mean he's used to the
TLC world, the normal "reality show" world
and I've had that discussion with him time and again:
this ain't that world. This is a long-form interview
better suited to IFC. "Dinner For Five".
I brought up that show and he said "Oh
you're the other guy that watches that show."
And he's right! No doubt. He wants to go where the
money is because his whole life is pitching shows! Why
bother with the little things if you're not invested
in it...
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- ...except,
clearly, I am. And I could give two fucks
about money. I've said that to him and I don't
believe he really understood that. I want enough money
to pay a decent crew with decent equipment to help me
shoot it - I can do the rest. I understand him wanting
to start at the top with the best networks and
I actually think some would bite for our
budget... but, uhm, now they're NEVER going to see it
because his agent won't even touch it? I mean for
the love of fuck, I can accept a "no"! Or 30! But it's
very difficult to accept a "not trying".
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- And this guy has
to know how he looks in all this. In fact, I actually
feel bad for him. He seems like the type that will
spend the next couple days/weeks trying to get
ANYTHING to stick and then coming over, ripping up the
contract and shaking my hand. He got excited and did
things out of order. I appreciate that,
I just hope he's self-aware and honest, etc.
Might be a lot to ask for in this town, but my
goodness... nearly everything he promised
vanish in hours after we sent it off. LMFAO.
I still can't believe it.
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- Which brings us to
this part of The Journey. So yeah, that last
week? Done. LOL. I had just begun to really get pumped
on Monday as we finished everything and started
preparing myself for how things were going to get
hectic. I felt legitimately accomplished and hopeful
and now it's allllllllllll gone. I believe the
agent when he said the bigger networks won't buy
this... I mean, I'd like to talk to those
networks because in a "Comedians in Cars Getting
Coffee" world? The cable networks would be wise
to start jumping on that type of bandwagon and it
doesn't get more unique and celebrity friendly than
this. I easily see this as a Netflix or Amazon
exclusive where people can binge watch 10 episodes,
etc. Considering the budget, I'm not sure I see
the risk. With the right equipment (professional
cameras/cameramen and sound) it'll look incredible and
I can produce the rest. Add a few more angles and
beauty shots of the holes? It's pretty simple: the set
is impressive and ALREADY BUILT. It'll happen,
but it might not be this showrunner and his
connections.
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- So for now I get
to be in a daze for a bit and then focus on the
Collins Avenue meeting. Christ I haven't even
MENTIONED that! That afterthought last week is
now suddenly all I've got. Obviously I'll make an
entry about it next. Funny how things work
out.
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- Fuckin'
hilarious.
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- Adam
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