Been a while since I wrote anything. No real excuses, I just haven’t really been in the right mood, or mindset to write. Hopefully writing this will get me back into the swing of things.

The Black List ended its 10 year run and I was there the whole time. I was actually working for NBCUniversal when it started, and even remember watching a sneak peak of the first episode before it officially aired on NBC. I was a big fan of James Spader – Loved him in Boston Legal (A great show with an All-Star cast that seems to have been forgotten. He ended up doing a fantastic job as Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington and kept the show entertaining for its entire run. Ending a show after a long run on a high note is hard (and rare). I did feel the Black List did a very good job with the last few episodes, although I did feel a little sad that some of the older members of the task force were not brought back (or even mentioned) — Its a tough thing to do without feeling fake or forced, but by not even mentioning them, it feels unfinished and unfulfilled. Over-all it was a great 10 year run, with lots of great actors and characters, and I will feel a bit sad when next season never comes.

With AI becoming a big topic and looking to be the way of the future, we have a test site set up at work. I asked it to list all of the characters on the Black List and this is what was returned:

Several other shows I have been watching ended their seasons, and most went with a cliff-hanger to try and get you exited about the following season. For the most part it worked, even though the cliff-hanger has become over used.

Silo (Apple TV) — I actually had to go on line and read about some of the things that were revealed at the end of Season 1. And the cliff-hanger was not that unexpected.

From (MGM) — Actually liked the cliff-hanger at the end of Season 2. For this type of show, the ending of the show is always going to be tricky (and disappoint some people). But the way they ended Season 2 does open the door to a lot of possibilities — Hopefully they can pull things off in a satisfying way.

Platonic (Apple TV) — Not sure where there going with this (Season 2 hasn’t been officially announced). The rules are a bit different with comedies, with the Cliff-Hanger using being a funny (Chandler and Monica in Friends) or life changing (Rachels pregnancy) moment that continues the story into the next season. Platonic left the door open for Season 2, so will have to wait and see

Will be filming some stuff for my next Survivor Video. I am debating if I should get some help from Survivor winner Adam Klein, who is working as a casting coach. Once I get some stuff filled and edited I will think about setting up a session with him.

Looking forward to both Survivor and The Amazing Race returning in the fall. Looks like each will be One Hour Thirty Minutes long (as CBS and the other broadcast networks deal with the on-going strikes)

Not much to say about the NY Mets. They look awful most of the time, but continue to throw in some winning streaks just to keep you interested. In a few weeks, it will become either to late to realistically make the play-offs, or a bit interesting if they somehow turn things on against the Red Sox and Yankees

That’s all for now. Felt good to write, so hopefully more to come soon

Average Andy