What a writers' strike could mean for you, the average TV viewer
Posted by: Paul Little • October 31, 2007 @ 2:45am
I've discovered recently that many people, even hardcore television fans, are unaware of the likely upcoming strike by the Writers Guild of America. The union's members have voted 90% in favour of striking after their contract expires at the end of today.
Have you ever noticed the part with the throwing stars right at the end of the credits? Awesome. Also, let's just get this out there right now: Zachary Levi makes me all shivery. He so fine.
Brief Rundown: This guy Laszlo is wanted by all our friendly neighbourhood government agencies.
My rant for today: The hot teevee gossip right now is that NBC is looking to spinoff The Office. Don't get me wrong; even if my love has cooled somewhat, there's still a lot to like about the show. Angela, Kelly, Stanley (very excited to see this week's episode!), Dwight "Danger" Shrute...the list goes on and on.
8:00 PM
it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown
beauty and the geek (warning from me: the episode title screams clip show)
Like in life itself, things in Hollywood go in cycles, with similarly themed movies often hitting the multiplex around the same time. Usually it happens with summer blockbusters like the summer of '98 when Armageddon and Deep Impact both shared the big screen in hopes of becoming the victor in the war of the "giant boulder hitting earth pictures".
We've got our first big prize pack of the ShowbizMonkeys.com era, and fittingly (being a giveaway and all), it's Christmas-related!
Well, here we are. Or here I am. With you, and The Office. I am very, very glad that this is only a half-hour episode. Now, I love The Office as much as the next person... No, probably more than the next person... But the hour-long episodes were becoming tedious.
Scrubs is back for its seventh and final season. This is a bittersweet time for me, because I'm glad the show was picked up for one last season by NBC, but I know this is the end. Of course, lots of people say the show has fallen in quality over the last couple seasons, and seven seasons seems like a good number for a TV show to go out on without getting too stale.
Besides the bi-coastal Jimmy Kimmell, it's an all-repeat week in late night, but just in case you missed them the first time:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Monday: Steve Carell, Madison Pettis, Bright Eyes (repeat, Sep. 26)
Tuesday: Hugh Laurie, Sherri Shepard, Editors (repeat, Sep.
Interview: Danish director Susanne Bier goes Hollywood with Things We Lost in the Fire
Posted by: Mark McLeod • October 19, 2007 @ 4:05pm
The Hollywood landscape is ever-changing like those who populate it, and Hollywood is constantly looking for the next IT actor or IT director. In recent years, there has been a surge of people crossing over from the film communities in other countries.
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