I Don’t Understand These Types of People

it seems to me that there are basically two types of aspiring writers in Hollywood-the ones who want to learn, grow and work hard and the ones who just like to piss and moan about how they did everything right, but someone else got their job-I call the second lot-annoying.

Another Great Pilot Turns To A ‘So-So’ Show ~ Rizzoli & Isles

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Rizzoli & Isles

I was so excited to see that Rizzoli & Isles was going to be a new cop drama staring Angie Harmon-who I absolutely love in everything she does. The pilot episode was season finale strong, but the second and third episodes have left me more disappointed than wanting more.

First of all, and this is just my personal issue. The main character is Jane Rizzoli-who is Italian and whose mother is played by Lorraine Bracco. I love Lorraine in everything she does as well, but for a show set in Boston, you would think she could at least get rid of the Brooklyn-esque New York-New Jersey accent she has going. I mean, she should have a thick Boston accent, but come on, no one in ‘Friends’ had a New York accent, but this is just something that bothers me.

On that note, only Donnie Wahlberg had any resemblance of a Boston brogue and he left after only two episodes, after establishing that his character and Rizzoli had chemistry and setting him and her up for a possible romance.

Sasha Alexander who plays Maura Isles is flat and needs to push more in some direction. I also feel no chemistry between her and Rizzoli and wonder if Sasha and Angie hate each other in real life. The character feels like a stereotype of every other forensic specialist on every other cop show out there, and also like a weak imitation of Bones.  I like this actress, but it isn’t working for me.

Another really picky thing is that the show opens and is riddled with Irish music, because it is set in Boston I am sure, but doesn’t seem to work with an Italian lead. I love the music, but for me it doesn’t fit the show.

That all said, I feel like the show has potential if they just fix some bugs and pay closer attention to the small details. I know that some people don’t care about accents, music, and chemistry, but I do. I grew up on the east coast and anyone who ever spent more than a week or two in Boston has an accent. Hell, I still say  ‘wicked’ and I never lived there.

I will give it a 3.5 stars out of 5 and keep watching in hopes that they can pull off another great one like the pilot. I had a feeling this would happen, but was hoping it wouldn’t. I hate when I am right about these things.

Don Draper Returns!!

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Don Draper, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, Rich Sommer

Mad Men is one of the best shows I was not watching. What was I thinking? OMG. I have seen Matt Weiner speak a few times, but just was always so busy working that I couldn’t break in a new show. Now I can’t turn it off. I only wish I had more time to ‘watch’ it as apposed to mostly listening while I am drawing, but I will take what I can get.

The characters are superbly developed, but there is never too much exposition. The shots are beyond amazing. This is a great show to study if you are interested in storyboarding in any way. Every shot captures the essence of the scene without turning it into a comic book, and or an ‘ad’.

I also am learning a lot about my parents because they met in the early 60s and I never understood the way my dad thought about women and I never understood why my mother married my father-now I do. Thank you Matt Weiner.

*A little side note about Matt, he started writing sitcoms before moving onto New Jersey mobsters in the Sopranos and now the advertising men of Madison Ave. *

Here is an article I found this morning!

Rich Sommer: Season Four of ‘Mad Men’ Is ‘Unbelievable’

By Denise Warner Posted Jul 25th 2010 09:45AM

The fourth season of ‘Mad Men’ premieres in just a few hours (10 PM on AMC), and we can hardly stand the wait.

PopEater was lucky enough to talk to star Rich Sommer, who plays Harry Crane — Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce’s head of media — and he is just as enthused about the upcoming episodes as we are.

“I’m excited to finally get it out there. We’ve been sitting on it for so long. It pains us as much as it pains you guys,” he says in our interview.

The audience should expect the usual greatness that the show brings. “There are a couple of episodes this season that are unbelievable, so I can’t wait to see them,” Sommer adds.

More good news for the actor? He and his wife are expecting their second child at the end of the summer. “We’ll be having a little boy to match our little girl.” Read the Full Interview After the Jump!

Are you excited for the season four premiere as I am?
[Laughs] Yes, of course. I’m excited to finally get it out there. We’ve been sitting on it for so long. It pains us as much as it pains you guys.

You’ve seen it?
I have. I’ve now seen it twice.

What do you think?
I think it’s great. It’s hard. I said recently, it’s hard not to be a sycophant for AMC and our show in particular. It’s hard because it’s good and I’m really really proud of what we put together, especially how it kicks off. I think it starts strong.

So what can you tell me about where this season is headed?
Well, I mean, as you know by the way you asked that question, not very much. I can say that it does move forward some amount in time. We don’t start the next day after season three. We continue to be affected by the time we were in, as far as events that happened. And you see a new paradigm, it’s a new company. Even though some people are still in the same job, everyone has a new status because there are fewer people at the company. It’s a tighter run ship and it forces everybody into an elevated position of authority.

Well, let’s talk about Harry for a little bit. Where do you want to see him go in this world?
I’m rooting for him. I like Harry so much. It’s weird because obviously he’s not me. There’s a lot about him that is like me and I think we’re both pretty ambitious guys and hope for both of us that that pays off. Historically, people who did what he does, continued up the ladder. This is not the top of the ladder for someone who does what he does. People like Harry who were head of media became heads of entire agencies or got more involved in entertainment. I think that he got on the right train when he started the TV department. It looks like it could go well for him if he doesn’t f— it up.

He’s obviously very forward thinking.
Yeah. I think so. He’s at least not willing to be complacent, which is good.

What’s it like on set? Do you all hate each other?
[Laughs] No, we do not all hate each other, luckily. We get along very very well. Over the years it’s like summer camp. We’re away from each other for the bulk of the year, but when we get together, there’s a lot of talking about what you did in the off time and there’s always that renewed thing at the beginning of the season, everyone’s hanging out a lot. Jon Hamm and I like to spend a little time going to see some comedy — sorry I almost started naming the one place that we go.

[Laughs] Don’t worry.
But yeah, we like to go see comedy and Lizzie Moss [who plays Peggy Olson] is a good friend. And of course Michael Gladis [Paul Kinsey] and Aaron Staton [Ken Cosgrove] are all good friends. It’s a very social group. We’re a friendly group, we luckily get a long well. You’re best friend for the moment is whomever you’re working with that day. It’s nice.

Is there anyone you want to do more with?
Hmm. Let me preface that– it’s hard for me to answer this question, obviously, because it can give away if I have or haven’t had time with anyone yet this season — we’re now 10 episodes in — and that’s a lot of information that would be communicated by that question. I think it’s safe to say that any scene with anyone, it’s a different dynamic any time you do a scene. I loved the stuff I got to do with Christina Hendricks [Joan Holloway] in season two with ‘A Night to Remember’ when she was reading those scripts.

That was such a heartbreaking moment, when Harry hired someone else.
I know. I know I got yelled at for that off screen a few times. More than a few times. But, with her, she’s just so good. She and I have a short, albeit fun, little scene in the premiere. It’s good. As far as who do I want to work with more? Anyone. Working with Jon Hamm is always amazing. He’s so good. The scene that I got to do with him in ‘The Wheel,’ in season one, talking about the Lascaux cave paintings and the carousel, is the best scene I’ve gotten to do in anything in my entire life. Half of it was the writing, half of it was Jon, just getting to do that with him. Anytime I get to work with him is great. Of course, John Slattery [Roger Sterling] is hilarious, we have a lot of fun together. That’s a hard question to answer, for lots of reasons.

I’m sure you don’t want to make any enemies or hurt any feelings.
There’s no one I don’t want to do scenes with, let’s put it that way.

How do you feel about the phenomenon that the show has become?
I still remain pretty astounded. I’m not astounded that the show is popular, necessarily, in the way that it should be. I think it’s the best writing on TV hands down, so as far as I’m concerned, it’s kind of a no brainer. I guess I’m a little surprised because we’re still getting love. A lot of shows don’t even make it to a third and fourth season and those that do, it’s rare for them to get the respect we seem to get. The only bad thing about it is, it’s literally down hill for me. There’s nothing that can ever measure up to this. I cannot in my brain fathom how something gets bigger than this, since my biggest dreams of doing a TV show didn’t even encompass — didn’t even come close to what this show is. It’s hard to imagine it being any better.

On the flip side, I know that I feel — and a lot of other people feel — that it doesn’t get better than this for us as an audience.
That’s awesome. I mean, we agree.

I remember watching the finale last season and thinking ‘Oh my God, it got better.’
We’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. Luckily, it’s not even in sight, so it’s good.

Will we get to see ‘Mad Men’ into the ’70s?
Do you really want to? Really? I’m guessing that part of the reason people want us to go into the ’70s is the novelty of it. Seeing Don Draper in bell bottoms. I don’t think he’d ever really be in bell bottoms, but I don’t know. I know that as it stands, there is not an end in sight for the show. There was all this weird back and forth about when AMC or Lionsgate wants the show to end or when Matt Weiner wants the show to end. I’m not privy to any of that stuff. I’m just enjoying the time that I’m here and recognizing that this is a finite thing. My time on the show is finite or the show is finite — I don’t know. I just want to enjoy it while it’s here.

I’m afraid I’ll sound like an obsessed fan girl here, but I’d take as much ‘Mad Men’ as I can get. Bring on the 22-episode seasons, please.
Well, I love that and I of course, anytime I get to put on Harry Crane, I get excited but that being said, the reason the show is so effective is because of the tightness, how little time there is to do it. There are things where I will look at an episode, late in the season and realize how quickly we got from zero to 60. If you look at episode 13, we didn’t know [PPL and Sterling Cooper were going to be sold], until the beginning of 13 and that whole episode changed the entire structure of the show. While I hear what you are saying and it’d be fun, I think it’s really an integral part of why the show is as compelling as it is, to have it be stuffed into those 13 episodes as it is.

We prize what we do get, believe me.
I’m glad.

Do you have a favorite episodes?
Ohh. I have lots of favorite episodes. My favorite episode to shoot was ‘Nixon Vs. Kennedy’ in the first season. That party that happens throughout the show was basically really happening. We were all there together, we were having fun. We shot it almost entirely in chronological order, so those scenes where everyone was exhausted at the end and laying on couches [was really like that.] And one of my favorite scenes happens in the entire series, which is Paul Kinsey and Joan Holloway having a conversation about when they used to date and then dancing, silently, the Cha-Cha, with no music. They were exhausted, it was two in the morning when they finally got to that scene. They look exhausted, they sounded exhausted. That day was incredible. A lot of the people involved with that still cite that as their favorite day at work. That was my favorite to shoot. My favorite to watch? I think this answer will be different once I see this season because there are a couple of episodes this season that are unbelievable so I can’t wait to see them. But, you know, [last season’s finale] ‘Shut the Door, Have a Seat,’ the show’s never been more fun than that episode and sad and funny. It hits all the notes that the show is known for.

I love the scene where Harry finds out that they are starting a new agency is in disbelief about what is happening and he says ‘You’re kidding’ and Roger replies, ‘Yes, we are. Happy birthday.’
[Laughs.] That was really funny.

What else is going on for you, besides ‘Mad Men’?
When ‘Mad Men’ is happening, it’s pretty bonkers around here. I’m sort of on call. It’s hard to do things while we’re shooting this. I did manage to squeeze in a couple of things for Funny or Die. It’s called ‘The Committee.’ We’re hoping to do more of those. And [my wife and I are] having a second child at the end of the summer.

Congratulations!
Thank you. Right as we wrap, we’ll be having a little boy to match our little girl. Anytime I’m not at work, I’m doing that. It’s been a very full and fulfilling summer.

Well thank you so much, I obviously really enjoy the show. I don’t know if you got that.
[Laughs.] I did. But honestly, I really appreciate it. Especially when it comes to interviews, it’s always nice to talk to someone who knows the show and can kind of get the references and isn’t just asking what’s in those fake cigarettes you’re smoking. Those questions got old halfway through season one

My Boys is Back! Sundays!

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My Boys

MY BOYS IS BACK. Yay, season 4. I love this cute show and below there is a review that was posted about the new season.

I’m not entirely sure I agree with some of the less than positive things this reviewer says, except for sure, it doesn’t feel like it was really in Chicago, until the one episode where it was 1 degree outside for a high of the day and then got warm and then snowed..that was real(Okay, what show besides ER has felt like Chicago? Once and Again used to shoot in downtown Burbank and you could tell from the palm trees and the fact they were never wearing winter hats, scarves or anything).

But at the end of the day, who cares? (Shows set in New York always make that city look bright and sunny, and we all know that it is usually dark and gray, but  no one seems to care. Like in Friends, there were never any people on the streets-it did NOT ever feel like New York, and yet we liked it.)

I watch the show because I love the concept and the characters, and baseball of course~which if you don’t know already plays a huge part-I mean, could this show be written just for me? A comedy with baseball comparisons running throughout? Nice.

It is funny to me that this reviewer compares My Boys to How I Met Your Mother-which is also a show I really like. As well have been told on more than one occasion that I am either Robin or PJ or a combination of them both, which I take as a huge compliment, even when it is usually meant as an insult for my more tomboy-ish side-well hanging out with my boys. (pun intended)

Here is the review for you. I haven’t seen any of season 4, so I can’t review it, but I am happy it is back on. I am bummed that Andy left, but I am sure it will be great. I also do agree that the cast works really well as an ensemble.

TV Review: Talented Cast of Chicago-Set ‘My Boys’ Finds Comic Rhythm

Submitted by BrianTT on July 24, 2010 – 8:09pm.

CHICAGO – The writing on “My Boys” can still be overly self-aware of its perceived cleverness but the ensemble has developed to such an extent that they’ve reached level of talent that can overcome the occasional weak punchline or false character moment. These talented actors have finally gelled into the fine-tuned comedy ensemble that they always threatened to be and you couldn’t ask for better drinking buddies on a Sunday night this summer.

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0

Part of the problem with the first few seasons of “My Boys” was that it wasn’t a true ensemble show. It felt like Jordana Spiro’s vehicle and the rest of the cast were merely playing off her lead. If you just saw the first two episodes of the fourth season, you’d have no idea that this was “her show.” Everyone is finally on the same level, turning the series into a much-more-successful ensemble piece like “Friends” or “How I Met Your Mother.” And that’s meant as no slight to the talent and charm of Spiro but it’s nice to see the rest of the cast treated equally and rising to the occasion.

My Boys
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The writers seem equally more confident about the talent of their ensemble as evidenced by the excellent scripts for the first two episodes of season four. Jim Gaffigan left between seasons and the first episode features a search for a poker replacement for the grumpy Andy. The quest to find someone to join a group that thrives on in-jokes and personal preferences is a funny and relatable one with a clever ending. The second episode allows the writers to play with the new couple dynamic as former enemies Kenny (Michael Bunin) and Stephanie (Kellee Stewart) are now dating and the pair head to the fancy new restaurant with PJ (Spiro) and her boyfriend Bobby (Kyle Howard), leaving friends Brendan (Reid Scott) and Mike (Jamie Kaler) to hilariously attempt to me men instead of merely boys.

My Boys Photo credit: TBS

I admit to not having seen every episode of the first three seasons of “My Boys” but I think I’ve seen more than half and I was startled at how funny the first hour of the new season ended up. These are definitely two of the most consistently enjoyable episode of the show that I’ve seen and for the first time I think I’m ready to upgrade the show from occasional diversion to regular viewing.

What’s different? The comic timing seems improved all around. Spiro is still good and she’s becoming a more capable lead with every season but by allowing her talented co-stars to share the spotlight, the show has taken on a much more effective rhythm. Scott and Kaler’s arc in episode two as they don suits and ties to try to meet a higher class of women is hysterical and a series of flashbacks in episode one about how the gang met each other — often in passing long before they were even friends — is spectacular. Howard also seems significantly more relaxed. He never looked quite comfortable in previous seasons but with the focus not so intensely on his relationship with PJ he can become a more effective player.

Of course, the Chicago connnection has always been a major part of the show but has never felt quite believable. The show often seemed to me a series set in the Windy City that didn’t quite feel like any of it was shot here or that the characters ever lived here. It’s hard to put a finger on why but even that sensation is a bit different at the start of season four. With more subtle Chicago shout-outs (a Michael Jordan autograph and a new restaurant from a “Top Chef” winner, which mirrors an establishment opened here by the winner of season three, play roles in the first two episodes), the setting feels more organic and genuine than it did before.

There are still a few punchlines that are unnecessarily underlined and the banter often sounds overly scripted (not unlike “How I Met Your Mother”). People don’t always have the right clever quip to volley back and forth in the real world. The best shows about groups of twenty- or thirty-something friends finely walk that line of presenting characters who almost always seem to know what to say with keeping them believable. “My Boys” had the clever dialogue from the beginning but they seem to have finally found the believable characters to take a decent show and turn it into a potentially great one. It took three years, but these “boys” may finally be men in the world of comedy.

‘My Boys,’ which airs on TBS, stars Jordana Spiro, Michael Bunin, Kellee Stewart, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, and Jamie Kaler. The show returns on July 25th, 2010 at 9PM CST.

By BRIAN TALLERICO Content Director HollywoodChicago.com brian@hollywoodchicago.com

Read more: http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news/11377/tv-review-talented-cast-of-chicago-set-my-boys-finds-comic-rhythm#ixzz0ufdkLvFL

so you want to be a writer? by Charles Bukowski

so you want to be a writer? by Charles Bukowski

if it doesn't come bursting out of you
in spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your
heart and your mind and your mouth
and your gut,
don't do it.
if you have to sit for hours
staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your
typewriter
searching for words,
don't do it.
if you're doing it for money or
fame,
don't do it.
if you're doing it because you want
women in your bed,
don't do it.
if you have to sit there and
rewrite it again and again,
don't do it.
if it's hard work just thinking about doing it,
don't do it.
if you're trying to write like somebody
else,
forget about it.


if you have to wait for it to roar out of
you,
then wait patiently.
if it never does roar out of you,
do something else.

if you first have to read it to your wife
or your girlfriend or your boyfriend
or your parents or to anybody at all,
you're not ready.

don't be like so many writers,
don't be like so many thousands of
people who call themselves writers,
don't be dull and boring and
pretentious, don't be consumed with self-
love.
the libraries of the world have
yawned themselves to
sleep
over your kind.
don't add to that.
don't do it.
unless it comes out of
your soul like a rocket,
unless being still would
drive you to madness or
suicide or murder,
don't do it.
unless the sun inside you is
burning your gut,
don't do it.

when it is truly time,
and if you have been chosen,
it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in you.

there is no other way.

and there never was.

R.I.P. Supervising Animator & Friend Pres Romanillos

A friend and colleague of mine from Disney & DreamWorks lost his battle to Leukemia yesterday afternoon. The whole animation industry is dark and sad today because of this great loss. Pres was not only an amazing animator, he was a great friend to anyone he met. He was always kind, generous and never judged anyone no matter what. He welcomed me into Disney Orlando when I was sent from the Burbank studio to help on Mulan, and helped me through my uncle’s death the day I met him. When I got to DreamWorks a couple years later, I felt like an outsider and it was Pres who reached out and made me feel at home.

He spent time rescuing animals and finding homes for them. He spent time mentoring people and we all loved him.

I was hoping that we would be sitting around years from now talking about the summer he was so sick and how he beat it. Unfortunately that is not the case and the world is a darker place because of this loss.

This morning I was watching Glee while working and they sang this song and not only did it make me cry like a child, it reminded me of Pres because I know he wouldn’t want us to be sad today, but happy, smiling and remembering him.

I believe more than ever that life is so short and it is so important to cherish every moment with the ones you love. I hope these lyrics remind you of someone that you have in your life.

I dedicate to you Pres and your journey to the other side.

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You’ll get by…

If you smile
With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just…

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just…

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You’ll get by…

If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile…

That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

It’s Official, I’ve Become a GLEEk!

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OMG!~ Here is a show that is so up my alley, it is parked in my alley, living there, and paying rent. Musical? Comedy? Television? Did the writers do this just for me? You would think, but …

Oddly enough,at first I didn’t love this show and even wondered what the craze was all about, but now I have to say that I love it. I really do, but I wouldn’t say it is as funny as some say and there are parts that people laugh at, that I don’t find funny at all, and usually inspire me to use my fast forward (thank you to the person who invented that gem), button and move to the next scene.

Over all I do think it is quite well done and funny.

NOT “hahahaha funny”, but ironic funny, or mean funny; ala Election, Rushmore, Royal Tanenbaums, that type of funny. That said, I laughed out loud a few times at Sue, who is  played beyond brilliantly by Jane Lynch.

Now ….she is funny. I love her, I love her sense of comedic timing and she always makes me laugh.
I also don’t think she is pure evil and I think they have clearly showed a clear reason for why she is the way she is. In my opinion, she was also definitely an “outsider” in high school, and her insecurities from that time make her so mean. They showed she had a softer side when she thought she was in love with the guy from the station, and  again with her sister.

The way she acted when the guy dumped her was more than hilarious, wrong, mean, and definitely worth the whole universe Gleeking out. She is the one who makes me laugh. The others pull at my heart, or move me to tears, but Sue-Jane makes me laugh.

The cast of kids are great. My favs being Kurt-I love him so much! and Rachel of course. They are all talented, but those two stand out the most to me. I also kinda like dorky Finn, but all of them touch me in some way.

A lot of people gave me a hard time when I didn’t love it immediately, but I think part of that is being busy and not having time to watch it thoroughly, and pay attention. This is the type of show you have to actually watch when it’s on, not just listen to while working.

When I was in high school, being popular was everything to me, and it was important beyond anything else and the things I did to achieve that aren’t always things I am proud of, but they are what they are. At the end of the day, I was still the geeky “artsy-acting” girl that wasn’t the most popular even though she was a cheerleader, and I was still on the outside. I never fit in completely, so I totally understand these kids. As well, I myself, dropped out of band, theater and didn’t even try for Glee-funny because my whole life was about acting, music, musicals, singing and theater-but I gave it up to be popular. Let’s face it, I also became a bitch. I never threw a “Slushee” at anyone, but there were definitely people I didn’t talk to, but really liked. It was all so stupid, but then again, so it high school.

In any case, I wasn’t sure about this show, but after seeing Brad Falchuk, one of the creators, a few times talk about the show, and then seeing him with Ian Brennan, and Ryan Murphy last week, something about their chemistry made me want to give the show another chance, so I dove it this week, and I have officially switched to the other side.

Hey if this girl can go from a Republican to a Democrat, a Yankee fan to a Red Sox fan, I can go from not being a GLEEk to being a GLEEk!

It’s on!

Created by: Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy

Dianna Agron … Quinn Fabray

Chris Colfer … Kurt Hummel

Jessalyn Gilsig … Terri Schuester

Jane Lynch … Sue Sylvester

Jayma Mays … Emma Pillsbury

Kevin McHale … Artie Abrams

Lea Michele … Rachel Berry

Cory Monteith … Finn Hudson

Matthew Morrison … Will Schuester

Amber Riley … Mercedes Jones

Mark Salling … Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman

Jenna Ushkowitz … Tina Cohen-Chang

Naya Rivera … Santana Lopez

Heather Morris … Brittany

Entourage! I Love This Show

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Okay, lots of my women friends bitch and moan about Entourage all the time, and I usually want to smack them upside the head. This is a really good show, and it is about boys, and what is more important, Hollywood boys. The women like to complain that the show objectifies women, which I totally disagree with. It is just showing boys being boys and the reason I love it so much?

IT IS EXACTLY HOW HOLLYWOOD IS!

I know all of these characters in real life-not the actors-al though I actually know a couple people who work on the show-but I mean the characters. I know them all, because I have worked in this industry my entire life.

I was dating an actor in the early 90s, when he got big, so did the way he slept around, the things he said and did, EXACTLY like Vinnie-it is a young boys dream to be so popular, and rich.
I know brothers of successful actors, and they do act like Drama. Turtle-the useless sidekick living off the famous friend’s money and name. E, the manager? Yeah right, manager-so true. And Ari, I know many a Ari. My old agent was exactly like Ari and that is why I hired him.

This is a show about show business and it is very real and that is why it is so awesome.

I have heard rumors about a movie version. I am not sure it will sustain, but I would go, hell I am living in this world anyhow.

ENTOURAGE HBO! LOVE IT!!!

Did The Writers Not Even Look At A Map? LEAP YEAR

Jaysus in the bloody market? Have you seen this film?
Leap Year?

UGH

There are a lot of things wrong with this film, but even though it has a weak premise, it could have worked.

But I have to start with the OBVIOUS!

If you are on a plane from the States to Dublin you would definitely not land in Cardiff-Wales-which is east and south of Ireland during a storm. If the storm was so bad it took out Dublin’s airport, Cardiff would also be S.O.L.
A way to fix this would have been to have the plane emergency in Shannon-North and West of Dublin, in Ireland and the first place to land from the States.

NOW, if you are taking a ferry from Cardiff to Cork-er…..you would take right to Dublin…but fair enough, you are trying to go to Cork~which is west of Dublin, and Cardiff is south…so that doesn’t make sense, but in any case, if this was your wish and there was another huge storm, you would never in a million years end up in DINGLE, because in order to do this, you would have had to actually go out into the Atlantic Ocean and circle around the bottom of Ireland, up to Dingle. There was NO REASON for this scene. CUT IT OUT COMPLETELY!

If the plane had just landed in Shannon, she could have taken a cab or bus that broke down in Dingle and at least that would have made some sense.

Okay, do you see where Dingle is? Does not work.

Now the problems with the story are sad really, because it could have worked.

She was a control freak and she broke her character immediately by deciding to go to Ireland on a moments notice.

First of all, her man should have proposed to her at the beginning and she turned him down, then it would have been strong enough for her to jump on a plane last minute and fly all the way to Dublin to propose. Because she could have changed her mind because she really loved him. The way it is now, she was a control freak who planned everything, and thought he was going to propose and he didn’t, so she chased him to Dublin to ask him on “leap year”. Her character would never do something like this, and yer man Declan made an excellent point early on, that if Jeremy wanted to marry her, he would have asked-thus ending the story right there.

Now onto Declan-I see they were going for that “French Kiss” kind of character-dark, moody, brooding man that is opposite of her, but it doesn’t work for many reasons, mostly because him needing money isn’t really strong enough for him to put up with her abuse. The could have fixed it by making the amount a lot larger and the stakes higher if he didn’t pay. Like in French Kiss Luc was desperate to find his stolen diamonds to sell them, so he needed Kate. In this film, Declan doesn’t really need her at all.

They move through Ireland and keep getting stopped along the way to Dublin, which is only about a 8 or 9 hours drive from Dingle, so this is also pretty weak. The fact they had to pretend they were married to stay at a Bed & Breakfast, was also weak. I think they did this to put them in one room, but just having the place only have one room left would have been enough.

To be fair I didn’t even finish watching it. All the wrong stuff about Ireland was a bit too much and she was so unlikeable, I didn’t care who she ended up with.

I don’t like to be negative about anyone’s work and the original writers of this film gave a talk at the WGA a few months back and they did say it was changed a lot by the corporate studio execs, and that is even sadder.

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