Every so often there comes along a unique idea in film or TV that happens to have something similar coming out at the same time. And usually one is much better than the other.
We saw it with The Truman Show and Ed TV. The Truman Show is a solid B+ and utterly rewatchable. Ed TV replaced Empire Records (and was subsequently replaced by Gosford Park) as the answer to the trivia question: "what's your least favorite movie"?
Studio 60 started out strong but didn't have a lasting appeal, while 30 Rock struggled out of the gate--but by the second season became the funniest comedy on TV.
And Trust Me had appeal to me as it had Ed and was in Chicago and based on advertising. But it stunk. I gave Lie To Me a chance and was rewarded. It's a great show centered around a great character played by Tim Roth and is quite enjoyable. I recommend going back and watching the first season (13 episodes).
Also, even though The Illusionist had Ed Norton, I remember enjoying The Prestige a lot better. I'm not sure if I didn't like The Illusionist, or if it was just not as good.
But that was the past. This is the future:
Dead Snow vs Iron Sky
Dead Snow is a Norwegian comedy-horror about Nazi zombies in the arctic.
Iron Sky is a Finnish comedy-scifi about Nazis in space.
Check out the trailers below. My money's on Iron Sky.
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