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A few Sloggers—and my boyfriend—are wondering why I’ve been in LA all month. I’m down here working on what’s called “a non-airing presentation pilot for HBO.” Or… “Savage Love,” the (potential) TV show. According to a draft of press release that’s sitting on my desk here at HBO—in my own office! with a lock on the door! I could be naked in here!—”Savage Love,” the (potential) teevee show, “will focus on current events and cultural trends with sex as the filter.” I’m hoping to bring a new kind of conversation to TV about sex—an honest conversation, one that’s informed without being (too) wonky, funny without being (too) cruel, sexy without being (too) cheesy. Basically, my sex-advice column—but on the teevee!

If any Sloggers are in LA next Thursday or want to come to LA next Thursday to be a part of the live studio audience at the taping of the “Savage Love” pilot—I’ll save you a seat, Loveschild!—you can get tickets by clicking here.

I know, right?

139 replies on “What The Hell Am I Doing In LA?”

  4. @41, though why I’m still listening to Dan “Kraft box” Savage all these years later, while I have no idea where Mary and her beautiful scratch recipe have gone, is a sad mystery.

  6. When you negotiate your big corporate contact can you see if HBO can offer your show in podcast form? I listen to Real Time with Bill Mahr on my iPod and I love it.

  8. hmm…I wonder if I will be able to get this on my ipod? I canceled my HBO last year because there was nothing to watch on it. I heard that Hung is good as well.

  9. @8:

    There’s no reason the show couldn’t be shot here in Seattle, we’ve got facilities that can handle the production load, and a local AFTRA office to handle the paperwork.

  10. @33: oh, I remember artfully angling my shitty little boombox around my room on Sunday nights, trying to pick up KCMU in Hobart. Will there be ferries going in and out of peoples’ asses on this show as well? It’s too bad Craswell is gone, that would have been a spectacular interview. Best of luck, I’m excited for you!

  21. Congrats Dan! I am ever so grateful I have HBO, and now it makes it even more worth it.

    Wish I could come to the taping 🙂

  23. Do you think Sr. Amadeus is still alive? Or Fr. Koch? Do you think they’ll be watching? Congratulations! I’m so happy to be able to claim you as a famous person from my grammar school instead of relying on Lara Flynn Boyle.

  25. Use your platform wisely! Don’t tear down your allies before they have accumulated the political clout to enact the change you desire!

  26. Dan – Think outside the box – maybe use webcams off laptops and take the show on the road, with call ins and off-the-cuff advice and conference calls with sexperts. Get out of LA and into the world!

  28. whoa, i love your podcast to death & have been a longtime listener & reader but I can’t see this translating to TV well….but best of luck.

  31. I’m so excited! I was going to use my totally infrequent nights out (single mom) to go see Bill Maher – but, fuck Bill (though, I seriously would) – I’m coming to see you!

    I missed my chance to post a possible talking point, but how about this – the number of young people entering the grown world who are all about making babies, though they’re not yet mature enough to take care of themselves. Oy, my oldest son is only freaking 19, yet will not take my advice to play the field and leave monogomy til his late 30’s – 40’s! What do you think?

  37. Exciting news, indeed! Congratulations, Dan. I hope it works out well for you and your family and that you can change that many more lives for the better.

    I was a fan of your column for years before falling in love with your “out loud” version, and I think you on TV is best of all.

  40. I literally screamed when I saw this.
    -prays for a show-
    I’m so glad we just upgraded to include HBO as a channel of ours. <333

  42. That might be worth the drive up from San Diego. And I got laid off a little while back so I don’t even have to worry about missing work.

  44. Awesome! I may have to get some internet streams of this. That’s gonna be so awesome. Dan-you are so hot, you should be on tv. Call me a fag-hag I ain’t got no shame!

  48. That is so exciting!

    But of course, you’re being so generous and “giving” tickets because if you didn’t you’d have to pay a company for studio audience members.

    Just thought I’d mention that.

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