You thought he was going away after that little cameo on Entourage this week, didn't you? We wish he would've too, if it's any consolation. But Brett Ratner, he of the Rush Hour-dotted CV, has made the jump from pay-for-cable to network TV (even if it is Fox). On the Lot, Fox's new summer reality show/train wreck debuted last night, and we couldn't be more thrilled about their judge selections. There's Gary "Georgia Rule" Marshall, Carrie "I wrote Postcards from the Edge, dammit!" Fisher, and Brett "I'll sleep with your teenager daughter AND ruin your franchise" Ratner. With a triumvirate like that, who wouldn't be nervous? That's what, a Saturn Award winner, a Sitges nominee and guy who was involved in The Other Sister all looking down on you? Knees, proceed to shake.
Surprisingly, this directing competition is rather cutthroat, if you consider actually finishing a two-minute pitch without freezing or admitting you've been up all night doing bl-, er, fleshing out a concept, cutthroat. There were tears, squabbles, and the obligatory father risking his family's future for one last shot at his dream. What more could you ask for? Another installment Thursday night, you say? Done, my friend. If this little endeavor turns out to be the reality juggernaut that eventually succeeds American Idol, we'll be pleased. But does Ratner really have the crossover appeal - you know, teens, women, geriatrics - of Simon Cowell? Doubtful.
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Was Michael Bay booked or something?
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