I am liking American Inventor. I think it is a bit educational. I was looking at this one coming up. and was thinking . .. it is like an inside look at the process that a bunch of folx might be interested in Rocket River http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060407/ts_alt_afp/afpentertainmentusfilm_060407195853 America's storyteller Spielberg launches reality TV search for successor Fri Apr 7, 4:40 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AFP) - US movie legend Steven Spielberg is branching out into reality television with a new show aimed at finding a talented filmmaker to follow in his footsteps, broadcasters said. ADVERTISEMENT Spielberg, the mastermind behind such pop culture touchstones as "Jaws," "E.T.," "Indiana Jones" and "Jurassic Park," will be the focus of a competition called "On the Lot," to be broadcast by the US Fox network, Fox confirmed. The show, which used the model of the musical talent search "American Idol," will pit undiscovered filmmakers against one another as they vie to win a movie development deal at DreamWorks SKG, the studio Spielberg co-founded and which was sold last year to Paramount Pictures. Spielberg, 59, will however not feature regularly in the show, apart from cameo appearances, but he is already at work mapping out details of the show, to be made by reality TV king Mark Burnett and DreamWorks Television. "All through my career I've done what I can to discover new talent and give them a start," Spielberg was quoted as saying by Daily Variety. "This opportunity ... allows all of us to reach out directly to open a much wider door," added the movie mogul, who started out his illustrious career working in series television. "On the Lot," will gather 16 contestants who will be then be split into four teams, which will pick their own leader to serve as the film's director and will be given the resources to produce a short film. Each broadcast of the series will focus on a different film genre, including comedy, thrillers, drama, romance and science fiction, and the teams' offerings will be judged by a panel that included a studio executive and a movie critic. The panel will then critique the films before a live studio audience and ultimately vote for their favourite. The director of the losing film will then be eliminated in an episode that will be broadcast a day after the films are revealed to the judges and public, in a format reminiscent of the globally reproduced "American Idol."
I have given some consideration lately to attending some sort of film school after I finish my undergraduate work in about a month. I will probably find that Spielberg show quite interesting and educational. Thanks for the heads up. As far as what I like right now... Pretty much nothing.
American Inventor is the creepiest thing I've ever seen. Examples: 1. The guy with the purple alien doll that says in a menacing fasion, "Everything is going to be all right" 2. The spaced-out wife of the guy who invented "car armor" (which, incidentally, is the best invention they've had on the show) 3. The guy with that incredibly photogenic kid who claimed to have given up a kidney "for karma" I haven't seen an episode of that show that didn't chill me to the bone.
Frankly, that's the worst show on TV. You can tell most of these judges have no clue also. Frankly, if you are a real inventor, you should get your invention patented instead of going to this show. Who's to say someone or some company won't take your simple (but working) idea and rush it to patent with their financial might. For example, that child car-seat idea has some merit, but it takes much more work for it to be a viable product involves safty issues. I don't see that show will sponsor that idea at all. However, someone may actually take that idea and improve on it to make it work.
Well, the next stage of the show is them helping the inventors improve the product. I'm know nothing about patenting laws, but I suspect their would be grounds for a lawsuit if someone suddenly came up with an idea comparable to something that advanced on the show.
I like The Ultimate Fighter just because I like MMA and UFC and get to watch a fight every show. Plus it's always fun when you see someone you watched (and rooted for) throughout the season fight in an event later.
Well, me neither. However you won't have proof that someone gets his idea by watching that show, especially if the product is a improved one.
I bet most of those people do have patents out on those products. You don't sink your lifesavings into a product without at least trying to put a patent on it. It's the marketing and distribution that people have trouble with. And keep in mind that the part of this show before the final rounds (where the public voting would come in) has been taped and over with for many months. So I'm sure a lot of these inventors went out and made production deals contingent on getting featured on the show. Get a big part on the show and some attention and a company will immediately put their product on the market to try and capitalize on the free publicity.
COPS - nothing says quality TV like a guy getting arrested for soliciting a transvestite, a trailer park domestic disturbance and all that that entails, or a lardass cop chasing a crack-head while being paced by someone with a television camera running backwards. All that, and we haven't even gotten into the spectacular rare events with tear gas and nightsticking.
The issue for them is more International Patents than America In America. . . it is the person with the Idea 1st internationally. . it is who makes it to the Patent Office 1st The fact that they on TV is serious strength to the argument that they had the idea 1st .. . had to dispute I imagine Also . I'm pretty sure that by signing up for this .. the show's producer will get a peice of your product I remember when it was on Cable. . . the HIA was not really for it because the 25 page application basically gave them extensive rights over your product I don't know if that is still so but I imagine so just like the Top 10 on american Idol are under contract or something Rocket River
