Posts published in “Life of Alex”

Well hello there.

Firstly; no, I am not dead.
Let’s just say time flies when you’re having fun.

But back to why I’m posting this very post.

Today marks the fourth anniversary of A TV Calling.
Here I am, posting a little bit here, a little bit there, and four (four!) years later, this is where we are.
484 posts, and counting.
To put that into perspective, this blog has lasted longer than Arrested Development.

When I started A TV Calling a few years back (four to be exact — longer than Veronica Mars), there were only a few blogs dedicated to the business of television, let alone TV writing specifically.
I wanted to create a space of discussion, exchange, and camaraderie for (aspiring) television writers.
Ultimately, I can’t say this website has become as successful as Carnivale was, but clearly it lasted longer than the HBO show (i.e. four years).

This post seems to be the perfect place to thank the most integral part of this website: you.
That’s right, I really couldn’t have done it without you.
You’ve stuck around throughout the long months and years of void to come back, more determined, more focused, more writer (whatever that means).
I know you get what I am trying to convey through these long-winded sentences that never end and oh my god please just put a freaking full stop already I’m dying of old age over here. There.
Although I may not have had the time to personally respond to the many amazing e-mails I have received over the course of the past four years, I truly cherish them all.
I am oftentimes humbled by my fellow writers and readers of this website, who, little by little, are carving their way into writerdom.
This is not pandering, it’s the truth.
You are an amazing group of people.

But what I really want you to remember from this post, is that A TV Calling lives on beyond four extraordinary years.
In other words, longer than the original Star Trek series.

Now, unlike Dead Like Me, A TV Calling has lasted four years.
But what is the next frontier?

To tell you the truth, I am indeed planning on expanding this four year-old website into…something more.
Although I cannot give out details at this time, an announcement should be coming shortly (or not).
Definitely stay tuned.

I have just finished a gig so it looks like I’ll have more time on my hands to write (and write posts).
Comic-Con is fast approaching, so July may also be a little slow, but as Galaxy Quest once said:
‘Never give up, never surrender!’

And now, as usual, let me conclude with my own inspirational prompt.
Write on!

See you on the next post.

Is this mic still working?
Looks like I haven’t been here in a long while.
The truth of the matter of the fact of the reality is that I’ve been fairly busy (shoot-out to my work peeps).
That is, indeed, a poor excuse, but I don’t have a dog to blame everything on.

Moving on.

During my break-time from the blogosphere, I have received countless e-mails (I don’t know how to count over ten) about “when I would come back” or “how about you move your ass and write something to help me out on this Dallas spec?”, or better yet, “what’s up with that” (oooo ooo weeee).

My own bat-signal had been launched into the sky. My return to adventure. My moment of triumph. My call to arms.
But I resisted.
And then I realized.
Oh, who am I kidding?
A writer craves attention like Joffrey Baratheon needs a good smack-down.

Here we go.

It is with great sadness that, like all great Messiahs before me, I am announcing the launch of an exploratory committee to potentially, perhaps, maybe….return to the world of wisdom-giving.

At this point, you may be wondering why I’m even bothering writing this post, especially if I am merely considering coming back instead of outright committing to it.

Here’s the thing: I can’t quit you guys. But I can’t quit my busy life either.
So, let’s make a deal.
I will come back here, as often as I can, to write interesting, insightful, thought-provoking, charming, magnificent, orgasmic, earth-shattering posts (notice the smooth transition to veridical adjectives).
In exchange for all of this, come back to me! Don’t leave me! You complete me! I have strong abandonment issues!
I’ll take your silence as your agreement.

But wait.
It’s not over yet.
You didn’t think I would write a new post four months after the last one just to ramble about, did you?

And now, for the real announcement everybody has been waiting for since the dawn of mankind…

I am currently working on the 2012 Spec List.
The double-whammy will be posted in the next couple of weeks.
What a twist!

To be continued.
For realsies.