Spike Lee, one of the greatest living directors (yeah, I said it), will direct the pilot for NBC’s M.O.N.Y. That stands for “Mayor of New York” and focuses on an ordinary man who becomes mayor of the greatest city in the world (said that, too). Of all the pilots I’ve read about so far, this … Continue reading
Tim Minear, mastermind behind the fast-cancelled The Inside and Wonderfalls, announced last week the revised cast list for his FOX midseason series Drive. Drive, whose pilot script read like the opening of Magnolia meets Cannonball Run with the "all will be revealed" attitude Lost made oh-so-popular, focuses on (in case you couldn’t tell) a secret … Continue reading
I love television. One of my earliest memories is of watching Ronald Reagan and being taught that in our household, we called him "the Boo-Hiss Man." My father, a television critic and historian for over twenty years, bought a television set specifically to watch Gulf War I coverage while he cooked dinner for my younger … Continue reading
This is a couple of weeks old, but The Futon Critic released their annual “50 Best Episodes of 2006” over the first week of the year. The Top Ten: 10. 24: Day 5: 7:00 a.m-8:00 a.m; 9. Dexter: Pilot; 8. Smith: Pilot; 7. Veronica Mars: Not Pictured; 6. Friday Night Lights: Pilot; 5. The Office: … Continue reading
NBC ordered full-season pick-ups last week for the 2007-2008 season last week for four of its hit shows—The Office, My Name is Earl, Heroes, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Sorry, those of you waiting for Jim and Pam to get together, Earl to finish crossing things off his list, and Stabler to shoot … Continue reading
Last night I watched some of the American Idol season 6 premiere, and I noticed that it had a lot in common with the 24 season 6 premiere – namely torture. There’s no other word for what goes on in the preliminary rounds of the singing competition, when anyone can walk off the street and … Continue reading
If you could get whiplash by being surprised about an article in the trades, I’d be wearing a neck brace right now. That’s how shocked I was to learn that HBO has acquired George RR Martin’s fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, for a TV series – one that will be executive … Continue reading
Sometimes I have ignored my better judgment and stood by the creators of ABC’s desert island drama, Lost. While the online fanbase bitched about slow-moving plots and endless mysteries, I have long believed that these guys had an idea of what they were doing and where they were going – and I also just didn’t … Continue reading