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Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: DoorNumberFour on August 10, 2012, 02:37:53 PM

I've been working on an essay detailing my journey from New Haven to the hot seat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and it's finally published online -- at Trilon, a "magazine of long-form articles, opinion pieces, reviews and other apocrypha, dedicated to the art and science of the game show."

Check out part 1. (http://"http://www.pacdudegames.com/trilon/2012/08/10/hot-seat-part-one/") More chapters forthcoming.

While you're there, check out some of the other pieces by Cory Anotado (pacdude). It's very well done, I think.

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: clemon79 on August 10, 2012, 02:54:15 PM

Quote from: DoorNumberFour on August 10, 2012, 02:37:53 PM

"magazine of long-form articles, opinion pieces, reviews and other apocrypha, dedicated to the art and science of the game show."

What a lot of words to say "blog."

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: DoorNumberFour on August 13, 2012, 07:21:21 PM

Part two of my essay is up: http://www.pacdudegames.com/trilon/2012/08/13/my-journey-to-the-hot-seat-part-two/

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: J.R. on August 13, 2012, 07:56:43 PM

Fascinating stuff, Christian!

Thanks for posting. :-)

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: GiraffeBoy on August 15, 2012, 12:37:38 AM

Quote from: DoorNumberFour on August 13, 2012, 07:21:21 PM

Part two of my essay is up: http://www.pacdudega...-seat-part-two/ (http://"http://www.pacdudegames.com/trilon/2012/08/13/my-journey-to-the-hot-seat-part-two/")

Good story.  BTW, was this the MDQ you were talking about?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jSWKKtQ2_M[/media]
--Charlie

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: MyronMMeyer on August 15, 2012, 02:56:54 PM

"By the time I woke up, the previously relaxed environment had turned into a carnival of legal documents, lawyers, producers, production assistants, makeup ladies, and caterers."

Catheters???

Oh, wait, I misread. Never mind.

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: TLEberle on August 15, 2012, 03:36:22 PM

Quote from: MyronMMeyer on August 15, 2012, 02:56:54 PM

Oh, wait, I misread. Never mind.

Don't be so sure; I bet the backstage wait is draining.

Title: "My Journey To The Hot Seat"
Post by: DoorNumberFour on August 16, 2012, 04:04:56 PM

So apparently, when I said "in five parts," I meant three. The final chapter of my Millionaire story is now online:

http://www.pacdudegames.com/trilon/2012/08/16/my-journey-to-the-hot-seat-part-three/