Tease (as in strip) – Webisode Clack
Today’s era of webisodes can be categorized in a number of ways. Some are connected to TV shows like Heroes and Battlestar Galactica. Others are series that are basically a big “Screw you!” to the current state of television. And then there are those that are aired on the Internet as a test bed for a potential TV series.
Tease falls under the “test bed” category. Created by Peter Marc Jacobson (creator of The Nanny), Micah Goldman, and Michael Wormser for FOX Television Studios, Tease tells the story of young Marie (Lisa Jay — Days of our Lives, Everybody Hates Chris) — an aspiring writer who takes her story about strippers a bit too seriously (in other words, she becomes a stripper herself). The goal of Goldman, Wormser, and Jacobson is to impress enough people with Tease to get it onto the mid-sized TV screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – CliqueClack Flashback
Due to a combination of lax parental oversight and just being kind of a weird kid, I spent what would now be called my “tween” years in a weird horror phase. From the age of about 9-12, or so, I rented every single Friday the 13th movie, every Alfred Hitchcock movie I could get my hands on, as well as other random horror films. This dovetailed with another obsession I had at the time — Nick at Night. I would watch Dragnet, Dobie Gillis, and Car 54, Where Are You? constantly — but as much as I enjoyed those shows, none of them ever came close to my absolute favorite: Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Since I was already familiar with his films, it brought me no end of delight to find out that there was a TV show that basically had 30-minute versions of Alfred Hitchcock movies. They were dark, scary, gruesome, and even funny at times. They were everything I wanted, and I got to see them all the time.
Bill Shatner gets animated – Webisode Clack
William Shatner is not one to rest on his laurels. Since his first roles in Canada (his home), old Bill has constantly worked, whether it be on Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, Boston Legal, various TV and movie roles, books, commercials, and numerous convention appearances. In other words, anything for a buck.
Now that Boston Legal has come to an end, Shatner is working on something else. This time for the good old Interweb. Think Sopranos parody, Hollywood, and YouTube.
BBC Babble – Doing battle in the Dragons’ Den
I’ve been watching Dragons’ Den on-and-off for the last three years. Although not a dedicated viewer, I find myself captivated whenever I catch a new episode. With little to no action or movement whatsoever, you would think the show would be incredibly dull. To assume that, though, would be underestimating the inherent drama of a sales pitch. Particularly, when said pitch is in front of five of Britain’s most successful and influential business tycoons.
If you’re unfamiliar with the structure of Dragons’ Den, it’s quite simple: Fledgling entrepreneurs and would-be inventors present themselves in front of an audience of five capital investors in an effort to secure funding for the distribution of their products/services. However, these are no ordinary investors; they are some of the world’s most brilliant business minds capable of seeing through the hype and glitz of a confident pitch, and culling an answer to the following basic question: “Will this make me money?”
Have I piqued your interest? Even if I haven’t, tag along with me after the jump, and together we’ll enter the not-so-friendly confines of the Dragons’ Den.
Leverage behind-the-scenes documentary video
I know we’ve got a lot of Leverage fans reading us here at CliqueClack, so you’re going to want to feast your eyes on this little treat. YouTube hosts a behind-the-scenes documentary of Leverage, with insights, interviews, and tid-bits galore.
Leverage is arguably one of the most enjoyable 60 minutes you can spend on TV these days, and I highly enjoyed spending 12 minutes with the creators and cast of the cool con show. Join me after the jump for the video and some teasers.
How to survive TV’s hiatus
Breathe. I know it’s been a long time since your favorite shows have been on, but you’re going to be OK. I’m sure of it. Well, almost sure, but since this post is about thinking positive, go back to that breathing thing.
If you are feeling that emptiness in the pit of your heart, that space that is longing to be filled with quality, scripted programming never before seen, you have at least a week to wait, perhaps a bit more. It doesn’t have to be spent pining away, sitting in front of your television with your remote, going blindly from one station to another, hoping upon hope you’ll click onto something that will give your life meaning. That won’t happen, but you can entertain yourself while waiting for your favorite shows to come back.
CliqueClack Christmas: Holiday memories, courtesy of YouTube
Ah, YouTube. What would we do without you? Probably read, play with our children, solve the current economic crisis. But, why would we want to take the time to do that now when we can watch cute puppy and kitten tricks, bad acting, and girl-on-girl kissing?
And television. Lots and lots of television. The good thing about YouTube is it thinks about its audience, which has the attention span of a small pea these days, and gives us our television clips in small doses. Thanks to that we can savor them, play them over and over, and pretty much blow a full day at the office. It also gives us a chance to compile a whole crapload of related clips in a short period of time.
This is precisely what I have done right on this very page. Because the holiday season is practically jumping down our throats, I thought it would be a good time to look at some new and classic Christmas-themed television clips. I think you’ll enjoy them all. So much that you’ll end up going to YouTube and blowing a full day at the office.
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