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06/19/2007
Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse
What do you get when you combine two bickering slacker buddies, a one-room apartment, and the end of the world? Why, "Jay and Seth vs. the Apocalypse," of course.
Not much is known yet about this comedy-horror short, other than that it comes to us from Knocked Up stars Seth Rogan and Jay Baruchel and producer Evan Goldberg. What we do have is this romp of a trailer, in which Rogan and Baruchel are holed up together, hiding from certain death and getting mighty cranky about it while Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me" plays jauntily in the background. It's pretty enjoyable.
I, for one, will be keeping an eye out for it... and maybe giving some thought to just who I'd like to be spending my apocalypse with.
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06/15/2007
Hurricane Katrina on FOX Prime-Time
Now that summer is upon us and we can rightly begin to anticipate the fall lineups from various networks, trailers for the new shows have begun popping up everywhere. The latest one to catch my attention is K-Ville, one of FOX’s seven new shows.
Being a New Orleans native, I knew there must be at least one project in the works about Hurricane Katrina; after all, it has been two years, long enough for the development and production process to take place. And what network exec wants to pass up a real life drama?
I can’t say that I’m surprised about the set up. I mean, they’ve got most things right. Many people are still not moving back (myself included), yes, it really does still look like that, and since it’s a crime drama that seems pretty fitting too. I’ll even give it to Anthony Anderson (The Departed) and Cole Hauser (The Break Up) for not even attempting a New Orleans accent.
But despite the fact that the director, Deran Sarafian, has House, MD under his belt, there’s something in my gut that tells me that this might be another Black Donnellys. I’m not saying it won’t sustain any type of viewership, I’m just saying that when I’m intrigued with a show, it’s destined to get cancelled.
Being a New Orleans native, I knew there must be at least one project in the works about Hurricane Katrina; after all, it has been two years, long enough for the development and production process to take place. And what network exec wants to pass up a real life drama?
I can’t say that I’m surprised about the set up. I mean, they’ve got most things right. Many people are still not moving back (myself included), yes, it really does still look like that, and since it’s a crime drama that seems pretty fitting too. I’ll even give it to Anthony Anderson (The Departed) and Cole Hauser (The Break Up) for not even attempting a New Orleans accent.
But despite the fact that the director, Deran Sarafian, has House, MD under his belt, there’s something in my gut that tells me that this might be another Black Donnellys. I’m not saying it won’t sustain any type of viewership, I’m just saying that when I’m intrigued with a show, it’s destined to get cancelled.
