20/20

SO, I JUST finished up a very fast four weeks in a wonderful story room -- the third season for the much-admired (even by me) Less Than Kind.  Besides offering a chance to work with people I've long admired, like Mark McKinney (Kids in the Hall, Studio 60, SNL)  and Brian Hartt (Jamie Kennedy Xperiment, MADtv) -- it's also a chance to come full circle. I story edited a very early version of the pilot script by my friends Marvin Kaye & Chris Sheasgreen, when they were part of the NSI Totally Television program.

And then there's Jenn Engels, who was nominated for a Canadian Screenwriting Award for a season 1 LTK script she wrote.  She's great on story.  And Kim Coghill gamely, patiently keeps the notes and preps for what will be her first professional script...one more new member for the WGC!

What a pleasure it is to be back working on a show that has a set of well-defined characters, and actors who you know can sell the scenes, as well as a tone that goes for both laughs & heart.  It's amazing that Canada's pay channels TMN & Movie Central rescued this worthy show.

As much as I love the room, now there's an outline and a script to write, as well as my own ongoing projects.  Now that I'm in a good, fullsteam workweek groove, I'm loathe to give it up.  And Oh Bloggy, you can so be a distraction.

So I'm stepping out for a bit.  For the next week or so, we're hosting "Hindsight Week" here in Sticksville.  Part of the fun of blogging is that there are no lead times; publishing is instant. What happens when we revisit old posts & opinions with wiser, older eyes & a fuller appreciation of what followed?

Well, guess we'll find out.

Note to commenters: comments will be on the original posts, but since I'm stepping out -- approvals might be slower than normal.  I'll get to them.  Meantime, enjoy the sun, and feel free to use this as an open thread to leave any suggestions for stuff you'd like to talk about or see down the road.

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