With the writers strike happening I thought we would be watching reruns for the rest of our lives. I'm not a fan of television but if I hear of a show that has tickled every critic pink, I will give it a shot. Eli Stone was refreshingly original. Its about a lawyer who is seeing things made up by his mind. With this being the pilot it was expected that they would bring someone very recognizable to the show. George Michael singing "faith" over and over again. My one criticism for this show is they keep eluding to Eli as a Prophet. Leave that out, please. Jonny Lee Miller is Eli Stone. You may recognize him from Hackers or Mansfield Park. I rather enjoyed this first episode and plan on giving it a shot in the future. This show is a definite must see, at least once. Plus, it looks great in High Def. physh
Mike White (writer) is a genius. Orange County the movie, not to be confused with the TV series, is on my Top Ten. This is a story about a kid (Shaun Brumder, played by Colin Hanks; son of Tom Hanks) who desperately wants to become a great writer. Shaun feels the only way to accomplish this is to study with his idol/mentor Marcus Skinner (played by Kevin Kline). There are many road block along the path out of Orange County. The list of great actors continues in this: John Lithgow, Chevy Chase, Jack Black, one of the Ghostbusters, and even Ben Stiller. This movie is chuck full of quotable lines. A must see, many times. "Mom, you know money can't buy happiness...Oh grow up, yes it can."