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This is where you stick random tidbits of information about yourself.
Age 23, living in sin in Twickenham with Cheesy
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer
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Technically Rachel
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Friday, May 13, 2005
Today, I seek out the wisdom of you - the blog community. To try and reach a verdict about this:
The Play's The Thing
Good thing or Bad thing?
Amazing opportunity or Humiliating Reality Schlock
See, I really don't know whether to enter this thing or not - does entering this make me a writer so determined they'll do anything to get their work on the West End, or a sad loser who will appear on reality TV and make a tit of themselves.
Here so far, are my pros and cons:
PROS
1. It's the West End - surely any opportunity for writing put on there is worth the risk.
2. A fully fledged professional production of the writing - proper actors/directors/producers
3. Considering the response to most reality TV shows - the winner would at least make a decent wad of cash from the rights
4. It's the same company who did Musicality - one of the more "respectable" reality TV shows to go out last year.
5. Momo and Popo (and all the little Grand Momos and Popos) would go nuts to see me on TV
6. Friends and family would also get to go on TV - which I think they'd all rather like ;)
7. Where else am I likely to get a chance to get a West End production - even IF my writing's good enough, it might never get there through normal channels. Even in the likely event of me not winning, my writing at least will get viewed by some professional eyes.
CONS
1. It's a reality TV show - let's face it, not one of the most credible arenas of talent
2. Imagining that it's possible I get to the first round, this would then mean being on TV - something I feel sick just imagining. Acting on TV, maybe. Me. Nooooo.
3. I have a tendancy to open my mouth and let complete fucking rubbish come out when put in the centre of attention. Can you imagine the spastic nonsense that could stream out of me with a camera pointing in my face? Recorded forever. Seen by millions. Shudder.
4. If I were to get to the first round, but no further, I would have to face rejection on National Television. Everyone watching, and going awwwwwwww. Damnit. What the hell would I do with my face then?
5. These programs always try to make people cry. I have no desire to cry on TV - this is especially worrying cause I am very prone to crying if I'm yelled at.
6. Can you have any credibility as a serious writer if you've won a reality TV show?
7. The one reason I've always loved the idea of fame as a writer, is cause no one really knows what you look like. Sure, any face on the program would be forgotten eventually, but I don't think I'd handle visual notoriety well.
I write all these purely with the arrogant concept I'd get to the first round. Do I have material I think is worthy? I believe I do - ish. I think so. Certainly I have a commercially viable one - which is what they're after. Ack.
What do you think people? Good idea/Bad idea?
12:42 pm
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