okay, I'll buy that -- I just watched the TIVO'd previous ep, and yes, the family thing was insane. but the bullshit she pulled with the actor was still way, way out of line. shanking the producers, too, not cool.
Her attitude ... brrr. I've worked with people like that. Be slef-righteous, fine. But don't be self-righteous about BEING self-righteous.
I don't know...Gulager radiates the kind of looniness that says he could pull off a monster movie on a shoestring budget. I think everyone would be well served to get out of his way and let him do his (crazy, crazy) thing.
As much as they protest otherwise, PGL is a show - it's not about making the movie. As a guy who's been in the trenches of low budget production, let me say this:
I would have fired BOTH the casting director and the director.
When you're working with no money and no time - without a net - you need someone who's decisive and you need everyone to back up that vision.
PGL is a controlled train wreck, but instead of being far away watching it, we're right in the passenger car with the victims. Take it that way and you understand every little thing that happens.
This is the first season that I have watched from the beginning and I knew they were going to have problems form the beginning. But after watching the directors’ films I would have when with Gulager too. I’m guessing that part of his behavior comes from having a camera in his face. Grants, however, he is still nuts. I’m just hoping that they make enough in advertising to keep the show afloat so that there will be a show next year. I have scripts to submit, damn it!
I dunno, Gulager's so just so bad with people and he's shoved into this situation where all that he does at first is deal with confrontational people--from both above and below--that it just seems marked for failure. If they were just going to say "here's a million bucks, come back with a movie" he would've been the best choice.
Of course, I'm rooting for the guy, and I HATED that kid that Dimension wanted. And I'd really like to read that time travel script.
She pretty much represents everything that is wrong about this crazy business. It's not about who the best choice for the script is -- it's about who the hottest actor or actress is at the time. I've worked with casting directors like Gertz before and I swear, sometimes it's like they didn't even read the script -- their creative decisions are based on who's the latest issue of US Weekly.
Reality TV or not, what was really depressing about last night's episode was how the producers basically just bent over and took it. If ever a producer was allowed to have a Scott Rudin throw-a-fax-machine at your smiling whore face moment this was it. And man oh man, what a great episode it would have been then.
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okay, I'll buy that -- I just watched the TIVO'd previous ep, and yes, the family thing was insane. but the bullshit she pulled with the actor was still way, way out of line. shanking the producers, too, not cool.
Her attitude ... brrr. I've worked with people like that. Be slef-righteous, fine. But don't be self-righteous about BEING self-righteous.
Yeah, fire her, and give us more Ben and Matt! They're dreamy...
I don't know...Gulager radiates the kind of looniness that says he could pull off a monster movie on a shoestring budget. I think everyone would be well served to get out of his way and let him do his (crazy, crazy) thing.
As much as they protest otherwise, PGL is a show - it's not about making the movie. As a guy who's been in the trenches of low budget production, let me say this:
I would have fired BOTH the casting director and the director.
When you're working with no money and no time - without a net - you need someone who's decisive and you need everyone to back up that vision.
PGL is a controlled train wreck, but instead of being far away watching it, we're right in the passenger car with the victims. Take it that way and you understand every little thing that happens.
I'm hoping the whole thing ends with a sequel to American Movie's "Coven."
Hey, Gulager's not in his league. And as this is my first time watching the show, I had no idea the movie was allowed to run this poorly. Wow.
This is the first season that I have watched from the beginning and I knew they were going to have problems form the beginning. But after watching the directors’ films I would have when with Gulager too. I’m guessing that part of his behavior comes from having a camera in his face. Grants, however, he is still nuts. I’m just hoping that they make enough in advertising to keep the show afloat so that there will be a show next year. I have scripts to submit, damn it!
I dunno, Gulager's so just so bad with people and he's shoved into this situation where all that he does at first is deal with confrontational people--from both above and below--that it just seems marked for failure. If they were just going to say "here's a million bucks, come back with a movie" he would've been the best choice.
Of course, I'm rooting for the guy, and I HATED that kid that Dimension wanted. And I'd really like to read that time travel script.
Give her the big boot!
get donald trump over there ASAP
According to scriptsales.com, the time travl script has been purchased.
http://www.gulager.com/laweekly/index.html
http://www.psychotronicvideo.com/wow/inner_views/gulager/gulager.html
She pretty much represents everything that is wrong about this crazy business. It's not about who the best choice for the script is -- it's about who the hottest actor or actress is at the time. I've worked with casting directors like Gertz before and I swear, sometimes it's like they didn't even read the script -- their creative decisions are based on who's the latest issue of US Weekly.
Reality TV or not, what was really depressing about last night's episode was how the producers basically just bent over and took it. If ever a producer was allowed to have a Scott Rudin throw-a-fax-machine at your smiling whore face moment this was it. And man oh man, what a great episode it would have been then.
FADE IN:
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
JOHN ROGERS tosses and turns in his sleep. Sweat breaks across his forehead. It's nightmare time for our harried writer-hero.
All he can HEAR is THE ANNOUNCER'S VOICE:
ANNOUNCER (V.O)
Next on Project Greenlight - TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE!
John bolts up in bed holding his ears in agony...
JOHN
OH MY GOD! Make it stop! Make it stop!
This bitch goes up to 11. I really hope she's working at McDonalds within the year.
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