I’m so excited to announce that season two of The Invisible Man is finally up on Hulu.com! Finally! So if you’ve never had a chance to see the entire show, now you can. And if you’ve seen all the episodes, you can go watch them again.
I’m hoping this means that we’ll get season two released on DVD soon.
…Greg Yaitanes! Yep, the former Invisible Man director has won an Emmy for best director of a drama series. The series is House and the episode he directed is entitled “House’s Head.”
There are a couple of versions of a story going around that when it came time to go to the press tent after the awards ceremony, none of the reporters had a question for Greg. Strange. You would think the reporters would be better prepared, after all, this is the Emmy’s.
Greg Yaitanes, one of the directors of “House,” won an Emmy for his work on the first part of last season’s finale. But when he walked into the press tent, no one jumped at a chance to ask him a question. Just as the director was going to leave, one reporter jumped up (out of pity?).
Before she asked her question, Yaitanes said, “Wouldn’t it have been better and more uncomfortable if I didn’t answer any questions?”
The reporter asked, anyway: “It seems House becomes more and more unlikable as the seasons go on. Do you think there’s going to be redemption for him this season?”
Yaitanes said, “I am not a writer. I’m a director.”
The reporter tried to ask the question again in a different way but then just gave up.
“It’s OK,” Yaitanes said. He left the stage.
Hollywood Today had a slightly different version of what happened:
Greg Yaitanes director of ‘House’ won for best director of a drama series. Unfortunately when Yaitanes came to the stage there were no questions until one clueless reporter asked him what it was like to win as the writer in the series. “I’m not the writer I’m the director,” Yaitanes said scolding the reporter. He abruptly walked out of the press tent.
Well, that was awkward. Too bad none of the reporters asked him a question about the actual directing of the episode.
Also, which version do you believe? This reminds me of something I learned many years ago: Don’t believe everything you read in the press. You’d be amazed how frequently reporters get their facts wrong. Now I’m not trying to paint reporters as evil or incompetent, although I’m sure there are some in the bunch. But I’ve known a few reporters in my life and even briefly worked in an ABC newsroom many, many years ago; and I’ve got to say I really liked the reporters I’ve known. But the nature of the job is so deadline driven that it is often difficult to find the time to make sure the facts are precise. The above is a good example of this. We have two different versions of the same event and, because of the way they are worded, we have one that paints Greg in a more flattering light than the other.
Anyways, if you haven’t seen the House episode that won Greg the Emmy, you can watch it below. It’s a complex episode filled with numerous flashbacks and dream sequences. I can see why Greg won for this episode. He definitely deserved it.
Have any of you had a chance to look around the In Plain Sight official website? If not, there are some great video interviews with Paul Ben-Victor that you should check out. In the third video Paul talks about being an actor and I have to say I really admire his philosophy and attitude about what he does for a living.
To view the videos click on the link below and scroll down the page a bit until you get to Paul’s videos.
My does time fly when you’re busy working on a film. Tomorrow is the premier of Paul Ben-Victor’s new series In Plain Sight! Not long ago it seemed so far off, and now it’s already here. Funny how that happens.
So I’ve been checking out the reviews and the critics run the range from like it to hate it. Jonathan Storm from Philly.com describes the show as “formulaic, but it works” and manages to insult and compliment Paul all in one sentence:
Mary’s boss is Stan McQueen, which, I guess, is funny because he’s played by schlumpy, shrimpy Paul Ben-Victor, a great character actor last seen as henchman to The Greek, the all-powerful crime boss in The Wire.
Here are some more reviews to check out if you wish:
Sexy Laundry, the play starring Paul Ben-Victor and Frances Fisher, extends its highly successful run yet again. The play now runs through April 26, 2008 at The Hayworth Theater in Los Angeles. Shows run from Thursday to Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and some of the shows are completely sold out. To buy tickets visit Brown Paper Tickets.
The critics continue to give the show rave reviews:
“Fisher and Ben-Victor are masterful in their roles, they have us in stitches one minute and teary eyed the next. Blumsack’s dynamic direction allows the characters to live and breathe.”
-LA Weekly
“Played for all it’s worth.”
-LA Times
“Captivating”….. Likened to an intertwining of Martha and George (“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?”) “Intuitive staging by Gary Blumsack”
-Variety
“The cast is superb.”
-City Beat
“Hilarious…. Moving…. Fisher and Ben-Victor make a dream team”
-LA Scene
Here’s a little video I found giving us a glimpse of Paul in action.
The first season of The Invisible Man is now available to watch online! NBC/Universal and Fox have joined forces to create an online video on demand service that offers full-length episodes of their current and past TV shows as well as a limited selection of movies, clips and other content. The site, called Hulu, which has been in beta mode for months, made its public launch today. And I’m happy to say that The Invisible Man is among the TV shows that are available for streaming!
All of the first season episodes of I-Man are up and I’m hoping that we get season two at some point, but that will most likely depend on how popular the show becomes. Hulu has a nifty feature that lists shows and episodes in order of popularity, so the more people that watch, the higher the show goes in the popularity rankings. Viewers can also rate the episodes and leave reviews.
In addition to Hulu, all the first season episodes of I-Man are available for viewing on AOL Video.
One of the really neat features of Hulu is that it allows the embedding of its videos onto other websites. So, with that, I present The Invisible Man’s Pilot episode courtesy of Hulu.com.
Before Greg Yaitanes’ contract was terminated by Fox, Greg directed a recently aired episode of Prison Break called “Under & Out.” Spoiler TV has a great little behind-the-scenes video of that episode. Check it out!