ABC Network: Eli Stone
Wednesday, March 26, 2008

I've been watching this program via ABC's web cast. I noticed that they have Loretta Devine from Grey's Anatomy. I like that lady. She has the loveliest voice in the business, they should use her for voice overs more often.

Whoops! I was researching the names of blond actresses and I confused Nicollette Sheridan with Natasha Henstridge. Henstridge is on this show. Sheridan is on Desperate Housewives. So many of Hollywood's big, bleached blond women, with their hard faces, blue eyes, and pointy noses look alike.



Can't the producers, casting agents and networks give these guys a different looking girlfriend or wife? Having been to San Francisco a number of times, half of the city looks Asian. Aren't half the white guys in California married to one?

Yet, on this show, there is one cast as a sorta all-knowing dude. James Saito (Dr. Chen) puts on a stereotypical Asian guru-type doctor accent/role for his clients, but not for Eli Stone. Got that? I can't stand any role with the wise all knowing minority. I only wonder why there aren't more Asians shown at the law office? Or shown on the streets for that matter? Oh well. Whatever.

The show is about a hot shot San Francisco lawyer, Eli Stone (played by Johnny Lee Miller), who starts having visions: the first one being George Michael singing Faith in his living room. George Michael still looks good. Not as skinny as he used to be, but the voice is decent.

It's an interesting show. The lead character is likable. It's not predictable and is a rather entertaining dramedy. I don't know how long it will last, but it is nice to see something unusual coming from the networks. I remember Victor Garber from Disney's multicultural Cinderella a few years back. He has a decent signing voice.

Don't sleep on Loretta Devine's singing either, she's awesome.

Labels: Eli Stone, George Michael, Johnny Lee Miller, Loretta Devine, Natasha Henstridge, Victor Garber

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Rules for Anime or Far-East, Asian Cinema
Sunday, March 2, 2008

I love to watch Anime and Far East, Asian films. These serial programs and long films are always enjoyable, but there are some aspects that never surprise me.

1. The female lead will die.
2. The male lead will die.
3. His love interest will die.
4. Her love interest will die.
5. Everyone on earth will die, or has died.
6. The end of the world is coming, and all life on the planet will end violently.
   
7. The US government is responsible.
8. The Japanese government, via a Japanese mega-corporation is responsible.
9. No sex, unless it's bad guys and bad girls.
10. The protagonist is often a teenager or pre-teen.

Labels: anime, asian films, rules

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