Meryl's Notes Blog

It’s odd that I am putting this in my blog, but I like to point out non-techie and non-writer related things on occasion. Dave Lankford is an actor with a blog. This is the first real blog (in other words, regularly and recently updated) I’ve seen of an actor’s… well, except for Wil Wheaton, but he don’t count.

I’ve always been fascinated about what goes behind the scenes in creating movies and television shows. In 1984, I went to L.A. and saw a taping of Benson and Wheel of Fortune. Those shows taught me a lot about how an episode comes to be, but I like to know more.

I majored in radio / TV when I was a freshman in college, but it didn’t work out. Besides, I wanted to live in Texas, not LA or New York. Kind of hard to have such a career when your heart is set on living in a specific city.

It’s a shame. I’m the third cousin of a director and actor (they’re brothers), but have never met them. Talking to them would be a great way to learn about life behind the scenes.