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[crazyequalsgenius]

[if he was coming across as vapid, it was Alan's perception of his performance ... and that worked for him. after all, you didn't want people to think you had the brains necessary to be a criminal mastermind, did you? He still picked up on the judgement, and gave a humorless little laugh]

No, not really.

[you're not funny right now, Alan, his tone and expression say, with sympathy. you're just bitter and moody and day drinking, like just about every writer who's ever worked for TV. but it's a throwaway moment, and he builds back up to his usual level of cheer]

The thing that made me keep both gigs was how popular they got. Storytelling gig was a lot less physically demanding than the drama, so it wasn't totally wiping me out ... and sad stay at home moms watch both, you know? I was getting a pretty good following. Kept me versatile, kept me busy. But then there was a writers' strike, and everything shut down fer a while ...

[he sighed, looking down into his own glass.]