Happy Casimir Pulaski Day! The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 1st and Mond
ay, March 5th:- "The Lorax" receiving over $70 million in its opening weekend proves that parents are basically open to any kind of family-friendly film to drag their kids (no matter what kind of quality it is) as long as it distracts them for a couple of hours
- What exactly does making a 30 second ad about spreading God's love have anything to do with car batteries, Interstate Batteries?
- Seeing Grantland's 32 man tournament for the best character in the history of "The Wire" made me realize how incredible this show was at developing interesting and complex, three dimensional voices.
- Add "Drive" to the list of films that have grown on me in the week after I saw it.
- I love how NetFlix is trying to limit their DVD rental program at a time when studios and networks like Starz are constantly trying to limit the amount of Instant Streaming options their subscribers have.
- I just realized that in 1-3 years, the end of an era in TV comedy will end. The four top comedies on NBC ("The Office," "30 Rock," "Parks and Recreations" and "Community") and the four shows that I did a week-by-week power rankings of last year might all be coming to an end very soon. After all, "Community" is battling just to make it to a fourth season, and by then it will most likely be the last (unless the ratings keep dropping for the network to The CW levels) and "30 Rock" is getting old and its ratings are tanking to the point that it looks like they will not get renewed for more than one extra season. Meanwhile, "The Office" is tanking in the ratings themselves as they are about to lose Rain Wilson and Mindy Kaling in addition to Steve Carell, and "Parks and Recreations"...well, they've been the most consistent comedy in terms of ratings, but you never know how they will do compared to their current 1.7 average in the 18-49 demo.
Meanwhile, the sitcoms that NBC has been creating lately have broad, critically panned shows like "Outsourced," "Whitney" and "Are You There, Chelsea?" The network might surprise us with another great, funny show that fits the usual niche programming of their Thursday night lineup, but I'm a bit doubtful about it and more likely see a future where they create a bunch of different "Whitney" clones. In other words, I'm kind of depressed about this realization right about now.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. See you then!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
No comments:
Post a Comment