Monday, June 22, 2009

Television Preview

So Marlon received tickets to this special event, which he couldn't attend 'cause he had to do that whole "gotta be at work" thing. He gave the tickets to me, and Jeremy agreed that it could be interesting and agreed to go with me. The tickets were for "Television Preview". We would be previewing television pilots and giving our opinion on whether it was a project worth going forward with. Sounds kinda cool, right? It's NOT!!!! If you EVER receive tickets to "Television Preview" throw them out immediately - OR - give them to someone you do not like. At all.

You do watch two television pilots and give your opinion on them. What they don't tell you is that NOBODY CARES about your opinion on these two pilots. Why? Because the pilots were filmed in 1997 and they are HORRIBLE. What you are really there for is a marketing survey. Yep. TWELVE pages of marketing survey. Do you buy dog food? Do you own a dog? (Why would you buy dog food if you didn't own a dog?) What is your opinion on toilet paper. And facial tissue. And how important is it to you that your facial tissue doesn't fall apart when you blow your nose? Lesson learned here, which I feel it is my duty to pass along to the people I love: DO NOT attend a Television Preview event. EVER.

But if you do, take someone with you that shares your Gillespie humor and can laugh about the whole thing. Like Jeremy. My good child.



This is us at the end of the presentation. Yeah!! it's OVER!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well you could start buying dog food and see if the cat likes it!

mikestribe said...

Thanks for the warning. Maybe the cat would be more loving if he ate dog food.

Brenda said...

You crack me up! Were you at least provided with refreshing beverages and tasty snacks? I would have thought it sounded like fun, too.


chokstr (what you want to do to the jokester that gave you the tickets)

The other sister said...

Refreshments?!!! There was a water cooler in the hallway - which you could help yourself to. And that was it. One gentleman went to the hotel bar and got himself a couple of beers - he had the right idea.