6 posts tagged “television shows”
Many films and television shows have been filmed in Vermont, from Me, Myself, and Irene to The Cider House Rules. However, last weekend when I was travelling through New England on a mini-break (through Vermont), I couldn't help but have one film on my mind: 1994's Time Chasers.
One of my favorite televisions shows "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" once lampooned this film in one of their episodes. I knew Time Chasers took place in Vermont by their witty one-liners ("Vermont: City on-the-go!"). And actually, despite the film's impediments, the cinematography of Vermont in the movie is quite pleasing to the eye. Because of this film, I have always wanted to go to Vermont (the film Baby Boom is another feather in the state's cap).
But one has to wonder of all the films depicting the beauty of Vermont, why did I choose this one to think about? There are plenty of films with more substance and accolades, and I chose one that was featured on a show that makes fun of movies of its kind.
Perhaps, such B movies do have an effect on audiences, after all. "MST3K" might be where bad movies go to die, but really they are getting second life. I rewatch Time Chasers all of the time on one of my VHS tapes -- more times than I've ever sat down and watched What Lies Beneath (which I also own and which was filmed in Vermont).
Popular culture has always found a way to infiltrate my dreams. I once dreamt about performing a one-act play with Jake Gyllenhaal. David Boreanaz of "Bones" once made a cameo in a love scene (I remember thinking to myself, "Am I making out with 'Angel'?"). And just last week, I took a trip to Shutter Island and woke up with heart palpitations (if my dream was a sneak preview of the film, it's going to scare the crap out of everyone!).
But of all the weird pop culture dreams I've had, my latest one was the most parallel to my innermost thoughts. I was hanging out with the cast of "The Office" outside of a restaurant in New York City (yeah, this happens ALL the time). We were all just talking and mingling and then one of them said to me (I think "Angela"), "Are you coming in with us?"
And I said, "Nah. I'm not really into you guys anymore. I'm gonna follow those guys out." And I pointed to the "30 Rock" people as they exited the restaurant.
I've been watching "30 Rock" recently on Hulu, and while I don't think it's necessarily anything fresh or new on television (some of the jokes just feel like they've been done too much), it's still 10 times better than the last couple seasons of 'The Office." And at least their season finale doesn't involve a forced ratings-driven pregnancy.
This is the monumental clip that made me actually believe Alec Baldwin is funny.
I can't stop watching this clip from The Soup last week. I think Mad Men should have a Joel McHale crossover episode. Couldn't you see Joel going head to head with Don Draper? Throw LeVar Burton into the episode, too! P.S. Rich Sommer is my new Hollywood crush.
MadMenYourself.com is my new discovery of the week. The web site allows you to create your own Mad Men character in honor of the show's return on August 16. Here's my character, the office neurotic known as "Mego." She becomes a 60's "prehistoric" blogger when she sends memos to everyone each day, updating them on the happenings of why she hates Neil Sedaka and what she thought of Lawrence of Arabia.
Pushing Daisies Season 2 on DVD (the final season, sniff sniff) was released today. Sadly, the stills for the cover were used on previous advertisements (I know this because I am a freak). The same poster touting the premiere last October also serves as the cover of the DVD set. How strangely ironic!
It just goes to show how underappreciated this series really was. We can't even get new photos for the DVD set! As Gob Bluth would say, "Come on!"
I haven't seen the last episode yet and can't wait to find out how it all (kinda) ends.
ABC Family aired the series finale of the Gilmore Girls yesterday (for the very first time since the series ended in 2007). In the final episode, Rory gets a job at a web magazine where she's set to cover Barack Obama's campaign.
Two years after the fact, I can't help but wonder what Rory Gilmore is doing now. I find it strangely omniscient that the writers of Girls would decide that our little Yale grad would follow Obama rather than other Democratic presidential hopeful Clinton. I wonder if they had a feeling he would become President someday.
Where is Rory Gilmore now? Is she feeling the pains of the recession, jobless and broke and living in a cardboard box? Or is she flourishing as a reporter ala her hero Christiane Amanpour? Or is she back at Star's Hollow, living at home like so many other college grads her age?
I smell a new ABC Family spin-off series.
