I've been a fan of Eddie Izzard for a long time now – his seemingly random (but covertly calculated) humour appeals strongly to me in a similar way to
The Mighty Boosh. So spotting him out in London fills me with glee, as he's been in the States for so long touring and filming
The Riches. The lovely Eddie's been back in the UK
partly to visit his childhood home in Sidley and
to present an award to his father John Izzard for the work he has done in his local community during his retirement.
In Hollywood, despite
major examples to the contrary, the general school of thought during the summer (especially when adapting fantasy stories) seems to be to rely on battle scenes and action in order to keep audiences riveted, rather than focusing on just telling a good story. This definitely appears to be the dominating mindset of the filmmakers in charge of the second installment of Disney's Narnia franchise,
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Capsian. And I'm confused as to why this approach was taken with Prince Caspian when C.S.
We all need to eat, right. Even his Lord Darth Vader. Well, comedian Eddie Izzard riffs on what it would be like for Darth to do something as mundane (and beneath his dignity) as go to a cafeteria (ewww, the wet trays!).
The Riches, FX's series about a family trying to steal and swindle their way to the American dream, begins its second season tonight. The show was able to complete just seven episodes before the
writers' strike shut down production, but as star Eddie Izzard said in a recent chat with reporters, that just meant this season will have a tighter, quicker pace. He and co-star Minnie Driver had quite a lot to say about the series; here are highlights from the conversation:
- On having just seven episodes this season because of the strike:
Izzard: "The writers were obviously aware of this beforehand, and so we built a sort of cliffhanger halfway through the season.
Having finally
confirmed her pregnancy, Minnie Driver is now happy to show off her bump and was full of smiles as she posed with co-star Eddie Izzard at the Hollywood screening of
Season 2 of The Riches, which airs in America tomorrow. Virgin 1 showed the first season here in the UK, but as usual we're lagging behind our friends in the States when it comes to TV shows — although not when it comes to
a certain eagerly-anticipated film. (I'm sorry, I promise I'll stop bragging about that ...
The Riches, FX's drama about a family of Irish travelers trying to swindle their way to the American Dream, returns a week from tonight for its second season — and things aren't looking so good for the Riches Malloys. The first season was spent building their lies and getting their ritzy new community to believe them; now, it appears that their precarious dream life is about to collapse.
Maybe that's not giving enough credit to Doug Rich/Wayne Malloy (Eddie Izzard), the first-class con man who's always been able to get his family out of any jam up till now. But this time around, the rest of the Malloys — especially Wayne's wife, Dahlia (Minnie Driver) — don't seem to be as on board with his scams.
Ever wanted to be a professional con artist. Let Doug Rich teach you how. On the first-season DVD for FX's
The Riches, which comes out on Tuesday, several of the bonus features show Doug (Eddie Izzard) teaching his kids how to con.
Well, the 37 of you who said
"Drive" would be off the air
within five episodes were right:
Fox slammed the brakes on the show today, according to Variety. None of the four episodes that aired got good ratings, but this week's situation was particularly dire: The show
finished fourth in its time slot, with the fewest viewers yet.
I didn't think
the first episode was that bad, but it also didn't compel me to watch again. I guess it's official that Tim Minear + Nathan Fillion + Fox = early death, as I'm sure
"Firefly" fans can attest.
Often, a TV show will have parts I absolutely love but won't quite hold up as a whole.
"The Riches," though, is the rare show that's the opposite: It's lacking in the details, but over its first four episodes, I've found it well worth watching.
When I'm in the mood to nitpick, I can harp on a number of things about the show: Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver sound so fake as Southerners; the part of the story about the travelers' camp where they used to live, which I thought would be fascinating, has become the most boring piece of the show; and I simply cannot believe that the original Doug and Cherien Rich have not been found dead yet by curious relatives or friends.
And yet, the show has a certain overall effect that makes me stick with it.
Courteney & David Arquette attended the premiere of the FX Network's "The Riches" this weekend in LA. The couple has been facing rumors that they are having marital issues including Courteney getting cozy with her Dirt co-star, Josh Stewart. Unfortunately both of the actors' shows are struggling and it's sad since I have to say Dirt has been very entertaining and I am even watching In Case of Emergency - more for the ensemble cast than just David, but still who knows if the low ratings are causing tension at home.
