So, evidently very few people were watching "On the Lot." Very few. The final show, when the winner was revealed, attracted an audience of about 2.5 million people. I think there might be reruns of "SportsCenter" that attract a larger audience. (I'm only slightly kidding.)
But the competition ended well, if the final show was very, VERY drawn out. In the end, sentimental favorite Will Bigham won. This is not that much of a surprise -- he is very much like Steven Spielberg, someone who is a strong visual storyteller and whose films wear their hearts on their sleeves.
The end of the episode was pretty anticlimactic. After being announced as the winner, Will Bigham was driven to the front gate at Dreamworks Studios, where he was personally greeted by Steven Spielberg, who handed him the keys to the kingdom (actually a key that was supposed to be for his new office).
And he was never heard from again. Maybe. It's possible because there has been NO news coverage of the result of the show. No promotion. No interviews with the winner. No news releases. It doesn't bode well. But a development deal is still a development deal. Personally, I hope that something comes of it for the young filmmaker.
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