First, reality programming took away my sitcom when Regis Philbin showed up on every night of ABC's schedule. Now, could reality TV be giving a little back? Bravo Network has been holding a sitcom-development contest, in which two scripts were chosen from thousands of submissions to be made into an actual television show. (Think Project Greenlight for TV, if that means anything to you.)
The contest has been narrowed down to two scripts, and now each of those scripts is going to be made into a pilot, or more accurately, part of a pilot. They will then air the two 15-minutes presentations as part of the reality show, and America will decide which one gets on the air as a real show, either on Bravo or NBC.
So that's where I come in. I am auditioning for one of the two finalists. What that means for me is that my audition today was recorded for possible use in the reality show. Each step of the way will be recorded for possible use in the reality show. Getting the job would make me a big part of the reality show. In effect, it takes the already nerve-frazzling audition process and makes it that much harder.
Still, today's audition went well. The character of DALTON is written as an upper-crust snob, but I tried to go against that a little bit. I know I couldn't pull that off for five seasons, and I don't think anyone would want me to try, so I went with a little more natural style and I think it was a hit. They were actually so pleased with what I did in the second scene that they decided the first scene wasn't funny and stopped using it for other people. They were saying, in effect, if Ducey can't make this funny, no one can.
They also added a third scene which was just one page with three zingers on it. I took a moment to look at that, then went in with it. I must say those moments were not as glorious. Maybe they'll decide to throw out scene three, too.
Go on to The Callback.