Monday, September 25, 2006

So that's her name



I kept seeing the Chevrolet commercials, in which a familiar-looking pixie with a slightly annoying voice would tell me perhaps I should be buying bottom-of-the-barrel vehicles from the worst carmaker in America, Chevrolet. "Who the heck is she?" Google searches for "slightly butch Chevy spokeswoman" came up empty. But watching MNF tonight, I finally get her name -- Suzy Kolber.

Now I know she doesn't write the copy for those Chevy ads; she reads what they give her. Still. Comparing an entry-level SUV to Lexus, and saying the Chevy has more rear seat room, but costs $30,000 less? What is this, Saturday Night Live? "The Yaris has higher tire pressure than the Bentley Azure, but costs $225,000 less!" Maybe it's the enthusiasm in her voice; yeah, that's why they hired her, but with the crap they give her to read, it becomes a parody of itself.

That said, my Honda Element is almost twice as tall as a Lamborghini Murcielago convertible, but costs $300,000 less! (Which would YOU rather have -- a Lambo or SIXTEEN Elements? That's Hydrogen to Sulfur, folks...)

Saturday, September 16, 2006

I Treasure These Moments



Yeah, I'm delinquent.

"Treasure Hunters" ended nicely. Glad to see the nerds Geniuses win the cash. Bittersweet that they shot the live finale in DC, at the National Building Museum; on the one, hand, that museum is one of my favorite off-the-beaten path Washington exhibits. On the negative side, they didn't call me to work on the finale. Hmph.

My basic-cable associate producer gig continues to go well. We're halfway through the season, although nothing will air until late this fall. The actors have all been fantastic, very professional, very easy to work with. Not a Sean Penn among them, thank heavens...

More to follow.

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