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Post by oldtimehockey on Sept 19, 2005 16:23:33 GMT -4
Hey guys...just wanted to share my joy. Yours truly may be on a TV show on cable tv!!! I'd be on a new show on G4TV called "Training Camp." They are taking good players with great personalities from the different 2K Sports series and pairing them up with a professional sports player. In my case I am going for NHL2K6. The video game player teaches the pro how to be good at the video game, and the pro then turns around and teaches the video game player how to do the real sport. I sent in an e-mail Sunday morning telling them about my experience and my character, and this afternoon I got a phone call and e-mail. I spoke with a production assistant who is highly going to push me to his producer after I had a great interview. They are going to do the shoot this week, so I may have to jump on a plane to L.A. in the next day or two. I am so excited because I think it sounded like a lock for me.
Even if I don't get the part, or if we do the shoot and it never airs, I'm just so excited to have been a part of the process and made it this far. You guys better watch and support me if I do get this. I'll keep everyone informed!
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Post by Mystic on Sept 19, 2005 16:46:08 GMT -4
COOL oldtime!!! thnx great GOOD LUCK!! i will watch it if u do go on
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Post by HardkoreMarine on Sept 19, 2005 18:12:33 GMT -4
DUUUUUUUDE!!!!!......thatz FUKKIN AWSUM!!!!! i dont got G4 in my dorm room cable tho....i'll try 2 see wut i can do to see it if it getz aired....whoz the hockey pro u'd b pairin with???...... anyway...u gotta giv a shout out 2 Spade Flush wen ur on the air.....lol
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Post by Red Eye Mandy on Sept 19, 2005 18:55:17 GMT -4
omg that is so awesome oldtime! I hope everything works out! I'm so excited for you !!!
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Post by oldtimehockey on Sept 20, 2005 8:53:40 GMT -4
OK, here's the latest scoop. My cell phone never rings, but I got a voicemail last night and it turned out to be the producer (thank God I got the message). I immediately called him back, but we only got to speak for a minute or two. He said he'd call back in five minutes, so I sat there, waiting, waiting, waiting...never got the call.
Today I am going to a funeral, but hopefully I get a return call today and I'll actually get the message (since they are west coast, at least with the time change I should be done with the funeral). It still sounded really positive with this second guy (his name is Juan Ton, isn't that freaking hysterical?).
I don't know which player I would be paired with. It probably wouldn't be anyone super famous, like Mario Lemieux, but I don't care who it is, just to get this opportunity is awesome!
Of course I'll try to throw in a Spade Flush plug, but you never know what hits the cutting room floor. Let's worry about that when my ass is on a plane to LA.
I know this is going to kill you HardKore, but I've switched from playing as the Devils. They just can't score for me. In the last five games I'm 4-1, and that one loss was a fluke. I've been playing as the Flyers and the Leafs, I know its sacreligious, but the damn developers need to make Jersey's offense a little bit better than that. I even beat someone in the top 50! My record is still horrible though because of cheap goals and the Devils not being able to score a damn thing.
Will keep you all posted and let you know as soon as I find anything out. I don't think they replaced me, or at least I hope not. That and I hope my knee holds up during the actual hockey playing. On a scale of 1 to 10, my skating ability is probably a 5 or 6, so that should make for some good TV.
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Post by Mystic on Sept 20, 2005 9:58:58 GMT -4
lol juan ton that name is hilarous anyway i hope he calls back and gets ur ass on that plane!!
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Post by HardkoreMarine on Sept 20, 2005 10:52:51 GMT -4
no Devilz!!!!.....lol w/e who carez wut team ur playin az....just where a Devilz Jersey there lmao....that'll show ur a Devilz fan.....
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Post by Red Eye Mandy on Sept 20, 2005 11:45:19 GMT -4
we're all cheering for you OldTime
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Post by oldtimehockey on Sept 20, 2005 15:15:39 GMT -4
Yeah!!! My 200th post!
Anyways, I've spoken with my friend who used to be in the business (she's actually been on TV sitcoms and even the movies) and she suggested I call him back around 5PM today because they are usually at lunch between 12 and 2, which equates to 5pm our time. She also said that although they may be on the crunch to start filming now, sometimes "next week" really means "next month" because of things getting pushed back. Also I wrote to the original guy I e-mailed and spoke with, just to thank him for his time and also put in there that my Gamertag is OldTimeHockey (what can be more hardcore hockey fan than that?).
Lastly, my friend actually has been on gameshows and did favors for lots of producers that owe her favors. She said it really is a tight knit community where everyone knows someone, so she's gonna pull some strings for me and try to get me on that show to.
So if Plan A doesn't work, hopefully Plan B will. I just would like to find out already if I did get the part or not, even if shooting does get pushed back, that way I can put my mind at ease that I am definitely going to get to do this.
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Post by HardkoreMarine on Sept 20, 2005 19:50:32 GMT -4
HOPE U DO!!!! and if u dont...we gotta find the person who getz the part and show him the bottom of Cape May.......
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Post by Mystic on Sept 21, 2005 9:13:51 GMT -4
thats cool hopefully u get on one way or another
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Post by oldtimehockey on Sept 21, 2005 9:31:43 GMT -4
I am so heartbroken right now. Last night at about 7:30PM I get a call on my cell phone from the producer. He tells me the unfortunate news that they had to go with someone else. He actually sounded genuine that they "just fell in love with me" and tried to get me the part instead, but apparently they had been recruiting for this show for over a month and since I had just found out about it last week, they already had someone lined up. They were doing the shoot today and the other guy is already there. They really did like me because he asked if I played any other 2K Sports games, and I told them I used to in the past, but to be honest hockey was my bread and butter game. He kept pressing and said are you sure, and I said yes that I couldn't lie to him just to get on TV. I do play soccer games, but 2K doesn't make any, so maybe I'll write back and see if they do one for EA Sports Fifa or Konami Winning Eleven.
I guess the old saying goes "timing is everything" . Really sucks I was so freaking close! If I had only found out about it a month ago. UGH!!!!
Let me go write that e-mail now.
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Post by Alex on Sept 21, 2005 10:06:49 GMT -4
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww......... i feel soo bad right now for you! You were really really close OldTime!!!!!!!! Hope you can still get in the show
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Post by HardkoreMarine on Sept 21, 2005 11:53:27 GMT -4
THAT MOTHER FUCKER!!!!.....he'z FUKKIN DED!!!!!!.........
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Post by Alex on Sept 21, 2005 15:18:38 GMT -4
You tell him Hardkore!
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