Sparkstastic!
It looks like the Hollywood Stars football team has just lost another member in the form of LL Cool J. The rapper/actor, the star of the Mac the Moviguy produced Sparks, has been tapped to do another season of the show that doesn’t seem capable of dying.
For those of you new to town, Sparks has been an ongoing show that started out as a 24-esque drama about a bomb squad. Due to failing ratings, the show turned into a farce before getting canceled by Rogue Net. It came back to life when HMTV picked it up for its inaugural session. The show lasted 2 episodes before being canceled and then revived again. It’s been on the air ever since, and will be back this session on DRTV (formerly HMTV).
Sparks has had 2 spin-off films from the series. First, released by Lake Hope Features, was 1.4.8, a documentary featuring the former cast members of Sparks as themselves talking about the AIDS epidemic in Africa. The documentary was a critical and financial flop. It was followed by Sparks: The Movie, a release of the suppose-to-air season finale. It was edited and released theatrically. It was a critical flop, but a fair financial success.
Like every season of Sparks, the supporting cast has changed once again. Leaving the players from last session are Tyler Labine and Angela Kinsey. Taking their spots are Bradley Cooper, Adrian Grenier and Elizabeth Reaser. (For all of you who don’t know, Bradley Cooper was on Mac’s other show Atlantis before being killed off and Elizabeth Reaser was on Teach Me.) Returning are Zach Galifianakis, Channing Tatum, Sara Ramriez and, of course, LL Cool J.
Sparks is set to return to DRTV this session and will air at 10:30pm on Wednesday nights.
