Wednesday, May 30, 2007

boulevard of broken dreams

is anyone else as disappointed as i am that "on the lot", a show that i was really looking forward to making time for in my week, has been infected by the trappings of "idolism"?

at the outset, it seemed that this was going to be the film equivalent of project runway. i had anticipated a behind the scenes look at how directors handle the pressure of new weekly assignments. i wanted to marvel at the editing sensibilities of one and the great visual style of another.

instead, i got a "results show" with inane banter and excruciatingly rude time delays before the losers were booted off.

i don't want to hear half an hour's worth of reminders of the number i should text message to keep my favourite person in. i don't want "america to decide" . i want a panel of people who do the job and aren't personally related to the contestants give them real feedback!

i want to see these people, who all have some talent, inspire me to push myself harder creatively. i have no interest in hearing about their home towns or watching them squirm when placed in the bottom three.

i suppose i should have known better when it was revealed that carrie fisher was to be one of the judges. i like that they wanted a woman on the panel, but why not get a female director? why not an actress who has worked in the past decade?! this ridiculous, "paula factor" where a token untalented woman exists solely to say something kind to the one who bombed, drives me mental. grr!!

gotta run, canada's next top model starts tonight. now that's a formula i can live with!

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