Sitcom stuff

So the radio sitcom is finally done...written in February, recorded in July and then mixed in September. A lot of work has gone into this project, alongside the actors (Colin, Steve, Az, Vaughan), myself with the writing, the engineer (Alan) and then more recently our editor (Martin), and it's a lovely feeling to know all 5 episodes are completely mixed, with theme tune (a highly edited version of 'She Got Good' by Eureka Stockade from our forthcoming album) and lots of clever sound bits. The editing process is something which I found difficult in all honesty, and I wasn't even the one doing it. It was the cutting process, every episode now times in at exactly 13 minutes, making it perfect for the radio station that are going to be broadcasting it (and any online activity afterwards), as a result it's really sharp and at a nice tempo, and there's no rambling bits whatsoever. It's all good, I know it is, but considering the recordings of some of them were originally 17 minutes, it was clear we had to cut a lot of material from it and I can't help but feel we've thrown away some really good stuff, and some terrible jokes which needed to be cut anyway. It's a harsh learning curve for a writer, a frustrating but invaluable process. The results are good though (I hope), and 'The Modest Adventures Of Patrick & Cameron' will finally go public in November. One concern though is that the only person who isn't within the team who has heard it so far really, really disliked it for many reasons. Time will tell I guess if it's going to go further, or if it'll flop, or perhaps it'll just do what our show 'Cat Food' did at the Brighton Fringe this year which is never succeed or fail dramatically, but just get completely ignored by anybody with any kind of influence. Either way - I've been saying for ages I've wanted to have a sitcom out there, and even if this is starting on a relatively small scale, it's a very satisfying tick on the checklist of creativity.