Received this comment by email today:

"Eleven years later and this post is evergreen--and so is VA. Got the voicemail yesterday from an executive producer. (I Googled the number, and it belonged to a previous exec prod, but they haven't updated their website with this newbie.) I suspected it would be something like this, but I appreciate your post and everyone's comments that clearly illuminate the whole deal. Just for giggles, I will call back. I have a number of interests, and I'll be curious which one in particular they're targeting and where they heard of me. Thanks for the great content, Harold!"