Because I wrote it and I think it's good.
Which I can't say about everything that's been made from what I've written.
Found myself in the odd situation of sitting in TV centre lobby yesterday evening at 5.15 tapping away frantically on the laptop and thinking - I'm sure I don't need to be doing this.
And of course I didn't. Producer and ed. stuck in long meeting with writer of episode before mine (suffering crises of its own - if you're getting the impression that much of the work of the professional TV writer is like firefighting without the sexy vehicles, uniforms, danger or sexy anything you'd be right), so have an extra day to make the reconstituted storyline work.
Meeting with Important Person was...
Well, actually, oddly, you won't believe this but - you know what?
It was great.
Inspiring, even.
And I can assure you that doesn't happen often. Big new job, big new brief, and the massively heavy, cast-iron hasped door that was very clearly locked against the kind of shows I'd really like to do, so firmly and clearly locked in fact that I stopped even bothering to think about them let alone pitch them, is now equally and firmly wide open.
Who'd have thunk. Genre's back, and the more fun the better.
I was so inspired that I even allowed thoughts of new ideas to float around my head. Maybe I can stick with this TV lark after all...
Returned home late to a phone call that gave me minor house rage, about 3.2 on the Apoplexy scale, (this ranges from 1.0 - vague irritation, to 6.0 - your body literally explodes with fury). So far with our house moving/limbo experience I have reached 5.1 on the scale, which does involve blood but isn't actually life-threatening.
P.S. WATCH AFTERLIFE THIS SATURDAY
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Nice one! So, was Mark Heap the voice of Scary Dad, by any chance?
Would have been helpful if I hadn't read this Sunday evening, eh?
Anyway I don't like watching episodes halfway through a series. If I miss out I wait until the series comes out on DVD, like I did with Life On Mars. It's so much beter to watch them in order and at your own pace.
Danny; Scary monitor dad wasn't Mark Heap; it was Gordon Warneke, Daniel Day-Lewis's lover in My Beautiful Laundrette. Nice whisper technique.
Dom; fair dos. I know what you mean about getting DVD sets - I did the first 2 series of The Wire over a week, and it was the best way to see it. Really got immersed in its novelistic richness. And hey, if you buy the DVD I'm sure some tiny residuals will eventually dribble my way...
I like to do my bit so people can eat.
Great episode last night! Did I spy Nymphadora Tonks playing the character Gemma?
Really very good blog post.. Actually i am not able to watch some of the Afterlife episodes on TV but i have downloaded and watched this show Online by clicking on the link: Download Afterlife. This is an awesome show which is full of mystery.
I am very much crazy about tv shows. Actually I love to Watch TV Shows Online. I cant miss any episode of any tv show. And this is really the good post. Thanks.
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