Author: Will Harris (Page 261 of 261)

Will is a member of the Television Critics Association and has written for Decider.com, the Onion A.V. Club, The Dissolve, Indiewire, Rhino.com, TV Week Magazine, The Virginian-Pilot, Popdose.com, and EW.com along with writing for Bullz-Eye.com and Premium Hollywood.

But can even HE make it watcheable…?

November 22, 2005 /

From DaneCook.com:

The dream that I had in 7th grade is about to become a reality. I’ve been asked to host Saturday Night Live! December 3rd! I did this with my stand up comedy. Not a tv career or a film career. I did it because I was a good guy with great intentions. I never got caught up in anything beyond the simple idea of bettering myself at this craft that I love and respect. More than anything I am doing it because my fans are some of the sharpest, coolest comedy fans on this planet and you got behind me and never left.

When I was a young boy I wanted to be a comedian. I had an instant respect for all types of performers in that field. In 7th grade I watched SNL one night and Martin Short was doing Ed Grimley. I was laughing my ass off and suddenly realized this show was my goal in life. To be on Saturday Night Live.

In 1996 I had the chance to audition for the cast of SNL but passed on even auditioning because I knew I was not ready. I did not have the chops or the confidence. I never regreted it but every once in a while my brain itched wondering if I missed out on something.

I went out and earned a fan base on my own through the years by being true to my sense of humor. I always talked about the things that mattered to me and made my friends and I laugh. And I stayed upbeat and honest.

Last year again SNL came calling and for a little while there was talk of me coming onboard. I flew to NYC and did a show for Lorne Michaels (the night Steve Martin was there and we had an amazing chat about comedy … you can find that on my myspace blog). The problem in my mind was I already was so busy and had a massive following. Did I want to move back to NYC? What about these other commitments? The talks ended but I had more respect for Lorne and the show than ever before.

After you guys put me on top by supporting my CD/DVD RETALIATION my life changed and more than that my career hit new heights. So many things have come to me and I am picking and choosing the things I’d love to create and things I desire to share with you and entertain the crap out of you with.

It’s 4:55 am and I’m wide awake thinking about the full circle that just came to a close after 20 years of dreaming. My mom is so proud of me and that makes me feel fucking wonderful because she is my biggest fan and has always supported me without pause.

The things you dream can become the things you have. The things you have should always be shared. I share this with you guys because, well, you’ve become part of this ride. We can all enjoy this together.

Stand-Up Comics, TV, TV Comedies

More fun than a Judas Priest concert

November 21, 2005 /

I guess it’s not so surprising that it took this long for a 16-minute documentary to make it to DVD, but at least it’s finally here…and contains two HOURS worth of special features. If you’ve never seen it, read this and see if you can avoid going straight to FilmBaby.com to order it…

HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT is considered one of the greatest rock & roll movies of all time, although it’s actually a hilarious documentary tribute to rock & roll’s GREATEST FANS. Filmed in 1986 at a Maryland concert arena parking lot before a heavy metal show, HMPL is an unvarnished anthropological study of American metalheads in their mid-’80s glory. It is the quintessential ’80s magnum opus, made complete with a vast display of muscle cars, spandex, bleach-blonde frizzy perms, bare-chested dudes, Mullets From Hell, faded denim metal chicks, and the largest collection of late ’70s Camaros ever seen in one location. Virtually unknown to mainstream audiences for two decades, HMPL was a VHS bootleg favorite among musicians, movie stars and cult-video fanatics worldwide. This limited-edition DVD includes a pristine digital-video transfer of the original uncut 16-minute documentary, plus over two hours of exclusive content! Viewer discretion: explicit language, drug references and loud music.

Documentaries, Movie DVDs, Movies

Not-quaman

November 21, 2005 /

Last week, Herc at Ain’t It Cool News revealed that, after the character Arthur Curry made an appearance on “Smallville” a few weeks ago, The WB is now in talks to put together an “Aquaman” pilot. Except that they won’t be calling it “Aquaman,” the character of Arthur Curry won’t know Lois and Clark (even though they clearly just met on “Smallville”), and he will apparently have absolutely nothing in common with the character on which he’s more or less based. Instead of having a mother from Atlantis and a father who’s a lighthouse keeper, Curry will be an environmentalist based near the Bermuda Triangle, where his mom disappeared. Exposure to water will give him superstrength, and he’ll be able to breathe water as well. You don’t really have to be a comic geek to know that, when you’ve got about fifty years worth of established mythos for a character and you opt to throw all of it out the window to make things match up to whatever the demographic research says is the way to go, it’s probably going to suck. Criminey, people, have we learned nothing from “Catwoman“?

Gossip, TV, TV Dramas

There’s a new boy in the neighborhood…

November 21, 2005 /

Further proof that there’s little or no quality control to what TV series are being released on DVD. I guarantee that anyone who buys this for the kitsch value will watch 5 minutes of it and either instantly create a drinking game so that they can get their money’s worth out of it or heft a large object in the direction of the TV screen. Still, gotta love that theme song…

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4544

Charles in Charge started on CBS in 1984 as college student Charles (Happy Days’ Scott Baio) moves in with the Pembroke family (Julie Cobb as “Jill”, James Widdoes as “Stan”, April Lerman as “Lila”, Jonathan Ward as “Douglas”, and Michael Pearlman as “Jason”). Charles agrees to watch the three kids, ages 10-14, in exchange for free room and board while he’s not in class on campus. His best friend, Buddy (Eight Is Enough’s Willie Aames), was always on hand to add to the hilarity, and of course there’s a pretty lady for Charles to pursue in the form of schoolmate Gwendolyn (played by Jennifer Runyon). CBS would end the show’s network run after a single 22-episode season, but after being on hiatus a year the show would return for a first-run syndication plan that successfully lasted for four more seasons. The returning version of the show kept Charles, Buddy, the house, and the concept, but everything else changed as the Pembrokes moved away, subletting their home to the Powell family (including Nicole Eggert as daughter Jamie). But we’ll talk more about that, including Ellen Travolta’s addition to the cast, later on when the second season comes to DVD.

For now, though, fans of Charles In Charge have a lot to cheer about this morning (or perhaps “give thanks for” is appropriate during this week), as Universal has just announced this morning Charles In Charge – The Complete 1st Season on DVD. Valentine’s Day is the date to mark on your calendar, as February 14th is the street date for this long-anticipated set. Expect 22 half-hour episodes on 3 single-sided DVDs. Running time is 547 minutes, video is 1.33:1 full frame, and audio is English Mono. Subtitles are on board in English, French, and Spanish. You won’t get charged too much for this set, either, since the cost is a mere $34.98 SRP. We’ll be back later on with full-sized cover art plus any extras that might get announced, so stay tuned.

TV, TV Comedies, TV DVDs

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