cinema blase
There are a lot of things the Fox network has done to kill off enthusiasm for "On the Lot" that, frankly, I'll never understand. Sure, the initial ratings were fairly abysmal, but instead of trying to bolster them, the network seems to have strangled the show and, in the process, the few of us who've stuck with it.
Last night's installment was particularly lame: For the final week, instead of giving the three directors the budgets and resources to make their best films ever ... they had them pick two previously aired shorts they felt best represented their work.
Come on, Fox! This was supposed to be the "glamour of Hollywood" week, the one that let the competing directors show us what they're really capable of achieving. Instead, we got the reality-TV equivalent of a yawn and a shrug.
Also, what's up with having three finalists? Everybody knows a reality-show competition is supposed to come down to the top two.
I know what it is: Fox gave up on the show and has been going through the motions, and now the "On the Lot" budget has truly been used up. But couldn't they have planned a little better?