On the Lot — Lights, Camera, Action?

On the Lot — Lights, Camera, Action? http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---Lights-Camera-Action.aspx The second episode of Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg’s filmmaking-competition reality show, ON THE LOT, finds the contestants debuting their one-minute comedy shorts. The judges, Carrie Fisher, the venerable Garry Marshall, and DISTURBIA’s D. J. Caruso, are sticklers for plot arcs in the short films, as well they should. The problem is that the show, ON THE LOT, has no arc of it’s own. It yearns for a climax! Carrie and Garry sniping, Paula-and-Simon-style, would have worked beautifully. By the end I was almost asleep, praying that I wouldn’t have to watch anymore short films anytime soon. As for the films, I guess some were OK. Others just sucked. But there is no build at all. I guess they are trying to save some bang for the results show, which airs Tuesday night. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 On the Lot — Lights, Camera, Action? http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---Lights-Camera-Action.aspx 77 60