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jmsatb5{at}aol.com says...
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>TV development season starts in June, and I'm warming up several
>possible projects to take out.  Preliminary talks have indicated that
>they'd be very welcome, so I suspect I'll be able to pick up at least
>one or two deals.  In the past, I've kind of gone into the netwoks
>from a mid-level-up position, but now I'm in a place to go in top-
>down, so that'll be a help in terms of actually getting these things
>produced.  It's nice to have a pilot script commissioned, but I'm far
>more interested in getting the damned things made, and I'm now in a
>better place to do that.
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That's good news.  I'd really love to see you working in TV again if only for
the weekly fix.

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>Other than that, it's just trying to stay ahead of the train.  I'd
>initially planned on not going to San Diego Comic Con this July so I
>could focus on the work, but there's so much going on in that field
>for me right now, plus some announcements that'll be made there, that
>I really have to be there.  

Good heavens, more announcements?!  Of course, with SDCC one can't just assume
that they'll be comic related.  I'm hoping that SDCC will have some Ebay
auctions of passes after their cancellation date in June so I can attend.

>And I'll be in Santa Ana on May 22nd
>talking about writing at the convocation organized by the Orange
>County Screenwriters group.  (Attendence is free, in case any folks
>want to wander in to hear me blather.)

Any other newsgroupies going to be there?

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>Since there are always some folks who seem inordinately interested in
>my tech...I gave the boot to my latest Dell desktop system (though
>their Adamo laptop is okay, the last two desktops I purchased from
>them sucked hugely), and have replaced it with a fully-tricked-out
>Raptor from Velocity Micro.  It's one of those systems that, when you
>first plug it in, causes the house to levitate three inches above the
>ground....

How did Buddy react to that? 

Jan


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