tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post5245479609153151730..comments2023-09-15T08:25:52.357-05:00Comments on Designated Import: On The LotAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-78076996181036454082007-05-31T23:52:00.000-05:002007-05-31T23:52:00.000-05:00This series isn't really about movies, it's about ...<B><I>This series isn't really about movies, it's about pop-culture perceptions of movies. I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise, really: "American Idol" isn't about music, or even about performance; it's about pop-culture perceptions of stardom.</I></B><BR/><BR/>Yep, you hit it right on the head. And it's about getting teenagers to spend every waking second phoning in votes.<BR/><BR/>The show is probably doomed. I missed the fourth episode. I thought it was on Thursday, but they ran it Wednesday. That means out of four episodes it's been on three different nights. As it turned out, they spent an entire episode eliminating the three lowest rated movies. The controversial one about the mentally challenged nerd was <I>not</I> one of the ones bumped, and it actually was one of the top rated films! The three that were punted were not great, but they were not as bad as the worst film, which didn't get voted out.<BR/><BR/>Apparently <I>On the Lot</I> and <I>Idol</I> are what you get when you give cell phones to 13 year olds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-5102283414185512072007-05-30T07:18:00.000-05:002007-05-30T07:18:00.000-05:00Okay, so here I am. A bit behind schedule, but sti...Okay, so here I am. A bit behind schedule, but still here.<BR/><BR/>I too love movies (most of what I watch now I watch on DVD, because while I love movies I <I>hate</I> movie audiences, after nearly 20 years spent reviewing flickers) and that's why I have so little interest in this show, which is being carried on CTV in Canada.<BR/><BR/>Your comment about the pitches confirms my opinion. <I>Pitches?</I> This series isn't really about movies, it's about pop-culture perceptions of movies. I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise, really: "American Idol" isn't about music, or even about performance; it's about pop-culture perceptions of stardom.<BR/><BR/>You know, when a culture gets to the point where it stops generating original concepts and instead simply recycles debased versions of previous concepts, we tend to think of that culture as decadent (see the poetry of the late Roman Empire, for example). And the members of my writer's group wonder why I Hate The Living.Michael Skeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618931947366323590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-28042818601641680512007-05-29T11:25:00.000-05:002007-05-29T11:25:00.000-05:00A couple of summers ago I got TOTALLY hooked on Pr...<B><I>A couple of summers ago I got TOTALLY hooked on </I>Project Green Light<I> where they followed first-time director, John Gulager, son of Clu Gulager, an old favorite of mine, as he tried to direct a horror movie. It was a peek into a world I knew nothing of and I was hooked.</B></I><BR/><BR/><I>Project Green Light</I> was one of those shows I wanted to see, but could never tell when it was on!<BR/><BR/>We have digital cable through CMA. The cable box has its own listings built in. For some reason Bravo and another channel <I>always</I> show up as "Listing not available". Unless I check TV Guide online or just click on Bravo to see what's running, I miss stuff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-42541976226531978402007-05-29T09:22:00.000-05:002007-05-29T09:22:00.000-05:00Very interesting. I'm almost completely ignorant ...Very interesting. I'm almost completely ignorant of what's on TV these days, with the exception of trying to follow a handful of shows. <BR/><BR/>A couple of summers ago I got TOTALLY hooked on <EM>Project Green Light</EM> where they followed first-time director, John Gulager, son of Clu Gulager, an old favorite of mine, as he tried to direct a horror movie. It was a peek into a world I knew nothing of and I was hooked.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to check this one out.JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272374108524693575noreply@blogger.com