EPBroadcast – A Weblog by Evan Pavlica

Because It’s been too long…

July 28th, 2009

Hi kids, your not-so-faithful author is back with you. It’s not that I have forgotten to blog these past… MONTHS? It’s been MONTHS?!? Anyway, I have this horrible thing where I’ll just be staring at a blank screen for several minutes, then I’ll navigate away and put it off ’til later. I do it with my Star Trek RPG too (yes, I’m a nerd. I do a Trek RPG called “Federation Space”. I’m a science officer!) and it’s really something I should probably work on.

SO many things to catch up on, so let’s get started…

First thing I want to talk about is AMERICAN IDOL because it was my LIFE for the 12 weeks it was on the lot. I love working, and I love working even MORE when I’ve been there, right at the centerpoint of America’s attention, seeing stars, and hearing some GREAT (and some not-so- great) performances.

I loved this season, and was decently happy with the results, UP TO the finale. In my opinion Adam Lambert should definitely have won, having much more talent and stage presence. Kris Allen is HOT, don’t get me wrong, and I found his music OK, just not quite as talented. That being said, the results were not a surprise, and Kris needed the win more than Adam in the long run, so no big deal.

Next up on my list of stuff to gab about is the upfronts for the 2009-2010 broadcast season. (Does it feel weird to anyone else to type 2010? Freaks me out a little- I can’t remember living in a year without the same two digits in the middle!) Now, there’s some really specatcular stuff on the schedule for this upcoming season. At CBS, we’ve got NCIS: Los Angeles, Three Rivers, and The Good Wife that I’m looking forward to seeing, while over at ABC there’s Eastwick and Defying Gravity that I can’t wait for. Nothing takes the cake like Fox’s GLEE, however. This semi-campy dramedy had an AMAZING pilot (I’ve watched it 5 times already) and I hear the following eps are just as good. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should! Check it out here.

Ok, that’s part one of this post, there will be more. For now, keep on knocking those rocks together, guys!

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AWESOME image.

July 28th, 2009

From this Gizmodo post

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April 12th, 2009

Sound of Music | Central Station Antwerp (Belgium)

OMG! Best Video EVER!

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Working Hard / Hardly Working

April 7th, 2009

It’s been a busy few weeks for me. With a couple big shows taping on the lot, I’ve actually been working five days a week- something that hasn’t happened in quite a while. I really enjoy the feeling of staying busy and having a reason to be tired in the evenings. I enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes with another shift completed well.

I was talking to a friend about office work earlier today, and was kind of pleased to learn that she, like me, is not happy behind a desk. We both used to work for television shows that sucked the majority of our time (a lot of times more than 12 hours a day) away at the computer. Yes, we busy, but there was no sense of accomplishment for either of us. Just a sense of tiredness for sitting all day long.

Which finally brings me to the topic of today’s posting, Working Hard / Hardly Working. Now, since my experience at the TV show, I have been hardly working. I think everyone would agree that less than 20 hous a week is hardly. And working hard– well, it’s a little more of a fluid definition in my book. When I work on certain shows, I really am working hard, even if I’m not even there for a full 8 hour shift. I’m running up and down stairs, answering questions, solving problems, and executing procedures and instructions. There are days like today where I work in such a hectic environment that I’m sure a lot of people wouldn’t be able to handle it. It’s a living, doing what I do.

But, it’s really not, is it? After all, I don’t get enough hours to pay my bills. Thank goodness I have parents willing to help out with rent. So, is working hard long term, like working hard 60 hours a week and feeling defeated and drained? Or is working hard short term, like working one day and feeling tired but accomplished? Or was I just trapped in the wrong job before, and I need to find a full-time gig more like the one I have now to maintain that glow of pride for my work?

Hardly working is another story- I’m firmly going to say I’ve been hardly working for the past few months. But I keep myself busy at the same time– if watching television or working on the computer were job responsibilities, I would be working hard INSTEAD of hardly working. So is it that act that you get paid for your activities the deciding factor between these two descriptors? Going further, id it how much you get REWARDED, and if so, does that sense of accomplishment count as a reward?

There are of course no answers to any of this. But it does make you think, doesn’t it? There’s a link that people have a tendancy to shelve in our age- that link is between Work and Happiness. We must remember it’s a two-way street, and if one is neglected, the other is negatively effected. Although money & the material things of the world are important, so too is the intellectual & emotional. Live life, don’t let life live you!

Accomplishing one more task for the evening, Evan Pavlica for EPBroadcast, Los Angeles.

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What’s your story?

March 19th, 2009

As I was driving home from work today, I was thinking to myself, “I’m ready for a big adventure.”

This is a sentiment I get on occasion, possibly just because I’m bored. Recently, the idea of ”adventure” comes across as something whirlwind, crazy, and unpredictable. I especially have been relating my life to a new favorite movie, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. I love it, because the characters in this film are amazing, and because the story is just one big fantastical night. The most important part: although the characters have to go through a lot of shit, they’re cool, and they keep going. I guess it’s kind of a coming of age film for the main character, played by Michael Cera, but I really don’t see it that way. The way I really see it is, “I want to have a night like that!”

What it boils down to is this: living life in the moment. Now, I’m no hermit, but at the same time I feel like I should be experiencing a lot more than I do. I want to go new places, meet new people, learn new things. I want to have a blast, be depressed, fall in love, win a contest, and get in trouble all in one night. I kind of just want to get a poll of people: is this a normal instinct, as is paranoia? Or do I really lack something in my life that would make it more meaningful and adventurous? I want my life to be a roller coaster ride, and I don’t want to have to appologize to anyone for doing what I wanted.

There is a flip side too this sensation: am I greedy? Do I want too much or expect too much out of life? Is it really just naturally dreary and mundane, and I must accept it? I hope not, because that seems like a depressing view of our beautiful world. It seems to me that this is a false feeling, something engrained by our culture. It is rooted in the sentiment that if my friends can’t have fun, why should I? Bear the monotony/pain/(insert-any-emotion here) together, right? Not necessarily. If you have an opportunity, take it! A real friend would never stand in the way of something good for you.

He that is thy friend indeed

He will help thee in thy need

If thou sorrow, he will weep

If thou wake he cannot sleep

Thus of every grief in heart

He, with thee, doth bear a part

These are certain signs to know

Faithful friend from flattering foe

-W. Shakespeare, Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music

What does this quote tell us, and is it right? Yes, to a degree you have to be there for your friends, “Until the bitter end,” and all that. But if it stands in your way, really prevents you from living the fullest of lives, you have to make a choice. I think this is where some people make the mistake. They allow thier dedication to the friendship blind them to what they will be missing. There is always a trade-off; for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Therefore, I have a new rule, at least for the time being: don’t forget the world around you. You may just not be interacting with it, or you may be blocked by an old dedication that it’s time to let go of. But what ever it is, that world around you will lead you to a new chapter in your story. Why not try a new direction?

–Waxing philosophical for the Broadcast, this is Evan Pavlica; Los Angeles.

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~Recovery~

February 28th, 2009

On February 17, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. In this economic “crisis” that we are in, “Recovery” seems to be one of the biggest buzz words; and no wonder why. The Country is in need of something- something really BIG to get itself back on its feet. The President seems to have the right idea: invest today for a brighter tomorrow. While attempting to maintain an unprecedented level of transparency by launching Recovery.gov, he has managed to pump almost a trillion dollars into our economy. One can only hope- as he does- that this level of capitol injection into the economy can give us a jump start in our Recovery.

As I said, “Recovery” seems like a word that’s been bantered about an awful lot of late. But Let’s look up the word, just to make sure we really know what it means:

recovery (plural recoveries)

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

A return to normal health.

A return to former status.

Renewed growth after a slump (economy).

(from the Wiktionary)

Ok, I guess all of these definitions can work for our current predicament. But I don’t we’re really connecting with the word- it’s significance, and the extreme difficulty underlying it’s achievement.

The reason I am now connecting with this word, more than before, is actually from a movie, PS I Love You. This film, starring Gerard Butler (yum) and Hillary Skank (ew), is about the recovery of a woman after the death of her husband. Although romantic (Butler’s character left letters to help her get over greif and on with her life), this piece of cinema intersected our national situation for me in this way: just when you think everything is going to be ok, and se’s done and over it, she starts crying again! (Very irritating, but also common.) Recovery takes longer than expected. Always. Even if it seems that everything is back to normal, there is something that festers and brings you toppling down again and again.

Perhaps this is the built-in part of causality: the cycle of good and bad. But when it comes to the economy, let’s not be so cavalier. Sure we can hope; but be honest. This thing isn’t going to be over for a long time to come. We’ve got our bow turned into the waves, but we still have to hang tight and batten down the hatches until this storm passes.

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LA County Mall at Night

February 19th, 2009

LA County Mall at Night

Originally uploaded by celloevan

I took this from the steps of the Music Center in downtown LA, while waiting for the doors of the Ahmanson Theatre to open. I was on my way to see Minskys a new musical by the creators of Annie and The Drowsy Chaperone. It was a fantastic play; the book was witty, and the music up-beat and fun. I especially loved it’s campy quality. Just as Chaperone is over-the-top, colorful, and (for lack of a better word) gay as all hell, so is Minskys. In the tough times ahead, I see this new musical doing well, providing an escape for the masses.

I took this picture to remind myself, however, of something else. Los Angeles had this cool ‘mall’ across from the music center. It includes (from left to right) the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration (LA County Departments), the Downtown LA Courthouse, City Hall, and the Superior out of Los Angeles. It is important, because these buildings, centralized in this way, are a symbol of our great city, its laws, its government, and its people. Just as the national mall in Washington is a memorial to the greatness of the United States government, this mall is the true civil center of the city of angels. Cool, no? la-mall Faithfully yours,