That ’70s Show – CliqueClack Flashback
I’ve got to be perfectly honest – when That ’70s Show was on the air, I never watched it. It wasn’t until two or three years ago that I caught some re-runs and went, “Holy crapballs, this show is freaking amazing.”
I knew about it, of course. I’ve had a massive, raging crush on Topher Grace since Win a Date with Tad Hamilton. (Topher, you could do so much better than Kate Bosworth. Can I interest you in, say, me?) When he doesn’t have his haircut that makes him look like an eight year old, he still makes my stomach do funny fluttery things. But I never felt the need to watch the show. What a dumb premise, I thought. A show about people in the ’70s? How do you pitch that to studio executives? I can just see a bunch of nervous, eager writers lining up and going, “Look, we’ve got this idea for a show about a bunch of kids in the ’70s. And we will call it… That ’70s Show.” If I was an executive, I would have laughed in their faces and kicked them out of my office.
This is why I am not an executive.
TV Shows Off the Beaten Path – True Beauty
Yes, it’s another (fairly) new reality show. No fear for the anti-reality folks, though. With the premise of True Beauty, such as it is, chances are it’s only good for a season. You see, the contestants have only been told that they’re basically entering a beauty contest with challenges which eliminate a contestant each week. The winner wins a quarter-million dollars and will be included in People Magazine in a special issue featuring all those oh-so-beautiful folks. But in reality, they’re not judged just on the cover. Now, I’m not seeing much “cover” beauty for these two guys, but maybe it’s just me.
Open Letters: “Produced by Ashton” doesn’t make us watch
Dear Network Suits,
Did you ever see Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels? Go with me here. There’s a scene where a bunch of the bad guys are locked in a security cage, and being shot from the rafters. The leader, finally fed up with the situation, bellows out, “Could everyone stop getting shot?!” It’s a great line, and that’s kind of how I feel when I hear yet another network tagging a promo with “produced by Ashton Kutcher.” Could everyone stop ordering these crappy shows?
TV actors who (incorrectly) thought that they could have a movie career
We’ve all seen it happen. Some Hollywood TV star hits pay dirt with a super popular TV show. Their ego grows as fat as their wallet and they think they deserve to jump onto the “big screen.” Some make the leap graciously and successfully; a few names that come to mind include Tom Hanks, George Clooney, and Ron Howard.
It seems, however, that for every successful jump there’s at least one… less successful jump. Now, you may say it’s mean spirited to kick these actors while they’re down. To that I say: “Hi, I’m Bob. Clearly we haven’t met before.”
Besides, I think these actors deserve it for turning their backs on the superior medium that is television. Where else can you tell huge sweeping stories 50-100 hours long? Not in the movies, that’s for damn sure. So who cares if the budgets are smaller, the work more demanding, and the paychecks not as impressive? Lots of successful actors, I guess, but that’s beside the point. Onto the list!
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