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Jan. 14th, 2011 11:41 am* Casting news: Lauren Ambrose is going to be in Torchwood: Miracle Day. Although my Six Feet Under (re)watch got stalled after season 2, I still kind of love her. Man, between this and Dichen Lachman, it's like they're trying to make me watch it or something. I suspect I'll do what I did with Children of Earth - wait for everyone else to watch it first and heed the warnings. :)
* If you're looking for Office spoilers (or just morbidly curious how the show will survive without Steve Carell), Alan Sepinwall has the deets. I am cautiously optimistic. I mean, there's always the chance a show will crash and burn with a major shift like this, but The Office has gotten terribly stale the last couple seasons. If they must persist in making new episodes instead of quitting while they're ahead, I am more than happy to see some new blood coming in to shake things up. And honestly, Michael Scott hasn't been a character I enjoy watching in at least two years, and he was never my favorite part of the show, so I doubt I'll miss him very much. It's really just a question of whether the writers can find a strong new direction for the show, or if the writing ends up being the same tired stuff, but with a Carell-sized hole in it.
* From the IDEK file: How on earth do you make a reality show out of Pac-Man? I suppose it has the potential to be unintentionally hilarious, but I'm expecting just plain awful. For real, they will make a reality show out of anything these days. (Personally, I am still holding out for the "Celebrity Gets Eaten By a Shark" show.)
* Random writing advice: When and how to use flashbacks.
* If you're looking for Office spoilers (or just morbidly curious how the show will survive without Steve Carell), Alan Sepinwall has the deets. I am cautiously optimistic. I mean, there's always the chance a show will crash and burn with a major shift like this, but The Office has gotten terribly stale the last couple seasons. If they must persist in making new episodes instead of quitting while they're ahead, I am more than happy to see some new blood coming in to shake things up. And honestly, Michael Scott hasn't been a character I enjoy watching in at least two years, and he was never my favorite part of the show, so I doubt I'll miss him very much. It's really just a question of whether the writers can find a strong new direction for the show, or if the writing ends up being the same tired stuff, but with a Carell-sized hole in it.
* From the IDEK file: How on earth do you make a reality show out of Pac-Man? I suppose it has the potential to be unintentionally hilarious, but I'm expecting just plain awful. For real, they will make a reality show out of anything these days. (Personally, I am still holding out for the "Celebrity Gets Eaten By a Shark" show.)
* Random writing advice: When and how to use flashbacks.
