The Remote Patrol for Friday, October 16, 2008 by Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire All times Eastern, for PBS programs, check local listings
---8 p.m. TELE-GEBRA "Queer Eye" - the homosexuals = "REAL SIMPLE. REAL LIFE." (TLC) "Lost" + "Pirates of the Caribbean" = "CRUSOE" (NBC). C'mon, you remember the assassination attempts, cannibals, and marauding pirates in the book, right? 10 p.m. The original "CRASH" (Starz!) was about more than racism. It was about interconnectivity, butterfly and effects. And, it was also originally supposed to be a television series, not an Academy Award winning movie. The project has gone through several revisions since then, with network deals, casts, and lawsuits clouding the landscape. At one point, it was hoped that the entire original cast would sign on to the series, though Loretta Divine, Ryan Phillipe, Matt Dillon and even Sandra Bullock seemed more likely as regulars than Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, or Thandie Newton. But oh well. The movie had a ton of chefs, the series has an equally sprawling grocery list of writers, producers and executive producers. While I'd love it if Paul Haggis was scripting the show, the writer's room includes people from "The Sopranos," "Deadwood," "The Wire," and "The Shield." We may not know what all the connections are between the new cast members Dennis Hopper or D.B. Sweeney, but it's about the quilt, not the stitching. Stacy Keach plays a warden again, and Charlotte Ross costars as the upset wife in "RING OF DEATH" (Spike), the usual messy mix of undercover cops, fight clubs, and steel prison cell matches that you expect from the straight to DVD fare that premieres on this channel. --- But the conversation doesn't end here, add your own suggestions or discuss mine on the "TV or Not TV" Google list. "The Remote Patrol" is copyright © 2008 Thomas Allen Heald and Gigantic Rear Projection, Ltd. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
