Tag: irv (last 300)

10 ‘Slumdogs’

(NYT) Oscars planned for 10 arthouse nominees, a ‘disaster,’ but the ‘Slumdog’ rule yielded some popular favorites. Movies now ranked, tallied via instant runoff voting.

Jumping on a trend

(Hollywoodreporter) ‘The Kumars’ got turned into a Latino comedy in the U.S., ‘The Ortegas.’ Now most sitcoms have a prominent Indian actor. In the pipeline: ‘Nevermind Nirvana,’ ‘Outsourced’ and a ‘Kumars’ revival. (ht: Pooja)

My big fat desi sitcom

(Angryasianman) ‘Nevermind Nirvana’ pilot picked up by Fox. Third time’s a charm? Originally was to star Kal Penn, then Arj Barker.