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I thought I might add this as a separate thread.

Did the Skype interview; couldn't read some of the questions though. Didn't have an Ethernet cord, had to rely on Wi-Fi. Anyone else have this issue, or was it just me? The questions I did were pretty easy, like you would find in an IQ test.
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I've never heard of this. Are auditions still open?
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Just did my Skype interview as well.

I'll be curious to see how it all plays out.
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BADuBois wrote:Just did my Skype interview as well.

I'll be curious to see how it all plays out.
Worth doing?
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alietr wrote:
BADuBois wrote:Just did my Skype interview as well.

I'll be curious to see how it all plays out.
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Absolutely.
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I'm doing Millionaire on Wednesday morning, so I might have to put this one off a bit until I get my frowny email.
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alietr wrote:I'm doing Millionaire on Wednesday morning, so I might have to put this one off a bit until I get my frowny email.
Good luck with your audition!
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alietr wrote:I'm doing Millionaire on Wednesday morning, so I might have to put this one off a bit until I get my frowny email.
Great news!!!!
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alietr wrote:I'm doing Millionaire on Wednesday morning, so I might have to put this one off a bit until I get my frowny email.
I don't want to dash any hopes, but I was there Thursday and got the happy email on Friday; one-day turnaround seems to be the new normal as learned from the Familiar Face on Millionaire thread.

Did you get passed through to the on-camera interview? If not, it will be a frowny.

My October 2013 happy email did come about six weeks after my audition, so there is still hope.

Either way, I would go for this if you want to in the meantime, the worst that happens is you are put into two pools, and when you get the call from one, make your decision to accept or decline while holding out hope for the other call to come.
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I sent an email yesterday and got a voicemail message today that they want to talk to me. Will call back once I'm home from work. Sounds like they'll probably set up a Skype interview (assuming they like what they hear on the phone :lol: ).
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I just took their test, I did well enough for them to set me up for a Skype interview with the producers tomorrow. It's fun stuff but has nothing to do with the kind of knowledge that Jeopardy calls for (which may be a good thing for me). I recommend applying to any boardie here.
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I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
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econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
I had to ask my wife to set up the Skype, she's better at that stuff. There's no doo-hickey on your computer?
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harrumph wrote:
econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
I had to ask my wife to set up the Skype, she's better at that stuff. There's no doo-hickey on your computer?
Nope. Mine's a home-built desktop. Never needed one, so never bothered with one.
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harrumph wrote:
econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
I had to ask my wife to set up the Skype, she's better at that stuff. There's no doo-hickey on your computer?
This was precisely my tack. Luckily, my wife already had a Skype account and had it set up on her laptop. I won't speculate as to with whom she has been Skyping. :shock:
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econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
Not only that, but how do they define 'Nation'?

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BigDaddyMatty wrote:
harrumph wrote:
econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
I had to ask my wife to set up the Skype, she's better at that stuff. There's no doo-hickey on your computer?
This was precisely my tack. Luckily, my wife already had a Skype account and had it set up on her laptop. I won't speculate as to with whom she has been Skyping. :shock:
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The title of this reminds me of this Inglourious film-within-a-film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojB5fpoeQ2c
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Sherm wrote:
BigDaddyMatty wrote:
harrumph wrote:
econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
I had to ask my wife to set up the Skype, she's better at that stuff. There's no doo-hickey on your computer?
This was precisely my tack. Luckily, my wife already had a Skype account and had it set up on her laptop. I won't speculate as to with whom she has been Skyping. :shock:
Jake from State Farm :D
She sounds hideous.

Had my first interview tonight and am on to an interview with a producer Thursday evening! Has anyone gotten an idea as to whether this will be network? I get the feeling it is, but I don't know if I have much to base that off of.
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BigDaddyMatty wrote:
Sherm wrote:
BigDaddyMatty wrote:
harrumph wrote:
econgator wrote:I don't have a camera, so I'm out! :)
I had to ask my wife to set up the Skype, she's better at that stuff. There's no doo-hickey on your computer?
This was precisely my tack. Luckily, my wife already had a Skype account and had it set up on her laptop. I won't speculate as to with whom she has been Skyping. :shock:
Jake from State Farm :D
She sounds hideous.

Had my first interview tonight and am on to an interview with a producer Thursday evening! Has anyone gotten an idea as to whether this will be network? I get the feeling it is, but I don't know if I have much to base that off of.
Hi everyone!

Just wanted to join the conversation too - I had my first Skype session on Thursday, and the follow-up on Monday. It's been a fun process so far! I get the feeling this will be network TV as well, although I don't think we know for sure yet. I asked about the timing for the next steps, and it seems like we're really early in the process - probably won't hear much for a couple months while they gather contestants. Good luck to everyone!

Sean
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