diff --git a/schedulable/Show.cs b/schedulable/Show.cs
index a5fca75..8214fa5 100644
--- a/schedulable/Show.cs
+++ b/schedulable/Show.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Schedulable.Show
         {
             public string cmd { get; set; }
             public string args { get; set; }
+            public TimeSpan timeout { get; set; }
             public TimeSpan leadTime { get; set; }
         }
         public class CommandLineCheck
diff --git a/showHandlers/YoutubeHandler.cs b/showHandlers/YoutubeHandler.cs
index cccc812..5214823 100644
--- a/showHandlers/YoutubeHandler.cs
+++ b/showHandlers/YoutubeHandler.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace ShowHandlers
         ~YoutubeHandler()
         {
             //Telefranz.Instance.removeHandler<silver_messages.global.report>(agentReports);
+            //Telefranz.Instance.removeHandler<silver_messages.directorial.check_complete>(checkReports);
         }
         protected void PreShow(iCalHoopJumping.CalendarOccurrence evt)
         {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ namespace ShowHandlers
             preShow_GetAgents(evt, commandLeadNeeded + TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10));
             preShow_RunChecks(evt, commandLeadNeeded);
             preShow_RunCommands(evt);
+            Console.WriteLine("pre show seems to be set.");
         }
         protected void preShow_GetAgents(iCalHoopJumping.CalendarOccurrence evt, TimeSpan leadNeeded)
         {
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@ namespace ShowHandlers
         }
         protected void preShow_RunChecks(iCalHoopJumping.CalendarOccurrence evt, TimeSpan leadNeeded)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("pre show: run checks:");
             checksProgress.Clear();
             var argsList = new List<string>() { JsonConvert.SerializeObject(evt) };
             //Telefranz.Instance.addHandler()
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ namespace ShowHandlers
             {
                 checksProgress.Add(c.cmd, false);
             }
+            Console.WriteLine($"pre show: run checks: {string.Join(", ", config.PreShow.Checks.Select(c => c.cmd))}");
             Action issueChecks = () => {
                 foreach (var checkCmd in checksProgress.Where(cp => cp.Value == false).Select(kvp => kvp.Key))
                 {
@@ -114,7 +116,26 @@ namespace ShowHandlers
         }
         protected void preShow_RunCommands(iCalHoopJumping.CalendarOccurrence evt)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("pre show: run commands");
+            Console.WriteLine($"pre show: run commands: {string.Join(", ", config.PreShow.Commands.Select(c => c.cmd))}");
+            foreach(var cmd in config.PreShow.Commands.OrderByDescending(cmd => cmd.leadTime))
+            {
+                if(DateTime.Now < evt.OccurrenceStart - cmd.leadTime)
+                {
+                    var waitTime = evt.OccurrenceStart - cmd.leadTime - DateTime.Now;
+                    Console.WriteLine($"waiting {waitTime} before executing {cmd.cmd}");
+                    Task.WaitAll(Task.Delay(waitTime));
+                }
+                var argsList = new List<string>() { JsonConvert.SerializeObject(evt) }.Append(cmd.args).ToList();
+
+                Console.WriteLine($"telefranzing execution: {cmd.cmd} with args {string.Join(' ', argsList)}");
+                // Telefranz.Instance.ProduceMessage(new silver_messages.directorial.execute_command() 
+                // {
+                //     command = cmd.cmd,
+                //     args = argsList,
+                //     timeout = (int)cmd.timeout.TotalMilliseconds //TODO: update when franz gets updated
+                // });
+            }
+            Console.WriteLine("seems all pre-show commands have been issued, but to be fair I wasn't listening for output.");
         }
         protected void agentReports(silver_messages.global.report r)
         {
@@ -141,7 +162,21 @@ namespace ShowHandlers
         }
         protected void PostShow(iCalHoopJumping.CalendarOccurrence evt)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("can't do this bit without understanding when a show ends, sooo.");
+            
+            Console.WriteLine($"post show: run commands: {string.Join(", ", config.PostShow.Commands.Select(c => c.cmd))}");
+            foreach(var cmd in config.PostShow.Commands)
+            {
+                var argsList = new List<string>() { JsonConvert.SerializeObject(evt) }.Append(cmd.args).ToList();
+
+                Console.WriteLine($"telefranzing execution: {cmd.cmd} with args {string.Join(' ', argsList)}");
+                // Telefranz.Instance.ProduceMessage(new silver_messages.directorial.execute_command() 
+                // {
+                //     command = cmd.cmd,
+                //     args = argsList,
+                //     timeout = (int)cmd.timeout.TotalMilliseconds //TODO: update when franz gets updated
+                // });
+            }
+            Console.WriteLine("seems all post-show commands have been issued, but to be fair I wasn't listening for output.");
         }
     }
 }
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