Old Film, New Television: The Weekly Poll

Last Week's Poll: BlockBusted?

Last week we bemoaned the summer's failure to produce a definitive blockbuster film, and asked for your views on whether we were just being grumpy or it had, in fact, been an exceptionally uninspired season. Here's what you thought.

1. Pirates of the Caribbean IV, X-Men and The Help fared worst - only 8% of you thought they deserved the title. Sorry, Johnny - even Keith's cameo couldn't pull that one out of the fire.
2. Transformers and Planet of the Apes didn't do much better - only 12% each.
3. Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows came the closest - 22% of you deemed it blockbuster-worthy.

Let Hollywood Tremble: the winner, according to the readers of this blog (who are NEVER) wrong, was the ever popular None Of The Above. Clearly, the world is ready for another Flintstones live action remake.

This Week's Poll: The New TV Season

We were chatting at our Monday staff meeting about how formulaic television has become - how the new season is nothing but repeats, revisioning, revivals or reworkings of old ideas. That led to a discussion about the unusually high percentage of ex-TV people we have in the company, and the realization that if we put our minds to it, we could, in fact, put together a series that was bold, uncompromising, and above all, outrageously original, a complete break with the usual network fodder.

So tell us: which series would prefer to see us work up into a radically new pilot?

1. So You Think You Can Consult? In which a panel consisting of Victor, Chuck, Jennifer and Donald Trump assess the efforts of would-be consultants as they try to conduct a program evaluation.
2. Probie!, a gritty drama in which a sensitive rookie learns the ropes from a group of cynical, hard-bitten older consultants while struggling through some of the toughest boardrooms and bedrooms of the Nation's Capital.
3. Top of the Flipcharts: the zany antics of a consulting firm whose staff are all musicians, occasionally bursting in mid-facilitation into fully choreographed production numbers.
4. Ron's Anatomy: a gritty drama in which a group of cynical, hard-bitten rookie consultants learn warmth and humanity from a sensitive older mentor while struggling through some of the toughest boardrooms and bedrooms of the Nation's Capital.
5. The World's Oldest Profession: produced for the history channel, this documentary series takes a look at the Great Consulting Assignments of History, starting with the first recorded cost-benefit analysis. "Okay, Eve, on the plus side, apples ARE very nutritious. However...."

Our application to Telefilm awaits only your vote.

h/t Kory Goulais