I got to see the commercials our company filmed. They had a tape playing in the training room last Friday. There are two 15 second spots and one 30 sec spot. It was interesting to see how it was edited. I’m in all three, the first shot of the second scene: camera starts on me [...]
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Filed under AFK on July 9, 2004
Keywords: television
I’m going to be on television
Filed under AFK on June 16, 2004
Keywords: television
Our company filmed its first-ever TV commercial today and I am in it. I don’t have a speaking part–we hired a professional voice actress for that–but I do get to pretend I’m monitoring the network and taking customer calls while sitting behind our Star Trek-like NOC (Network Operations Center) desks.
“I’m not a Client Services Technician, [...]
I’m ready to play, Regis
Filed under AFK on May 19, 2004
Keywords: game shows, television, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
So, last night was the final night you could call in to qualify for Super Millionaire. I’m a fan of the game, and generally find myself able to answer enough of the questions to walk out of there with a year’s salary, at least. So, I call in. I did it once back when the [...]
One last night with Friends
Filed under AFK on May 6, 2004
Keywords: Friends, television
I was 9, going on 10, when M*A*S*H called it quits. I saw the final episode of Cheers after it went into syndication. Even though I saw the last Seinfeld, I was not a regular viewer of the series.
I’ve watched Friends since the first season. There were several episodes I didn’t see until they were [...]
