First, I got interest in my show by doing exactly what everyone says can never be done. I simply looked up the name of the programming director for the network, called her office, left her a message and said I wanted to send over a DVD of my pilots.

When I didn’t hear anything back for a week? I called again. I repeated this process until I got a call back. Once I got the call, I talked extremely briefly about the show’s concept and offered to send a DVD right away. She agreed. I sent the DVD immediately.

I waited a week. I called and left a message. I waited a week. I called and left a message. I waited a week.

DVD was lost in the mail. I resent another DVD.

I repeated the calling and waiting process. NOTE: In every single piece of communication I was happy, friendly and completely and totally cheerful on those messages. I pretended that those painful weeks were nothing to me and tried to remind myself that while my whole life was balancing on the call, to the programming director I was just one little blip. (I suddenly saw why I had to build up all those "don't call him after the date" muscles in my single's hell).

Finally, after one month I heard back and they liked the show! The network wanted to know, could we, perhaps, do one more episode that looks a bit more "California". Sure! No problem (scrambling ensues to deliver a California episode).

One month later, a fresh DVD with new episode is hand delivered to the programming director's offices by yours truly. I send an email to let her know it’s there.

I wait a week. She’s on vacation. I wait a week. She sees it and likes it. Recommends it for air to her colleagues. I wait two weeks.

The station manager now approves it. I wait a week.

They want to have a phone call, can I call on Monday? I call on Monday and leave voicemail. I wait a day. I call, today, and leave a voicemail.

And now? I wait…

One of my relatives once asked me “does your whole life change once someone is interested in your show?” To me, not one bit. In fact, I haven’t even celebrated.  This is a path paved with long pauses and hidden approval red tape. I don’t even know who has to approve it, what has to be done on their end until I get a phone call or email telling me it’s already happened. Lucky, for me, because I don’t have to stress and worry about approvals I never knew existed.

So, now, I wait for the next unknown approval phase to pass so we can get one step closer to seeing the show on air. In the meantime, I concept, organize and enjoy my un-celebrity status.