Because we at Flixens are well on our way to becoming digusting corporate sell-outs, I have been chosen to be the architect of our newest contest. So below you will find the info on three of ABC Television's most promising Fall dramas, and more importantly, you will read my baseless commentary for each one. This is compulsary and trying to fight it will only delight me more.
So here's how the contest is going to work. I have four items from ABC Television that I am giving away. But what those items are will not be revealed until the contest is complete.
So here is what you must do. I want your to beg for these items. Send you begging (200 words or less) to leather@flixens.com. I will choose a winner in each of four categories: Most Disgusting, Most Humiliating, Most Sincere, and Best Over All. Rated X entries are allowed, but might be edited. Be sure to include your full name and address so we know where to send the swag. Your information will be kept completely private.
Winners will be announced on Friday October 13th, and the four winners will have their begging published right here. And their special prizes will be revealed. I am sure there will be a lot of gloating when the winners see what they get.
And now on to Leather Lass's ABC Fall Preview! And to see some nice Hi-Res pictures of the cast, click on the smaller graphic.
SIX DEGREES
Premiere Date:
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Official Site:
http://www.u-r-connected.com
YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCPrimeTime
Cast:
Jay Hernandez (Friday Night Lights), Erika Christensen (Flightplan), Bridget Moynahan (Sex and the City), and Hope Davis (About Schmidt)
Synopsis: It's said that six people separate any one person from another. Considering the millions of people in the United States alone, it's an amazing thought that we're connected to anyone and everyone by a chain of six.
Laura, a grieving single mother, begins the chain. Then to Whitney, the self-made success story who thinks her boyfriend is cheating. Move on to Steven, the artist/photographer who believes he's lost his 'eye.' Follow with Damian, who can't escape his criminal brother's shadow. Then to Mae, the girl with a dangerous past she's hiding from. And finally to Carlos, the good guy with a crush who doesn't know what he's in for.
These six strangers are going about their normal lives but not realizing the impact they're having on each other - yet. It's a mysterious web of seeming coincidence and happenstance that draws these people closer to those who will change their lives forever. Even decisions made freely will seem part of a larger design begging the question if there is a greater force at work in our world, guiding us along and connecting our lives.
The producers of Lost and Alias create an intriguing tale of intertwined strangers. It's a story that will prove just how small the world really is and how someone just five people away could be shaping your future right now.
My thoughts? Well I actually set my DVR to record the premier, which has already passed, and for some reason the DVR didn't record it. So this tells me one of two things. Either my DVR knows something I don't, or modern technology is still wrought with issues I am not intelligent enough to solve. Abrams always manages to really produce an incredible pilot episode, and the idea behind this series is definitely interesting.
THE NINE
Premiere Date:
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Official Site:
http://www.onlytheyknow.com
YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCPrimeTime
Cast:
Tim Daly (Wings), Chi McBride (Boston Public), and Scott Wolf (Party of Five)
Synopsis: So much in life is beyond your control. One day you wake up and go to work like a regular day. Suddenly a random moment, an accident, a blessing, even a stranger, comes from out of the blue and redirects your life forever. But it's up to you to decide if that moment will stop you in your tracks or lift you up to new heights.
Today nine people face just such an unexpected twist when they are caught in a bank robbery gone wrong and endure a 52-hour hostage standoff that will leave two persons dead. When all is said and done, these nine people will never be the same. They will always share the common bond of what happens inside the bank...which only they'll know. And they will be forever affected and intertwined because of it.
From the creator of Without a Trace and an executive producer of The West Wing comes a dramatic character study that will keep audiences hooked from the beginning of the bank robbery to the end of the hostage standoff. Taking a twist from Lost, each episode will begin with a flashback to reveal another 10 minutes of the hostage crisis, uncovering why and how these nine strangers are still linked today.
My thoughts? Well I have a Leather Lass confession to make. I have seen just about everything Tim Daly has ever been in. Even that rank Night of the Comet movie. I think he's adorable, and if he was open to it, I would love to tie him up and pluck his nose hairs out with force. Much like Lost, this show apparently centers on a larger mystery and revolves around flashbacks. One of the really weird things about this show is that it features John Billingsley, who was the president's supposedly dead brother on Prison Break last season (he has sense been recast), and more alarming? Yeah, that's Audrey Raines from 24. So consider the existence of this show as some kind of mild spoiler.
KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY
Premiere Date:
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Official Site:
http://www.jointheknights.com
YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/ABCPrimeTime
Cast:
Lenny Venito, Josh Grisetti, Maz Jobrani, Sofia Vergara, Donal Logue, Kevin Michael Richardson
Synopsis: For almost 20 years, Eugene Gurkin (Donal Logue) has dreamt of opening a bar, but his dead end job on the late, late janitorial shift won't even fund a bottle of premium booze. In the wake of a co-worker's death, he catches an episode of television. Call it divine intervention, call it a dumb idea, but whatever it is takes hold of Eugene and soon he recruits a group of misfits into his "gang" for a heist to finance their dreams. The target: Mick Jagger's super-luxe Central Park West apartment. Working together, this band of adorable, new-age Robin Hoods, who have never even shoplifted a candy bar, are soon casing the joint and prepping for their crime. What they don't know is that there's a much richer target for them...the chance to find hope, self-esteem and confidence within themselves.
My thoughts? I have none. The premise does nothing for me and the inclusion of Mick Jagger is just strange. Further, he must know something we don't Jagger was supposed to actually be a regular on the show, but he scaled back his appearances. Guess he chose not to be their Beast of Burden this time.
