On the Lot

FOX (ended 2007)

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Premiered: May 22, 2007
Status: Ended

This new reality competition comes from the accomplished likes of Steven Spielberg, Mark Burnett and DreamWorks TV. In the series, undiscovered filmmakers will go neck-and-neck to win a DreamWorks studio development deal.

The show airs weekly and was originally comprised of a 1-hour show where movies are screened followed the next day by a half-hour results show. Recently the show has switched to one 1-hour episode a week, on Tuesday nights. ''

''Viewers are involved in picking the winners.moreless

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S 1 : Ep 16	114: Season Finale	Aired 8/21/07
S 1 : Ep 16	3 Cut to Winner		go
S 1 : Ep 15	113: Contestant Films (Best Two Movies)	Aired 8/14/07
S 1 : Ep 15	4 Cut to 3 & 3 Directors Compete	Aired 8/14/07	go
S 1 : Ep 14	112: Contestant Films (Viewer Submitted Logline)	Aired 8/7/07

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3 Cut to Winner

S 1 : Ep 16
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4 Cut to 3 & 3 Directors Compete

S 1 : Ep 15

Aired 8/14/07
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5 Cut to 4 & 4 Directors Compete

S 1 : Ep 14

Aired 8/7/07
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6 Cut to 5 & 5 Directors Compete

S 1 : Ep 13

Aired 7/31/07

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Fox, Spielberg have Lot going on in summer

By Reuters, Feb 22, 2007

Just in time for blockbuster season at the megaplexes, Fox will premiere the Steven Spielberg reality TV show on May 16. On the Lot is an elimination-style contest among aspiring filmmakers that culminates with the winner receiving a $1 million… more
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Midseason Replacements

By TV.com Staff, Jan 01, 2007

midseason_header.jpg Show Me the Money Tuesday, January 2, 8:00 p.m. William Shatner's trivia-meets-dancing game show has been given an additional six-episode order, and will move to a new timeslot on January 2. Don't miss a minute! The Knights of Prosperity."… more

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misses the mark

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"Abysmal"

By geostars100, Sep 18, 2007 Report Abuse

when i heard that this show is also produced by mark burnett. i really got so excited that there's going to be a brand new show just like survivor. me and my mates saw the first episode and we were all disappointed. this show is just awful. it's got nothing exciting in it. it just doesn't work like the other shows made by mark burnett. the whole hour felt like we were sitting in my flat hour ages, the show is so boring, i can't believe how bad this show will end up becoming. all great tv producers create good shows, once in awhile they make a bad one.moreless

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not that good

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By roswell4000, Sep 14, 2007 Report Abuse

this show suffers the same trappings as other reality shows. shows like amazing race or fear factor can beat on the lot in terms of watchability and quality. on the lot looks so promising with spielberg attached to it, but this show lacks the umph needed to make it a likable weekly series. the three judges are so annoying, once in awhile they bring in a star director, but that's all that interesting with it. the ryan seacrest like host is so annoying that it ruins the atmosphere of every episode. carrie fisher is like a donald clone, it feels like her reason being in this show is to emulate donald trump. the american idol look of the show is what's killing this show.moreless

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To make this show worth watching we need more originally created material and less talking heads.

7.4

"Good"

By brusso456, Aug 22, 2007 Report Abuse

my review

the films created by the contestant director wannabees were fantastic, but the rest of the show is talking heads, in the last three episodes there were no new films, they just aired previously shown material. To make this show worth watching we need more originally created material and less talking heads. below is just filler to meet my 100 word minium review.

this is a reality show that will give the winning director a job at dreamworks. The wannabe directors must compete in contests that focus on the skill's needed to be a good director. They then make short films and witch are reviewed by three directors. then the viewers are encouraged to call in and vote on the best film. the one with the lowest votes is eliminated fron the show ever episode until there is only one.moreless

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'On the Lot' had potential. I still enjoy watching the films. Everything else, however, seems... pointless.

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By JDKeilholz727, Aug 02, 2007 Report Abuse

I'm 16 years old, and I've been making films for about 4 years now. So when I heard about "On the Lot", I was very excited to check out the series. It was created by Steven Spielberg! It had to be good.

The first episode was enjoyable. Chelsea Handler as host was excellent, and everything flowed very well. The next few weeks were still good. I enjoyed watching how the films came together, and I picked my favorites.

Eventually, the live shows came. That's when the show began falling apart. It was too much like American Idol. I hate to say this, but the new host was extremely annoying, and I just lost attention after a few weeks.

It also struck me as odd that the show was not in HD. You'd think it would be, considering the purpose of the show. So it seems to me that Fox didn't give it too much help in the beginning. In my opinion, the only reason the show is still on the air is because Steven Spielberg was partly behind it.

Basically, I just lost interest. It wasn't fun anymore. I didn't have time for the show, and it just kind of died on me.

I'm pretty sure this will be the final season for "On the Lot", unless they pull some pretty awesome ratings these last few episodes.moreless

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boring

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"Abysmal"

By jessegrape, Jul 28, 2007 Report Abuse

Watching the commercials for this show looks so promising. I was so excited to see this show, since it looks as if I'm going to see something big. I felt this is the best reality show ever. Then the first episode came out. I was totally duped. This show was so boring. What I saw on the commercials for the show were deceiving, it's not that good at all. The host is terrible, the judges are terrible, even the show is terrible. There's nothing in it that made me want to see the next episode. This is awful, I'm not even going to watch the ending. The show is so bad, I don't even care who wins.moreless

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Will we be seeing a Season 2? (poll)
Simple enough. Whaddya think?

By aaronfilmltd, Jun 06, 2007

07/13/08

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2nd Season?
Will there be a second season? What's the scoop? I enjoyed many of the short films they showed. Not really a fan of their host and...

By mackymacaspac, Jan 13, 2008

04/27/08

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Who believes that the show could have been so much better?
I think they put this show together wrong. A lot of the talent was amazing in my opinion, but I just felt they did it all wrong. R...

By krazy4crack, Dec 16, 2007

02/17/08

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Do you think Spielberg will guest judge the finale?
Do you thinkg Spielberg will guest judge the finale? That would be awsome, I know he's filming Indy 4, but still.

By UREMOL, Aug 02, 2007

11/13/07

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Jason has absolutely nothing going for him but his "Punk" look...
Personally I think this season should have been down to Zach, Adam, and Will..But when you're relying on America to choose the Win...

By Undernet01, Aug 21, 2007

08/27/07

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