David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Heart-stopping, Gasp-a-second Thrill-rides R Us
Two days into the semiannual TV press tour, and there's only one show Your Mayor fiinds himself eagerly anticipating: "The State Within," a BBC America miniseries starring Jason Isaacs ("Brotherhood") and Sharon Gless ("Cagney & Lacey") that looks to be a complex, terrorism-fueled conspiracy thriller, a "24" for geopolitical intellectuals. It fairly dominated British critics year-end-best lists.
On the other hand, there are a fantastic number of shows I'm truly dreading, such as pretty much any celeb-reality show. Happily, there are a number of these things on Thursday's schedule of press events:
* "High Maintenence 90210," in which celebrities' "maids, assistants, chauffeurs, butlers, nannies and even dog walkers face monumental demands that most people could not handle." Yes. This is an actual show.
* "Paradise City," about Vegas wannabe's "whose lives intersect at the luxurious pools by day and behind the velvet ropes of the sizzling nightclubs by night. We follow each of the 20-something cast as try to achieve their dream, whether it's the struggle of becoming a top model, a rock star or the hottest club promoter." Bonus level of hell: Ryan Seacrest is an executive producer.
* "Man Band," in which washed-up former boy-band singers "live together for one month, create new music, a dynamic stage show and perform as a new pop group. ... With a second chance at pop-stardom, will these former teen idols be able to transform their destiny or will their egos stand in their way?" And will they find anyone who cares?
* "Adventures in Hollywood," which follows the rap group 3 Six Mafia "on their quest to establish themselves as Hollywood players. ... (T)he group tries to make the most of their fame by pursuing everything that Hollywood has to offer." Including the chance to cadge a shopping cart with which to collect recyclables?
* "Press Tour Memories," which charts TV critics as "they discover their will to live ebbing and their souls circling the drain while listening to an unending string of celebutards myopically explain why America will find their reality-show antics captivating and not simply execrable home-movies self-indulgently forced onto the small screen."
OK, I made that last one up. But if I act quickly, I'm sure I can talk A&E into greenlighting it.
Comments
Quick! Get that man a contract!
Posted by: Joe Producer | January 11, 2007 3:02 PM