After that, I have to pull some pictures and resumes together for a scene I'm doing with a friend who's interviewing at Gold/Liedtke for representation and meet him to brush up on the scene beforehand. The scene goes great, and I shoot from Burbank to Santa Monica as quickly as possible, arriving just as both the shuttle from the parking lot and Cop #1 arrive.
The 2nd AD checks me in and directs me to my "trailer," which is really about a fourth of a trailer, but I get my own little sink, toilet, padded bench and TV, which ends up coming in very handy. I'm told they may need us at 6:30, so I get into my uniform right away and check on where we're at. I'm told I have some time, so I head to craft services for coffee and a light, healthy snack.
As I head back to my trailer, I find that they won't be needing us right away, but I'm welcome to check out the set and get a feel for it if I want, so I do, and it was pretty undramatic, having been on a number of sets. I head back to my trailer and catch the entertainment tabloid shows, which I usually miss quite purposefully. Yup, as bad as I remembered them.
I brought some work with me, and I industriously get through it while waiting for "lunch" to be called, which finally happens just before eight. Food's not too bad, though not the best catering I've ever had. I get a chance to hang out and get to know my scene partner a little better. He actually auditioned for the role of the desk sergeant, but it went to someone older and gruffer, and they offered him Cop #1 instead.
I head back from lunch in time to catch "The West Wing," which had its moments but wasn't as great as last week. I start feeling tired and decide to brave the unusually cold Los Angeles night and head over to the set to hang out a bit. Sarah Michelle Geller and James Marsters are shooting the scenes that come before and after our scene, so they can wrap the two stars for the night. I sit in one of the chairs that is set out for me near Sarah and a heater and watch the cast and crew do their thing. Sarah is bright and "up" all the time, even though it is late and cold. The crew definitely fawns over her. I always find the camaraderie on a set (or lack thereof, in certain cases) interesting to watch.
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