I continue to tune in to Fox’s reality series On the Lot purely because I enjoy filmmaking. I also continue to tune in hoping it will get better. Unfortunately, it has gotten worse. The ratings continue to slide and the reviews thus far are pretty negative.
My biggest problem with the show is the format. This is a show that aspires to find the next great filmmaker by encouraging original ideas and creative thinking. So what do the show’s producers do? They go out and blatantly rip off the format from American Idol. Does any one else see the hypocrisy and the irony here? The “Box Office Results” show was pitiful. All 18 filmmakers were out on stage with a Ryan Seacrest wanna-be talking with them about their experiences. Then you have the three judges, each of them sitting at the front of the stage dishing out advice and criticism. I fast-forwarded through all but about ten minutes of the episode.
For me, the as a viewer, the intrigue is not in the overly-hyped filmmakers-meet-the-judges, but in the process itself. I want to see more about the art and business of filmmaking. I want to learn more about how to make it as a Hollywood insider. I want to delve more into that world, but so far it’s just been a big disappointment.
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