US TV Networks

Is anything on US TV safe anymore?
It seems that when a programme becomes successful not only in the States, but around the world, it suddenly gets cancelled.

Why? Just because its lost half a million viewers, that isn't a reason to cancel something! You're forgetting the billions around the world are watching it.

The latest victim to get the snip is ABC's Ugly Betty. This is a show I didn't expect to the get the chop at all.
But there are other shows that I believe have had unfair early exits.
Shows like "Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicals", "Firefly", "Dollhouse", and "Knight Rider". All big shows with a huge fan base, but cancelled after one or two seasons.
US stations aren't giving these programmes enough time to thrive.

Family Guy was cancelled three times by different stations before Fox bought the rights and gave it the boost it needed. Now its bigger than The Simpsons!

Take note, ABC, CBS and CW, give shows a chance. If its failing then bringing in new writers for the next season until you get it right! 

By the way, what is your problem with Joss Wheldon??? That guy has brought fantastic shows to the small screen yet the network's sack him off after the first season (except Buffy and Angel). Give him a break! 

Well Done Ricky!

Well done Mr Gervais for doing a great job presenting the Golden Globes at the weekend.

You could see one or two peeps in the crowd cringing at his jokes, but he doesn't careless. Its his act, his nature to rip into people and fans of the 11 o'clock show will know that from his stint on there.

The best gags of the night had to be the introduction to Mel Gibson and Angelina Jolie adoption dig at the start of the show, priceless.
And as he said "Who cares? I'm not doing this again", so what had to lose? Nothing.


Its a shame he hasn't been approached to host the Oscars, as that would certainly be worth watching.

Writing Again

I seem to have got the writing bug.
I've been writing for five years on and off, dabbling with a few screenplays here and there, but never really did anything with them.


Now, my brain just won't stop ticking over with ideas. Its like I've opened Pandora's Box and its flooding my mind. 
I'm already shooting two films this year, maybe a third in 2011. 


I guess I'm a creative person. Over the year's I've branched out with my trades going from cameraman to stand-up comedian and actor. This year I'm now directing my first feature. I guess I just kept my options open to me occupied.
Maybe one day I do it professionally and jack my dead end job in. 


Let's see what 2010 brings.

Embarrassing illnesses

How come some people can't see their doctor because they have an embarrassing illness. Yet, they can quite happily go on national television and tell the country about it.
Erm... Hello! We all know that you have a tiny penis and it doesn't work properly. But we wouldn't have known that if you had gone to your GP who would have kept that between you both. 
I just don't get some people... Next! 

Creative Head Back On!

Okay, Christmas is over and done with for another year so its time I got my creative head back on concentrate on Christian.


For those who don't know, I've written and currently directing a Dracula movie, currently shooting in Whitby, North Yorkshire - called Christian (www.christianmovie.co.uk).


We started shooting some scenes in November 2009, but thanks to the bad weather and Swine Flu we've had to put the production on hold.


Thankfully, we're all back full health and production is to recommence later this month.
But now I've mentioned that its probably going to snow like hell until March or something and put production back a few months, which can't afford to do as we have to have it completed by August ready for the Bram Stoker Film Festival in October.


Meanwhile, the film has been getting a lot of publicity from local tabloids and we've had a few major film studios keeping an eye on our site and our official twitter page.


Work has started on the CGI. There's a lot to do including a fair bit of green screen performing to be done which I think is going to take up a majority of the shoot. But hopefully all this hard work will pay off especially as its been five years in the making. 


Keep Smilin' all :)

Bloody Computers!

So I've just been spending most of the day trying to figure out why my PC keeps crashing.
Its a good job I know what I'm doing or this would have cost me a friggin' fortune for someone to open it up, tut, waggle the cables, touch things with the tip of a screwdriver, turn it off and turn it on again, tut again, put the case back on and charge me £150 to say "It was a Windows problem, so I reinstalled it".

When in fact, I opened the casing, tutted, swore, waggled the wires, blew the dust out, coughed, tutted again, rebooted it, had a wee, reinstalled windows on another drive so I could access the faulty drive, tutted some more, said the F-Word, rebooted again after a crash, found the problem to be a partition fault, repaired it, put the case back on for it cost me £0. So jog on PC World! Ha!