I wasn't really surprised about Jason making the top three. After the judges commented on being offended, I expected that would prompt a lot of people who were not offended to stand up for him and keep him around.

I thought the three that were eliminated were eh, middle of the road efforts, so it didn't bother me too much. Yeah, there were other films that I thought were worse, but none of my favs went away. And I really liked two of the top three (Zach and Will), so I'm pleased overall with the voting.

But in each case, when it went down to the last pair in each row, I wished the other one would go away.

I'm just scratching my head that the wild cab ride made it through.

Because of the FOX voting setup (unlimited voting for those with the patience to sit there and vote over and over online, dialing and texting) the votes will be Idol-like. Expect women to get voted out first, then less attractive men.

Kenny has a big fan base. He gets the underdog vote because he didn't go to film school. If you visit thelot.com, his entry film is top 5 of films viewed and top 5 of films talked about. That film is excellent. So it isn't surprising he made it through this week, but now he needs to bring a good film with mainstream appeal to the screening next week. If he does that, he'll gain more momentum. If he doesn't, the "buzz" around him may fade.

I half-expected Marty Martin to get cut because he comes off as very smug and he didn't follow the instructions.

I wasn't surprised about the 3 who left. I was surprised the woman who made the bad film about peeing on the bus made it, and that "Getta Rhoom" won - yikes!

The results show needs to be 30 minutes only. It's not like Idol or Dancing, where you can have guest singers or dancers as filler.

And the host of the show is simply awful!

>Well, first off, I hated the
>stupid Ryan Seacrest impersonation with
>the whole - "American voted",
>and "we'll find out...after the
>break".
>
>I was pretty surprised by who
>went home.
>
>1. Modern child birth (Carolina)
>
>
>2. Blind date/farting (Claudia)
>
>3. Break in (Phil)
>
>Claudia wasn't much of a surprise
>- but who the heck
>voted for Kenny? And
>Jason not only survives, but
>makes the top three?
>This is going to be
>a wild ride! I
>hope this show survives!

Well, what suprised me is the guy who didn't do the assignment at all..he is the one that did the trailor....and the judges sorta praised him!

So once again, are we watching a show where certain people get pimped by the judges????

He should have been kicked offby the judges.....everyone else did as assigned yet he gets to go on?

shakes head

Production wise, it had some problems. First off, by the time the ousting got to the third row, we all knew that the first directors mentioned were the "safe" ones -- why drag it out as suspense? Secondly, the empty chairs made a nice little line down the center, so now we know that whoever sits center stage gets the axe. Since this isn't AI: peel the second show down to half an hour, and put all of us (including the contestants) out of our misery orkeep the show an hour, and split the show into "loser go home" for the first half and "winners, here is your next assignment" for the second half.

I'm baffled at the Wacky Cab being a winner; I agreed with Gary when he said "you were way out there, and no one was with you." lol

I'm even more baffled at "Screw in a light bulb" winning. When we first saw her profile before they aired it, she said "It's a metaphor." I turned to ra and said, when you have to TELL someone beforehand that it's a metaphor, it's going to suck. I'll buy dinner to the first person who can tell me what the metaphor is -- because I still have not figured that out.

I watched "Ghetta Room" again, and paid better attention to the actor. I don't care what the director says - that character WAS meant to impress as slow. From the blank look in the eyes, to the rather pasted on smile, to the speech impediment, this guy was NOT a nerd. However, the premise of this short was a good one; it was just bad directing of the actor.

Interesting that the guy who didn't follow directions made it through. He'd most likely can an actor for not following directions, right? THAT would destroy his vision. As trailers go, it was pretty good, but it was not the comedy short it was supposed to be.

I like this show, but you cant pimp a director the same way you can a singer or a dancer. Please fix the second shows problems, MB!

Shocked that "Getta Rhoom" was a winner...
I am hoping he genuinely didn't realize that his guy came off as mentally challenged vs. a nerd. I wanted him to stick around to see what else he has, but a winner, pfft.

It seems to me that we have/had several contestants who were not from the States. Does that put them at a disadvantage on how many call-ins they have? You know the whole scenario of a town calling in for their golden child, etc.

Just got in on the last 20 minutes, and I'm still wondering if this will last or not.

I do hate that they are taking off on the AI style-even my hubby, who was in the kitchen, when he heard the "America Voted" speel, said to me 'is THAT on again???'. It's just dumb! We are not stupid people! Move on and try to be original! You're directors, already!

I, too, having only seen 'Ghetta Rhoom' once, saw it very clearly that the male actor WAS down syndromed, or similar, and NOT a nerd. Nerds don't repeat themselves for the heck of it, or stand in front of a bus. Only people who are mentally challenged, and wouldn't know better would do that, because of their child-like faith, and, well, you know. Not going there, so as to not look biased in any way!!!

BECAUSE, I was slightly apalled by that particular short clip. He was NO Nepolian Dynamite-more like Leo Dicaprio in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'. Just my opinion, once again.

I can see where the judges felt offended the first time-just don't get the change of heart the 2nd time. Oh well.....sometimes things hit you differently when you've seen them at different moments, under different circumstances.

I think Carrie was being tongue in cheek, like you voters must know something that I don't...for me she looked like she was still offended...I just think it sucked either way...Nd or GG

I won't be watching any more results shows. It was tedious and horribly done, almost a satire. The regular show, I'll keep watching a bit longer to see what each person will come up with.

But my fear has come true..no offense to the "voting public," but this show is going to be lame and predictable. The women will totally go first, unless one of them is hot enough to get the geekboy vote. The special effects guy is going to dominate the show. I know judging can be weak as well, but I don't care for shows with public voting very much.

I was shocked that Kenny stayed. I have a pretty quirky sense of humor but that cab movie made ZERO sense. I think it was the worst movie out of them all (and there were some bad ones!)

I feel kinda bad that the guy from the UK left (Phil?). It was a rehash of an old joke, but it was shot well.

Not surprised by those that were cut, but, like other have said, by those who stayed. Given that the viewership of this show is really low, there's no question that friends and family of the finalists are playing/will play a large role in who stays and goes.

The host is beyond bad and is reason #1 why I won't be watching any more results shows. Don't know why they got rid of the first host for her.

I actually was surprised at all three boots. Not one of those three films were the worst of the bunch (I'd give those to Kenny's wacky taxi, the peeing on the bus one, and "How to Screw in a Lightbulb"). I was particularly bummed that of the women, Carolina and Claudia went first -- both of their films were beautiful to look at and showed a lot more creativity and talent than either Jessica the film student or the chick that did the peeing on the bus film. There were several other of the men's films which were equally as problematic as Phil's stuck on hold bit -- the mini golf one and "File Size" for instance.

I think the reason that these three went first had little to do with the quality of their films and everything to do with the format of the voting -- it favors the young, geeky, internet savvy guys who I'm sure have tons of friends lined up to pump out the online votes for them. This probably helped film school Jess as well. Meanwhile, the European contestants are disadvantaged by the time-difference and cost of overseas calling, even if they could have organized a "voting block."

I think the voting for this show should be more like Dancing with the Stars, where votes are limited by the number of contestants still in the running and there is a Judge component to who goes. This would limit the impact of multiple votes for peoples "friends" and actually give the less well-connected but more talented directors a shot to stick around.

Plus, I really hated the format of the elimination -- other than the top three and the bottom three, you had no idea how the others stood in relation to the rest. You didn't even know if the person who was saved from the "bottom two" in each row was really in the bottom -- to me it looked like they paired the real bottom person with a random person who the judges criticized in order to provide suspense, which I found annoying and manipulative.

I really wanted to like this show, but the voting format, the annoying host and the terrible set up of the results show has dampened my enthusiasm. For now I'll keep watching, since there's really nothing else on right now, but the show's hold on this particular reality t.v. fanatic's viewership is tenuous to say the least.

Is it worldwide, like Rockstar was? I tried to vote online after the show, and I kept getting the message that my "voting window wasn't open yet", even an hour after the show! What gives? How could they possibly tell that an online vote wasn't cast in the states?

Also, with Rockstar, they hyped the worldwide vote, and said things like "as the votes came in from Canada and Australia, the bottom three changed" - this time? She only ever said "America voted".

Anyone know what's up with the voting?

LAST EDITED ON 05-31-07 AT 00:21 AM (EST)

I couldn't even get online to the site. Annoying! I wanted to vote for the Danger Room direct but I'm glad he made it.

I think Carolina who directed Childbirth got lost amongst all of the films because it wasn't memorable enough. Her movie played right after the Dancing guy and what was more memorable of course. I don't think she should have gone as others were worse. Like the bus one.

Also the Cab director had a more young hip vibe to his video despite the bad delivery and might have garnered the youth votes.

Who's the most gifted director? Hard to say right now but I think the Danger Room, Dancing Guy, Lucky Penny, Soft, and Airport Lady show the most promise. But that's jmo.

I went to the web site (right after the show ended -- central time zone) and was able to vote. I believe you have to wait until after the show airs in whatever part of the country you live in to vote online.

Phone and text voting I guess would follow the same standards set up by AI (a 2-hour voting window, waiting until after the show ends to vote, etc...).

I don't beleive "online voting" is available outside the United States because you need to enter your zip code and e-mail address to vote (at least initially you entered a zip code, I'm not sure until next week if you do so every time you vote online thereafter).

Oh, I see. Well, that sucks! I guess they really wanted to be able to say "America Voted" Haha.

If the voting had been worldwide, we probably wouldn't have seen three foreign contenders go home this week!

LAST EDITED ON 05-31-07 AT 09:51 PM (EST)

According to Fox.com, 'On the Lot' will air on Tuesday (1 hr.) and not Monday and that will be the only time that it will air next week. Don't know what this means for the future of the show until an official announcement is made by FOX (if they make one).

Moving it away from the Hell's Kitchen premiere night. Smart call.

Tribey made me rock!

LAST EDITED ON 06-02-07 AT 02:58 PM (EST)

I hate it when the networks play musical chairs time slots. It's confusing enough as it is.

Foo dogs by tribe.

Yup, I think it's a smart call too. At least it's a day later rather than a day earlier so people don't accidentally miss it.