published by Jonathan on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 19:57
published by Jonathan on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 07:00
From a NY Times article of the same title by Stuart Elliott about the Super Bowl ads:
More than a dozen spots celebrated violence in an exaggerated, cartoonlike vein that was intended to be humorous, but often came across as cruel or callous.
I don't know about a connection to Iraq, but I did notice this myself: an abundance of gratuitously violent commercials that left me wincing.
published by Jonathan on Sun, 02/04/2007 - 13:37
published by Jonathan on Thu, 01/25/2007 - 16:12
Studio 60 was back on this week, and there was some news about Sorkin talking to a bunch of TV critics on the set (summary and some commentary here; a transcript of sorts here). I recently happened to catch the second episode of Dirt on FX and liked it enough to keep watching. It stars Courtney Cox as the head of tabloid-ish entertainment mag. Somehow it reminds me of Studio 60...maybe the witty banter...maybe the female head of a media organization. FX is basic cable, but with a 10 PM time slot FX allows much more profanity and sexual content than you would normally expect. Also, Rick Fox, former Tarheel and Laker, has a recurring role on the show.