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| From | "Mark Smith" <markmsmith@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: OT - death of an iconic show |
| Date | Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:59:07 +0100 |
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For those who want to remember it as was it's worth checking out this
archive of all the Siskel, Ebert and Roeper reviews from the last 20 or so
years
http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/
It's never good to needlessly complicate a simple format that works. I know
that from Top Of The Pops over here in the UK which just got worse and worse
as they kept bolting on news segments, interviews, celebrity presenters etc
to try and save the show from falling ratings. At it's best it's essence was
just showing the new entries and climbers in that weeks chart along with the
number one.
Mark
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Holmes Online <bholmes_fm@msn.com> wrote:
> I always loved Siskel and Ebert's cable show, and even in its current
> incarnation with Roeper and guest (as Ebert struggles to recover his health)
> is miles beyond most of the other televised critics. Pretty simple and
> streamlined concept - cover 4-5-6 movies a show, air the clips, take turns
> praising/ripping the film and give a recommendation. Although the "two
> thumbs up" line is as tired as ESPN's Chris Berman using arcane nicknames,
> like with any critic you get to know their palate and adjust accordingly. It
> was usually fun to watch, the end of year shows (Oscar picks, best/worst
> movies, etc.) were always entertaining, and unlike film nuts like Stewart
> who attend multiple festivals, I'd occasionally get a great tip on a movie
> to look for (this week it was "Don't Tell").
>
> I don't believe the denail about the "ET format" - I've heard the opposite
> from too many sources. Maybe they can honor a fairly obscure Adrian Brody
> film and call the show Two Benny (only eight more to go).
>
> ===
> Disney Swiftly Replaces Ebert And Roeper
>
> The Walt Disney Co. has wasted no time in finding replacements for Roger
> Ebert and Richard Roeper as hosts of the syndicated Ebert & Roeper and the
> Movies. Two days after Roeper quit the show and one day after Ebert did --
> he has actually not appeared on it since a 2006 operation left him unable
> to speak -- Disney said that they will be succeeded by Ben Lyons, currently
> a film critic for E! Entertainment channel and Ben Mankiewicz, who hosts a
> movie discussion show on the cable network TCM (Turner Classic Movies).
> Disney also said that the show will be revamped, with a new set, graphics
> and theme and that a new segment will be added in which the two hosts will
> discuss new movies by satellite with other film critics. A spokeswoman for
> Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which syndicates the show, denied earlier
> reports that Ebert & Roeper and the Movies will be converted into an
> entertainment magazine show along the lines of Entertainment Tonight.
> ===
>
> All Things Must Pass.
>
> b
>
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