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I tried to get into MasterChef. I really thought that it could be one piece of reality TV that I’d enjoy. I enjoy good food so I thought that a show that requires participants to have some talent in this field would be good. But there’s not much in the way of memorable contestants, and the judges fail to garner much credibility – which is odd, given that I’ve been a big fan of Preston’s writing for years, and I’d really like to try Calombaris’s stuff at ‘The Press Club’. I think I’ll stick with watching ‘Hells Kitchen’ for the moment.
It’s got vampires in it; it’s got Anna Paquin in it; and it’s got the best title sequence since ‘The Sopranos’ – you’re primed for some great TV here. ‘True Blood’ is set in the deep south in a reality where vampires have recently come into the open to try and live together with humans thanks to the invention of synthetic blood. In a society that has spent so many years dealing with racism, it’s interesting to see how they deal with the new group in town – vampires. If you haven’t seen it yet, find the DVDs before season two starts.
There are a few “near-future” movies out there about made-for-TV sports. Think: ‘The Running Man’, ‘Rollerball’ and ‘Death Race’. And if these are going to become a reality, then SlamBall is a great first step. SlamBall is a basketball/NFL hybrid, played on a walled basketball court with four in-ground trampolines surrounding the goal at each end. Positions have names like “handler” and “gunner”, tackling is full-contact, (whether you have the ball or not), and slam dunks count for more points than standard shots. As far as spectator sports go – it’s not pure, but it is exciting.
This was the first time that I’ve watched, so this episode could have been the weakest of the batch; but unfortunately, you only get one chance. This episode had Lawrence learning to fight so he could get revenge on a school-yard bully who pushed him into a hedge 20 years ago. He plays himself as the lovable chump anti-hero, but by the end I was in complete agreement with the bully. From the clearly staged, awkward altercation with a random “Miyagi” found in the phone book, to the kung-fu master asked to open a jar – it’s just not classy TV.
I’d thought that Futurama was all over after season four, but with season five released as four direct-to-DVD movies, Futurama was back to round out the story. It’s not all good news, though. Obviously not used to the movie format, the middle two films become drawn out and lack that ‘bite’ that we love about Futurama. But as far as classic Futurama goes, the first and final films (‘Bender’s Big Score’ and ‘Into the Wild Green Yonder’, respectively) really nailed it. By the end, there’s enough left open to keep your imagination running, and enough closure to satisfy.
