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1. Almost finished listening to the chapter on Sleepy Hollow in Maureen Ryan's book "Burn it Down", and well, it kind of makes Whedon's antics on Buffy and Angel seem like nothing in comparison? And the Lost stuff - nowhere near as bad? At least they didn't blacklist a black actress who contracted an autoimmune disease while working on the series. Or have her character killed off to save a white, 200 year old, British nitwit.
This show...also made a big deal about the lead actress' hair. I kid you not. They went out of their way to make sure she had "normal" hair or non-curly hair. Hired stylists, and had her bring her own wigs.
Here's the Actress
She's beautiful. And I'd love to have her hair. The balding ugly white male show-runners insisted.
My workplace has a rule - you are not allowed to comment on people's hair, particularly if you are in a position of power. Not tell them to cut it, dye it, or anything of the sort. It's considered discriminatory.
Here's EW's article citing items from the book.
( Read more... )
Another snippet from the article:
( excerpt )
Neither lead provided comment.
But this is what Nicole Beharie stated about her experiences a few years ago:
Nicole Beharie talks Sleepy Hollow Exit and being Blacklisted
It's from HERE.
( excerpt )
What Ryan describes in her book is a convoluted egotistical mess - caused mainly by inexperienced and incompetent show-runners, executives, and directors. One left in a huff, because of how things were being handled. Orlando Jones asked to be killed off in S2 and wanted out.
I watched it - and gave up on it somewhere in the middle of S2-3. Mainly because what I liked about the series disappeared. Ryan's book describes why that happened and how. The writers didn't want to put Abby and Icabode together, nor did the actors, and decided to find a love interest for Icabode, but didn't really develop one for Abby. Then they went ahead and had Abby sacrifice herself for the 200 year old white boy, Icabode, which...well, doesn't work. And is tone death in a big way. And, the subplot of Icabode's family, witch wife, son, etc - is not appealing. I remember being annoyed. And gave up finally.
Anywho, there was a question raised in squidgie's journal, "what television series would you reboot with different show-runners, different actors, directors, but same basic concept?"
Sleepy Hollow. Except have someone like Jordan Peele show-run it and develop it. He'd turn it on its head.
Also, I wouldn't mind a reboot of LOST, but a different focus, and different showrunners.
Damn, I'm glad I don't work in that industry. I'd have murdered someone by now or had a nervous breakdown.
2. Ditched Marvelous Mrs. Maizel for The Diplomat tonight. After about episode five of season four. Amazon kept kicking me out, and I just gave up finally, and jumped over to Netflix, and The Diplomat.
The Diplomat was hard to find on Netflix. I had to engineer a search for it. Netflix does this - once the show has finished dropping episodes, it pushes it to the rear and pops up the new trending shows it wants you to watch. As a result it is close to impossible to find anything on Netflix.
Also it picks similar shows to whatever you watched previously or started watching. So for example? I started Lucifer again (got bored, gave up again) and finished Shadow and Bone. As a result - I have a lot of horror and teen shows being thrown at me. Also whatever their new hot items are or whatever is currently trending.
So far, Disney is the easiest network to find things on - and that's saying something (it's not that easy, it's just easier than everything else).
Anyhow, the Diplomat is worth the effort. It's good. Stars Keri Russel as the Diplomat (or current Ambassador) and Rufus Sewell (former Ambassador) as her charming but problematic husband. She loves him, but can't forgive him for something he did in Kabul that cost a lot of lives. Also Michael McKean as the President.
It's funnier than Mrs. Maisel. Not surprising. I tend to find dramas funnier than comedies. Mainly because people are often funny when they aren't trying to be or trying too hard. Comedy is best when it is loose and unplanned or absurdist.
It's very witty. Great dialogue. And banter. Russell and Sewell are excellent. And I kind of fall for Sewell all over again. I'd forgotten how appealing that actor is or how good. They are both excellent.
Two episodes in, hooked. And it's been renewed for a second season.
I'll eventually go back to Maisel, because I'm curious. But it is not funny in S4. The Palladino's banter doesn't always work.
This show...also made a big deal about the lead actress' hair. I kid you not. They went out of their way to make sure she had "normal" hair or non-curly hair. Hired stylists, and had her bring her own wigs.
Here's the Actress
She's beautiful. And I'd love to have her hair. The balding ugly white male show-runners insisted.
My workplace has a rule - you are not allowed to comment on people's hair, particularly if you are in a position of power. Not tell them to cut it, dye it, or anything of the sort. It's considered discriminatory.
Here's EW's article citing items from the book.
( Read more... )
Another snippet from the article:
( excerpt )
Neither lead provided comment.
But this is what Nicole Beharie stated about her experiences a few years ago:
Nicole Beharie talks Sleepy Hollow Exit and being Blacklisted
It's from HERE.
( excerpt )
What Ryan describes in her book is a convoluted egotistical mess - caused mainly by inexperienced and incompetent show-runners, executives, and directors. One left in a huff, because of how things were being handled. Orlando Jones asked to be killed off in S2 and wanted out.
I watched it - and gave up on it somewhere in the middle of S2-3. Mainly because what I liked about the series disappeared. Ryan's book describes why that happened and how. The writers didn't want to put Abby and Icabode together, nor did the actors, and decided to find a love interest for Icabode, but didn't really develop one for Abby. Then they went ahead and had Abby sacrifice herself for the 200 year old white boy, Icabode, which...well, doesn't work. And is tone death in a big way. And, the subplot of Icabode's family, witch wife, son, etc - is not appealing. I remember being annoyed. And gave up finally.
Anywho, there was a question raised in squidgie's journal, "what television series would you reboot with different show-runners, different actors, directors, but same basic concept?"
Sleepy Hollow. Except have someone like Jordan Peele show-run it and develop it. He'd turn it on its head.
Also, I wouldn't mind a reboot of LOST, but a different focus, and different showrunners.
Damn, I'm glad I don't work in that industry. I'd have murdered someone by now or had a nervous breakdown.
2. Ditched Marvelous Mrs. Maizel for The Diplomat tonight. After about episode five of season four. Amazon kept kicking me out, and I just gave up finally, and jumped over to Netflix, and The Diplomat.
The Diplomat was hard to find on Netflix. I had to engineer a search for it. Netflix does this - once the show has finished dropping episodes, it pushes it to the rear and pops up the new trending shows it wants you to watch. As a result it is close to impossible to find anything on Netflix.
Also it picks similar shows to whatever you watched previously or started watching. So for example? I started Lucifer again (got bored, gave up again) and finished Shadow and Bone. As a result - I have a lot of horror and teen shows being thrown at me. Also whatever their new hot items are or whatever is currently trending.
So far, Disney is the easiest network to find things on - and that's saying something (it's not that easy, it's just easier than everything else).
Anyhow, the Diplomat is worth the effort. It's good. Stars Keri Russel as the Diplomat (or current Ambassador) and Rufus Sewell (former Ambassador) as her charming but problematic husband. She loves him, but can't forgive him for something he did in Kabul that cost a lot of lives. Also Michael McKean as the President.
It's funnier than Mrs. Maisel. Not surprising. I tend to find dramas funnier than comedies. Mainly because people are often funny when they aren't trying to be or trying too hard. Comedy is best when it is loose and unplanned or absurdist.
It's very witty. Great dialogue. And banter. Russell and Sewell are excellent. And I kind of fall for Sewell all over again. I'd forgotten how appealing that actor is or how good. They are both excellent.
Two episodes in, hooked. And it's been renewed for a second season.
I'll eventually go back to Maisel, because I'm curious. But it is not funny in S4. The Palladino's banter doesn't always work.