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Well it turns out that yes, the Buffy-Sing-a-Long shutdown by FOX is indeed union-related...it's just not the Writers union. Also, another speck of evidence supports the SERENITY 2 movie rumor ("…I heard it from Nathan so if it turns out not to be true you can blame him…”). Hmm.
I just loved this week's HEROES (Kristen Bell is coming! To hang with Milo? Most exxxxcellllent). Bye bye CALIFORNICATION and MAD MEN. I will miss, miss, miss you. *sigh*
Still really enjoying DIRTY SEXY MONEY (even if it is turning into DAMAGES. Just a little.) On the fence about REAPER (the Kevin-Smith-bloom is coming off the rose), CHUCK (not funny enough/not sexy enough), and PUSHING DAISIES. But the latter is probably a keeper, it's gloriously twee and Kristen Chenoweth is a delight. Her dog bf is killing me. We'll see how the next few eps go, now that the network has banned our boy Barry Sonnenfeld from doing any more directing. Hanging in for PRIVATE PRACTICE. GREY'S final 2 minutes last week was stunning, and UGLY BETTY can do no wrong in my eyes - so there.
I've changed my mind about BROTHERS & SISTERS and am sticking with it. The past 2 weeks have been great, and I just listened to this incredibly profound podcast interview with its lead writer and creator, the playwright Jon Robin Baitz...check this out. He is deliciously articulate and thoughtful, feminist...just great. What a blessing to have this guy writing for TV.
Speaking of The Treatment podcasts: I have been catching up on a backlog of 'em, and wanted to recommend another great one for you TV fans out there: last summer's interview with Showtime executive Robert Greenblatt. It's a fascinating listen for any fan of serialized TV. Most interesting to me was RG's insider view of why 10 or 13-ep series often work out better than 20 or 22-ep ones. Also really enjoyed hearing screenwriter Tony Gilroy, who talks about writing the scripts for the BOURNE films, and working on his new feature MICHAEL CLAYTON, which is Gilroy's first stab at directing. Elvis Mitchell's interviews are as smart as Charlie Rose's - with the added plus that Elvis knows what the frak he's talking about much more often.
I love podcasts. They are a fantastic thing to have handy for workouts, train or walking commutes, hikes, or long car and airplane trips. Here are a few of my current favorites:
[Today's subject line is from DIRTY SEXY MONEY. Natch.]
I just loved this week's HEROES (Kristen Bell is coming! To hang with Milo? Most exxxxcellllent). Bye bye CALIFORNICATION and MAD MEN. I will miss, miss, miss you. *sigh*
Still really enjoying DIRTY SEXY MONEY (even if it is turning into DAMAGES. Just a little.) On the fence about REAPER (the Kevin-Smith-bloom is coming off the rose), CHUCK (not funny enough/not sexy enough), and PUSHING DAISIES. But the latter is probably a keeper, it's gloriously twee and Kristen Chenoweth is a delight. Her dog bf is killing me. We'll see how the next few eps go, now that the network has banned our boy Barry Sonnenfeld from doing any more directing. Hanging in for PRIVATE PRACTICE. GREY'S final 2 minutes last week was stunning, and UGLY BETTY can do no wrong in my eyes - so there.
I've changed my mind about BROTHERS & SISTERS and am sticking with it. The past 2 weeks have been great, and I just listened to this incredibly profound podcast interview with its lead writer and creator, the playwright Jon Robin Baitz...check this out. He is deliciously articulate and thoughtful, feminist...just great. What a blessing to have this guy writing for TV.
Speaking of The Treatment podcasts: I have been catching up on a backlog of 'em, and wanted to recommend another great one for you TV fans out there: last summer's interview with Showtime executive Robert Greenblatt. It's a fascinating listen for any fan of serialized TV. Most interesting to me was RG's insider view of why 10 or 13-ep series often work out better than 20 or 22-ep ones. Also really enjoyed hearing screenwriter Tony Gilroy, who talks about writing the scripts for the BOURNE films, and working on his new feature MICHAEL CLAYTON, which is Gilroy's first stab at directing. Elvis Mitchell's interviews are as smart as Charlie Rose's - with the added plus that Elvis knows what the frak he's talking about much more often.
I love podcasts. They are a fantastic thing to have handy for workouts, train or walking commutes, hikes, or long car and airplane trips. Here are a few of my current favorites:
- KCRW/Elvis Mitchell's The Treatment, per above (film/TV)
- Salon's Conversations (film/TV)
- Spoutblog's Film Couch (film)
- NPR's Fresh Air (film, TV, culture, art, politics)
- PopCandy (film, TV, music, comics, pop culture)
- KCRW's Good Food (food, cooking; 50% SoCal centric but still fun)
[Today's subject line is from DIRTY SEXY MONEY. Natch.]
