- So as it turns out, Prison Break will be losing one of its most distinct, recognizable cast members this season: the ginormous tattoo covering nearly the entire upper body of Wentworth Miller, a.k.a. Michael Scofield. Come Monday night, Scofield has a painful, long appointment with a dermatologist to remove the massive tat that has been a hallmark of the show since the first episode. As PB fans know, the tattoo was a way to imprint the blueprints of the prison that Scofield broke big brother Linc out of in Season 1, along with other aspects of their escape plan all the way out of the United States. Removing it has a practical explanation in the plot, as it will make Michael stand out less and blend in more. Of course, it will also give the wardrobe department more clothing options. “It was a laborious process putting that [fake tattoo] on,” Miller said with relief. “I am looking forward to rolling my sleeves up!” Personally, I’m just looking forward to this season, tat or no tat, bring it on……
- Not knowing anything about the town in advance, does impressive, all-encompassing prison security spring to mind when I say the name of Clovis, New Mexico? Didn’t think so, which is why news that eight inmates, including one convicted murderer and one accused murderer, escaped from the county prison in Clovis this week by cutting a hole in the roof. Only one of the men ha been caught, leaving seven men that police are terming “at large and dangerous” out to roam the streets. A lot of questions arise here, namely how inmates get access to tools that would allow them to cut through the roof, how they got access to a location where they could cut through the roof and not be seen, how they were able to move along the roof unseen and what the hell the prison guards were doing during this time. Maybe a few less games of solitaire on the computer at the guard station and a little closer oversight of the prisoners would be helpful, fellas. Not telling you how to do your job, just thinking out loud…..
- Add another pompous, self-important, hack loser to the fray! Why not, when you’re the biggest joke in music and the biggest abortion of a TV show around? American Karaoke has been a piece of crap from its inception, helping bring karaoke to the masses, murder songs that used to be good and give a bunch of glorified karaoke-ers the mistaken idea that they a) are actually good, and b) can contribute something of value to the music world. In that spirit, why wouldn’t the show bring a fourth idiot judge on board? Songwriter Kara DioGuardi will be the latest to crucify any musical credibility she has by becoming the fourth wheel on the idiot wagon that is the AK judging panel. Of course, that statement isn't entirely fair; DioGuardi really doesn’t have any musical credibility to begin with. When your most recognizable songwriting efforts have been for hacks like Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and Pink, the fall to the level of American Karaoke isn't a long lone. According to some idiot producer, the idea all along has been for the show to have four judges, so this is really just the implementation of a plan that has been in place since the beginning of this travesty of music. Whatever, losers. Your show sucks with three judges, so it will suck with four. It would suck with any number of judges, mostly because you’re A FREAKING GLORIFIED KARAOKE CONTEST WITH PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE BETTER OFF BELTING OUT “ENDLESS LOVE” AT THEIR LOCAL KARAOKE BAR! Now go away and don’t come back…….
- I have some bad, bad news for all the dudes out there: Maria Sharapova will not be coming to a tennis court anywhere near you, or anyone else for that matter, for the remainder of 2008. According to the agent for the leggy, blonde Russian bombshell, Sharapova is shutting it down for the rest of the season due to some tears found in her shoulder. She hasn’t played in over a month and bowed out of the ongoing U.S. Open well in advance, so this decision doesn’t come as a huge surprise. A huge disappointment, yes, huge surprise, no. From Sharapova’s point of view, it makes sense. If your shoulder needs to heal and the last of your sport’s four major tournament is just about over, why come back now? To play in some also-ran events in second-tier towns and earn a little extra scratch? Not likely. Get the rest, rehab the injury, come back strong in 2009/ Of course, I’m not looking at it from Sharapova’s point of view; I’m looking at it from my point of view and I’m crushed. Seeing Sharapova grunting and lunging her way around the court is the biggest reason to watch women’s tennis for myself and most dudes. Seeing the heavily muscled Williams sisters is not a reason to tune into the ATP Pilot Pen tournament in Cincinnati or any other run-of-the-mill WTA event; it’s a reason to find something else to do with your time. So I’ll see you in 2009, women’s professional tennis, when Maria Sharapova is back in the court. Enjoy your offseason, which in my book has already started, regardless of what your event calendar says…..
- Score one for the opposition in Zimbabwe, finally. The country’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, won the top job in the national parliament. It’s the first time since Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980 that the speaker’s post has not been held by a political ally of tyrannical dictator Bob Mugabe, the country’s (illegitimate) president. The thinking among political observers is that having an opposition leader in this powerful position could undercut Mugabe’s strength in ongoing power-sharing talks with the MDC, currently being mediated by South African President Thabo Mbeki. It’s amazing what happens in an election where Mugabe and his thugs aren't running around, assaulting, intimidating, kidnapping and murdering opposition members and supporters, no? When people are given the chance to speak out without fear of being killed because of it, it appears that Zimbabweans don’t support a tyrannical fascist of a leader who is steadily ruining their nation…..
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