- Oh writers’ strike, how I love talking about you…..not really. I’m getting really tired of the nonstop b*tching and back-and-forth between the striking TV and film writers and well, anyone who doesn’t agree with them. The Golden Globe nominations were announced last week and while I detest self-important, self-congratulatory, pompous awards shows with their long-winded speeches, sappy montages and uber-long running time, the Golden Globes are now one more example of something the strike is turning into a circus. Even as the nominations were being announced, there was debate as to whether writers would be picketing outside the venue and if so, who would cross the picket lines to enter the show. Also affected greatly by the strike are late-night talk shows, those hosted by Leno, Letterman, Kimmel, Stewart, Colbert, etc. These shows have been in reruns since the strike began and their ratings have plummeted during that time. Now comes word from NBC than beginning Jan. 2, Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien will be back with new episodes. Funny what happens when networks are losing a lot of money because advertisers won't pony up top money for air time during low-rated shows, isn’t it? Unfortunately, the return of Leno and Conan isn’t an indication that the strike will be resolved soon, because relations between the writers and studios/producers remain as contentious as ever. See you in 2009, new episodes of my favorite shows….
- You’re an a-hole, Rich Rodriguez, you’re just an a-hole, plain and simple. For you to stand at the podium and be introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Michigan and lie about how much your years at West Virginia meant to you….just as disingenuous as possible. I’m sorry, but if those years meant so much to you, why was such a large chunk of them spent trying to find a way out of Morgantown? If you loved WVU and it meant so much to you, why did you all but accept the Alabama job last year only to have a “change of heart” when you were crucified for making a cash grab at Alabama? Color me crazy, but if I love a place, I’m not continually looking for ways to leave it. Thus, I don’t believe you when you proclaim that you love West Virginia and the people there, because although your new school’s colors may be maize and blue, the one color that truly symbolizes you, Rich Rodriguez, is green. You may be a great coach, but you’re a liar, a mercenary and a fraud as well. Here’s hoping you fall flat on your face with the Wolverines.
- I was pretty pumped for the return of American Gladiators to TV on NBC next month, but the more I see of the promos, the less excited I am. I don’t know, just seeing that the attention-starved, self-promoting, glory hound Hulk Hogan is one of the major players on the show doesn’t sit well with me. Yes, the Hulk-ster is a legend in the world of pro wrestling, but in recent years he’s become little more than an absurd caricature of himself, still trying to wrestle from time to time, pushing his own reality series on VH1, directing the singing career of his Britney Spears-wannabe daughter Brooke and generally still acting like a character he should have grown out of being about two decades ago. I’m still looking forward to the new Gladiators series, but judging from the promos, I’m worried it’s going to be some over-the-top caricature of the show it used to be. If it’s as absurd and far-fetched as I think it’s going to be, it goes from being a cool revival of classic show to just another horrible reality show hack-job. Here’s hoping for the former……
- Let this be a lesson to all you parents out there: Taking your kids to the mall to see some minimum-wage, crabby Santa Claus can be the most traumatic experience of their lives in more ways than one. As if throwing your kid down in the lap of some creepy, dirty stranger and expecting them to smile and talk to this weird wasn’t enough, now there’s a chance you also may be exposing your kid to the sight of some other mom groping the mall Santa. I base this statement on the fact that a Danbury, Conn. woman has charged with sexual assault after allegedly groping Santa Claus at the Danbury Fair mall. Sandrama Lamy, 33, faces fourth-degree sexual assault and breach of peace charges. Danbury police were called to the mall over the weekend after Lamy allegedly touched the faux-Claus inappropriately while sitting on his lap. "The security officer at the mall said Santa Claus has been sexually assaulted," Danbury Detective Lt. Thomas Michael said. Capt. Bob Myles said police were able to quickly find and identify Lamy because she was on crutches. She has been released on a promise to appear in court on Jan. 3. Police are not releasing the name of the man playing Santa, but they said he is 65 and felt badly because children were waiting to see him. Yeah, he might have felt bad, but depending on how hot Lamy is (and I couldn’t find a picture of her), he may have been feeling something else as well…..but I digress. Can I ask, what the frak is this woman doing sitting on Santa’s lap anyhow. First, it’s for the kids, you jerk. Quit hogging Santa’s time when kids are waiting to see him. Second, those kids, most of them anyhow, don’t know that the guy they’re sitting on the lap of isn’t the “real” Santa. You know better. In fact, you know it’s just some random dude making a few bucks to wear that red suit and take pictures with annoying kids. So what exactly are you sitting on Santa’s lap for if oyu’re not a kid? Don’t answer that, Sandrama Lamy, I know what you were doing. All told, just one more reason to avoid malls around Christmastime and an even better reason to keep your kids away from the mall Santa. You never know what might happen to or near him…..
- Will Smith’s done done it again, y’all. The man most of us will always know as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air has hit a box office home run with his new film I Am Legend. The picture had the biggest December opening weekend for a movie in North America, raking in an estimated $76.5 million. That total surpasses the $72.6 million earned by Lord of the Dorks/Rings: Return of the King in 2003. Legend, based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson, was expected by its own studio to earn about $40 million over the weekend but nearly doubled that total. Isn't it amazing what happens when you put out a movie that doesn’t totally suck? Yup, people actually go to see it. Congrats to Smith, who seems like a genuinely good guy and who keeps making good movies. I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there, to sit on my throne….as the Prince of Bel Air……
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