Comments on: Sunken Treasure by Wil Wheaton http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2009/03/02/sunken-treasure-by-wil-wheaton/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:44:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2009/03/02/sunken-treasure-by-wil-wheaton/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Brian Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:11:25 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/?p=1156#comment-452 All movie/tv sets are crazy in some way - to end up on a "good crazy" one is truly a great time. All movie/tv sets are crazy in some way – to end up on a “good crazy” one is truly a great time.

]]> By: Editor http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2009/03/02/sunken-treasure-by-wil-wheaton/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Editor Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:59:17 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/?p=1156#comment-454 Thanks so much for stopping by. The reason I wrote that about the set of Criminal Minds was because I've worked on a movie set once in my life, as a P.A., which was a fairly harrowing experience. Everyone seemed to be bitter and grumbling at each other. I was left thinking: how could good movies possibly be made in this environment? It was really heartening and interesting to read how you wrote that the A.D. has a major impact on the mood of the set. The A.D. on the movie I worked on was, uh, tense. So I can believe the opposite is true. Thanks so much for stopping by. The reason I wrote that about the set of Criminal Minds was because I’ve worked on a movie set once in my life, as a P.A., which was a fairly harrowing experience. Everyone seemed to be bitter and grumbling at each other. I was left thinking: how could good movies possibly be made in this environment? It was really heartening and interesting to read how you wrote that the A.D. has a major impact on the mood of the set. The A.D. on the movie I worked on was, uh, tense. So I can believe the opposite is true.

]]> By: Wil http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/blog/2009/03/02/sunken-treasure-by-wil-wheaton/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Wil Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:53:44 +0000 http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/?p=1156#comment-453 I'm really happy that you enjoyed my book, and that you grok the potential of POD and self-publishing. I love the parallel you drew with blogging, and I think that you're right. I wanted to address something you brought up in this post: I know that reality television and celebrity-obsessed media have conditioned us to be suspicious and cynical when someone is as enthusiastic about a show as I was with Criminal Minds, but when I worked on Criminal Minds, I did not encounter a single person, in any capacity, who wasn't completely awesome. It was the same way when I worked on CSI a few years ago, and it was one of the reasons I miss the cast of Next Generation as much as I do. It's rare, but it's not unheard of, for a cast and crew to come together and form a giant family that genuinely cares for each other, and that's what I found when I worked on Criminal Minds. The production diary I included in Sunken Treasure didn't come from selective memory or careful choosing of words; it is the absolute truth. I’m really happy that you enjoyed my book, and that you grok the potential of POD and self-publishing. I love the parallel you drew with blogging, and I think that you’re right.

I wanted to address something you brought up in this post: I know that reality television and celebrity-obsessed media have conditioned us to be suspicious and cynical when someone is as enthusiastic about a show as I was with Criminal Minds, but when I worked on Criminal Minds, I did not encounter a single person, in any capacity, who wasn’t completely awesome. It was the same way when I worked on CSI a few years ago, and it was one of the reasons I miss the cast of Next Generation as much as I do.

It’s rare, but it’s not unheard of, for a cast and crew to come together and form a giant family that genuinely cares for each other, and that’s what I found when I worked on Criminal Minds. The production diary I included in Sunken Treasure didn’t come from selective memory or careful choosing of words; it is the absolute truth.

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