OG's BLOG » TV http://steveogden.com/blog JOURNAL of ARTIST and WRITER STEVE OGDEN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:22:43 +0000 en hourly 1 Democrazy http://steveogden.com/blog/2009/08/democrazy/ http://steveogden.com/blog/2009/08/democrazy/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:23:58 +0000 Og http://steveogden.com/blog/?p=910 A healthy Democracy needs healthy debate. But I would say some debate strains the label “healthy”. To wit:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Healther Skelter
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Spinal Tap Performance

And then there are the talking head news discussion panels, of which the following does a fantastic job of reproducing:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Healther Skelter – Obama Death Panel Debate
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Spinal Tap Performance

I wonder if this is what Nero saw just before he began fiddling? Buncha goofballs.

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I always wondered what’s going through the showrunner or lead writer’s mind as a show is airing its finale. As far as Ronald D. Moore goes (the Executive Producer and Developer of the freshly concluded new Battlestar Galactica), now we know, for he has posted his feelings on the subject at his blog.

My favorite line:

All I know is that today there is a show called Battlestar Galactica and tomorrow there was.

Senior year. Heh.

BTW – many of you know I’m a big fan of Ron’s post-show podcasts, where he breaks down the episode, what went right, what went wrong, what he did differently, and WHY. Here‘s what Ron was drinking during the final podcast. Hmm. 25 year old Scotch. Pity he couldn’t afford the new stuff. :)

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Gervais’ portrayal is shocking in its accuracy. Any manager who sees traces of himself in this character needs to take steps to purge those traits from his routine. PS – Any manager who doesn’t see himself in this character isn’t looking hard enough.

The team that developed The Office is reportedly working on a new comedy for the BBC, in a similar vein, in which Ricky plays a struggling TV extra, “a moaner who bitches about the stars and laughs in the face of adversity,” he says. Although it’s not filmed as a documentary this time, fans of The Office should still like it.

Movie stars are of course falling over themselves for cameos on the show, which is sure to be a hit. It should come out some time this summer… at least in England.

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