Wed, June 18, 2003
I finished watching the French Connection special features last night. The documentaries, while they overlapped significantly in content, were fairly interesting. One was produced by the BBC and another by Fox Movie Channel to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film. Roy Scheider was absent from the FMC production except in old interviews. That always bothers me. What went on there? Is Scheider feuding with Fox?
Also watched an episode of "The Office" from BBC TV. It's pretty funny, in that deadpan British sitcom style. It's especially engaging if you've ever had a boss like the one in the show: ineffectual, too chummy to get anything done, oblivious. I read about the show and the BBC America reruns that will be airing all this week, and it's definitely worth checking out.
