Darkhouse ‘Grand Opening’
Add comment March 31st, 2008
There is going to be an amazing show coming at the end of this month. Darkhouse Productions is hosting a ‘Grand Opening” party on Friday April 11, 2008 starting at 9pm at Mary’s Place in downtown Rockford. It’s going to be big! I’ll include an excerpt from Darkhouse’s myspace page (myspace.com/darkhouseonline) to better describe the event :Matter Of Fact, First Round Failure & Kirkland will be joining us to help celebrate our Grand Opening. There will also be special appearances from the one & only Jonathan Bradley and some of the ladies from the Rockford Rage Roller Derby. The “Derby Girls” will be on hand with some cool swag to give away. Darkhouse will be giving away many different door prizes including (not one…but) TWO $100 recording packages!!! So be there to help us announce our plan of WORLD DOMINATION & take a chance on winning some great prizes. I’m extremely lucky to be a part of this show. It will be my first time playing in a bar and my first time playing at a Darkhouse Productions sponsored show! The cover is $5 and I hope to see you there!!
The hype of “Men In Trees” is well-deserved - when the premise can stayed focused. The premise follows radio host Marin Frist (Anne Heche), who moves to an Alaskan town after discovering her fiancée’s infidelity. “Men In Trees” is shown to be adept at using comedy and tragedy almost interchangeably to get the point across, but with so many interesting characters floating around the town, the show seems to determined to let no one go to waste. Unfortunately, in doing so, the dramedy flushes so many subplots the main plots receive only a token coverage. Still, the show’s eclectic and likable cast makes it an extremely watchable show in ABC’s prime time. “Men in Trees” airs Wednesday at 9:00 PM on ABC.
About a month ago, I reviewed Carpoolers, resulting in the most awkward and painful time of television yet. By contrast, the comedy Miss Guided is the complete opposite – a show which leaves you literally wanting more. Judy Greer plays Becky Freely, an unpopular near-perfect student who returns to high school years later as a guidance counselor. The show is sporadically intercut with unpredictable interviews with the characters, adding hilarious and engaging commentary to each scene. The only problem is the show barely fits into a half-hour time slot. ABC tries to compensate by showing two episodes back-to-back, but characters and stories this funny and this good really need the whole hour to build on an audience. Miss Guided airs Thursday at 7:00 P.M.
