The truth hurts

WHAT?!?!

How the heck? I get no respect...

Is it just me - or is the quality bar for good writing getting raised all the time?

TV is just ridiculous.

24 and Lost - are you kidding me? Have you been paying attention? For the love of all that is Holy - get yourself in front of the set on Mondays and Wednesdays. Talk about quality. Talk about suspense. Talk about heart-wrenching human emotion. And twists...These shows have everything you want and more. My wife and I jump up and down and yell at the TV - and freak out that there is only a week left on both shows...

Two two hour season wrap ups next week... WOW!

Out of all the advantages of being unemployed are tallied up - getting to watch TV whenever you want rates pretty high...

I've enjoyed watching these shows way way more that most films I have seen this year. And that makes me really sad. But I have a lot of hope for some of the big movies this summer.

As for today:

Regrouping. We are talking about starting over with the film. Mini-major still seems willing to stick with us - although I have no idea what they would say if I announced that I was directing. (But I have a good idea....NO!) We got a list of names that would be acceptable to make offers to that they think are equal to STAR1 - but none that I can imagine doing it for that money - except one - and I have called their production company.

Today - I talk with ICM about some of their talent and seeing if I can fill out the cast with some other heavy hitters. Also have a call with an exec at Sam Raimi's company. He is a really great guy - loved my script - and I am calling more for advice than anything else.

Had a really fun call with one of my PRODUCER's yesterday. I have explained how she is really great and a firm supporter of this film. I also said how she was a friend of the DIRECTOR that wanted me to do a take on his crazy film - and then told me I would never make it in this town...

Well here is something funny and ironic.

He loves my script. And when he found out that we might ditch the director - he told my PRODUCER friend that he would love to do it. In fact - he had 3-4 million he could bring to the project.

Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think? A little too ironic....

Naturally - as she told me the story - I stayed silent. But inside - I was smiling. She told him he better give me a call and make nice...

Whatever. He is still on my list. (Shawn knows what I mean... )

Sigh.

Funny business.

Well - back to the pimp slapping. I need to have something to show to Ryan tonight. Lots of lose ends - and I gotta put it all together.

Till then - I gotta get my ass to church...