Maybe, just maybe, this should be taken
as a sign of optimism.
You may recall that we got lucky
shooting “High School Bowl” this past year. Because of the
insanity of cancelled days and more cancelled days last year, we
actually finished shooting the season earlier that usual this year.
Of course, with all the crap that's happened since March that was a
good thing. We were able to get all of our shows done and aired like
nothing weird was going on.
Even though there was a LOT of weird
was going on.
Well, in that sign of optimism I just
mentioned, in a few hours I'm going to a socially-distanced and
masked meeting for the express purpose of setting up next season's
shooting schedule. That's right; we're assuming schools will be open
this fall and students will be able to come to Marquette for the 43rd
season of the show.
I just hope that optimism's not
misplaced.
I've actually thought quite a bit
about whether or not the show would go on as normal over the past few
months. Unlike some, it's not a show that you can really do
remotely; you need to have the students in the studio hitting their
buzzer. You also need a camera crew to shoot it. About the only
thing that could be done, social distancing-wise, would be to shoot
without an audience. But other than that, we'd need to shoot it as
we normally do.
I suppose we could, if needed, wear
masks while taping. That would make for some interesting TV,
although I'm sure there are many viewers (me among them) who would
claim it improves my look. Aside from some muffled answers, though,
something like that would work. And who knows—it COULD be
interesting. We'd be relying more on things like eye gestures than
ever before, instead of smiles. But who knows how that might turn
out.
I mean, I hope we don't have to find
out, but it could be interesting.
With that, I am off to my
socially-distanced meeting. Hopefully, the schedule (and any needed
contingency plan will come off without a hitch. Keep your fingers
crossed!
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