As I adjourn to the headlines ruling the world of golf today I am frustrated to find the Great One, a man that has yet to swing a club in a competitive round this season, continues to rule the roost. "Tiger has not announced his plans for Bay Hill"... I am tired of our top headlines noting Tiger's lack of action. At least the headlines around his most recent "actions" were (to a jaded outsider like me) humorous and humbling. "Stricker thinks Tiger should play before The Masters"... wonderful. If any golfer of prominence not named Tiger chooses to speak on Tiger, that puts Tiger back on the front page of the game.
We are done with it. He's playing The Masters... so let's turn our focus to golf headlines you should be enjoying.
Archive for January, 2010
PGA Hot Topics- Everything but Tiger
On January - 28 - 2010
As I adjourn to the headlines ruling the world of golf today I am frustrated to find the Great One, a man that has yet to swing a club in a competitive round this season, continues to rule the roost. "Tiger has not announced his plans for Bay Hill"... I am tired of our top headlines noting Tiger's lack of action. At least the headlines around his most recent "actions" were (to a jaded outsider like me) humorous and humbling. "Stricker thinks Tiger should play before The Masters"... wonderful. If any golfer of prominence not named Tiger chooses to speak on Tiger, that puts Tiger back on the front page of the game.
We are done with it. He's playing The Masters... so let's turn our focus to golf headlines you should be enjoying.
Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes – Was There Another Woman?!
On January - 19 - 2010
WELL, only yesterday I was defending the Kate Winslet-Sam Mendes marriage breakup as having no "ulterior reason" – that is, no scandal, and no "other woman.""I KNOW nothing about sex because I vas alvays married," said Zsa Zsa Gabor, long ago.
Now, according to the tabloids, it seems Sam was seeing somebody else, namely, actress Rebecca Hall of "Vicki Cristina Barcelona." So, this makes it look like the rabid British press was right after all.
But I don’t think so. Kate and Sam were just finished with one another. No scandal!
Now, according to the tabloids, it seems Sam was seeing somebody else, namely, actress Rebecca Hall of "Vicki Cristina Barcelona." So, this makes it look like the rabid British press was right after all.
But I don’t think so. Kate and Sam were just finished with one another. No scandal!
HBO to screen pilot in two weeks, eyeing spring 2011 premiere
On January - 13 - 2010
Although there wasn’t any official mention of Game of Thrones at today’s TCA event, we did get an update via Matt Roush of TV Guide Magazine. Here is what he tweeted from tonight’s event:
HBO programming chief tells me they’ll see full pilot of Game of Thrones in 2 wks. Dailies look good; more scripts written. Fingers crossed.
Good stuff. As I suspected, Benioff and Weiss sound like they’ve been busy writing scripts. Sorta surprised they will be screening the pilot in only two weeks. Initial reports had mentioned Modern VideoFilm would be working on the pilot in Feb, so either that was moved up or they are no longer involved. Either way, I’ve been told not to expect an announcement until March. But still, in two weeks a few lucky individuals will get to watch the pilot episode to Game of Thrones!
The Hollywood Reporter’s James Hibberd checks in with a great article from HBO’s TCA event that contains some exciting info. Check it out!
HBO programming chief Michael Lombardo says the dailies for highly anticipated fantasy series “Game of Thrones” look “fantastic” and the project looks very strong for a series pickup.
“Everything looks fantastic,” said Lombardo, who’s become a fan of the George R.R. Martin books upon which the project is based. “The director got great performances. Unlike a lot of projects like this, everything was shot on location. It has such a rich texture that it looks more expensive than it actually was.”
The network spent $5 million-$10 million on the pilot to bring castle Winterfell to life. Lombardo says executives are “sitting on pins and needles” waiting for a rough cut in two weeks.
“The fantasy is so incidental, it has a very adult tone,” Lombardo said. “You forget it’s fantasy while you’re watching it, and that’s what I love about it.”
The pilot will employ some CGI, for backgrounds, the story’s “direwolves” (a mixture of real animals and CGI) and dragon eggs.
Also, like in the books, each family in the story will have its own color pallet for clothing and armor.
If all goes well, Lombardo said, “Game of Thrones” will be on HBO in spring 2011 — “March or April.”
“I would be surprised if it doesn’t [get greenlit],” Lombardo said. “It has everything going for it.”
So excited right now! The head of programming at HBO is a fan of the books! Sounds like we are this close to a series pick up. Don’t know when it will be forthcoming, but it seems like just a formality at this point. I mean, they are already talking premiere dates!
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