Archive for May, 2010
THANKS FOR READING
May 31st
Thank you to everyone who’s visited REMOTE PATROLLED over the last few weeks.
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MONDAY NEWS ROUND UP
May 31st
Britain’s Got Talent suicide warning…
No second chances for this year’s canceled shows…
What would you rename Cougar Town?
Scoring Sex and the City for sex…!
New A-Team, old homophobia…
Lee and Crystal discuss their post-Idol albums…
HUGGIES JEANS COMMERCIAL – ‘I POO IN BLUE!’
May 30th
In case you missed it – here’s a great commercial for a new brand of Huggies’ Denim Diapers…
I assumed this was actually a spoof – but this does appear to be an actual product. Please tell me I’m wrong people! Funny or Die / College Humor couldn’t have come up with anything crazier…
Check out the designer diaper brand in all their chic glory…
SEXISM AND THE CITY – PART 2
May 30th
The Male Backlash Continues…
Earlier in the week I posted a piece about the Sex and the City sequel, now in cinemas, entitled Sexism and the City. The piece was about the male backlash to the movie that I felt was clearly evident in reviews, magazine articles and the general media coverage of the movie.
Well the posting proved to be one of our most widely read pieces here on Remote Patrolled and received a lot of comments – a few for, but most against the position I took. Well one of the things I said in the article was that I still had yet to see the Sex sequel – my piece was about the coverage of the movie – not the movie itself. Unfortunately quite a few people didn’t take that point on board!
Anyway having now seen the movie I feel even more fired up about the coverage Sex and the City 2 is receiving… and can’t believe anyone would actually doubt that there’s a sexist agenda at work. I mean are we really seeing the same article, reviews and comments people?
First up, let me start with the movie itself. I’m a Sex and The City fan (the series and the More >
SECOND ACTS
May 29th
5 Movie Stars Who’d Benefit From A Small Screen Transfer
It’s the start of the summer movie season and I’m all set for three months of CGI, spectacle and silliness. I make it my mission to try and see all the big summer blockbusters, and though most are invariably disappointing there’s just something about the movie going experience that never lets me down…
But in this era of $200 million movies, dominated by effects and high concepts (a Battleship movie – come again?) – it seems the role of the ‘movie star’ just isn’t what it used to be. Sure the likes of Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt can all still carry movies – but for a multitude of lesser stars, their names just no longer have the pulling power they used to.
Which is why it’s time for some of today’s big screen talents to cross over to the TV world. Glenn Close did it with the triumphant Damages. 24 was the best thing that ever happened to Kiefer Sutherland’s career. And Laura Linney, Diane Keaton and Kate Winslet are all about to follow suit, in new HBO series. We all know that nowadays the material on offer on TV More >
BIG IN BRITAIN: MILLION POUND DROP
May 28th
Here’s a look at a hot new game-show that’s been making a lot of headlines in the UK this week – Million Pound Drop.
The idea is pretty simple – a cool million is up for grabs – but unlike other game shows you get to physically handle the cash. Contestants must then stake portions of the money – in 25K increments – on the answers to questions – with the gimmick being that if they lose – the cash is instantly ‘dropped’ before their very eyes.
The show’s hosted by Big Brother queen Davina McCall (the loudest woman on Brit TV!) and has been getting good ratings across the week (it’s been specially stunted, as a live show, from Monday to Saturday).
Unfortunately no one has won a penny so far – oops!
MALL COPS: MALL OF AMERICA
May 28th
Here’s a look at the latest reality show to hit TLC…
Mall Cops: Mall of America launched last night (it’s currently sat on my DVR!) and is obviously inspired by the Kevin James hit movie. I think it’s a smart programming move for the network – the title has built in awareness, there’s inherent drama in the concept, and it’s a world we’ve not see on TV before (and there’s precious few of those left!)
Looking at the clips below I have to say I’m pleased to see how ‘real’ the show appears to be – no ‘fake’ staged scenarios or made up drama – this is more COPS than standard reality show cop out…
So will you be watching in the weeks to come…?
FLASH FORWARD: THE FINALE
May 28th
So last night was the final episode EVER of Flash Forward.
Chances are you weren’t watching – since let’s face it the viewing figures for the show quickly went from terrific to terrible in even less time than it took Heroes to self destruct.
As I posted before in my Flash In The Pan piece – Flash Forward was a show with so much potential – but meandering plotting, jaw dropping contrivances and a dull cast of characters quickly killed off any potential. A real shame – as I’d have loved to have seen the show run and run.
Anyway in case you missed it and wanted to find out how the whole thing ended – here’s the last minute of the show – another flash forward!
For those of you still following the series – were you pleased with how Flash Forward wrapped up? Could the show have sustained another season? And what would you have done to keep Flash on track…?
FRIDAY NEWS ROUNDUP
May 28th
It really is the end of the road for The Ghost Whisperer…
Ranking the winners and losers of the 2009-10 TV season…
Lifetime preps Project Runway spin offs…
If a network folds – but no-ones watching anyway – did it really happen?
Simon Cowell’s replacement… Bret Michaels?
Diane Keaton and Ellen Page join new HBO series…
Is an Alias reboot on the way?
Lost DVD will resolve some of those unanswered questions…
Sarah Ferguson – potential Apprentice?
Tyra’s most unhinged talk show moments!
