Ioan - Mixed Mentions

The TV Set (2006). Showtime taping. A scattershot but funny satire on the TV industry that called to mind Lisa Kudrow’s underrated HBO series The Comeback. This one follows the pet project of screenwriter David Duchovny as he pitches an autobiographical drama to a crass, UPN-like network. The show is picked up, and mercilessly picked apart by a cadre of network suits headed by Sigourney Weaver as a power suited Gorgon who says things like “Originality scares me.” The film is somewhat half-baked at times, and I wish it could have followed the show past the affiliates’ preview to its airing and critical reception. For something so brief (90 minutes), it also had too many extraneous scenes following the supporting characters’ private lives (gorgeous as he is, I didn’t really need to know about the tortured home life of Ioan Gruffudd’s exec). For all its faults, though, I enjoyed it as a “scary if it wasn’t so true” tonic.

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Horatio:

Patrick Mon, May 4, 2009 at 07:17 PM EST

What a shame that the "Life" had a DNR. It has been awhile since we enjoyed a new show like we did Life. Damian Lewis was great and I hope he ends up on the big screen. Band of Brothers was a fantastic performance and it reminded me of Ioan Gruffud's performance in the Hornblower Series. 

I can't believe that NBC chose Parks and Recreation over Life.........

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2009/05/life.html