I didn't think I would ever give television journalism another chance after my disappointing internship at CNN, but the past week has been quite exciting. Granted, a 40 second clip requires an hour of set-up and interview, and a daily 22-minute show is only possible with hours of shooting, editing, and the works. But the 5,4,3,2,1! and the subsequent 22 minutes are quite exhilarating. The hilarity is seeing the backstage action - the producers cursing into their headsets, or the editing and sound persons talking over each other. EVERYONE is talking backstage and yet things get done! Somehow, the host knows exactly what to say, the crew knows exactly what to put on when, the scroller knows exactly when to cue the script. I've never experienced a more productive scenario where people talked over each other so much. Although that (over) communication seems to be successful only in those 22 minutes. The rest of the day revolves around quite a bit of miscommunication and frustration. But despite that, this could be the beginning of a new endeavor...