This was a story about Skipper Fischer, a young aspiring writer trying to get a job with a NYC late night show. He is taking the risk to do something bigger with his talent than just working on his fellow students' lame movie attempts. The work environment at the show isn't what he was hoping for, though, and he feels cheapened and offended by the merging of art with corporate manipulation.
I liked the character a lot. He seemed realistic and relatable and very well thought out. He was principled and had his ideals, but he was still down to earth and could put things in perspective for the readers. I liked his cynical, no nonsense point of view. My favorite line was, "A room full of middle-aged men deciding what Middle America wants to see late at night." Descriptions like that did a lot to tell us about the character and the way he thinks.
I like the conflict that arises--Skipper needs a job, but his principles don't align with this kind of work--but I thought that his rejection of the job came too soon and was therefore less realistic than it could have been. He didn't even really have the job yet to be able to quit, so his storming out seemed to carry less weight than it could have. The thing about Donahue asking for the notebook at the end was good, though. And speaking of Donahue, him and Skipper having first names that start with the same letter was a little confusing at first. That would be an easy fix.
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