Getting Paid to Watch Unaired TV Pilots

[december21st]

I recently got home from a vacation to sunny Las Vegas.

And while I don't usually talk about real life here in my journal, I thought I'd share my experience of previewing two unaired pilots and having the chance to give feedback on them.

Comments

[ghanimasun]

You went to Las Vegas alone? Speaking as an almost hermit from the east coast, that is pretty awesome.

No comments on the shows though, I haven't even heard of them.

[december21st]

I don't have anyone in my life to go on vacations with, so if I want to go somewhere, I go by myself. I'm not sure if that's sad or neat. Probably a little of both.

The shows are unaired pilots, not necessarily picked up as a series. So they may be picked up as series for this fall, or they may never make it on the air.

[ghanimasun]

I think it's pretty impressive actually. I can't even manage to go to the movies on my own.

[december21st]

Thank you.

[ugahill]

Hey cool, you got to be a pilot tester! Very cool!

Did you enjoy Vegas? It's one of those places I hope to go someday for a short trip. :)

[december21st]

I did enjoy Vegas quite a bit, in spite of the fact that I'm not much of a drinker or a gambler. Lots of just random wandering around and looking at stuff. My feet hated me by the end of my trip.

[boutondor]

I think the second show is based on a YA book series and it's a CW pilot.

I'm pretty sure I've heard of this project. Both shows don't sound all that great, to be honest. Hm, I think we're in for a less than exciting new tv show fall season...

[december21st]

And to think that I was excited that my second show was (vaguely) science fiction.

I find that, during any given fall TV season, I think that about 4-6 (of 30-40 shows) sound watchable, and usually only 1 or 2 make the cut.

[bluewillowtree]

Interesting. I think I'd enjoy doing that!

I hope you had a fun trip! I've only been to Vegas once when a friend was going for work and offered to share her free hotel room with me. I'm not a gambler, so I didn't know how much I'd enjoy it, but I was curious enough to give it a try for only the cost of a plane ticket. I was pleasantly surprised by how many fun, non-gambling options there were. Also, the whole town sort of felt like a cartoon and I appreciated its surreality :) Definitely a good time!

[december21st]

It was almost surprisingly fun for all of the non-gambling and drinking options.

[lone_pyramid]

And that's the story of how I went to Las Vegas and watched television.

Everything a vacation should be. ;) That's too funny, that they pay people to watch pilots and provide feedback. I bet there are professional pilot-watchers in that city.

[december21st]

One of them didn't allow anyone from Nevada, so maybe they're trying for just the tourists.