I just want to thank you guys for doing this show.

Ten months ago, my job transferred me to the night shift. It turned my life upside down in so many ways, but what I missed more than anything, which conflicted every week with my new schedule, was hanging out with my friends and making fun of movies -- er, shouting "constructive criticism" at the screen. I used my vacation time to keep going, but the job ruined the fun of it. On the other hand, they do let me listen to my iPod...

I found Down in Front because I follow the Pink Five production blog (and wait patiently for Vol. 3), where Trey mentioned it about six months ago. Again, thank you. This show kept me sane, at least as much as before. I've listened to every episode at least once, and it made a great refresher course for filmmaking and just general storytelling. I'm one of those guys who doesn't watch the movie with the commentary, but DiF has done so many I know so well (I don't need to have Star Wars in front of me to know every frame) and others I got more than enough of the first time, it doesn't seem to matter.

Then I could come to the message boards and keep the conversation going. I was back, talking about movies with friends... in my head.

I'm writing this because three days ago, I finally got my bosses to put me back on the day shift, and now that you've done Surrogates, the only movie I would watch for the first time with DiF turned on, we can all retire the show, satisfied that we've completed cinema. Yup, all done.

Thank you all,
    Tim Kay

...wait, you were kidding about that being the last show? And next week is Empire? Well shit, I still got ears. Bring it on. Down in front!