I cannot wait to see The Pat Tillman Story after reading this review. Here's an interview with its director, Amir Bar-Lev.
Google is getting its own biopic, like The Social Network. (PS I wrote this story.)
This made me laugh unreasonably.
Best Week Ever did a better job than I ever could. "The Michael Cera-est Photo Ever"
TV
HBO is developing a series about the porn industry. It's going to be written by James Frey, the man behind A Million Little Pieces and its ensuing controversy.
Best. Captcha. Ever.
Music
Conan O'Brien is releasing not one but TWO albums next week.
Yes, Cher and Christina Aguilera will be in a movie together. I know you were wondering. It's called Burlesque and here's the trailer.
Other
If the Westboro Baptist Church people are ever near me again, I'm doing this. I'm a big fan of Basil Marceaux and you should too. (And, yes, I know there's a typo. Take a joke and run with it, people!)
Here's a list of the 35 most boring videogames. The best part is that I remember seeing some of these in the rental aisles of Broadway Video, the video store in town. I was starved for entertainment and these didn't look fun, even then.
Some of my favorite games as a kid, however, are featured in this list. NBA Jam is going to be released again soon and I just hope it's good.
TV
I thought they were better than this, but I guess no one is above Jersey Shore pandering. Bones will be bringing The Situation in for an episode. Ooof.
Sadness filled my soul when Brad was voted off Next Food Network Star on Sunday. Here's an interview with him.
Music
Lady Gaga insists that having sex depletes her creative energy. As in, if she sleeps with someone, the act of sex will force them to steal her creativity. In has-to-be-related news, she also admitted to doing cocaine, even though she doesn't want her fans to.
Food
I'm enough of a fatty...umm...I mean foodie...that I decided to start a Food section of links.
So, as you can tell, I'm engrossed in all things geeky. That's why I'm so excited to be writing for ReelComix. It's an awesome, laid back site that is the home of all news and opinion about comics, movies, sci-fi and more. Head over here to see what I've written so far.
And, yes, I'm going to start working on posting more here as well. I already have some ideas in the works, so stay tuned!
Carnie Wilson is suing GSN. I guess we now know why she won't be hosting The Newlywed Show this season.
Here's a list of the top 10 sexiest trailer trash characters on TV.
I spent a lot of time with this collection of 80's sitcome opening sequences. My favorite, from Perfect Strangers is below. Classic.
Even though I have just recently discovered the hilarious Julie Klausner and have yet to read her book, I Don't Care About Your Band, I'm still excited about the prospect of an HBO series based on the book starring Lizzy Caplan from The Class and True Blood.
Apparently, Jesus isn't profitable enough for Anne Rice, as she's returned to her vampiric fiction.
Movies
Here's another glowing review of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. NEED to see this...and Inception.
The guy behind the original Saw films, as well as Repo: The Genetic Opera is making a 90-minute film with 90 deaths in it. Sounds interesting...and bloody.
Instead of Selma, which was lining up a great cast, it looks like Precious director Lee Daniels might be heading up the story of a White House butler next. Even though this could be a great flick, I'm really looking forward to Selma based on story and cast alone.
Tech
Comcast will soon be releasing an Android app that will allow you to forward home calls to your cell and, most awesomely, record something to you DVR from your phone.
So, I realized that YouTube links were looking pretty janky when I tried to embed them, so I changed the layout. You like?
Here are the links I will read from now until I go to bed or get bored, whichever comes first.
Books
Even this review isn't all that glowing, I still want to read Olivia Munn's book, Suck it, Wonder Woman.
I can't decide whether I want to read this book about Warner Music or not. It sounds fascinating, though.
TV
Paul Giamatti is set to star as Khrushchev in an HBO film about the dictator's trip to America during the height of the Cold War. In related news, I really want to read the book that this movie is based on.
CBS is batting a thousand right now. They've offended homosexuals AND people over 40! Will CSI: Miami ever regain that crucial gay 45-year-old demographic? Only time will tell.
Here's a list of the five worst movie and TV recasts.
Great Jon Hamm picture OR GREATEST Jon Hamm picture? On a side note, Jon Hamm is hysterical and I hope that, at some point in his career, he gets to show off that gift.
Here's a preview of Showtime's two latest shows, both of which I'm looking forward to.
I always thought that Adam on Parenthood was self-employed, but apparently William Baldwin will be playing his boss.
As American Idol seems to be undergoing some major changes, Ellen DeGeneres has announced she is leaving the show. It's too bad, since I loved her as a judge this past season.
William Shatner has a new show on the Bio channel that actually sounds completely fascinating.
Here's a great article rating TV chefs on their ability to teach you how to cook. Shocking, I know.
Movies
Russel Brand is attempting to branch out with a Shakespeare role and by playing a real-life pirate, it seems.
I thought Charlie St. Cloud might be a quirky drama. Guess I was wrong.
I certainly don't mind silly, so I'm looking forward to Dinner for Schmucks.
Sad news: Maury Chaykin, the character actor who played Nero Wolfe and, my favorite role of his, Bailey Pruitt in Mystery, Alaskadied. He was 61.
This review of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Pt. 1 footage from Comic-Con has me excited.
Video Games
I can imagine this would be the conversation heard in the stands at a Wii Tennis match.
My favorite part of this? A-Health and A-You by Dr. Mario.
You know I was sitting around thinking about what the Wii was missing and, lo and behold, someone figured it out for me: A massage simulator. Just remember, it's games like this that make it the family's console.
This chart could NOT be more accurate.
Social Media
Sketches like this are why College Humor is genius.
The world's oldest tweeter has passed. She was 104.
I love Corona. Apparently, according to the thousands of intelligence documents that were leaked this week, that love could have killed me if I had been overseas.
If only Yelp! reviews were more like this.
I think the Captain Planet kids should have thought this through.
Best. Toaster. Ever.
I usually don't link to those slideshow presentations of lists that are really annoying and only engineered to generate ad dollars. However, this is a list of the fattiest foods from each of the 50 states. Hysterical.
What kind of geek would I be if I didn't post Chewbacca On a Squirrel Fighting Nazis.
For all of you puzzle solvers out there: put this puzzle together and create a GUN!
Apparently, Android phones use more data than iPhones. In related news, that's because they're awesomer.
Trying to move quickly through a crowd of people? Here are some tips.
Hey, kids! You know what would go great with those folders and pencils you're buying for the school year? JELL-O SHOT CUPS!
Be careful if you ask for an iced coffee drink without the ice. You just might get what you asked for.
So, I've tried, over the past few days, to post about four times. However, I always get caught up in something else and, next thing I know, it's bedtime. Hopefully, it's early enough in the day, I can squeeze out a couple of posts. Here's some linkies.
Music
Tom Jones put out a new album. And, apparently, it isn't bad. Might have to check it out.
Gwenyth Paltrow has released a country song. I'm not sure there's much more I can say about that.
Here are four rappers that should be banned from Twitter. It's also a list of four rappers I've never heard of. So, for those of you keeping track, that list has grown to about 6,301 names.
Here's Sugarland's new single, Stuck Like Glue. Yes, it's on radio right now, but this is the best video I could find.
TV
Here's a hilarious interview with Andy Daly. You might know him from MadTV or Eastbound and Down but you are doing yourself a disservice if you haven't heard his monologues CD, Nine Sweaters.
Here's a gallery of the females of G4 at Comic-Con, including one of my favorite people to ever grace a TV, Olivia Munn.
If you're a Dexter fan and haven't checked out the trailer for the latest season, please peruse it below. You won't regret it. Here's a list of five thoughts from Unreality. I have opinions on most of them, especially the fact that we'll never see John Lithgow on the show again.
Here are six underrated animated series. I definitely agree with The Critic, Daria, and, of course CLERKS being on this list.
A religion episode, a Rocky Horror tribute, and a ton of new relationships are in the works for the latest season of Glee.
I've heard a lot of great stuff about The Event and the fan of The Class in me will watch Jason Ritter in pretty much anything.
Here's a Castle update from Comic-Con, including some brilliance from Nathan Fillion, Capt. Hammer himself.
The Iron Man anime will air on G4 next year. Warren Ellis, comic legend, help create them. To say the least, I am an excited panda.
Shawn Levy, of Night at the Museum and Date Night fame, is going to direct an adaptation of Alexander and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad, Day. It was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. I even saw a pretty good stage production at Purdue a few years back.
Nigel Lythgoe, judge on So You Think You Can Dance? and one of the original producers is of American Idol is returning to Idol after a few seasons off. His return signals the tensions between the company that runs the TV side of things and the agency that handles the musical aspect, according to this NYT piece.
ABC head Stephen McPherson, who had ups and downs in his time there, is stepping down. He's responsible for hit shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars and Modern Family being on the network.
I love The Guild. First came last season's classic Date My Avatar and now it's this awesomeness.
In other romantic comedy news, Zach Braff's directorial follow-up to Garden State will be Swingles about single thirty-somethings blah blah.
Here are some awesome Green Lantern posters. I've never been a big fan of the character, but I'm hoping Ryan Reynolds can change my mind.
Speaking of Green Lantern, here's a great clip of a very young fan at Comic-Con getting his amazing request for the Green Lantern oath fulfilled by Hal Jordan himself, Ryan Reynolds.
Looks like Scott Pilgrim was the winner of Comic-Con and the loser was...well...Comic-Con.
Speaking of Scott Pilgrim, here's the first full review I've seen. Spoiler alert: I need to see this movie.
Here's the trailer for Sucker Punch, the latest from Zack Snyder. It looks freaking fantastic...and totally weird.
The new movie This Means War sounds fun, even though I have a hard time two young-ish guys would fight over 2010 Reese Witherspoon. Now, if Legally Blonde Reese shows up, let's burn the whole damn city down.
I know it's tiny, but is this the new Godzilla?
A lot of fanboys were in a tizzy after seeing the Captain America: The First Avenger footage from Comic-Con. Apparently, his costume wasn't exactly right. Well, the Captain himself, Chris Evans, has assuaged everyone's fears.
Here's a fascinating list of 10 movie characters that you never knew were real.
Video Games
Looks like the Skate 3 city planner is in some trouble.
Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books from when we were kiddies? Well, the author has made a few interactive iPhone/iPad versions. I'm not gonna lie: I'd be scared crapless if I was deep in this story and all of a sudden the "book" buzzed at me. Sounds awesome!
Tuesdays with Morrie author and sportswriter Mitch Albom won the AP's highest honor recently, even though he blatantly made up facts in a column in 2005.
I wasn't a huge fan of Absurdistan, but I'm interested in Gary Shteyngart's latest book, Super Sad True Love Story. Other
Is VitaminWater good for you? Not really. But, is it delicious. Abso-freaking-lutely.
Don't want to spend all the dough on an iPad? KMart will be selling a $150 Android tablet. Being an Android lover, I'm hoping this is out by Christmas.
Let's get started, kids. Grab a cup of coffee and join in the fun!
TV
I really enjoyed the premiere of Rizzoli & Isles on TNT last night. It has a lot of promise as long as Angie Harmon drops the Bostonian accent. Here's a review that isn't quite as positive as mine.
Esquire has an incredible profile of the only person to EVER bid perfectly on a Price is Right Showcase Showdown. Here's the video.
Ed Norton has apparently been kicked out of The Avengers films. He wrote a letter addressing the issue. Has he seen The Incredible Hulk? It wouldn't fit with a Joss Whedon Avengers flick!
Dorkly is CollegeHumor's video game-oriented spinoff. Here's a great list of weird tie-in videogames. I remember thinking, even at 7, when I had a Sega Genesis, that the Cool Spot video game, based on the 7-Up red dot, was stupid. Turns out I was right.
In sort of related news, here's the five most absurd video games starring rock stars. Are there not-absurd video games starring rock stars?
Movies
Mel Gibson has plopped himself in some hot water lately. Here are some changes that movie studios are making to their promotional items.
Betty White playing God? Yeah, I could roll with that.
Other
I want to do this to ever out of order sign I see ever again.
I'm up, so I'm looking at stuff. Let's begin, shall we?
Movies
Here's the second trailer for The Social Network, the story of Facebook as told by Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher. Looks fantastic to me!
TV
The Emmy nominations came out this morning. Glee cleaned up with 18 nominations! Here's a complete list of the nominees, which most people seem to be happy about. Friday Night Lights finally got some well-deserved nominations. There will probably be a post later today about my full reaction.
Music
Katy Perry hates Miley Cyrus. In, other news, I love Katy Perry even more than I did yesterday. I will use this story as an excuse to post a picture of her.
Media
NPR is changing its name to...umm...NPR. Just ask KFC and FFA.
Other
Some joy-sucking organization is threatening to sue McDonald's if they don't get rid of toys in Happy Meals. If there are no toys in Happy Meals, what's the point in the Happy Meal? I predict that if they get rid of the toy, parents aren't going to buy smaller portions for their children, not solving the problem at all.
The Onion wouldn't be so freaking funny if it weren't so freaking true.
Here's a great guide on how to make your complacent chocolate chip cookies a little better.
Awesome Mario chess cake. My Yoshi just took your KoopaTroopa. And it was DEELISHOUS!
There are a few authors that I've been reading for nearly my entire reading career. (Does one call it a career? Who knows?!) Nick Hornby, James Patterson, Max Allan Collins and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels. They come out pretty regularly every summer and for good reason. Stephanie is synonymous with light, summery fun.
The whole series centers on Stephanie Plum, a Trenton bounty hunter who is horrible at "bounty huntering." She works for her cousin Vinny, and, along with receptionist Connie and former hooker/file clerk Lula, catches the odd criminals of Trenton. In her personal life, she is constantly torn between Joe Morelli, Trenton detective and on again off again boyfriend; and mysterious Ranger, ex-Special Forces. Add in her crazy Grandma Mazur and hypochondriac mother, and each novel breezes by in a couple of days.
The plot of this 16th adventure follows Stephanie as she tries to save Vinnie, and the entire Bail Bonds Office, after he gets in deep with his bookie and the Trenton mob. The great thing about these novels is that rarely is there a lot that changes, but rarely is it that predictable either. Sure, we know certain things will happen: Steph will blow up at least one car, Lula will eat a lot of chicken, Steph will vacillate between Ranger and Morelli, her mom will bluster about getting a normal job, etc. It's perfect for summer, when the weather's so nice and there's so much going on that you don't have the mind capacity to follow a convoluted mystery.
The only thing that stops me from recommending 16 is that you should really jump back and start with the first book, "One for the Money." So, do that.
Robert Downey Jr. might take over for Steve McQueen on the project he was working on when he died years ago. TV
Can I handle an all Coldplay episode of Glee? I'm doubting it very seriously. It didn't work with Madonna and it didn't work with Lady Gaga, so why would it work with a shittier band?
I will certainly miss JJ on Criminal Minds and hope that they don't cut back on Emily Prentiss' screen time too much.
Are you ready for Home Shopping Network: THE DEUCE?!
Walmart in California is testing out getting rid of all plastic bags. I can't imagine it would work in non-hippie places, like Indiana, but I like the effort.
A million 1990's children are weeping. Capri Sun was found to have mold in it. No recall, though. Mold is part of nature, people, deal with it!
Showtime has picked upShameless, a show starring one of my must-see actors, William H. Macy.
Other than the stuff you see from me on this blog, I'm a huge fan of podcasting. Here's a list of five podcasts that should become TV shows.
Video Games
I had forgotten how shitty old video game box covers were. Then I realized that some of the boxes on this list are pretty new.
Politics
My favorite nutbars from West Virginia, Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, are now saying that West Virginia, as a state, is too friendly to gays. So, what did God do to them? Blow up one of their mines!
A DA in Wisconsin is threatening to arrest teachers who teach comprehensive Sex Ed. in schools. Because, you know, he can do that.
Movies
Brad Bird, the guy who directed The Incredibles and Ratatouillemight be directingMission: Impossible 4. Why the hell not?
Here are six movie plots that are only possible due to understaffing.
Date Nightseems to be pretty OK, but not great. I'm still looking forward to it this weekend!
Music
Musicians got paid more in royalties from satellite and online radio this year than ever before.
Shania Twain will be trying to make a comeback. The whole thing will be documented and aired on Oprah's TV network next year.
Books
Tom Clancy, in his latest book, will be bringing together all of his tentpole characters, like Jack Ryan and John Clark.
This has to be the saddest cookbook ever written. That being said, where can I get a copy?
Other
Here's an awesome story about a Florida couple defeating a traffic ticket with the wonders of math.
So, you know that annoying-ass Farmville game on Facebook? Some kid got his mom's credit card and spent $1,400 on fake plows and shit.
Awesome director David Wain, who directed Wet Hot American Summer and the underrated Role Models, will be directing a graphic novel adaptation about a guy who gets hypnotized to quit smoking and is sent back to 1985. This sounds hysterical.
This could also go under a Books header. Here is the perfect template for making a Nicholas Sparks book/movie, even down to the marketing materials.
The latest movie from Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, and the director of Ray will finally see a few theaters after a two year shelving due to money woes.
Even before it's come out, Disney is planning another sequel to Tron and Tron: Legacy. I really need to rewatch the first one soon, before the sequel comes out.
Media
On his first day on the job, Kevin Rose is being badass (as usual) in his role as CEO of Digg. He got rid of the DiggBar, which some are saying was jacking up the site's traffic.
A federal appeals court has ruled that web carriers could restrict access to content or charge more for heavy use of the internet. Even though it has a long way to go to become final, this is NOT a good sign.
There's a big kerfuffle right now about Apple trying to influence the hiring of a Newsweek tech reporter. I think it just sounds like silliness on everyone's side.
Here's a great piece on bias in veteran journalists who, in theory, should know how dangerous bias in journalism can be. Other
You might not know about Food2, which is an awesome spin-off site from Food Network, geared to a younger crowd. Here is their handy dandy guide to measuring things without cups or spoons.
MSNBC has suspended David Schuster after he taped a pilot with CNN, which is apparently against the rules.
I'm glad that everyone is on board with me in HATING the TRAVESTY that is the "One Shining Moment" remake. And, let it be noted, I have nothing against Jennifer Hudson. But you don't step through a Van Gogh...just let it be as awesome as it is.
SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: Here's my review of last night's 24 doubleheader on Give Me My Remote.
Apparently, some people who get homes from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition are being forced into foreclosure. They take out too much equity on the homes to start their own businesses and you can figure out the rest from there.
E!'s Save Our Show campaign is down to its final five. My votes are for Life Unexpected and Chuck, since I'm 99% sure Parenthood will be picked up again by a desperate NBC.
Here's a great NYT piece on the writers' room of 24.
Sports
Even though I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Cubs fan, I could get on board with the Natinals. And, no, that isn't a typo. Apparently, it has a lot of perks.
Here's a list of Sports Occasions that should be declared national holidays.
Social Media
Would you use Facebook integrated into iTunes? I'm mostly off of the Facebook wagon, so I doubt I would, but I'm sure millions are in tune with this (no pun intended, I swear).
Video Games
I love the infographic craze that has been going around lately. Here's one about Nintendo that I guarantee will teach you something.
Movies
Cute Winona Ryder will join Vince Vaughn in Ron Howard's new comedy.
What first appeared to be an April Fools' Day joke is now looking more like a reality: Joss Whedon might direct Marvel's big Avengers film. Keep in mind that The Avengers is the lynchpin in Marvel Studio's business plan, so it will be very interesting to see how it all plays out with this.
Harrison Ford might join Jon Favreau in Cowboys vs. Aliens. Awesome!
Why must George Lucas continue to rape millions of childhoods? He is now planning an animated Star Wars sitcom. Seriously.
Even though it's a copycat of the much better The Cube, the enjoyable Minute to Win It has been renewed. Also, ABC is developing a skyscraper game show. Huh?
Other
If California legalizes marijuana, what will that do to the UCLA drug dealers in the world?
Could there be an actual Verizon iPhone? I doubt it. Even if there was, I love my Driod. Wouldn't give it up for anything.
Dairy Queen will now be offering a Mini Blizzard. Would you eat more ice cream if it was in a smaller size?
