tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post3334324494483248440..comments2023-11-05T07:24:00.960-05:00Comments on The TV guy: Turning ProPhillip Ramatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-48820794985669813732007-07-24T14:34:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:34:00.000-04:00I agree with you both..."Damages" should be more o...I agree with you both..."Damages" should be more on the level of "The Shield" or "Rescue Me". I would like to forget "Dirt" and "The Riches".<BR/><BR/>But "The Riches" really now has my ire up.<BR/><BR/>For some bizarre, unexplainable reason, the Emmy voters took the single worst character, Minnie Driver, and nominated her for an Emmy. <BR/><BR/>I must be missing something. The #1 reason my wife & I quit watching "The Riches" was BECAUSE of Minnie Driver's horrible and shrieking performance. <BR/><BR/>Then again, these are the same Emmy voters who think "Boston legal" is a top 5 drama. It's not only not a Drama, it's not in the top 20 of any critic's list. <BR/><BR/>Then again, I have become numb to the Emmys being completely out of touch. Why aren't the TV critics handling these awards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-89089227668427738382007-07-24T14:01:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:01:00.000-04:00Thanks, Jonathan. Any time I make extra money, I'm...Thanks, Jonathan. Any time I make extra money, I'm usually a bit stoked :-)<BR/><BR/>Good thought about iTunes, might be worth a check.<BR/><BR/>I have higher hopes for Damages than I did for FX's recent entries. I feel like Damages will be closer to The Shield end of the spectrum.<BR/><BR/>It does remind me of something I forgot to mention in my Emmy rant last week, that Minnie Driver did get an Emmy nom for The Riches while Eddie Izzard didn't. Izzard was the only part of the show I actually liked.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-76053092936241697872007-07-24T13:00:00.000-04:002007-07-24T13:00:00.000-04:00Congrats, Phil. I wish you the best of luck, and b...Congrats, Phil. I wish you the best of luck, and being someone who has also had a screenplay optioned in the past, I understand your hesitation to be fully stoked. Still, you've come a lot farther than a huge percentage of screenplay writers out there. <BR/><BR/>I'm really looking forward to "Damages," and the early reviews are stellar for it which usually means I'm a little dissapointed. But it won't take too much for it to be better than "The Riches" or "Dirt," so that's a plus. And if you get a chance, Zodin, definately check out "Mad Men." It will be well worth your time; you might want to check out the website too; it's on itunes, so I wouldn't be suprised if AMC has it on somewhere on the Web.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548468568645800735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-66800688009269606612007-07-24T11:44:00.001-04:002007-07-24T11:44:00.001-04:00Maybe down the line, hotspur.Maybe down the line, hotspur.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-69381212303157994702007-07-24T11:44:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:44:00.000-04:00Thanks for the note.This is the third episode of B...Thanks for the note.<BR/><BR/>This is the third episode of Bronx. ESPN tends to run them all the time, so you should be able to catch up. Not to spoil anything, but Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner tend not to get along.<BR/><BR/>Ep. 1 of Mad Men is re-airing a few times on Thursday, so you should be able to DVR it (if you own such a device) or check local listings. It's also worth an hour of your time.<BR/><BR/>The good thing about cable TV is that many channels often re-air their original programming, so it's possible to catch up if you miss an episode.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-81263317664591900572007-07-24T11:41:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:41:00.000-04:00PhillipCongratulations !!! How about a loan ?Glad...Phillip<BR/><BR/>Congratulations !!! How about a loan ?<BR/><BR/>Glad you are in a good mood !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-44123293392743749272007-07-24T11:33:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:33:00.000-04:00Phillip, congratulations. I am very happy & reliev...Phillip, congratulations. I am very happy & relieved to hear about the check coming for your screenplay and I know you are too. I am also happy to hear you're in a good mood. You definitely should be!<BR/><BR/>I will be checking out "Damages" and I watched an episode of "The Bronx is Burning" but I think I may have missed one (is this the 3rd or 4th one?) so I maybe screwed.<BR/><BR/>Also, is there anywhere I can catch the pilot of "Mad Men"? I missed it last week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com