{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 4: My TV Pilot Audition (2001)","description":"Summer 2001. I quit my job. A temp agency side-eyes me. Then a one-day notice for a \u201cgay Sex and the City\u201d pilot. TV-MA-SL: comedy, cold reads, no nudity clause, and a director in chaos.  In Episode 4 of Let\u2019s Talk About Hollywood, we rewind to the summer of 2001, before my first big break at The Hollywood Reporter.  Then came the call: a spontaneous one-day notice to audition for a TV pilot the producers called a \u201cgay Sex and the City.\u201d This episode is a comedy of errors on a soundstage. TV-MA-SL: sex, language. I break down the mechanics: hitting marks, bad auditions, cold readings that go sideways \u2014 plus negotiating no nudity clauses when you\u2019re still working a 9-5. I was temping at a marketing firm and told them I wouldn\u2019t audition unless it was after 5pm. Rent was due. The director was a mess. The network wanted stereotypical interracial couples on cable TV in 2001. The pilot was never made. The story? Still teaching me how to outlast Hollywood. Inspired by Sharon Gless' audiobook  memoir (and great physical book) "Apparently There Were Complaints" If you\u2019ve ever tried to act and pay rent in the same week, this one\u2019s for you. The podcast will always be free and runs on audience donations. I'll thank you on the air in an episode! Thank you! \ud83d\udc9b To support the podcast and help keep it independent, donations can be made from 96 countries here:   https:\/\/letstalkabouthollywood.com\/support or to support my GoFundMe here, international currency donations available:  https:\/\/gofund.me\/9fa60a3b2     ","author_name":"Let\u2019s Talk About Hollywood\u2122","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/593375","html":"