On the job training too!

Covert and secret?   Where could  Austin have perfected that?

Multiplatform Thriller The Temp

Agency [14 x 30 mins/ 9 x 10 mins/1 x  90

mins] from US independent studio Vuguru,

is debuted at MIPCOM by Content Television.

The series uncovers a covert world of corporate

Espionage, featuring Austin Nichols as The Temp,

Who is recruited by a secret agency to bring companies

Down from the inside.

So it looks like they are trying to sell this series to distributors and have e 14  thirty minute episodes, 9 ten minute segments, and a 90 minute pilot/movie for television, online or stream like Netflix.

So it brings up all kinds of questions.  Like....

When did he make it?  And where?

Who is Vuguru?

Who else is in it?

Is this another covert project he alluded to in a tweet or two way  in the past?

And does being a super secret temp does he get any extras like vacation, sick days, or benefits or is he screwed like the rest of the people who are contractors here in the U.S.?

But can't you just see Austin's character turning on the charm one minute and then coolly pulling off the job of taking out the target, and not one person suspecting a thing.  Or does everyone?

Hmmm.... sounds familiar. 

On the Job Training

Got this sent to me about Austin on OTH, from Stubborn TB, and thought it was interesting. I am so not a numbers person, so this is one thing I would not have calculated.

"Austin had a little over 3 minutes screentime in the latest episode. That's 7% of the whole episode. (Now the percentage of that 7% spent in some state undress is what ...60-75%?) "

"He had more screentime when he was still a guest star instead of a regular. He had less than 2 1/2 hours worth of screentime in 21 episodes, which makes up roughly 10%. "

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OTH is an ensemble show with 6 main charaters and 4 major storylines with 4 B-storylines so that is a lot to balance and fit in everyweek. So maybe that's why we don't see Austin as much as we like.

This isn't Austin's first esemble show. But with Milch, it was dialog heavy and lots of last minute rewrites. He worked in FNL, Surface, and Pasadena. All ensembles Working in an esemble cast does have it's advantages. You have time to work on other things when you are waiting for others to film, or on the days you have off. And your days on the set you can learn as much as you can about production.

We know that Austin has behind the scene interests. He reads, he writes everyday, and we've seen him talking with the directors and in video village on several projects he's done. He takes advantage of the on the job training. You think we will see him get a chance to director a episode if OTH is renewed for another season?

Austin Trivia for Austin Friday: Austin seems to find himself cast in dramas on TV. But can you name the one comedy he was cast in ?

Photos: Austin Nichols Journal/CW