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Rate Culture 101: Lexington independent film resources

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, Aug 16

Epperson directed Fox's reality tv show 'On The Lot' short films Ever After Media (Stephen Zimmer) provides creative services directing, writing, ...

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On the Lot' is a reality filmmaking show, where contestants produce short films to compete for a million dollar development deal. In this clip ... espanol.video.yahoo.com

Rate Other Shows : Season 63 : Episode 1 The 63rd Tony Awards

Original at A.V. Club external link    Sun, Jun 7

Meanwhile, on the presenter side, Will Ferrell was reasonably funny but looked a little out-of-place, while Carrie Fisher appeared more notably puffed-up since her stint as a judge on On The Lot, and James Gandolfini got off an amusing line when he ...

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Rate Astonishing Tales #5

Original at comic Book Resources external link    Wed, Jun 3

 Ca It's the superhero version of that quickly-abandoned reality show "On the Lot," but with more inside Marvel jokes and allusions to films like "Glengarry Glen Ross," "Weird Science," and "The Princess Bride." It's extremely goofy and it knows it, ...

Rate THE BLACK MONK Makes Original Cast Recording 5/25, Released On iTunes

Original at Broadway World external link    Fri, May 22

 NY TV: FOX's "On the Lot." Also a writer, director, and musician, he won a 2005 Emmy Award for his work on the PBS "Great Performances" broadcast of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion. Training: NYU's Tisch School of the Arts/PHTS. ...

Rate Who will be the next great Canadian filmmaker?

Original at vancouversun.com external link    Fri, Apr 24

  Canada - Randy Shore, Randy Shore Perhaps the most famous Crazy8s alum is 2005 winner Zach Lipovsky, who rose to fame as the only Canadian to compete in Steven Spielberg's On The Lot. Lipovsky lasted through 12 of the 16 episodes in which filmmakers competed for a development deal with ...

Rate On the Lot TV - Carrie Fisher Interview

Original at IGN TV external link    Wed, Mar 25

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Rate JCON "On the Lot" Highlight Reel

Original at vids.myspace.com external link    Wed, Mar 18

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Once upon a time Steven Spielberg selected 50 filmmakers to compete for a development deal at Dreamworks Studios. Check out this video voyage of ... vids.myspace.com

Rate SF Sketchfest

Original at SFStation.com external link    Sun, Jan 11

 CA - Jan 11, 2009 She has most recently appeared on such shows as CBS's How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, the Steven Spielberg-produced series On the Lot, USA’s Psych, ...

Rate Television producer Mark Burnett sued for $70 million

Original at TV Squad external link    Mon, Jul 7

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By Jackie Schnoop Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Industry, OpEd, The Apprentice, SurvivorExecutive television producer Mark Burnett is being sued by his former business partner Conrad Riggs for $70 million. Burnett, a British television producer, is best known for kick-starting the reality tele...

Rate Mark Burnett Prods. Nears Sale to IMG

Original at Television Week external link    Sun, Jun 22

Reality-television titan Mark Burnett's production company, whose "Survivor" and "Apprentice" shows helped define the genre, may soon be snapped up by global sports and TV production powerhouse IMG. IMG owner Ted Forstmann has been actively pursuing Mr. Burnett and is close to a deal t...

Rate Unscripted Apocalypse: The Twenty Worst Reality Shows of Summer

Original at New York Magazine external link    Fri, Jun 20

The Pitch: Reality bigwig Mark Burnett brings his mixed record (Survivor! The Apprentice! On the Lot! Pirate Master!) to a new show where amateurs compete to write songs about products. Because, you see, the problem with the product ...

Rate VH1 Rolls The Dice With New Unknown Actress Reality Show, But Does The 'I Wanna Be A Big Stah!' Format Work Anymore?

Original at Gawker external link    Mon, Jun 9

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By Molly Friedman Fate: Lasting only one season, the extremely low-rated show pitted unknown directors against one another based on three-minute film submissions. Despite winner Will Bigham's "directing" aspirations, Will is currently and unsurprisingly pounding the pavement as a (still-unknown...

Rate Wisconsin filmmakers strut their stuff at festival - Appleton Post Crescent

Original at Appleton Post Crescent external link    Mon, Apr 7

Wisconsin filmmakers strut their stuff at festival   USA - The Cherry Tree," a science-fiction spoof on the 2007 television reality show "On the Lot," made it to the second round in that reality show when its ...

Rate Bad Singing Show #1: Philadelphia

Original at votefortheworst.com external link    Wed, Jan 16

By Professor Chan Howdy Class, and welcome back to another exciting season of Mocking America’s favorite show. If you were one of the hardened survivors who suffered through On The Lot and America’s Next Band with us, then my condolences and I’ll bake you a cookie. I’m almost thankful that American Idol has c...

Rate A Look Back: The 2007 Reality TV Year In Review - Reality TV World

Original at Reality TV World external link    Mon, Dec 31

A Look Back: The 2007 Reality TV Year In Review  MA - Burnett and Steven Spielberg's On the Lot filmmaking competition premieres on Fox. Despite Trump's comments, NBC claims The Apprentice's fate is still ...

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Rate Will Bigham stuck in park at Amblin - Variety

Original at Variety external link    Fri, Nov 16

Will Bigham stuck in park at Amblin  CA - Nov 16, 2007 By TATIANA SIEGEL But Fox reality show "On the Lot" nonetheless crowned a winner in August, and dreamworks just made good on its promise to set champ Will ...

Rate TV Tonight: The Next Great American Band

Original at BuzzSugar external link    Fri, Oct 19

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By BuzzSugar But both parts of the Idol formula will be in full effect tonight during the premiere of The Next Great American Band, essentially a large-scale battle of the bands. Like Idol, the show is starting with several two-hour audition episodes that will narrow the field to 12 finalists. And, also...

Rate Fox Picks Its Host, Judges for "American Band"

Original at BuzzSugar external link    Mon, Aug 27

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By BuzzSugar After "On the Lot," I'm a little wary of Fox dipping its toes into any new reality markets. But so far, it sounds like "The Next Great American Band," the "American Idol" crew's search for a new group to rule the airwaves, is keeping it all in the "Idol" family with its host and judges.

Rate Shocking "news"

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Sat, Aug 25

By David Kronke Fox had similarly awful ratings for another reality show, "On the Lot," but since one of its executive producers was Steven Spielberg, they sucked it up and kept airing the show anyway. Its ratings got even worse, making even E! ratings ...

Rate Big Brother 8 Episode 21

Original at dingoRUE external link    Tue, Aug 21

By Shane Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live blog of Big Brother 8 episode 22, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS. It’s one crazy Tuesday here at dingoRUE, with the On The Lot winner and America’s Got Talent 2 winner, but it’s also Big Brother night, so I’m obviously going to do a live blog of that as u...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: Power of 10, Eureka, Damages & Late Night Replays

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Tue, Aug 21

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By Jason the TVaholic Bravo has 8½ hours of America’s Got Talent today. MTV has five episodes of America’s Next Top Model. Nickelodeon has 15 episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air late. Sci Fi has eight episodes of Dark Angel early. Travel Channel has 10 episodes of Amazing Vacation Homes today.

Rate Fox's 'On the Lot' eliminates Sam Friedlander, reveals Top 3 finalists - Reality TV World

Original at Reality TV World external link    Wed, Aug 15

Fox's 'On the Lot' eliminates Sam Friedlander, reveals Top 3 finalists  MA - On the Lot judge Carrie Fisher thought the film lacked originality due to its similarities to Nine to Five and Saw. "I felt like you started off strong ...

Rate On the Lot: two episodes for the price of one

Original at Reel Times external link    Tue, Aug 14

By Mark Maybe I should be thankful. With no new films, I can fly through this episode. For me the only drama left in ON THE LOT is whether Steven Spielberg will show up to congratulate the winner next week. This reality TV show is not his proudest moment.

Rate There's 'No Place Like Home' with Product Placement

Original at Cinematical external link    Tue, Aug 14

By Monika Bartyzel Filmmakers from Vidshadow, as well as a couple finalists from On the Lot will shoot the opening sequence of the comedy, where one of the characters is watching a vid on the site, as well as a viral video sequence. ...

Rate Tonight on the Tube: On the Lot, Eureka & Damages

Original at TVaholic.com external link    Tue, Aug 14

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By Jason the TVaholic MTV has five episodes of America’s Next Top Model. Nickelodeon has 15 episodes of The Cosby Show late. Oxygen has 16 episodes of Tori & Dean: Inn Love leading up to tonight’s season premiere. Sci Fi has eight episodes of John Doe early. Versus has six episodes of TapouT tonight.

Rate 'On The Lot' Finalist's Grassroots Campaign Annoys Santa Monica Neighbors [Begging For Votes]

Original at Defamer external link    Mon, Aug 6

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By Seth If Backseat Driving Test--Friedlander's puckish commentary on the folly of overzealous passenger-moms--wasn't deserving of the "$1,000,000 development deal with DreamWorks!" trumpeted on the inkjet-printed propaganda, there's always the one featuring fine work by Jerry O'Co...

Rate 'On The Lot' Finalist's Grassroots Campaign Annoys Santa Monica Neighbors

Original at Defamer.com external link    Mon, Aug 6

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By Seth We're not entirely sure what keeps us watching On the Lot, Fox's ratings-challenged attempt at discovering Hollywood's Next Great Tranny-Victim Director. We doubt it's the contestants' short films, however, but rather the constant tension between host Adrianna Costa's plunging ne...

Rate Defamer Casting: 'On The Lot' Still Casting, Just In Case Jerry O'Connell's Unavailable This Week

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, Aug 1

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Even though each Wednesday morning ratings report returns results so low that Fox executives periodically call up Nielsen to make sure they haven't mistakenly swapped their show's numbers with those of a Telemundo infomercial for a local used car dealership, On The Lot continues on ag...

Rate 'On The Lot' Still Casting, Just In Case Jerry O'Connell's Unavailable This Week

Original at Defamer.com external link    Wed, Aug 1

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By Mark Even though each Wednesday morning ratings report returns results so low that Fox executives periodically call up Nielsen to make sure they haven't mistakenly swapped their show's numbers with those of a Telemundo infomercial for a local used car dealership, On The Lot continues on ag...

Rate 'On The Lot' Still Casting, Just In Case Jerry O'Connell's Unavailable This Week

Original at Gawker external link    Wed, Aug 1

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By Mark Even though each Wednesday morning ratings report returns results so low that Fox executives periodically call up Nielsen to make sure they haven't mistakenly swapped their show's numbers with those of a Telemundo infomercial for a local used car dealership, On The Lot continues on ag...

Rate Kenny Luby and Mateen Kemet eliminated from Fox's 'On the Lot' - Reality TV World

Original at Reality TV World external link    Wed, Jul 25

Kenny Luby and Mateen Kemet eliminated from Fox's 'On the Lot'  MA - During next week's On the Lot broadcast on Tuesday, July 31 at 8PM ET on Fox, one of the six aspiring filmmakers will be eliminated based on viewer votes ...

Rate TV Review: On The Lot - Lots of Sparking and Flying In Six Comedies - Blogcritics.org

Original at blogcritics.org external link    Wed, Jul 25

TV Review: On The Lot - Lots of Sparking and Flying In Six Comedies org, OH - This was closer to containing elements of a funny film. Garry got it right: it was more like a skit than an original film. Not a bad film, but difficult for ...

Rate TV Review: On The Lot - Lots of Sparking and Flying In Six Comedies

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Jul 25

By Heloise Everyone loves homage, but, not to the point of homogenization. If you can’t be yourself, who can you be? Two more directors left the competition: Kenny and Matteen had the fewest votes, but it was close. This week On The Lot fields funny films. Who delivered? Tonight featured sparks both lit...

Rate Hilary Graham and Shalini Kantayya eliminated from Fox's 'On the Lot' - Reality TV World

Original at Reality TV World external link    Wed, Jul 18

Hilary Graham and Shalini Kantayya eliminated from Fox's 'On the Lot'  MA - During next week's On the Lot broadcast on Tuesday, July 24 at 8PM ET on Fox, two of the five aspiring filmmakers will be eliminated based on viewer votes ...

Rate TV Review: On The Lot A Lot Better This Week

Original at Blogcritics external link    Wed, Jun 27

By Heloise The play's the thing. And the comedy shorts from six of the remaining 12 filmmakers of On The Lot were a lot better this week. But before that, Jessica of The Orchard fame was told that she had the least number of votes and would not be making a film that week. Zach, still the one to beat, screened a n...

Rate Viewers of reality series 'On The Lot' eliminate Great Falls ...

Original at Great Falls Tribune external link    Tue, Jun 12

Great Falls native Trever James got the ax from viewers during Tuesday night's episode of the Fox reality TV series "On The Lot."

Rate Cinematical Seven: Ways to Save 'On the Lot'

Original at Cinematical external link    Thu, Jun 7

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By Erik Davis I've had enough. Ever since Fox first announced that Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett were teaming up to produce a reality show in which aspiring filmmakers competed against one another for $1 million and an "office" at Dreamworks, I was skeptical but interested. Burnett is one of the bes...

Rate Fox cuts 'On the Lot' to one episode a week due to poor ratings

Original at Reality TV World external link    Sun, Jun 3

Rate On The Lot: 3 Directors Voted Off

Original at TV Squad external link    Tue, May 29

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By JJ Hawkins S01E04) This may go down as the longest hour of TV in the history of TV. Tonight's episode was only an hour long, but it felt more like thirteen thanks to the lame effort to American Idolize the show with all the awkward pauses and the "we'll tell you right after the break" nonsense.

Rate On the Lot: Week 1: The Trimming of the Fat

Original at Cinematical external link    Mon, May 28

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By Scott Weinberg Filed under: 20th Century Fox, Home EntertainmentJust like the first few rounds of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire are riddled with questions like "Who was the first U.S. President?" and "How do you spell cat?" the first few episodes of any new reality series is going to be jam-packed with whee...

Rate On The Lot: Auditions #2

Original at TV Squad external link    Thu, May 24

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By JJ Hawkins Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, On The Lot S01E02) I find myself questioning two things about On The Lot and neither is really a negative thing about the show, which I find myself enjoying. Continue reading On The Lot: Auditions #2

Rate William Friedkin Will Be 'On the Lot'

Original at Cinematical external link    Wed, May 23

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By Erik Davis OMG, did you watch On the Lot last night!? I'll try to refrain from telling you exactly what I think about the show (um, shouldn't Spielberg have been there for the pilot since, ya know -- this is his show?) since Scott will be recapping each episode for us, but I will say that those of us in the D...

Rate TV Audiences May Needs Some Time To Warm Up To Brett Ratner

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, May 23

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By Mark · Fox's American Idol predictably dominates in its timeslot, but there's some potentially bad news for the network: the preview/premiere of On the Lot opens to a weak number, calling into serious question Brett Ratner's TV drawing power. [Variety]

Rate Steven Spielberg Lets Ratner 'On The Lot'

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, Apr 25

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By Mark We will admit to being more than a little excited for the the debut of Steven Spielberg's upcoming Fox competition On the Lot, as television sorely needs an American Idol (or, at the very least, a Project Runway) for Hollywood, and we've never quite gotten over Project Greenlight's tragi...

Rate Steven Spielberg Lets Ratner 'On The Lot'

Original at Gawker external link    Wed, Apr 25

By Mark Carrie Fisher, Brett Ratner, Garry Marshall and Jon Avnet will serve as judges on the first round of "On the Lot," which debuts May 22 (behind the penultimate "American Idol"), and continues on May 24. Show will start with a group of 50 applicants, who are sent to Los Angeles to attend a "Holl...

Rate Blogcritics Goodie Bag: The First Wives Club, Because I Said So, Lisa Lampanelli, On the Lot, and "Cat Herders"Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Feb 2

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By Anna Creech Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg have joined forces to bring you a show where aspiring filmmakers can become Hollywood directors by participating in FOX's new reality TV competition On the Lot. Check out some aspiring flimmakers' application clips: Till Death Do Us Part, The Cubicle,...

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