Monday, March 19, 2007

TV going critical

I'm generally a fan of the SF Chonicle's television critic Tim Goodman.

Today he sort of rants on the Emmys, which actually could use a good rant.

But this is the gem of today's column:
Just when you thought the "Law & Order" thing was abating -- no. "Criminal Intent" has hired Tate Donovan to play a central figure in the whole diaper-wearing-crazy-astronaut story. That's fine and all, but isn't this just a wake-up call to movie-of-the-week producers to get off their backsides and dramatize this nutty story? One such movie has already fallen through. Come on, people. You're not trying hard enough. No matter how poorly you write this thing, a woman in diapers in a car racing to kill another female astronaut is guaranteed 10 million viewers even if you do it with mimes. Come ON!

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