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I inferred that he was being asked to write about 16 (one article every half hour for eight hours) specific show episodes for a deadline about 12 hours after th
by thyrsus 15y ago
I inferred that he was being asked to write about 16 (one article every half hour for eight hours) specific show episodes for a deadline about 12 hours after they aired; even with a Tivo, how would you both watch and write?
- earbitscom 15y agoI believe he said it was fewer articles (something like 10), but what I'm referring to is his comment about having never seen many of the shows. The minute you take a job writing about television, you get started familiarizing yourself with the most popular shows. When you're assigned to a new show, you watch one or two episodes. If you're covering some more often than others, you put that one on while you fold your laundry. It's not as if he has a job reviewing tourist locations. Point is, you become an expert and suck it up. Particularly in a field this competitive, you spend time outside of the actual writing getting up to speed. To suggest that's too much to ask lacks a certain professionalism.