The Evolution of SNL’s Weekend Update

A successful franchise within a franchise is very rare. Saturday Night Live is in the middle of its 39th season, and only one recurring skit has continued almost unchanged since its premiere: Weekend Update. The news piece usually appears after … Read More

A Great Disturbance in the Force: Adam Driver in Star Wars Episode VII

Adam Driver could either be the next David Prowse or the next Hayden Christensen. Or he could become the first Star Wars villain to become a break-out star.

According to Variety, Adam Driver is just about to sign on … Read More

Heroes and the New Definition of a Mini-Series

How can you milk a franchise if the cow dried up of original ideas during the second season?

In the old days of TV, episodic series were produced for 22 shows per season. The cable-TV revolution led by The Sopranos, … Read More

Stop Trying to Make Ghostbusters 3

Harold Ramis passed away.

Bill Murray has no interest.

Dan Aykroyd has been shopping a script for years.

So now is a good time to discuss “Ghostbusters 3.”

In what can only be seen as some callous attempt to revise … Read More

One More Time for Terry Gilliam and Don Quixote

Terry Gilliam sometimes needs to be restrained and told if something is too complicated on his movie sets. We have been in on this dirty little secret for years, but can’t look away from the visual spectacles his films are.

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Crossing the Streams with Harold Ramis

“There’s something very important I forgot to tell you! Don’t cross the streams… It would be bad… Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.”

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