Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Rant Archive
Jason Alexander is getting a guest shot on Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE. This is clearly a wonderful gesture on the part of Ms. Dreyfus, who sees the rampant unemployment of her former co-workers at SEINFELD, and single-handedly has taken it upon herself to get them off the welfare roles. But her choice of co-star is counter-intuitive.
But first the history: Towards the end of the run of SEINFELD, someone in the cast angered a Gypsy woman. We don’t know what transpired and truth be told we have no absolute proof that anything actually occurred. But how else can you explain the SEINFELD curse, which has become legend in the entertainment industry? It precludes anyone associated with the show from enjoying success. With the exception of the show’s star, who has pretty much become a recluse while working on his new film, BEES, the principal players have become the anti-MIDAS, turning everything they touch into ca-ca.
VERONICA MARS and KEVIN SMITH fans ... you've got something to smile about.
Kristen Bell – who played a perky teenage super sleuth on VERONICA MARS – will be joining the cast of HEROES for a multiepisode arc, this season. This – combined with the recent announcement that Kevin Smith will write and direct an episode of prequel series HEROES: ORIGINS – only makes the anticipation for the upcoming season even more exciting than it already was. We don’t know yet whether Kristen will be on the side of good or evil but, “she’ll play a sexy, intriguing, mysterious young lady named Elle,” according to NBC execs. Adding fresh new blood and talent will help keep this Sci-Fi drama from going stale like some of it’s counterparts. Perhaps this new character will be the alter ego of fan favorite, Claire (Hayden Panettiere.) In fact, this ensemble show has an edge over others – when it comes to adding new characters – because of their theme.
Some years ago, I worked in tech support with a guy who was well-respected within the company as a capable technician, despite his not being terribly interested in computers or geek culture. When asked about his success in the field, he said that because he wasn’t all that experienced or tech-oriented, he always stuck with the basics of troubleshooting, and often ended up solving more issues than the techs who lived and breathed computers. The lesson here seems pretty straightforward, and it’s one that Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) and the rest of Eureka get a taste of this week.
Much to Carter’s dismay, there’s a new scientist in town, a young punk named Zane whose felony record is almost as impressive as his scientific accomplishments. Zane’s arrival in town coincides with an ambitious experiment to recreate the Big Bang in a controlled laboratory environment. Considering the past track record of other experiments, this would seem to be a tremendously bad idea, but progress often flies in the face of common sense, right?