The dream is always the same.
I’m standing in an open field surrounded by gorgeous scenery. The sun is warm. There’s a gentle breeze. It’s a perfect day. But then I look down and realize I’m standing on train tracks. That’s when I start to feel the vibration under my feet. Behind me, I can hear a loud roar that’s getting louder by the second. I want to run, but I’m paralyzed with fear. There’s something coming, something terrible, and I cannot get out of the way and I cannot turn to face it but I know exactly what it is, and when I wake up screaming, I am yelling its horrible name:
PILOT SEASON!
I’ve been an agent more than 12 years now, and I still suffer through this damn nightmare every January. I’ve learned to accept it the same way I accept this outdated concept of pilot season that the networks refuse to give up on. But the joke will be on them when they cease to exist and are replaced by hundreds of streaming services.
Well, that’s the future and we must all live in the present, right?
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