Category: TV (Page 545 of 595)

Mick Jagger stars in ABC sitcom pilot

April 27, 2006 /

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You loved him in “Freejack”…and now, with any luck, you might just get to see budding actor Mick Jagger securely nestled on ABC’s fall primetime schedule each week, as he recently finished shooting scenes for a new sitcom pilot for the network.

The comedy is tentatively called “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger,” and stars “The Tao of Steve’s” Donal Logue as the janitor in a posh Manhattan high-rise who, over the course of the 22-episode season, will devise and then execute a plan to burglarize the Rolling Stone singer’s apartment. Think serialized TV in the vein of “Lost” and “24,” only executed as a comedy. And starring Mick Jagger as himself.

Let’s hope his newfound status as a TV star will allow that man to finally break out of his shell and meet some women.

Actors, TV, TV Comedies

Greatest…idea…everrrrrrrrr.

April 27, 2006 /

When folks Rhino Handmade and Hip-O Select started making limited-edition releases of albums with cult followings, it was only inevitable that someone would pick up the torch for the DVD market…and, now, someone has.

DVD on Demand is going to be releasing titles through Customflix from NBC Universal, A & E, and PBS on a made-when-ordered basis. Some of the titles mentioned at the moment are a collection of “Where In The World Is Matt Lauer?” segments from the annual feature on NBC’s “Today,” as well as a “Westerminster Kennel Club Show” disc, but A &E has no end of “Biography” episodes up for grabs, and PBS has “Antiques Roadshow,” “Nova,” and others.

My God. Does this mean I might finally be able to get “Quark” on DVD…?

UPDATE: I traded E-mail with the very pleasant Katrina Florence, the publicist at NBC who’s handling media queries about DVD on Demand. I asked of the possibility of seeing short-lived or cult programs released via this new program, and she responded, “I can’t give you a really definitive answer regarding those TV shows…what I can tell you is that at this time we’re geared more toward releasing the unique specialty titles like the ones listed in our press release, as opposed to our TV catalog. But DVD-on-Demand certainly opens up options previously unavailable in terms of bringing titles to the market.” So it’s not a “yes,” but it’s not a “no,” either. I like those odds…

New Media, News, TV

American Idol: Pass the Calamari

April 27, 2006 /

Yes, ladies and gentleman, Art Vandalay is a prophet.

Once again, I correctly chose who would go home this week on “American Idol,” Kellie Pickler.

But more than that, it was sweet vindication at the beginning of the show, when Ryan Seacrest asked the judges if they had any regrets about Tuesday night’s comments.
Simon Cowell admitted that he was wrong about Katharine McPhee’s performance…that it was in fact way better on tape than what it appeared. Hey, I know I don’t get paid the big bucks to sit in those judge chairs and sip rum and coke, but I heard Katharine sing her ass off Tuesday and I called it. Even sweeter was the fact that she was in the top 2 of the voting last night along with Chris Daughtry.

But I digress…..so first of all, Seacrest let us all know that America set a record with 47.5 million votes on Tuesday night. I’m convinced that dude gets some sort of bonus based on how many people vote. Really, does anyone care if it’s 40 million, 45 million, or 47.5 million? That’s just a lot of freaking votes.

Then, we got treated to the vocal performance of Andrea Bocelli, who sang “Because We Believe.” Holy crap, can that guy sing. I’m not a fan of opera, and dude is more of a pop/standard singer with opera training….and also, that kind of thing bores me to tears….but you have to respect his vocal ability.

Former contestant Lisa Tucker was in the house with her parents, and apparently Lisa landed an acting gig and will be appearing on tonight’s episode of “The O.C.” Good for her.

Then the contestants were divided into groups of 2, and the first to be declared safe was the group of Elliott and Taylor, who we later found out, were the middle vote getters. Since Katharine and Chris were the top 2, that left Paris and Kellie. Paris was less than compelling Tuesday night, but clearly Kellie is not in her class vocally and it was time for her to go home.

So, back in Bumfuck, North Carolina, or wherever the hell she’s from, they can get the calamari and the SAL-mon ready. Oh, and since Kellie declared her lack of a boyfriend on Tuesday night, she can be sure that about 20 million dudes will be lining up for a chance in the batter’s box. At least her Idol experience was good for something.

Who will it be next week? I’m looking into my crystal ball but it’s not clear yet….we’ll have to see how it plays out on Tuesday. Till then, Art Vandalay is OUT.

American Idol, TV

“Our focus groups show that Scrappy Doo didn’t ruin the ‘Scooby-Doo’ franchise enough!”

April 26, 2006 /

The Kids WB! has announced their new line-up, and…well, I have no joke here, because if you don’t read it for yourself, you won’t believe this is a real show:

SHAGGY & SCOOBY-DOO GET A CLUE: Ruh-roh! Everybody’s favorite quivering sleuths, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo, are back in a new adventure that will anchor the “Too Big For Your TV” programming block. In this comedy, also produced by Radomski, Shaggy and Scooby live in the bling’d-out mansion of Shaggy’s Uncle Albert, solving mysteries with the help of a transforming Mystery Machine which, at the click of a remote, can morph into one of a number of modes of transportation. New Scooby Snacks infused with a top-secret nano-technology allows our canine hero to fly, become a towering robot or even turn himself into a giant magnet, which comes in handy as Shaggy and Scooby-Doo carry out their new mission: protecting the Scooby Snacks and keeping them safe from those who want them for evil. Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get A Clue! is executive produced by Sander Schwartz and Joseph Barbera.

You can check out the original article here, where you can read about the new “Legion of Super Heroes” cartoon that does sound pretty cool…but, criminey, here’s a memo to Hanna Barbara: STOP UPDATING YOUR CLASSICS FOR “THE NEXT GENERATION.”

News, TV

One more reason to obsess over “Lost”

April 26, 2006 /

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This year, the fun doesn’t end when the credits roll on the season finale episode of “Lost.” Fans won’t have to spend the entire summer waiting for new episodes and scrutinizing the old ones for clues they may have missed the first time around–though many viewers will undoubtedly do just that.

Instead, ABC offers a whole new outlet for the legion of conspiracy theorists: a multimedia treasure hunt that “makes use of e-mail messages, phone calls, commercials, billboards and fake Web sites that are made to seem real.” Dubbed “The Lost Experience,” the alternate-reality game will introduce new characters and add a new layer of depth to the show’s already hatch-deep mythology.

Although alternate-reality gaming (ARG) has often been used by marketers to introduce new products (such as the much-heralded “I Love Bees” launch for Halo 2), ABC emphasizes that “The Lost Experience” was created by the show’s writers, including the highly talented Damon Lindelof, not by soulless marketers, and is therefore designed to enhance viewers’ relationship with the show rather than to shill product.

Of course, that said, the article closes by indicating that the game begins May 3, and viewers should TiVo it “but don’t skip the commercials.” Thus, the gaming experience will not be entirely shill-free — and you can bet the episode’s advertisers are paying a premium for the privilege.

Lost, TV

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