It’s become clearer to me with the passing of time that I had attempted to end my “Tales from the Background” series rather prematurely. Since the last entry (itself an epilogue to my supposed “final”
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Tales from the Background: THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN
While the last entry in this series ended on a rather final note, I’ve since realized that I neglected at least one background appearance. The reason for this oversight is likely because I was unable
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Tales from the Background: LOUDERMILK
There’s no real way to gauge the quality of a show when you’re a background performer. As human set decoration, you’re far removed from the actors, dialogue, and any real context of the scene you’re
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Tales from the Background: THE TWILIGHT ZONE
“I wonder if I’ll make tenure?” I quipped to my fellow background performer as we examined our newly fitted costumes in a full-length mirror. My comment referred to the fact that I very much resembled
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Tales from the Background: SUPERGIRL (Part 2)
If my more cowardly turn as a fleeing subway janitor in an earlier episode of Supergirl’s third season had been difficult to spot, my new camouflage threads didn’t do my visibility any favours as I
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Tales From The Background: THE FLASH
The Flash is one of those shows I wish I had watched from its premiere, but is too far along to bother catching up on (I’m still making my way through Star Trek: The Next
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