- Can Chuck Bartowski save the floundering, flopping remains
of what was once NBC’s newest hit drama? Chuck, a.k.a. actor Zachary Levi, was
the star of NBC’s hit dramedy “Chuck” from 2007 to 2012, anchoring five solid
seasons that included multiple efforts by the network to end the show only to
have its loyal fans wage online campaigns to keep it alive. Around the time “Chuck”
was hitting its stride, “Heroes” was crashing and burning on the Peacock’s
airwaves, squandering the promise of a stellar first season with twisted and
tangled storylines that yielded a confusing and meandering mix that equaled
plummeting ratings and a cancellation after four seasons. Now, NBC is hoping to
temporarily push the reset button on “Heroes” with a 13-episode event amounting to a short season
of the show with a brand new story. Titled “Heroes Reborn,” it will return Jack
Coleman in his familiar role as Noah Bennett, a.k.a. HRG, but mostly new
characters. Among them will be Levi, according to NBC president Bob Greenblatt.
“We’re still keeping Zac’s role under wraps because everything is shrouded in
mystery for this miniseries, but we’re very excited he’s been cast,” Greenblatt
said. Oooh, “shrouded in mystery,” how very network executive trying to build
buzz for a recycled show of you, Bob. But there was even more B.S. on the way
from NBC’s large cheese. : “One of my first, and fondest, memories of joining
the NBC family in 2007 was having the pleasure of getting to know Tim Kring,
and the cast of Heroes,”
Greenblatt added. “I was a fan of their collective work and always thought it
was such a fantastic and fun world they got to play in. With Heroes: Reborn, I’m honored to have
the opportunity to bring more of that world to life.” As for Levi, he’s done
the hero thing a bit with a spot in “Thor:
The Dark World,” so he should feel right at home………
- Brazil has the rainforest, right? It’s a country that
brings to life images of leafy canopies, plentiful foliage and the Amazon
teeming with life to a ridiculous extent. So why is Sao Paulo apparently on the
verge of going dry? Yes, Brazil's most populous city in more than 80 years could have
major water supply problems thanks to extremely sparse rains, a huge uptick in
water usage and unusually hot weather. Those and other factors have
combined to exacerbate the worst drought to hit the city in a long time. Experts
believe Sao Paulo’s water supply could be in serious danger. The reservoirs and
rivers that provide water to millions dwelling inside the city limits received significantly
less rainfall than expected in the opening weeks of the annual wet season,
leaving experts postulating that those bodies of water won't be replenished to
the necessary extent to sustain the city through the next year. The Cantareira
water system, the largest of six that provide water to some 6 million of the 20
million people living in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, is precariously
low at just 6 percent of its capacity of 1 trillion liters (264 billion
gallons), according to water utility provider Sabesp. Brazil can throw a party
for damn near any reason, but no one likes a dry party and tourists tend not to
visit places where they might not be able to get a simple glass of water with
their meal, so this problem is one to keep an eye on in the coming weeks……..
- Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, sports fans. Southern
Methodist University is being investigated by the NCAA for running afoul of the
governing body’s rules. SMU famously received the death penalty for its
football program in 1986 because of players being paid and now, its men’s
basketball program is facing claims of academic improprieties under head coach Larry Brown. Brown came to SMU
to slum it, er, to tackle his next coaching challenge in 2012, but he appears
to have done much more than that. According to multiple sources, SMU has
received the Notice of Allegations and is expected to meet with the NCAA's
Committee of Infractions later this year. The university will have its chance to
respond to the Notice of Allegations prior to going before the Committee of
Infractions and the most glaring issue at the center of the storm appears to be
sophomore Keith Frazier's efforts to become eligible prior to his
arrival at SMU. Specifically, assistant coach Ulric Maligi's involvement with
Frazier before the player enrolled is a point of concern and amazingly, SMU announced
Jan. 13 that Maligi has taken a leave of absence for personal reasons. Wait, a McDonald's
All-American who had difficulty meeting the NCAA's eligibility standards to get
into SMU may not have done everything above board? No way. Word on the street
is that Frazier’s leave of absence will morph into ineligibility for the
remainder of the season, depriving the Mustangs of his 10.5 points and 4.0
rebounds per game. Brown tried to deflect some of the heat by claiming that Frazier
"wasn't going to be playing anyway" as he was going to miss
Saturday's game to attend the funeral of his uncle. When pressed on the NCAA
notice, Brown refused to answer. The NCAA is also investigating SMU’s men's
golf program, so there’s a lot of smoke coming from Dallas right now and the
athletic department administration might want to break out its fire-retardant
blankets and fire extinguishers…………
- Now THIS is a story. There’s a prison escape, an inmate on
the run, strippers, malt liquor, smuggled cigarettes and sex in the woods.
Simply put, it’s time to talk about the Florida penal system. In the wake of an
inmate's
escape that led investigators into a tangled mess of lies and zany antics, the
local sheriff is trying to figure out what the hell went on that allowed Jason
Adams to escape from a work crew in suburban Pasco County, about 30 miles north
of downtown Tampa. The corrections officer overseeing the crew, Henry
Blackwelder, conveniently neglected to alert his superiors about the escape
until three hours later and by the time investigators arrived, they found empty
cans of Straw-Ber-Rita and Four Loko malt liquor, empty packets of synthetic
marijuana known as "spice," and a blanket in the woods used for sex
on the down low. "Prison is supposed to be tough. ... It was basically a
party out there," Sheriff Chris Nocco. Well….ya know…sh*t happens,
sheriff. Adams was serving a six-year sentence for burglary and grand theft
when he escaped and proved to be better at escaping than staying free, as he was
caught a day later riding a bicycle. He got away by asking to go take a leak in
the woods and never came back. Blackwelder immediately resigned after the
escape, presumably ahead of a firing because detectives later found that Adams
left the work crew on several occasions to buy booze, smokes and spice at
Blackwelder's behest. Oh, and the officer would use inmates to smuggle the
contraband into the prison. He even solicited help from a pair of strippers who
also worked at a convenience store, documents show, to help with the smuggling.
Best of all, stripper Jessica Morgan helped with the scheme even though she
knew it was wrong because she had fallen in love with one of the inmates on the
work crew. The strippers gave cash and food for the contraband to Blackwelder,
along with any food they brought for their inmate boyfriends, Nocco said. "He
was like Yogi bear out there eating their leftovers," Nocco said. Add Yogi
Bear to the reasons this story is awesome, by the way. All in all, a truly
great tale of ridiculousness………..
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