ENTRY #152
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 ...a tiny taste of hell, that's all.
 
7:36 PM, Tuesday, November 20th, 2001:
 
If I wasn't so damn happy with my life right now, I swear to GOD I'd be an alcoholic. This shit is gonna turn my ass gray by 30. I'll start with the good news:
 
I have my first meeting with Paramount a week from tomorrow at 11:15 AM. So now all the biggies who came out to the last show have responded accordingly. Suzanne De Passe (Quincy Jones old partner) with De Passe Entertainment, called and asked for a pitch (and I'm already working on it) - Anne Maney (head of casting at Fox) was two-fold: Recommending my show to the Aspen judge, and bringing two development execs to the next show, and now this. I was incorrect before, Grace Wu was not at the show, so nothing from NBC right now.
 
So what does this mean!!! I DONT KNOW!!! LOL. It's news that elicits the reaction of: "WAHOO!!! (2 seconds pass) What's that mean!?!" Heh. Which is basically what I said to Charlotte when she told me. All it boils down to is that they're interested, and they wanna meet with me. It's the first step. They want to get a feel for who I am, and probably talk about what they saw on the 12th. I'll be grillin' Charlotte for the next week trying to make sure I say all the right things. Then again, I'm in the driver's seat a bit. We didn't bug them to get a meeting, they asked us for one. I can't tell you how nice that is. Now to the reason for the entry:
 
They moved the deadline for picking the finalists for the one-man show category to the END OF THE YEAR, as opposed to November 30th. As I mentioned in the last entry the Aspen judge Alisa was sick and took the recommendation of Anne for the callback. Anne loved it. Unfortunately, yet another judge has been sick as well and they've had to cancel many showcases last week. It's put them behind schedule - and is making rescheduling a bitch. It's really all a formality as we are assured the chance for the callback in front of the judges no matter what. Alisa said specifically to Charlotte: "We are not overlooking you..." so it's just a matter of time. And lord knows I'm great with free time eh?
 
Well, the devil spawn of Super Monkey Ball has been a good distraction for a day or so (I'll get to that in a moment), but I woke up today ready to write, and have had an immensely productive outburst. I cannot express how much easier it is to make things funny, when there's no limitations of static TVs and 5 people standing STILL. It really puts in perspective just how difficult writing The Trinitrons live show was. Now however, it's all wide open and I'm literally laughing out loud at some of the situations. I finally see it! Now can I make you guys?
 
Well I'm not pitching it on the internet, heh. I actually started to write out a synopsis and realized THAT's not the smartest idea. But just to give you guys a reference, I'm playing every role and there are no TVs. We are 5 completely different people, done with split scrrens, stand-ins, and magic. Much like the Klumps and Multiplicity. The great part about this, is just like in the live show, we can poke fun of the fact that it's just one person. It's this added dimension these other "1 man, 5 parts" projects never had. It's because it's never been tried as a sitcom. And it's making some of the one liners, and joke set-ups basically unheard of. I can't tell you how rare it is to have a situation comedy, that as I'm writing it I'm saying: "Jesus, that's NEVER been done before. This entire joke and set-up is completely original." And all the while Charlotte's just laughin' at me. Basically the ULTIMATE "I told you so" from her...
 
She's talked sitcom with me being all 5 parts since oh...FEBRUARY. I have disregarded her and said: "I don't see it". I certainly see a development deal, since 4tvs shows so damn much that I'd be a good risk, but making The Trinitrons an ACTUAL sitcom? No way.
 
Well, WAY. I see it so clear now. It honestly took me completing the live show, and watching the characters. They write themselves. It's the same feeling I had with The Boyles. Those characters were SO well defined in my mind, that simply putting them in a situation made 60 episodes possible. Now what I've shown in the live part of the act so far doesn't completely show the whole picture. But as I stated previously these characters have deep foundations. Foundations I almost wondered why I was creating when it was just for the live show, but now I'm quite happy I did. It's paying off big-time. And guys, I'm writing a pilot for television. We've already been approached for it. The interest is there, and I'm filling that void - how intense is that? Again, I can't tell you how different it feels, knowing that what you're creating already has an interest in the community. Eveyrone we pitch this to will already have seen the live show. They'll already know those characters, and will be wanting to hear more. What a situation to be in!!
 
Man, should I just include in every entry from this moment on: "CAN YOU FREAKIN' BELIEVE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW?!" 'Cause I don't see that sentiment fading anytime soon. Now balance that with, the expert levels on Super Monkey Ball, and you basically know just where I stand.
 
HAHA.
 
So the GameCube was released this past Sunday. It simply doesn't get any better than system launches. I pray that this tradition continues for the rest of my life. Every 5 years for the rest of my life, I want to be waiting at 5:45 in the morning in a line at Target to get the new Nintendo. I then want to balance my stresses with HUGE life changing crossraods, with getting a monkey in a ball to the end of the goal in 30 seconds. It's a mix between that old wooden Labyrinth game, marble madness - and liquid crack. Ha. God love creative game makers. It keeps me young, I'll tell you that.
 
I can put "beating level 16 on expert mode" and "writing pilot for network" in 2 corners of my mind and thankfully not waste TOO much time. I always have to "produce" content, more than win at a videogame. Reason #37 not to smoke pot. Those priorities will SWITCH in a heartbeat. Heh.
 
But seriously, if there are any gamers out there - get this game. You can laugh at how "kiddie" it is, but rest assured it'll grab your sack like a vice and squeeze the sanity RIGHT out. Ha. It's THAT fun. :-)
 
So because of this most recent delay at the HBO Workspace (where the Aspen callback will take place) - it will no longer be my next show. We were waiting for that before we proceeded with any more bookings. So now, it looks like the Largo will have that distinction. Another nice industry hangout, and bound to get a few more meetings and some more buzz a brewin'. That place should fill like nobody's business on just the buzz from The Comedy Store alone. Still waiting on when Bob Saget will be playing the Laugh Factory next, as I'll be playing the same night. I still absolutely believe Bob will do this, and do it THAT night. Just a matter of WAITING.
 
Who'dve thunk patience would become one of my virtues?
 
Adam
 
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