I could do a lot of work and make it a good networking opportunity

Option 2:

I would do plenty of research to see what trends are going on in the television market place, and where I could best leverage my talents and my expertise to make a splash in the television industry. This networking would hopefully lead to a plenty of success after years of hard work, but it would be planting the seeds.

Sounds like I'll have to watch a lot of Leno.

Fuck that.