Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Starveillance Pilot

I watched the pilot, and Starveillance is now on my list of must-see shows. If you didn't catch it, it's an animated spoof (claymation) of video papparazzi catching unguarded moments of celebrities. The papparazzi (also claymation) host the show and introduce the clips. They are interesting in themselves - 1 straight, 1 with a thing for David Hasselhoff - they're young and hip, reminiscent of MTV VJs.

Some of the celebs were captured perfectly (Jennifer Anniston looked exactly like the real thing) while with others, you didn't know who they were supposed to be until you heard their name. Brad Pitt looked more like Mark Valley from Boston Legal, and other than hair color and 6-pack abs, bore no resemblance to the actual Pitt.

But the sketches were clever, and the show kept me laughing, so this goes into the tivo season pass list for sure.

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Friday, January 5, 2007

The Envelope Please...

If you like awards shows and generally all things Hollywood, check out a website called The Envelope at http://theenvelope.latimes.com/. The site includes blogs, pod casts, polls, red carpet photo galleries, and more. You can even post your own opinion about your favorite tv shows on their forum.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Dirt Pilot Overview

I was going to give you a detailed, play-by-play recap of FX's new television show, Dirt. But due to my husband hitting the delete button AND the button that says "OKAY TO DELETE?" in rapid succession, immediately after I told him to save it AND he responded by saying "Okay," I will instead give you an overview of the show.

If you missed it and still want to catch it, don't despair. Dirt replays on Friday night and again on Sunday night on FX. Warning: I do give away a few details about the plot in the following paragraphs, so read at your own discretion.

According to one actor on the series, "The viewers are going to get a full taste of the dark and the ugly and the dirty and really what Hollywood can be." The premise of the show is the behind-the-scenes dirt of celebrity life told through the lens of a tabloid magazine.

Dirt is brimming with terrific actors and celebs you've seen before. Courteney Cox Arquette plays the ruthless editor, Lucy Spiller. Watch this once, and you'll never think of her as "Monica" again. Shannyn Sossamon (Josie in Undiscovered and Lady Jocelyn in A Knight's Tale) makes an appearance as a pregnant, coke-sniffing actress named Kira.

Laura Allen (Lily from 4400) plays Julia, the rising-star actress girlfriend of Holt, played by Josh Stewart. Holt is an actor who finds himself no longer on the "hot" list and who subsequently becomes trapped in a web of guilt and betrayal when Lucy alternately tricks, cajoles, and blackmails him into giving her "dirt" on his celebrity friends.

David Fincher, the real-life director of Fight Club, appears as himself. Rick Fox, former basketball player for The Lakers, plays--you guessed it--a basketball player. His acting is good, and you never look at the screen and think "jock wannabe actor" like in so many other instances where the crossover from sports to acting has been less than successful. He's also very easy on the eyes.

Speaking of easy on the eyes, Lucy Spiller picks up a Jim-Morrisonesque man who is standing on the sidewalk reading a book when she comes out of a club. Your not quite sure if it's really a chance meeting or if he's playing her in order to promote his band. If only I still had the episode on tivo, I could tell you his name.

Coolest of all for Harry Potter fans is that Professor Quirrell, a.k.a. Ian Hart, has a role as the schizophrenic papparazzo, Don Konkey. Dirt departs from the normal mode of story telling as you sometimes see the world through Konkey's (schizophrenic) eyes. There is a scene where one of the words he speaks floats out of his mouth, forms a worm, and crawls away. Also, his cat talks and sometimes it rains blood (at least when Konkey isn't taking his medication). I loved the entire show, but even if I didn't, I would probably still tune in to see what was going on with this character.

Dirt promises to deliver a steady stream of strange twists, dark drama, and raunchy sex. There was already a sex scene where I went, "What are they doing!?" Haha. This isn't a show you want to sit down and watch with the kids, but it is a show you'll want to watch.

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Tuesday, January 2, 2007

David Letterman Interviews: The Apprentice and 24

Fans of The Apprentice and/or 24 will want to mark their calendars for January 5th, 2007. Both Donald Trump and Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe on 24) will be making guest appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night.

Monday, January 1, 2007

Heroes Preview - The Tonight Show

Don't forget to schedule the January 3rd taping of The Tonight Show into your digital recording devices. Masi Oka (who plays the Japanese guy who can manipulate time and space) will be making a guest appearance, and he'll have an exclusive preview of the show with him.