Thursday, October 23, 2014

'Hitch' To Be A Show On Fox

The hit 2005 movie "Hitch" is said to be under development by Will Smith himself  for a new 30 minute sitcom for the FOX channel. Release dates  are currently unknown as it is still in development, as well as the cast and crew. However, one can make the assumption that Will Smith will appear as the lead role, as this is an adaptation from the big screen to the television screen. For those unfamiliar with the movie, it stars Will Smith as Alex Hitchens who is a suave ladies man who runs into a not so smooth, Albert (played by Kevin James) and teaches him a thing or two on how to pick up the ladies.

Despite the movie being surprisingly decent, I highly doubt that the television show will be any better. Personally, television adaptations are worse than sequels. Once a film is introduced, it is best to leave it at that, unless you're capable enough of a movie maker to make another movie, like the Godfather trilogy. However in this case, I don't feel like Will Smith is capable enough of a producer  to turn a single film into an entire television series, considering that he has produced movies like 'After Earth'. The idea to turn this movie into a series came out of nowhere,and it seems forced and seems as though it was only made for a cheap way to make a profit. It would make sense to make a series out of a fairly recent film, such as The Hunger Games, but it keeps me wondering why anyone in 2014 would make an entire television series that was released almost a decade ago. People would not care, most likely move on and try to get into something that is more relevant. It is fairly certain that this series is going to result in a flop and a money loss on FOX's part. 

What I took from this is that even if you are a very well known actor with many hits that grossed mainly over $300 million , a background of acting in television and experience with filmmakers, have a whole bunch of money laying around, doesn't mean you have to seek another way to make profit. This series was thought up simply for the sake of making a series but I think it's safe to say that this show will flop.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

NBC News Freelancer Diagnosed With Ebola

A freelancing cameraman who worked for NBC News was recently diagnosed with the Ebola virus. The 33 year old man was hired Tuesday to be a second cameraman for NBC Chief Medical Editor and Correspondent, Nacny Snyderman,  who is with three other NBC news employees to report on the Ebola outbreak in Monrovia. The man came down with a slight fever on Wednesday, but instantly quarantined himself for insurance. He went to a treatment center on Thursday to find and recieved his realist which diagnosed him positive for Ebola 12 hours later. Upon the request of the family, te name of the man has not been released but it has been known that he was also a writer and had been working in Liberia for various projects. The rest of the crew, including Snyderman, are under close watch for any fevers or symptoms of the illness and the president of NBC News, Deborah Turness claims that she and the staff are doing everything possible to keep the man and her employees safe.

This has taught me that I should be careful and aware of what may happen when working on a project. The man seemed like he had of an idea of what possible things might happen to him considering that he quarantined himself when he found himself to be a bit feverish. Another way of saying of being aware is to have a back up plan, and this is what it has taught me to do. The man was also a freelancer, meaning that he is self-employed and is not committed to any certain company or organization. But the president, Deborah Turness dd claim that she is doing everything possible to keep him safe, showing other potential employees that the NBC Corperation that they care for their employees, regardless of the terms of the time they will be spending working in their place. Depending on whether this she claimed is true or false, this may grab the eye of people who would want to work for a news corporation. Now the question here is will the man be okay? Will he take legal action for being hirt on the job?

http://deadline.com/2014/10/nbc-news-ebola-diagnosed-freelancer-845227/