Jeff Blumenkrantz found this one camera half hour pilot was ahead of its time, in his opinion... on VHS in his closet and noticed that there wasn't a "clean" copy. so if you have twenty two minutes to waste...
Bebe Neuwirth - Dear Diary - unsold 1996 pilot wins 1997 Oscar for Best Live Action Short
by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 20, 2021 1:42 AM |
Okay, I watched out of curiosity... and it IS a curiosity. Bebe is pretty winning, but the show's all over the place. What is all this about?
What really struck me was how much it anticipates SEX AND THE CITY stylistically--the V/O narration, the NYC grit-and-glam setting, the gleeful materialism (a Calvin Klein dress--from BARNEYS!), the heroine's insecurity and narcissism. (There were also echoes of ALLY MACBEAL and MOLLY DODD.)
Bebe aside, it would have made for a hideously boring series. How the FLUCK did this win an Oscar? I barely lasted through 20 minutes.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | April 20, 2021 1:42 AM |