That's Clever Update (Or Lack Thereof)
Back when I taped my segment for That's Clever, they told me I could email them in Spring 2008 to find out my air date. I immediately assumed that meant my segment would air in Spring 2008. I figured it was just a matter of finding out the specific day, planning the watch party, etc.
No such luck.
I was going to be good, by the way, and actually wait til the first day of spring to send the email. But external forces (i.e., family members) urged me to take action. Mind you, my daffodils did bloom last weekend AND Sunday marked our first tornado warning of the year. Those seem like pretty clear indicators of spring to me!
So I sent the email, and today the friendly gal at the production company wrote back. (She didn't mention that it's not technically spring.) She gave me an episode number (HCLVR-517), but she said that the 500 series hasn't been scheduled yet. Not only that, but the 400 series hasn't started airing. In fact, I now need to wait til Fall to email again and find out whether my show's been scheduled.
Guess that watch party's going to have to wait a bit longer...
Comments
Holy Cow!!! Who knew they were that backlogged.
Posted by: April | March 9, 2008 12:45 PM
Oh, wow, I think I'd go nuts waiting that long! It seems crazy that they do these things so far in advance.
Posted by: Lisa Clarke | March 9, 2008 8:33 PM
Yep, the huge lead time really makes me appreciate the internet. I like getting to do something and immediately click publish!
Posted by: Angela | March 11, 2008 8:34 AM
I hosted a Christmas special about 12 years ago for a public television station up here in Canada, called 'The Sophisticated Scrounge'. (Recycled Crafts, hence the name Scrounge.)
Because it was a special and didn't have a specific time slot, they didn't really know when it would air very far in advance. It aired about 20 times, at all different times of the day over a couple of weeks. I never did see it air live. Had to get them to send us a copy on tape. It would have driven me crazy to have to wait as long as you have!
Posted by: Cindy Lietz | March 21, 2008 6:21 PM
That's one of my fears -- that I'll have forgotten all about it by the time they actually air it & will miss the whole thing!
Actually, I'm surprisingly okay with the wait. I think it's partly because I learned a lot in the process & used the experience to get over my fears of doing my own videos.
But I also think it's partly because I'm nervous about how the final edited version will turn out (& whether I'll end up looking like a complete idiot). The more time that passes between the taping & the airing, the more justified I am in saying, "Oh, wasn't I silly all those years ago?" :-)
Posted by: Angela | March 22, 2008 6:54 PM
So good to have found your blog via Google. I have been trying to find out an airdate for my That's Clever episode and you have actually answered my questions. Good grief, they still have to air the 400 series? Yoicks!
Posted by: mamarox | May 12, 2008 12:24 PM
Glad I could help, mamarox. I noticed you put "Spring 2008" on your "That's Clever" blog post too -- so at least I wasn't the only one thinking these things would have aired by now! Good luck with your show, whenever it finally comes out... :-)
Posted by: Angela | May 12, 2008 10:22 PM