Thank you to everyone who watched CRISIS ON INFINITE TEEN DRAMAS, especially those who were there RIGHT when it dropped at 5pm. Your texts and tweets during the show and right after it ended told me that plenty of you tuned in and that really made me feel good.
If you saw my Outro, you know that I dedicated the show to my father, who is currently battling COVID-19 in the hospital. He's been on a ventilator since Tuesday, sedated, and this is obviously a very difficult time for my family. Your kind thoughts at this time have been much appreciated. Please keep them up in this very rough time for us, either prayers, well-wishes, or whatever is in accordance with your belief system.
I was glad to see so much praise for Ben Blacker's production and Laser Webber's editing. I hadn't seen the final product until Friday and they gave that Zoom read so much production value. I'm thrilled it didn't go unnoticed by all of you because they busted their asses to make this something special. Ditto for Paul and Storm, who were responsible for that amazing "Don't Stop Believin'" music number at the climax.
The show is still available until November 8th, so if you haven't seen it, you've still got a week. Tickets are $10 here. All proceeds going to:
1) The Hollywood Support Staff Relief Fund - This has been established by the Actors Fund to benefit L.A. based support staffers affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns. I'm a Writers' Assistant on SUPERMAN & LOIS, and I'm very fortunate to have a job right now. Many of my peers aren't as fortunate and I really want to help them out with this show. Please give generously. You'll be helping a lot of future TV writers stay in the game.
2) The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation - This is a non-profit that does legal work to protect the land rightfully owned by the descendants of former slaves as well as ecologic and economic work to sustain those properties and their communities. Basically, they help underserved families protect land that the government or rich white people want to take from them and exploit.
You can donate more than the cost of the ticket if you want. Just buy more tickets. It's not as if there's limited seating.
If you saw the show, please keep talking it up. If you haven't seen the show, I can promise you a good time, but don't take MY word for it. Here are some of the reactions:
My nostalgia is on overdrive. Ephram & Amy!!! Mark Gagliardi is nailing the cadence of the Kevin Arnold voiceover. Vella Lovell is pitch perfect as Veronica Lodge. Too much fun.
— Jasmine Evaristo (@swiftlyinflight) October 31, 2020
Snaps to @BenBlacker for the (post) production, which is VERY impressive #CrisisonInfiniteTeenDramas https://t.co/5RTDDIxtxl pic.twitter.com/8e8wjeOseF
#CrisisonInfiniteTeenDramas was special because of @BittrScrptReadr's script, which delivers on his deep love of the teen drama genre in spades. Thanks to (and bravo!) @GBerlanti, @BenBlacker @LaserMWebber @emosswilson & co for bringing that script to life.
— Jasmine Evaristo (@swiftlyinflight) October 31, 2020
@BittrScrptReadr You wrote this in like... a week? Someone get this guy an episode of TV this seas--
— Arlo Midgett (@rlomidgett) October 31, 2020
What's that?
Oh. Oh, that's nice. Carry on.
um EPHRAM BROWN!! I'm getting way too much joy out of this pic.twitter.com/VcKVLdZB3D
— Lindsay Grossman (@evianisnaive) October 31, 2020
omg this teen show ending montage is perfect @BittrScrptReadr pic.twitter.com/5qJRHGwCG6
— Lindsay Grossman (@evianisnaive) October 31, 2020
@BittrScrptReadr's #CrisisOnInfiniteTeenDramas just ended. I had the stupidest grin on my face from start to finish. This was as great as I thought it'd be when I first read the script. Thank you, and thanks @BenBlacker @GBerlanti and everyone who made this happen!
— Jeremías MR (@jeremiasmr13) October 31, 2020
@BittrScrptReadr Congratulations. That was amazing, and probably the best Zoom-format table reading thingamajig I've seen.
— Aidan "autonomous partial object" Morgan (@palinode) October 31, 2020
Standing ovation, @BittrScrptReadr and @BenBlacker. That was so wonderful.
— Jennifer Kretchmer (@dreamwisp) October 31, 2020
This was fun. Congrats to all involved. Especially @BittrScrptReadr you did a great job capturing the heart of those shows. https://t.co/aXKogTc1fQ
— Cara-Lynn Branch (@cara_branch) October 31, 2020
#CrisisOnInfiniteTeenDramas question I have now: How did Mark Gagliardi steal Daniel Stern's voice as Adult Kevin Arnold? It was uncanny.
— KSiteTV (@KSiteTV) October 31, 2020
Still available to watch for a few days. Great job to @BittrScrptReadr & everyone involved - you really outdid yourselves.
Dear @BittrScrptReadr, Thank you from the bottom of my angsty 90s teen drama loving heart for tonight’s #CrisisOnInfiniteTeenDramas. It was everything I needed. When’s the sequel happening?
— Sara (@asianleprechaun) October 31, 2020
Crisis on Infinite Teen Dramas was everything I needed tonight. Thank you @BittrScrptReadr @GBerlanti @BenBlacker for such a wonderful way to spend my evening.
— Eerie, IndiDANNI (@StanislausFilms) October 31, 2020
Adam, seeing your words come to live for a second time, was a treat. TV audiences will love your episode of L&C!
#CrisisOnInfiniteTeenDramas was such a blast! So joyful and wacky, yet heartfelt, and a nice tribute to a very particular genre. Put me in such a good mood (of COURSE the climax would be a musical sequence!) Also, so impressed with the casting in this. Kudos, @BittrScrptReadr!
— 🐺WereDareBear💀 (@DerekBGayle) October 31, 2020
Not spoiling too much, but the Zoom mastery and manipulation was top notch and so well done for this event. The special effects were cooky and silly and so right for the whole tone of the show.
— Jon W (@CypherCA) October 31, 2020
And the musical number. They did an *actual* musical number!
So again, mega-kudos to @BittrScrptReadr for this amazing, insane script; and @BenBlacker @GBerlanti, and all the actors who partook in this endeavor to bring it to life.
— Jon W (@CypherCA) October 31, 2020
Thank you all. I'll definitely be re-watching it a couple times.
PS: That opening was perfect!
— Jon W (@CypherCA) October 31, 2020
PPS: Melissa Fumero perfectly channeled Lorelei that for a moment I forgot she wasn't the canon actress. Fantastic!
PPPS: How could I not mention the Everwood reunion! *claps!*
Such fun and love put into it, Adam! The Gregory/Emily reunion was icing on the cake!
— Justin Scarelli (@Justinscarelli) October 31, 2020
…and give moments to, what, 17 different characters while moving thru a Crisis-esque plot except in 1/5th of the time the real Crisis had.
— Ghost Machlin (@gregmachlin) October 31, 2020
I feel the same way I did when I first saw BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. He did the crazy thing I'm often trying to do.
Just finished #CrisisOnInfiniteTeenDramas. Seeing Everwood's Ephram & Amy together was such a joy. Thanks to @BittrScrptReadr for transporting me back to a simpler time. Between the writing/casting/editing, it was easily the best pandemic Zoom reading I've watched thus far.
— Liam Dacko (@liamdacko) October 31, 2020
@BittrScrptReadr That cast was stellar. Crisis on Infinite Teen Dramas live read was so great! (Greg as Flash! The musical numbers! THE FERRIS WHEEL. *chef’s kiss*)
— Mike Roe (@MikeRoe) October 31, 2020
Congratulations! (And, sending good thoughts to you and yours. ❤️)
Oy with the Froggy's already 😄CRISIS ON INFINITE TEEN DRAMAS was a great way to start my birthday. Favs from B99, ODAAT & CXG Playing Beloved Gilmore Girls & more in a Teen Drama multiverse.. so awesome!! ❤️
— Dannie C (@yopyopo) October 31, 2020
Thanks @BittrScrptReadr @BenBlacker & co pic.twitter.com/RCHUNK8oZU
@BittrScrptReadr’s CRISIS ON INFINITE TEEN DRAMAS table read was at once a heartfelt, funny, & knowing deep dive into the shows of our youth, by a writer who clearly loved each of the shows included. If you haven’t checked it out, make sure you do so!
— G.NADE (@gnader) October 31, 2020
Well, this made my day. Incredible writing by @BittrScrptReadr, lol’d countless times. Check it out if you can. https://t.co/HeFGfaVWbn
— Daren@hey.com (@darentsmith) October 31, 2020
@BittrScrptReadr Just finished watching CRISIS ON INFINITE TEEN DRAMAS. Definitely lives up to the hype! Congratulations! And sending good thoughts for your father.
— Christina Weir (@CWWeir) October 31, 2020
@BittrScrptReadr just watched your CRISIS! Dude, what a dream to play in those sandboxes & then have it be realized like this! The Everwood reunion was an obvious highlight but watching Vella as V. lodge was *chefs kiss*. Sending positivity to you & the fam concerning your dad ❤️
— Will Landman (@WillTheLandMan) October 31, 2020
But if I'm being completely honest, this is a tweet I could never have imagined receiving just a few years ago...
Very proud of you — and grateful for you and @BenBlacker putting this together for some great causes! And to all the actors for doing it and @EmilyVanCamp and Gregory Smith for all they’ve done for me including this! Xo g
— Love, Greg (@GBerlanti) October 31, 2020
Thank you all for your support. It's been an insane year and I'm lucky to have shared it with all of you.
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