On the Lot
Yesterday there was a preview for On the Lot on the official site and now it’s gone. I’ve been trying to find it elsewhere but it seems to have completely vanished from the internet.
Should I have applied? After all, Kelly Clarkson—years after she won American—is on the cover of this weeks Entertainment Weekly, enjoys critical success and has sold millions of records. Fortunately the show looks horrible and I doubt a horrible reality show is going to launch any careers. For instance, what is with these judges?
Actress, author and screenwriter Carrie Fisher (”Star Wars,” “Postcards From The Edge”), as well as directors/producers Brett Ratner (”Rush Hour 3,” “X-Men 3: The Last Stand”), Garry Marshall (”Georgia Rule,” “Princess Diaries,” “Pretty Woman”) and Jon Avnet (”The Starter Wife,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “Risky Business”), will serve as judges for the series’ two “audition” episodes airing Tuesday, May 22 9/8c and Thursday, May 24 9:30/8:30c on FOX. Judges for additional rounds will be announced at a later date.
Brett Ratner’s probably a pretty decent douche and Carrie Fisher is huge bitch. They could be good personalities but when was the last time you saw a reality show where the judges changed after the first couple of episodes?! Aren’t the judges part of the appeal of reality shows?! Aren’t Simon and Tyra the best part?
Most importantly, what self-respecting filmmaker would give a shit if Bret Ratner didn’t like your movie?
May 20th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
I doubt there will be any self-respecting filmmakers on the show. They’re all going to be complete amateurs showing that any Joe Schmo can make a shitty genre film.
May 20th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
From the preview they did not look like joe schmos. They all looked like experienced filmmakers. You can actually watch many of the films on the official website.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:54 am
We need to remember that this will have be a television show first and that the films being made in the show will come second. It will probably feature “filmmakers” who would be more fitting on an episode of The Real World. This is going to be another formulaic show that will just add to the pool of gold coins that both Spielberg and Burnett already swim around in. In five years or so if we still hear about any of the contestants I’ll be surprised. Furthermore, this will add to the uncountable examples of works of television that have finally shown me that television is not the medium for creative, artistic and unique content (no matter how hard I want it to be).
June 9th, 2007 at 5:23 am
well, now i am glad i didnt even bother to watch this show even though on paper it sounded like a good idea but in execution was a complete failure
and for proof that tv can be “the medium for creative, artistic and unique content” i will just have to look to better examples [i.e Studio 60 even though it has been canceled. i am at a loss for another example] tv execs just dont know what good tv is just what could possibly be a money maker