http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---America-Votes.aspx Dear Garry Marshall, You are so wise and talented. You have had a long, legendary career. You basically made Julia Roberts a star. I admire the fact that you want to mentor young directors, but can’t the Director’s Guild just send you some trainees? Isn’t there a golf tournament you could be playing somewhere, or a film festival over which you could preside? Because, frankly, your pearls of wisdom are wasted in the excruciating show, ON THE LOT. The nerve of Fox! The absolute nerve! I just spent an hour of my life essentially watching a recap of last night’s episode of ON THE LOT. I know that they need time for “America” to vote, but really? It’s annoying when AMERICAN IDOL does it, but that show has earned the right. ON THE LOT has not. A whole hour of being introduced, then re-introduced to the eighteen finalists? No, you read that right. The contestants, arranged in three rows, are introduced briefly, and then introduced again when Adrianna Costa, the hostess, tells them whether they are staying or going. See what the show made me do? Now I am going all repetitive. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---America-Votes.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---America-Votes.aspx#326 I was looking forward to this show, but it's as lame as I feared. A cross between The Apprentice and Rock Star, the take all the time showing extraneous garbage and not the process of making films. Hope it gets better, but I’m not feeling it so far. BrackAttack http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---America-Votes.aspx#326 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:46:19 GMT http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---America-Votes.aspx#330 I was not looking forward to this show. Dan http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/05/29/On-the-Lot---America-Votes.aspx#330 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:06:17 GMT