Action on DVD! Well, maybe...
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ealgyldenFrom TVShowsOnDVD:
Columbia TriStar is considering releasing Action, the 1999 show staring SNL alum Jay Mohr as sleezy producer Peter Dragon. The show was initially intended to air on cable, and when Fox picked the show up the language had to be censored. Going up against Seinfeld, the show didn't stand a chance and was quickly cancelled after only 8 airings. With 5 episodes left unaired, cable channel FX picked it up to finish things off.
The show would make an excellent candidate for DVD. Most people haven't seen the last 5 episodes, and the DVDs could feature an unedited audio track. Hopefully there's enough demand to justify the studio releasing the show to DVD.
Honestly, not much to go on there, but "is considering releasing" is better to hear than "has forgotten the show ever existed," so I'm choosing to be optimistic. It'll happen, it will! And then we'll get Invisible Man, and Brimstone, and Brisco County, and Cupid, and...
And my mom just walked through the door and handed me a copy of Time with a scowling Russell on the cover. Yay, M&C article! I love my mom!
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ruggerdavey
You're a Martin and Danny shipper. You like your
boys cute and slashy. Good for you.
What Without a Trace ship are you?
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Goodness, that comes as a terrible shock. Oh yes, very shocking.
As usual, any answer that requires me to pick a favorite is subject to multiple sudden changes. These might not be my FAVORITE at all times, but they're always favorites.
1) What is your favorite science fiction film?
Stargate (oh shuddup). Or Ghostbusters, if that counts. Yeah, it should count.
2) What is your favorite, if you have one, chick flick?
While You Were Sleeping.
3) What is your favorite buddy film?
The Sting. Or Ghostbusters again, if you're willing to genre-bend a little.
4) What is your favorite B movie -- you know it isn't good, but you adore it anyway?
Gun Crazy, although I'd argue about the "isn't good" part. But it is, literally, a B movie, or was when it came out (in 1950). Or just about anything done on MST3K.
5) What is your favorite lame film? For this purpose lame is defined as: a film that would have been good except for one nagging thing, i.e. it was well acted and written but it was a cliched plot or it was a good film, but it came out at the wrong time for it so it didn't work.
The Rocketeer. Great film, good-looking, fairly clever and lots of fun, but it was poorly timed, poorly marketed, poorly managed, and sank like a very expensive stone. What a shame.
Columbia TriStar is considering releasing Action, the 1999 show staring SNL alum Jay Mohr as sleezy producer Peter Dragon. The show was initially intended to air on cable, and when Fox picked the show up the language had to be censored. Going up against Seinfeld, the show didn't stand a chance and was quickly cancelled after only 8 airings. With 5 episodes left unaired, cable channel FX picked it up to finish things off.
The show would make an excellent candidate for DVD. Most people haven't seen the last 5 episodes, and the DVDs could feature an unedited audio track. Hopefully there's enough demand to justify the studio releasing the show to DVD.
Honestly, not much to go on there, but "is considering releasing" is better to hear than "has forgotten the show ever existed," so I'm choosing to be optimistic. It'll happen, it will! And then we'll get Invisible Man, and Brimstone, and Brisco County, and Cupid, and...
And my mom just walked through the door and handed me a copy of Time with a scowling Russell on the cover. Yay, M&C article! I love my mom!
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ruggerdavey You're a Martin and Danny shipper. You like your
boys cute and slashy. Good for you.
What Without a Trace ship are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Goodness, that comes as a terrible shock. Oh yes, very shocking.
As usual, any answer that requires me to pick a favorite is subject to multiple sudden changes. These might not be my FAVORITE at all times, but they're always favorites.
1) What is your favorite science fiction film?
Stargate (oh shuddup). Or Ghostbusters, if that counts. Yeah, it should count.
2) What is your favorite, if you have one, chick flick?
While You Were Sleeping.
3) What is your favorite buddy film?
The Sting. Or Ghostbusters again, if you're willing to genre-bend a little.
4) What is your favorite B movie -- you know it isn't good, but you adore it anyway?
Gun Crazy, although I'd argue about the "isn't good" part. But it is, literally, a B movie, or was when it came out (in 1950). Or just about anything done on MST3K.
5) What is your favorite lame film? For this purpose lame is defined as: a film that would have been good except for one nagging thing, i.e. it was well acted and written but it was a cliched plot or it was a good film, but it came out at the wrong time for it so it didn't work.
The Rocketeer. Great film, good-looking, fairly clever and lots of fun, but it was poorly timed, poorly marketed, poorly managed, and sank like a very expensive stone. What a shame.
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Date: 2003-11-08 12:23 am (UTC)I never got to see Homefront, though I heard really good things about it. It's on my wishlist for just that reason. That's a big draw for me in general- DVDs will let me finally see shows I've heard about for years. The space issue is important, too. At this point I practically need a separate house for my videotapes.