by Jim on February 8, 2010
The guys of THE BURIED LIFE on MTV
Coming off the heels of controversy – and high ratings – for the over-the-top antics of Snooki, DJ Pauly D and The Situation on Jersey Shore the last thing anyone would have predicted to find on MTV next was a series that would not only inspire as well as draw a tear or two. The Buried Life, in one respect, follows four twentysomething friends as they travel around the country fulfilling a bucket list of things they want to do before they die. The second half of each episode has the guys help a stranger fulfill something they haven’t done in their own life out of pure good will. While the items on Ben, Jonnie, Duncan and Dave’s list are often fun-filled – crashing a Playboy mansion party, for example – they just as passionately help others find lost family members or face fears such as the heights seen from the top a rollercoaster.
To find out how The Buried Life got its start and what happens once the guys accomplish everything on the ambitious list, Jim Halterman talked with two of the guys, Ben Nemtin and Jonnie Penn, and executive producer Adam Paul.
Regardless of initial presumptions that this project was purely for the cameras, the TV show actually came along years after the guys started fulfilling tasks on the list and for others. “We didn’t start this for television,” said Jonnie, “but it was three years before it really…CLICK HERE FOR MORE
by Jim on February 7, 2010
Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein in tonight's "5 to 9" episode of HOUSE
Tonight’s episode of Fox’s House takes a different point of view when the entire episode focuses on Cuddy, played by Lisa Edelstein. While the show normally revolves around House (Hugh Laurie), getting more inside Cuddy’s world will give audiences a chance to understand the character a little bit better. It also gave Edelstein a challenge in her acting work as the actress recently explained during a press call with journalists.
Edelstein immediately addressed the questions about her current relationship with Lucas (Michael Weston) and House. “I like the difference between [Cuddy’s] relationship with Lucas and her relationship with House. I think on one hand you see this kind of uncomplicated ease with this guy who’s just showing up. He shows up. He actually does his best and shows up and wants to be there versus the guy that she had this long, deep, fascinating, back-and-forth with that she can’t seem to steer clear of and what he actually means in her world, how he affects her world. So, I think there’s a lot of levels to it.”
Of which man Cuddy could end up with, Edelstein wished she could offer up an answer. “I don’t know because they don’t tell me. So, I would hate to guess. But, I that think sometimes you just want to be in the relationship that looks good on paper and that is the relationship you think you’re supposed to be in. But, I’m not sure that that really works. So, when and if that doesn’t work, I guess what you would do is really give it a shot with the thing that excites you most. But that’s going to sound like a spoiler, and it actually isn’t because I haven’t the faintest idea what’s happening.”
Regardless, Edelstein thinks the relationship with Lucas is good for Cuddy right now. “I think for right now, it’s something she really needed to explore having because she’s been alone for a while, a long time and kind of chasing after a House that was completely unavailable. So, this season, suddenly he turns around and [click to continue…]