It hadn't been us that week. We lost many writers because the pace of writing so much material could be a killer, and those who fell short were dumped. I don't recall communication skills being a big priority in those offices, either. Hollywood, even at the game show level, is not comfy. You watch what goes on, you learn how brutal some executives are, you see how ego-driven some celebrities are, and most people get dropped or drop out.
Survivors tend to be driven and tough and work very, very hard.
Even to produce the most trivial of game shows. Well, that's kind of hard to do when you have a reference book in front of you. You also learn to be very careful. And we did have researchers for back up. You've written for Supermarket Sweep before, and you re doing so again now.