Posts with tag Loretta Devine
Posted Feb 15th 2008 12:21PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Eli Stone
(S01E03) Okay, it looks like we have the formula down pretty well now. Eli's going to have some bizarre visions that will jeopardize his personal and professional life, but those visions will help him make decisions as to what to do. Could it be a brain aneurysm? Sure, if aneurysms can specifically name clients that he hasn't met yet as tonight's does. Instead of creating a compelling long-form narrative,
Eli Stone is going to be a typical legal dramedy with a few spot visions thrown in to mess with Eli's life. That's it and it's a shame.
Continue reading Eli Stone: Father Figure
Posted Feb 1st 2008 12:46PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Eli Stone
(S01E01) "Oh, Did I mention I recently found out I could be a prophet? Yeah, I was shocked too."
What better lead-in could a show about a guy who may be a prophet having visions of the future (or may just be plain crazy) want than the season premiere of
Lost? And in this strike-stripped era of reality television and reruns, any new scripted fare is bound to draw the reddened eyes of those sad and pathetic little viewers asking themselves why oh why did they watch the entire season of
Crowned.
But while I went into it expecting something different and interesting, I instead found a fairly standard legal drama with a gimmick. Sure, you could argue that
Pushing Daisies is nothing more than a standard mystery show with a gimmick, but the characters and charm of
Daisies can win out over that. So far,
Eli is missing that ingredient.
Continue reading Eli Stone: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Dec 5th 2007 9:27AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Boston Legal, Episode Reviews
(S04E08) "No one takes Ann Coulter seriously." - Guy Flanders
Just when I thought the Star Trek jokes were through...
Remember the old days when Bill Shatner wanted nothing to do with his Sci-fi past? It's nice to see that a few years and an Emmy will soften even the hardest heart.
I can only guess that Denny's arrest for solicitation is DEK's effort to show "the other side." Is it really that easy for extraordinary bathroom behavior to be mistaken for cruising? I hope not, otherwise I'll have to curtail my mid morning respite/operettas at the office.
Continue reading Boston Legal: Oral Contracts
Posted May 6th 2006 2:46PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Cable, American Idol, Celebrities
American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino will star in a Lifetime Original Movie about her own life, called
Life is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story. The
press release describes her story as "inspired by the true story of Fantasia Barrino, a teenage mother who overcame poverty, sexual abuse and illiteracy by using her incredible voice to rise to national prominence." Fantasia will play herself. Loretta Devine (
Crash), Viola Davis (
Traffic) and Kadeem Hardison (
A Different World) will also star. Debbie Allen will direct.
Filming begins later this month in New Orleans.
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