We made our way to downtown LA for the event. "We" being Dana, Zach, myself and 5 of Zach's friends (his four improv partners and a friend he took to a red carpet event earlier in the evening). Our arrival at the venue was like attending a school reunion.
Once you spend a week together in the woods of Oregon, you have a bond that is bigger than being friends on Facebook. Zach walked in and was instantly hugged/greeted/welcomed like a long lost family member. It was funny to listen to the comments throughout the night from various cast and crew members. Everyone was laughing at the fact Zach brought the largest entourage of the evening.
Zach's Posse (two YouTube stars, two Vine celebs and a female singer/songwriter who has performed with Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy).
The reunion theme continued thanks to the presence of some of the Portland cast and crew members. In fact, one of our favorite Oregon folks was present:
The Man; The Myth; The Legend. Zach with our buddy, "Porcupine"!
We met Porcupine at the campsite. He lives, and works, there during the summer keeping the grounds looking good. We got to know him and realized he's the kind of guy that will have your back during the zombie apocalypse.
After an hour or so of catching up with everyone, it was time for the show to begin. The night kicked off with a performance from Chris Ayer.
A Little Blues; A Little Pop; A Little Folk.
Chris performs much of the music in the pilot episode. I had never seen him live before and was blown away by his sense of humor and overall musical skill. Check him out at his website.
Brad Leland checked in via video from his home in the Dallas area. He was surrounded by snow and wasn't able to make the party. Brad is a big part of the show and wanted to make sure everyone knew he was thinking of them.
The video was Brad's way of making sure he was part of the party.
I spent a good portion of my pilot viewing experience remembering the times I was either searching for an Internet signal (hard to do social media client work when you don't have the Internet) or searching for a Diet Coke while trying not to be in the shot.
The Artist AKA "Willy" on the big screen.
I thought the pilot turned out great with solid work by the entire cast. I watched them film a good portion of the show but I was usually distracted by work. I wasn't able to absorb all of their work on set. I made it a point to find the main cast members and praise their work after the screening.
These scouts have been in "Lost Angels", "Marshall The Miracle Dog" and "Airplane Vs Volcano".
Zach hanging with the talented director of the show, Jeffrey Simon.
Our favorite prop from the show. Willy's "Moon Head" from a "Willy's Wild Wednesdays" short.
Not quite sure what's up with Zach's face in this poster.
Direct from the camp in Oregon to the party in Los Angeles!
Zach is looking forward to working on more episodes of "Camp Abercorn". The theme song includes the phrase I used in the title of this post. I think it accurately describes Zach's feelings (as well as the feelings of the cast and crew) about being part of the Abercorn experience:
"Ready To Go!!!"
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