Like the bleary-eyed groundhog who recently emerged from his hole to inform the world we’d have a short winter this year, HTA is just now emerging from our intense writing period where we buckled down and wrote the whole damn TV pilot! Having never attempted something that ambitious, we had NO idea what to expect, but we’re very pleased to inform you that we’re quite happy with our “finished” product and we think you will be too. We say “finished” because there are still many hoops to jump through on the way to getting this show on your TV, (next step, flying to Toronto in early April to pitch the script to networks) and through the process, many things are likely to change. But for now, what we have is something we really think you’ll like, and we can’t wait for you to see it.
Now a few odds and ends.
Our appearance on the televised 2011 CBC Winnipeg Comedy Fest musical gala is still coming. We’ll be sure to update you when we find out when. We’ve heard that CBC is really happy with it and wants to give it a good publicity push. So we just have to be patient while they figure out when to air it.
Winnipeggers, if you haven’t already, head on down to McNally Robinson and pick up the final issue of Sandbox Magazine. Not just because there’s a nice final writeup about HTA, but because the magazine is (was) fantastic and will be greatly missed.
Lastly, we’re excited to announce that, despite our pilot commitments, HTA will indeed be returning to the Fringe this summer once again, this time with something a bit different. Not a gritty drama or anything, but definitely a change of pace. We’re excited about the possibilities. Much more info to come in the months ahead.
Things are just ramping up this year, so stay tuned for many more updates very soon!