I was excited to see this show back. Like that no ads mean more reviews and other segments.
Saw the pilot over the summer when Elvis Mitchell was involved. They did a segment with Kim Morgan on it. I swear I think it was the exact same review of The Third Man if I'm not mistaken. It was shot in black and white and she was sitting on top of that deal outside too. Didn't notice the teeth then and I thought she was hot. But I noticed the teeth last night. LOL. I wasn't being mean but thought, "Yikes! Vampire teeth!"
I disagree about PBS not caring about looks, at least to a point. I remember going into this that Roger said they had to market and test screen it. The powers that be were looking for new hosts as well as youth and looks. Not sure if PBS is ratings driven like the other networks but it seems they're like the rest of Hollywood wanting youth and looks on shows. Otherwise I guess Roger would do the whole show and he wouldn't need that new plastic jaw he had put in (that made headlines the last couple of days) for just his short time hidden in shadows on camera.
I found it odd and very sad that the Eberts would even have to market and test screen it after it had been on the air already for so many decades! By 2010, what TV exec. hadn't seen or at least heard of Siskel and Ebert aka At the Movies? They should have had enough "Hollywood hand" to go around and say "hey Disney canceled us, but we think the show can continue. what do you think?" Rather movie studios are happy with the reviews on this show or not, it's ALWAYS been free press to them! People may not care about the Thumbs Down if the plot is of interest to them or they may go see a movie just to see how bad it really is.
The Russian kid is very smart and articulate for his age. But at the same time I think he instantly lost credibility giving Thumbs Up to stuff like No Strings Attatched, The Green Hornet, and Season of the Witch. For sure on Season of the Witch, a total critical and box office bomb.
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