Eric Schaeffer in upcoming new series: "Gravity" on Starz

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Recently, I was forwarded an interesting press release regarding Eric Schaeffer's upcoming new "dramady" called "Gravity," produced by Starz Media, and felt that it may be time to revisit this subject again.

Besides, as luck would have it, it turns out that tomorrow is Schaeffer's birthday (1/22/62). How best to celebrate a filmmaker than by paying homage to his work while awaiting the premiere of his soon to be aired, Gravity.

Listed below are some of Schaeffer's previous film trailers along as well as some of these trailer's "hits and misses."

Trailers below: from Fall, (1997), If Lucy Fell, (1996) and Wirey Spindell,(2000)

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Trailer from If Lucy Fell (1996)


IF LUCY FELL trailer hits and misses:

Best moment in trailer: Ben Stiller: "I -- art."
Worst moment in trailer: Sarah Jessica Parker: "Joe, would you drink my spit?"
Most redundant theme in trailer: Mad love with super models. Trying to make suicide funny. Again.

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Trailer from Fall (1997)

FALL trailer hits and misses:

Best line(s) in trailer:
Eric Schaeffer:
"You're Sarah Easton. Super model. I see you everywhere."
Amanda De Cadenet :
"You're Michael Shiver. Cab driver. I see you nowhere."
Worst line(s) in trailer:
Schaeffer: "We had sex last night."
Chick friend: "Really?"
Most redundant theme in trailer: Annoying super models pestering him with wild mad love.

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And then there's Wirey Spindell (2000)


WIREY SPINDELL trailer hits and misses:

Best line in Trailer: Schaeffer: "My therapist says it's because of my weird childhood...."
Worst line in trailer: Voiceover: "Wirey Spindell. Just give him a little time...I did."
Most redundant theme in trailer: More gorgeous women madly in love with Schaeffer who are "totally smart" combined with sex talk more bizarre than erotic.

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So, I wish Mr. Schaeffer a happy birthday and continued luck with Gravity, his new Starz cable series based on suicide and depression, which we all know is a real knee-slapper. I'm sure pharmaceutical companies will be lining up to sponsor it.

Actually, maybe they will be. Given the depravity of marketing of psychopharmaceuticals these days perhaps a "dramady" based on depression and suicide will actually turn out to be a marketing magnet. Stranger things have happened.


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