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January 8, 2011: Surprise, Surprise

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The show's postponed (many reasons were given, but...well, I've heard the language they're using before). I think I'm a couple weeks from not being able to get a hold of the producers easily anymore, and a month from the email that lets us all officially know it's dead. I hate this game.

Granted, the "door is still open" for starting in March. I just don't think that'll happen.

110 thoughts on “January 8, 2011: Surprise, Surprise”

  1. So, after I wrote that but before now, I got a couple of emails that sure made it sound like the thing is still happening, just late. I won't get into the dull details of why I realize this isn't BS, but it isn't. I don't know if we'll actually go to set, but at least now I know the people I'm talking to believe we'll be going to set, which is always the best I can hope for.

    I've been awake and tossing for an hour. If I don't fall asleep again, I'll have gotten nine hours in two nights. Gross.

    4. Good luck man. We're all pulling for you (except DG, I don't know what that guy's problem is) and hope it goes through.

      1. I'm not sure super solid confirmation is a thing in my business (unless you're working with a major studio), but thanks, everyone. I think I've said this before, but I'll know for sure that I'm going to set once I'm on set.

        I read over the emails again just now, and it's clear the production team on my side believes this is happening to a degree I've never seen them believe anything is happening. I'm not optimistic by nature, but I can work with this.

        And thanks, everyone. I hope you guys don't deal with these stresses in your chosen fields. I don't know what I was thinking being an artist...

    7. Isn't there usually a pilot episode and then a decision whether to shoot the rest of the series? You haven't done that yet, have you? Regardless, I'm rooting for you.

      1. The group loved the concept, and the pilot script. They'd seen a two-hour drama special that our lead guy directed, so they knew he could get great footage. All they asked for was a couple of scenes of The Apocrypha, so a few scenes were shot months ago with three of the actors that were right there in town. A couple didn't even play their intended role, since the scenes were just speculative anyway. The money guys realized our company had the mood nailed, so they started moving forward.

    8. Hang in there, spooky. I have nothing in my life I can compare that to, but I'm sure it has to be a really stressful time. Make sure the right people know that when the show airs, an entire Nation will be watching.

  2. Wolves in Washington to play the 0-7 Wizards. My plan is to watch the game, record the two football games, then spend the entire day watching sports. Should be fun.

      2. but, those Washington Bullets Wizards jerseys are sweet

        that was an ugly quarter of basketball

  3. Tampa should pull the trigger on this (twitter)

    mortreport Chris Mortensen
    Bucs clearly want seasoned coach to replace Morris; Mike Sherman, Brad Childress (interview Mon), Wade Phillips & Mike Zimmer r candidates

  4. This DC team is not very good at basketball. They are making Wes Johnson look good!

      1. I really want to believe that the Wolves have been working with his agent on a new contract, but the details just haven't been finalized yet which is why there's no word of it.

        I mean, he has to sign, right?

        1. Let's say he doesn't sign an extension, this makes him a restricted free agent next season. One of two things can happen from there; he takes the Wolves qualifying offer, plays out the years (another season where the Wolves can attempt to sign him to an extension) or he signs a 4 year contract with a team like the Mavs, PDX, or, gulp, the Celtics. This would then allow the Wolves to match the offer, he comes back to the Wolves for 4 years. Everything works out.

          So we have at least one more year without worrying, right?

          1. I will accept your back up plan as something to use to remain optimistic that Khan/Taylor aren't the dumbest guys ever.

            1. At least they have time with Love. SCB, Wes, and Luke are seriously costing the Wolves wins this season.

                    2. Do not send SCB to my neck of the woods, buffalo. I would much rather keep my bag of rocks, thank you very much.

                    3. LOL.

                      Bag o' Rocks scored higher than Mike on the Wonderlic Test. Beasle, however, scored higher on his toxicology exam.

  7. The Wolves play the next two nights. Hopefully they can build up a good lead and play the starters the rest of the game. Giving the much better bench players (Love excepted) some rest for the next two games.

      1. Heh. The Bullets are making a game out of this. Luke is going to be like -18 this game. Time to bring in the bench players.

  9. A tough to read stat from SNP:

    These are Wes Johnson's first free throws of the season. Repeat that to yourself a few times.

  10. "The only reason things are working out for the Wolves is the Wizards are being stupider than they are." - Wolves analysts Jim Peterson

    1. I want to say that's oversimplfying thigns, but Wayne Ellington has played as many minutes as Love, so its tough to argue.

      1. Then again, Ellington has tons more court presence than Wes, so he should probably be starting instead.

      1. I think my favorite part of Rubio is where he puts the ball when he passes it. He knows where guys want it when he passes. I wish there were splits available on basketball reference* for when Rubio/Luke were in the game but I'd argue that everyone's shooting percentage on the team is better.

        *I understand this could be +/- but I'd like to see it per player.

    1. +23 in 18 minutes? Yowza.

      Based on Adelman having, I think, proven he's a good coach, my theory is that he's slowly working Rubio's minutes up to being a starter because he's so far only played under international time of game.

    1. I would rather see Luke play the two with Ricky at the point and D-Will at the three. Luke is a ball stopper, but if he lets Ricky run the show, he can spot up and hit shots.

  14. This DC team is so bad that even Luke can shake dudes when going to the hole.

  18. the Falcons have twice gone for it on 4 and short and failed both times. First one lead to a safety, but the second one is a Giant TD. 17-2 G-Men

    1. This is a terrible, terrible game. But it fits right in with Joe Buck's melancholiness.

  20. We had great temps here yesterday (60F), so thought I'd get out and get in some bike time. I drove down to Marlborough to a place where I had done several Sprint Tri's this last year to hit the hills.

    On the first loop, while I was working up this hill, I saw up ahead this lady at the end of her driveway, checking her mail. She had two young children with her, and a Dachshund on a leash. Right when I got close to them, the dog suddenly ran out onto the street, unaware of the fast approaching Citizen on the bike.

    I ride with Speedplay X clips, which usually require some time and effort to unclip (usually by twisting your heel). There was no time for that, and I knew if I ran over the wiener dog it would certainly be severely injured (or worse). So I had to hit the brakes hard, and just fall over onto my side.

    The lady and her kids were certainly shaken up (she kept apologizing, asking if I was OK, etc). I was a little bruised on the left side arm and glute, but probably a good thing I didn't try to break my fall with my wrist. An embarrassing fall, but a Dachshund saved!

  22. Buffalo will appreciate this:

    In 2004, NDSU went division I and they had a four year transition period where they couldn't compete in the post season in any sport. NDSU signed 11 players for the football team that year -- none of them would ever be eligible for post-season play. That team was a great one: as juniors, they narrowly lost to the Goofs 10-9 and the next year, they beat the Goofs.

    As you are probably aware, the Bison won a national title in FCS football yesterday. Former Bison (and Buffalo Bill) great Phil Hansen got together a bunch of NDSU friends and they kicked in enough money to provide an all-expenses paid trip for each of the players (save Joe Mays, who is starting for the Broncos today at LB) to the game in Frisco, TX as thanks for their commitment to the program.

    Bison pride.

  23. Gophers played most of that half with great energy, but man Purdue doesnt miss from the 3 point line. Down by a bunch at half

  24. Note to any WGOM fathers using cloth diapers: Have the new one ready to go before removing the dirty one. Fortunately, I have a girl.

      1. I think I would have avoided it with disposables. I was trying to stuff a pre-fold liner after removing the offending diapers, only to see a flood go all over the changing pad.

    2. I have a parenting comment while on the topic; how in the heck does it get so dirty behind kids ears? It is so weird.

        1. Time is seriously blending together at this point but I'd estimate around the 7-8 month mark you are going to notice a lot of dry, dead skin back there.

        2. While on the topic of parenting in the nation, I direct the attention to those of us with children in size 2T or under to this gem.

          1. Whoa! That's awesome. Is there a Rubio one yet?

            Then again, its not as awesome as this:

            1. Are you trying to get the trinket into Ribio's onsie already? You are a smart, smart man.

    1. Basically, you can't take the opening drive of OT and win on a FG. You have to get a TD to win it.

  27. And Tebow mania continues. That was like the easiest throw you can get and the receiver got the final 60 yards on his own, but it will be all about Tebow's amazing throw. Instead of "The Catch" it will be known as "The Pass." Tebow had a good game, but it was Roethlisberger who should be immortalized for his effort playing on an injured foot and still rallying his team down 10 points in the fourth quarter. Came within 10 yards (maybe less) of a long FG attempt to win it at the end of regulation. Plus, that game-tying TD came on a truly great pass, especially considering the injured foot.

    1. I thought Pitt should of tried for a 67 yd fg. With the think air of Denver anything can happen

    2. Peter King probably needs a new pair of pants.

      Not looking forward to this week. I might have to avoid all the big sports sites.

      1. As a train guy, you might like this. He lived in that coach car for a couple of years, and crisscrossed the USA in it. The story behind his "refrigeration car", which he turned into a rolling classroom, is quite interesting, too. (scroll to bottom.)

        Our insulated boxcar was built by the Milwaukee Road for the Schlitz Brewery in 1951. The trucks are stamped with the Milwaukee Road designation CMStP&P, but the car body itself carried the designation and number DSDX 4299. DSDX refers to a company called Dairy Shippers Despatch (yes, spelled despatch, not dispatch), a shell company for Schlitz invented to disguise the contents of its cargo. The sides of a boxcar in the 1950s were 40 feet wide and 10 feet tall, making an excellent billboard for companies wishing to advertise their wares. But a trainload of railcars leaving Milwaukee clearly marked Miller, Pabst or Schlitz, was susceptible to break-ins by local railfans interested in the beverages being transported inside. To avoid these types of losses, Schlitz invented the Dairy Shippers name and painted all their cars in anonymous paint schemes which belied their contents. Reportedly, Dairy Shippers Despatch never shipped a dairy product, and they never lost a beer.

    2. I like that those old athletics banners have class designations "D" and "E" on them. I find the AAAAA designations that many states have now rather silly.

  30. It's amusing that it's Comedy Week on the Videos, because I listened to Frankie Boyle and Mitch Hedberg on the way back from Des Moines today. In particular, one Mitch joke got me thinking, and I think it's something that is right at home here. Here's the bit in question:

    My lucky number is four billion. That doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling. "Come on four billion!... Fuck! Seven. Not even close. I need some more dice. Four billion divided by six... at least.

    It's the "...at least" part that got me thinking. 4B/6 is the least number of dice (or rolls of 1 die) you'd need, while 4B/1 is the most, both fairly obvious. But what would the average number of dice rolls to get to 4B? If we assume the numbers 1-6 each have an equal chance of coming up, then we have a*1+b*2+c*3+d*d+e*5+f*6, where a=b=c=d=e=f, call it x. That reduces to 21x=4B. So you'd have to have 1.90476 × 108 dice.

    I think that's right, anyway.

    2. If you have that many dice (~190,476,000), then the maximum you could roll is 1,142,856,000.

      The actual number of dice you would need is 1,142,857,142.86. The average roll is 3.5, so 4*108/3.5 = 1,142,857,142.86.

      1. Duh! I just said the min is 4B/6, then said the average is 4B/21, which is a way smaller number. Wow, I ballsed that one up pretty well.

        If you divide 21/6, you get 3.5 I forgot that term somewhere to do the average.

        1. You needed
          a (=x) dice showing 1,
          b (=x) dice showing 2,
          c (=x) dice showing 3,
          d (=x) dice showing 4,
          e (=x) dice showing 5, and
          f (=x) dice showing 6.

          So, with your method, once you've solved for x, you needed a+b+c+d+e+f = 6x dice times.

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