Posted by: Scott

The day is here.

It’s weird. We’ve opened out (tiny) office for Tights and Fights: Ashes. We’ve hired key positions. We’ve cast. We’ve signed contracts and got a (for us) large lump o’ cash. As you read a couple of posts ago, we sent a day on a super hero costume road trip.

So why is the table read the thing that makes it feel real?

I guess, being mostly a writer, this is the moment where suddenly it’s not just silly, funny words on a page that made you giggle to yourself, now actual people have to listen to other actual people say them out loud. And it either works or it don’t.

I know I promised a part two to the writing history, and I’m getting to that (this has been a crazy time for me) but I would remiss if I left you with the impression that I wrote this entire series sitting in my basement, or something. By the way, if you’re wondering, I’m using remiss in the sense of, “be an asshole.” And I don’t have a basement.

Nor was I alone on this journey. I named names in the earlier post, but the only reason this show is going to camera is because we surrounded ourselves with people funnier, smarter and prettier than we are. And now they’re gonna dress up in funny super hero costumes and say silly things to the world.

But still. I want it to be funny, and fun, and – perhaps the greatest challenge of all – make sense across more than 180 episodes. It’s scary. I’ve never had to make sense for longer than five minutes at a stretch. One of my biggest fears is that a year from now some YouTuber’s gonna watch the latest episode and post, “Can you explain what’s going on, here?”

This is a massive narrative, with plot threads coming and going like the paths of dogs playing in the dog park. And it’s always been my job to keep track of them on a big picture level. So I do feel a sense of responsibility when it comes to the read through. Some people who will be attending are going to be experiencing the story (at least the first third that will be read this evening) for the first time. I’m proud of the scripts, the writing, the talent involved. And today is the start of the long road of sharing it with the world. I can’t wait slash scared shitless. Which is pretty much normal for me.

The biggest challenge tonight is that all three of us, Courtney, Christopher and I, need to have our heads in the table read, which means that none of us can be making sure things are running smooth behind the scenes. But we’ll try to figure out a way to live tweet the read, so we can share a tiny taste of it with you.

Wish us luck, and watch this space!

Scott