July 21, 2008
The casting news today is about how Shannen Doherty will be following in the footsteps of Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth, and Joe E. Tata, reclaiming her role in the WB's upcoming rebalenciagaboot of 90210. Which obviously begs the question, who would win in a fight, Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh, or Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh. Let's look at the statistics:
You know, it might seem obvious, but, to borrow a phrase, "being an old Shannen Doherty" is just another way of saying "nothing left to lose." I have a feeling that she might surprise everyone by digging deep and killing herself in the third round.
I KID BECAUSE I HATE. To be honest, I can't imagine what it's like to be the star of a super-popular TV show, not just the fame stuff, but the part where your career as an actor is basically ruined because you've been permanently pigeonholed into that one role. I mean, that's got to be one of the hardest things after war, chronic illness, and genocide. To think what it must be like having nothing but tons of money to get you through those lean years is a nightmare I'm glad I'll never have to face? I salute these thespians as they return to work. Salute and mock. Salute, mock, and deride. But at least half or 30 percent salute.
Posted by Gabe at 1:45 PM in
Tags: 90210 | Brenda Walsh | Shannen Doherty
latest by Fredo
July 18, 2008
There's a new trailer out for Twilight, the highly anticipated teenage-vampire love story that's coming out in December. I remain as disinterested as I was after watching the first trailer, but that's only because I don't care about poorly made supernatural soap operas. I'm weird like that. But this movie is going to be huge, obs, so clearly I'm in the minority. Which also means that teenage girls are clearly in the majority. Sorry, Jews, someone else controls the media now.
Anyway, it seems like at some point the teenage girl fascination with vampires is going to fade. After Buffy and Twilight and LeStat and Bunnicula, we're going to run out of gas on this theme, and some other mythological creature is going to have to take its place as the cypher for our collective adolescent hopes and fears. So, which will it be?
Continue reading What Will Be The Next Teenage Vampire?...
Posted by Gabe at 10:10 AM in
Tags: Twilight | Vampires
latest by smashleigh
July 17, 2008
As part of the new season of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the folks down at Williams Street studios in Atlanta are preparing the first ever "live action" episode of the show. And in order to promote this stunt, the folks at Adult Swim, who know their audience all too well, are holding a contest for the role of "Carl." From the press release:
Adult Swim today announced the nationwide search for a Carl look-alike to appear in the first-ever live action episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The search will begin Saturday, July 26, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the Omni Hotel in San Diego during this year's Comic-Con convention, what some consider to be the epicenter of Carl-like men.
Oh, nerds. Poor, sweet, socially anxious nerds. Let this be a wake up call to you. Even the people whose business (i.e. lives) depend and thrive on your obsessive consumption of geek media have dismissed you as the unwashed source of ridicule. And while I know that you might see this contest as a vindication of your life's work of avoiding work, please do not be fooled, although I know you will be fooled. I can already see you in my mind's eye, lined up outside of a dilapidated Omni Hotel conference room wearing your dirtiest sweatpants (i.e. your sweatpants), and talking feverishly about the nuances that can only be discovered in a 15th viewing of The Dark Knight (IMAX only, standard screens are for civilians), Cheeto spittle bubbling at the sides of your mouth while you wait to find out if you're pathetic enough to be on TV, and it breaks my mind's heart.
Posted by Gabe at 12:51 PM in
Tags: Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Nerds
latest by Big Al Snaxalot
In a more-than-coincidentally-timed announcement that will no doubt stir up all those Batman people, Will Ferrell has signed on to star in a movie called 2-Face:
Ferrell is attached to play the title character, a racist who, after a prank gone awry, develops a split personality.
Ugh, really? Please don't let the other personality be someone of another race. I believe in Will Ferrell, and as awesome as it is that this isn't another sports movie, it sounds a little too much like a job for Jim Carrey. But this comment about it on Comingsoon.net is funny:
Yes, that is why today's news is suspect.
Posted by Lindsay at 9:40 AM in
Tags: Jim Carrey | Will Ferrell
latest by wendy
July 16, 2008
Last night, Variety had some news about Robin Williams' new movie:
Robin Williams has signed on to star in the dark comedy "World's Greatest Dad" for Darko Entertainment.
Bobcat Goldthwait wrote the screenplay and will direct.
Story centers on a single dad and high school teacher who finds his son dead after an apparent autoerotic accident. In an effort to give his son dignity in death, he pens a suicide note that is accidentally leaked to the student paper.
Today, MSNBC has this report via The Associated Press:
NOVI, Mich. - A 33-year-old Michigan man is accused of wearing a "World's Greatest Dad" shirt to a meeting for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
Wait..."undated image"? Wasn't Bobcat Goldthwait's last movie a romantic comedy about bestiality? Viral marketing!
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latest by caringiscool
June 19, 2008
There's a casting call for a new prime time reality show that seems to take a page from the Real Housewives Of NYC playbook. You know, the part where they weren't really housewives and one of them was single:
Do you know what it is to be a lady? Do you know how to take care of your man? Do you have that delightful "southern charm"? If so, a new primetime reality show is looking for you!
We are looking for SINGLE women, that are old fashion when it comes to romance, marriage and family.
If you ARE NOT from the south but still have these qualities, still apply!
Non-Southerners who've seen enough episodes of Designing Women to fake a good "old fashion" Julia Sugarbaker dressing-down have until tomorrow to apply.
Posted by Lindsay at 11:00 AM in ,
Tags: Designing Women
latest by Tracie Gordon
June 12, 2008
Brad Garrett, the brother from Everybody Loves Raymond and star of one of those hot-wife/schlubby husband sitcoms, 'Til Death, will star in a new online reality series in the fall for Crackle.com called Dating Brad Garrett. Garrett will go on ten dates with ten women who send in their videos starting today to Crackle.com. Garrett tells Variety:
An online dating show seemed like a logical choice given that I'm in the midst of a mid-life crisis, and adverse (sic) to pain.
From the introductory video interview with Brad, it seems like the show is about wringing comedy out of Brad's online dating experiences (the
Curb Your Enthusiasm music is just one tipoff), and not really about finding Brad a wife, which is probably good. He actually doesn't seem terrible.
Continue reading Brad Garrett Hates Pain, Loves Online Dating...
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latest by janadawn
June 9, 2008
There is a new show coming out on VH1 that I think you'd be really great in, ladies. From the Hollywood Reporter:
VH1 is looking for actresses who aren't afraid to scream.
The cable network has greenlighted "Scream Queens," a series from Lionsgate that will gather 10 unknown actresses to compete for a "major" role in a horror movie from Lionsgate Films. The contestants will compete in challenges and be schooled by acting coach John Homa. Their skills and progress will be judged by an unnamed director from Lionsgate's roster.
"Horror films have dominated the pop culture landscape for decades and along the way have produced some of the biggest names in Hollywood," said Jeff Olde, VH1's executive vp original programming and production.
I'm not really sure who "the biggest names in Hollywood" are that have come out of recent horror movies. Unless you're talking about Skeet Ulrich, but he's so famous and successful that I don't even think you can compare him to other actors. With Skeet Ulrich it's like, who's more important Skeet Ulrich or the Queen of England and then it's like, I don't know, it's impossible to tell, they're both so famous and powerful and beloved.
Mostly I'm just excited for what the weekly challenges are going to be.
Continue reading As If Celebracadabra Wasn't Scary Enough...
Posted by Gabe at 9:40 AM in
Tags: Scream Queens
