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Home » Ignorant Movie Reviews » 2007
 
The TV Set
Submitted by enpen on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 12:20am.
the flick's pic
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                    Olympia Film Society
                        206 5th Ave N
                    Olympia, WA 98501

               Tuesday, May 22, 6:30pm
               Wednesday, May 23, 9pm
              Thursday, May 24, 6:30pm

Ignorant Movie Review: The TV Set

Response to title: I don't like our tv culture. In the future I will be nodding my head in agreement; yarrow reads stream over mountain.

Response to curbside poster: Flashback to staying up early, almost proud to have outlasted the t.v. stations.

Response post-credits: Eh. There are a lot of laugh-out-loud parts, so don't get me wrong, the movie is enjoyable. Another take on the play within a play conceit, The TV Set immerses us in a television pilot's struggle for network airtime. The film itself is loaded with high priced actors (Sigourney Weaver, David Duchovny, Justine Bateman (a sweet television reference by herself)), all of whom do a very good job. There's some genuinely humorous American tv culture bashing. But, eh.

To be fair, I've been in a semi-shocked state since last week's showing of Red Road, meaning I've been stuck on thinking about it. I think, therefore, that this week's movies have fallen in the shadow of a giant. The TV Set is plenty good, and I have no problem recommending it to anyone as somthing to sit down, relax with, and enjoy.

Rating: 3 out of 5 Oly Stubbies.

Film Haiku: A pregnant woman
                           70% erect,
                    "that's a zero. See?".


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