David E. Kelley, David E. Shmelley. Some assumed when the TV-guru leftLife on Mars production team the show was dead. Others thought it bit the dust when ABC reshot the pilot with a whole new supporting cast. Then there was that moment during last nights premiere when it hit me: Lord, was I wrong. I LOVELife on Mars. Sure, you cant tell that much from just a pilot, but just think about it....
Also, dont love an episode just because it has aDoctor Whoreference. Last week, we glimpsed Sams deadbeat salesman dad (aka Dean Winters). Last night, we met Mom. Her name: Rose Tyler. A reference perhaps toDoctor Whos loveliest companion of late, played by Billie Piper? ConsideringDWis all about space and time travel, aliens and alternative universes, its not too far-fetched. Could Mama Rose be Sams companion/helper on this long, strange trip hes on?...
Like Crazyplayed, well, like its title during its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday afternoon. Its the kind of festival film that doesnt feature big stars, but is likely to create them. So has the girl who inspired this movie seen it yet? Jones is a relative newcomer, having co-starred with Helen Mirren in the recent adaptation of ShakespearesThe Tempest. Star Trek,Twilight,X-Men, Shakespeare … Its a nice ensemble for a little movie....
What Owen said:Lincolnbrilliantly dramatizes the delicacy of politics, along with the raw brutality of it. And thats why he spends the movie alone in spirit. It brims with precise performances (the joy of actors given something tasty to chew on). Credit: David James Number of Oscar nods:12. Movies Oscar history:Get comfortable; this will take longer than the State of the Union address. Day-Lewis, whos been nominated five times, is poised to take home his third Best Actor trophy....
Image Credit: Bill Matlock/FoxLone Staris fast, funny, ambitious television. Our own Michael Slezakcompared it toThe Great Gatsby. (Bored of the oil industry stuff? Here, have some sex!) The death clock is already ticking. Gordon Ramsay is probably readying another reality show to fill the Monday-at-9 p.m. time slot. But the shows creator/exec producer isnt admitting defeat yet. Statistically, new shows tend to lose viewers in their second week. Were aiming to gain them....
EW ‘‘Lost’’ expert Jeff Jensen issues a new challenge to all you theorists out there. Just a theory I have. Its calledFlatland.Heres a description. Credit: Naveen Andrews: Art Streiber And heres my challenge: Read it. Use it to construct aLosttheory in 300 words or less. Ill post the top three theories on May 24 the day ofLosts season finale. Winner gets a free subscription. Its coming out of my pocket but Im serious....
I didnt understand one word of it! You havewayyyyytoo much time on your hands. Yep:Doc JensensLostSuper-String Theorycertainly got a reaction out of you a whole heaping bunch of yous. Credit: Lost: Mario Perez As I write these words on Thursday morning, less than 12 hours after theMaternity Leave episodeofLost(Claire! Even scarier close-ups of Rousseaus haunted French face! ), your e-mail responses continue to flood my inbox. Sample: Your theory sounds an awful lot like the plot toAkira, writes Jesse....
(Still looking good after the season finale, even if I was wrong about finding a landing strip. )The Evil Aaron Hypothesis. (Looking shaky, though some elements remain viable. Credit: Lost: Mario Perez )The Human Extinction Argument. Not just about the second season, but about all ofLost. Consider this, then, my One Ring to Rule Them All concept ofLost. I call it theAll You Need Is Love (and Desmond) Theory ofLost....
to my intended source:The Omen. (just dont tell my colleagueMr. King, okay?) Credit: Lost: Mario Perez It could be another example of Grok Theory. Could she be an Other? A Widmore Labs marketing executive? HURLEY/DAVELAST WEEK Not rankedCRACKPOT ANALYSIS Mmmmmm…Peanut butter… Mmmmm. Anyway: The Dave thing, for me, completely validated my philosophy that spoilers are a good thing. Not much, in my opinion. FOOD DROP/LOCKDOWNLAST WEEK No. Heres Charlie speculating the same darn thing!...
Doc Jensen recaps the year’s first eight shows. How are you dealing with the withdrawal? Have you got the shakes? Are you so desperate for a hit of cult-pop geekery that youre bingeing on old episodes ofTwin Peaks? As for me, I feel likeLosthas never left mostly because I just got back from there. For now, Ill tease you with a word: Dharka. 4.01 The Beginning of the EndFlash-forward Hurley!...
Complete and total spoilers ahead. (At last, Im pretty sure they did. I was so happy The Island was saved. (You caught that, right?) (Oh, and appendix scar my ass!) I loved Bens contrition. I loved Lockes forgiveness. I loved it when Ben told him to stand up and walk again, and Locke did. And then there was Vincent. You know, playing the dog card is kinda shameless, but man, did that work for me....
Both went down well, one more so than the other. Almost everything that followed that opening passage was pretty cool, too. Well, the season premiere is kinda like that. Credit: Mario Perez/ABC They demand active engagement, and I found it to be a lot of fun. Especially the first hour. Lots of Sawyer in the first two eps. Lots of his naked chest, too. Lots of Hurley, and as for his chest, it is covered…with a very funny T-shirt....
An ancient temple with an enchanted spring. And…huh??? LA X went inside my brain and turned the monolithic mountain of thought that isLostinto a volcano. Credit: ABC It really IS Purgatory! Or something like that. Perhaps tonight,Losts season 6 explosion of volatile exotic matter will begin to coalesce into discernible story. My discovery: antenarrative.Narrativemeans story, and theanteprefix means prior. But the guy who coined antenarrative was usingantein the gambling sense....
