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Buzz News Roundup, 11/19
- Whenever the TV season picks up again, Dirty Sexy Money will be around for all of it, writes Zap2it.
- Hollywood Reporter has news that Kathy Bates will join Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Pfeiffer in the dramatic love story Personal Effects.
- Couldn't get tickets for this weekend's Saturday Night Live show? The New York Times writes about the event.
- ComingSoon reports that production on the sequel to The Da Vinci Code will be pushed back due to the writers strike.
- Olympians and Omarosa are among the contestants for Celebrity Apprentice, which will premiere in January; details are at The Futon Critic.
- NBC is bringing the Web series Quarterlife to TV, Broadcasting & Cable reports.
- According to Reuters, Gus Van Sant's biopic about gay San Francisco city councilman Harvey Milk (which will star Sean Penn) will be made before Bryan Singer's version.
- Hey, you 10 people who watched On the Lot: Variety has a story about what winner Will Bigham is up to.
"On the Lot": Well, At Least Something Good Happened
"On the Lot," the stinker of a series for which I once had such high hopes, finally limped to its finish last night. But at least something good came out of the whole sorry mess: Will Bigham, the sentimental favorite and one of the few directors who deserved to win, came away with the $1 million deal with Dreamworks. And despite my expectations that he'd find some way to worm his way out of appearing, Steven Spielberg did actually show his face to meet Will and welcome him to Dreamworks — though he seemed less than enthused to be there.
Do You Vote for Contestants on Reality Shows?
When you watch shows like "On the Lot" — which awards its top prize tonight — or "So You Think You Can Dance," where voters at home pick the winner, do you actually dial in or head online to vote? Or do you just watch?
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Do You Vote for Contestants on Reality Shows?
"On the Lot" Recap: Now, This is Just Insulting
"On the Lot" has been quite the slog this summer, it's true, but this week's episode was the one that I figured would make it all worthwhile. Three not-that-bad directors were going to pull out all the stops to make the best final films they could, Garry Marshall was going to utter more crazy talk, and Adrianna Costa was going to barely wear clothing. Right?
"On the Lot": The Logline Challenge
This week's episode of "On the Lot" started with a somewhat shocking elimination: Zach, the director who honestly seemed most likely to win from the very first week of the competition, was eliminated after last week's vote. Yes, I said his movie last week was one of my least-favorites, and I think Zach made a strategic mistake by making a not-great sequel to an even worse original film. On the other hand, I think he's one of only a couple of the "On the Lot" contestants who I think could actually have a career in Hollywood, and it's unfortunate that he won't be there at the end.
"On the Lot": Five Ford Commercials ... Er, Road Films
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that this week's "On the Lot" was sponsored even more generously than usual by Ford. The five remaining directors all made films about the wonders of the open road — and, it would seem, the wonder of driving Ford vehicles on it. At one point, Adrianna Costa even stood like a showroom model next to one giant SUV, just in case we weren't getting the message.
"On the Lot" Recap: Six More Comedies
Did anybody else notice how many times Adrianna Costa mentioned during this week's "On the Lot" that the winner would be crowned "in just three weeks"? Three weeks! Almost done!
"On The Lot" Recap: Action Movies! Bang!
In the continued effort by Fox to get "On The Lot" off the air as soon as humanly possible, last night's episode started off by kicking off two contestants. Now, we knew the double boot was coming and I assume its here to stay (until the final two, obviously) meaning that we are a mere four weeks until this nonsense is over and, as I'm sure Fox hopes, forgotten. That being said, last night's Action movies didn't make me embarrassed for the filmmakers!
"On the Lot" Recap: "When Two Worlds Collide"
Wow, how quickly does Fox want "On the Lot" to be over? This week, not one but two directors will be eliminated, letting this black hole of ratings suckage limp off the air a bit sooner. Sigh.
"On the Lot" Recap: Six Horror Films
Another week, another edition of "On the Lot." Honestly, I complain a lot about the quality of the singing on "American Idol," but even a Sanjaya performance would be more welcome right now than sitting through another batch of mediocre films. This week, six filmmakers took on horror with guest judge Eli Roth, whose Hostel II recently prompted a debate over whether the horror genre was on the decline.
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