AMC — American Movie Classics — is now billing itself as “TV for movie people.”
Considering that they edit films shamelessly, liberally throw commercials into odd places, crop the picture to 4×3 (and never give the standard disclaimer about cropping), and speed up the end credits so that they’re moving so fast it’s a blur, I’d suggest a different motto for them:
“Movies for TV people.”
I just saw a promo for an upcoming episode of Law & Order, an episode based on the ferry crash in New York. They showed a scene with people standing on a dock, who were all jerked off their feet — ostensibly [more...]
So, now the latest Bryan Fuller gem has been axed— Pushing Daisies — and we're seeing here the results of the new way television works.
Well, it’s been rumored and expected for some time, and much like rumors in the real Washington, this one was confirmed on a weekend when no one was around to notice: NBC Cancels ‘West Wing’ After 7 [more...]
