GOD BLESS the ALCS

Saturday morning ....

That damn heat finally broke... a nice healthy cool front blew in last night...and it was downright windy and COLD... Resulting in a beautiful. sunny and seasonably cool morning here in Los Angeles... I'm having a Chai latte... and I dont drink chai latte under the blazing sun I tell ya that...

We shoot CATCH 7 tomorrow ...with some covereage and an extra scene scheduled for Monday... it all came together over the past few days... I lost a sound guy, I found a sound guy... I've got lights Sunday, but not for Monday, then I get some lights for both days...

Its an interesting ride each time.... I'm just STOKED that I get it done each time.

Tonight I'm driving out to Thoussand Oaks to borrow a boom mic/boom pole for Monday...while I'm out there I will meet up with Wes (Director of CATCH 5), and take a look at a rough cut of 5.

Its crazy... CATCH 5 & 6 are almost finished and ready for general consumption... but its 3 & 4 that are giving me FITS. I'm seriously wanting to pull my hair out over these two episodes... and obviously..I cant show anyone 5 or 6 until I get 3 & 4 done... AY DIOS MIOS

My plan right now is to complete a 12 episode first season by the end of the year and take a break... spend a few months promoting the hell out of the series...and hopefully... tie in some sort of revenue...

I'm also planning to start shooting series # 2 (The Nobodies) in the beginning of 2009.

Yeah... I've got a lot going on.... I wonder if its too much.

So I was watching Game One of the ALCS last night and out comes David Archuleta from American Idol to sing GOD BLESS AMERICA. I CANT STAND American Idol... I am opposed to that stupid show on so many levels... YES, I know its like the highest rated show on TV...but that makes its all the more disturbing.... ANYWAY... David Archuleta steps up to sing...and I'm cursing under my breath... mumbling, grumbling... I'm so disappointed in TBS for allowing such a tacky desecration of such legendary event....

But David Archuleta did a damn good job...I have to say... he honored the song... and found a way to make it his.... to add some color and variation without pushing too hard (and F%$#@ ing it up) His voice was relaxed and confident. When it was all over, I was nodding my head...I think I even had some goosebumps....

I still hate American Idol.