Buzz News Roundup, 11/19


Updated 11/19/07 7:07 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

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 Read more

"On the Lot": Well, At Least Something Good Happened


Updated 08/22/07 10:04 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 3 comments

"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 Read more

Do You Vote for Contestants on Reality Shows?


Updated 08/27/07 4:25 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 14 comments

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? Photo courtesy of Fox Do You Vote for Contestants on Reality Shows? I vote I just watch It depends Read more

"On the Lot" Recap: Now, This is Just Insulting


Updated 08/15/07 10:14 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 9 comments

"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? Wrong. Well, the last two were true, Read more

"On the Lot": The Logline Challenge


Updated 08/08/07 6:11 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

"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 Read more

"On the Lot": Five Ford Commercials ... Er, Road Films


Updated 08/02/07 7:09 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

"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 Read more

"On the Lot" Recap: Six More Comedies


Updated 07/26/07 1:25 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 6 comments

"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! We now know two more people who won't be walking away with the $1 million development deal: Mateen and Kenny, just as I'd suspected. All six remaining directors showed their films tonight, which once again were short Read more

"On The Lot" Recap: Action Movies! Bang!


Updated 07/18/07 6:00 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

"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 Read more

"On the Lot" Recap: "When Two Worlds Collide"


Updated 07/10/07 5:48 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 8 comments

"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. Remember when I thought this show would be good? First off this week (which aired on Monday because of baseball's All-Star Game tonight), Adrianna — whom Mateen described as "a harbinger of bad news," Read more

"On the Lot" Recap: Six Horror Films


Updated 07/10/07 12:07 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 11 comments

"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 Read more