Archive for July, 2007
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It took almost a year but I’m done with everything that I can do with “DAD!” The pages are laid out (the equivalent of pencils are done) and the script was finalized today. I’m now sending it on so that the color-er and letter-er can do their part. Considering its 150 some pages… its going to be a while before they finish what they are doing. But it just feels NICE to know that I’m done with my part!
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ok ok fine. I’m slacking with posts.
But today was a huge day for me. I finished “DAD!” (see above post) and to celebrate I watched “Hot Fuzz”… TWICE.? Let me emphasize the fact that I rarely watch a movie twice and I never ever watch a movie again right after I watch it the first time.
For those of you who don’t know, “Hot Fuzz” is made by the same guys who did “Shaun of the Dead.” Even though this is only their second mainstream feature I think its safe to say that these guys are geniuses. If you have any appreciation for humor AND enjoy a good movie. You really really need to watch this.
Power has been out and it just came back on, but things are crazy so I probably won’t post till tomorrow. If you’re looking for San Diego Comic-Con news check out CBR or Newsarama. If you’ve read or heard about Ocean City on Fox News, CNN, and all the major networks… then give me till tomorrow and I’ll have be able to give you the full details that only locals know (I got the full scoop from one of my former co-workers at Ocean City Today).
The San Diego Comic-Con kicks off tomorrow. As a result it means ALL of the blog-worthy news of the week will be coming from California and since I’m in Maryland and every BIG news-sites is covering the event live, I’ve decided to put my blog on hold until after SDCC.
Also, my script for “DAD!” has to be finished by the end of the month so it can be passed onto artists and letterers. So I’ll be spending the rest of the week busting butt to get it done! (I really will be doing nothing but work… Samantha and Sarah are going to be out of town and everyone else I’ll just blow off).
OH yeah… above is you’re weekly dose of Edit (she was in a massive pile of grocery store bags that were as high as my shin). Have a greet week.
Just how dumb is Homer Simpson? Is there anything that is just too stupid that he wouldn’t do? I think so. Homer is a moron but he’s not a complete idiot like Peter Griffin is. Homer has heart and even when he messes up or forgets his family and such, you never doubt that he loves them.
What’s funny is that the producers of “The Simpsons Movie” actually had debates about just how stupid Homer could and couldn’t be in the film.
James Brooks, the “Simpsons” writer/producer who has been with the Fox television series since its start, had a one-word answer when asked if Homer’s pig obsession is the dumbest stunt Homer’s ever pulled. “Absolutely,” he told Reuters.
But “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening is not so sure. Groening noted that Homer once forgot how to dial the emergency phone number 911. Another time, he sought help from a higher power with the plea: “I’m not normally a praying man, but if you’re up there, save me, Superman. The writers and animators compete to see who can come up with the dumbest Homer joke of all.”
I really do try to stay out of the pure celebrity gossip posts… but I HAVE to comment on Lindsey Lohan getting arrested again. The girl is already awaiting trial for drunk driving and cocaine possession. She spent 45 days in rehab and just got out a few weeks ago. So why the hell would she drink and rive last night? I mean Paris went to jail, Lohan just trying to make sure she does too?
The troubled saga of Lindsay Lohan took another dangerous turn early Tuesday when police booked her on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession after a frightened woman dialed 911 to report being chased by Lohan’s SUV.Less than two weeks out of rehab, with another drunken-driving case pending, Lohan had a blood-alcohol level of between 0.12 and 0.13 percent when police found her about 1:30 a.m., Sgt. Shane Talbot said.
Lohan attorney Blair Berk said her client had relapsed and was again receiving medical care.
After a sobriety test, the 21-year-old movie star was booked on suspicion of two misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license and two felony charges of possession of cocaine and transport of a narcotic, authorities said.
Seriously? What an idiot!
D.J. Caruso and Carl Ellsworth (“Disturbia”) are reteaming for New Line Cinema’s adaptation of acclaimed Vertigo comic “Y: The Last Man” reports the trades.
Brian K. Vaughan’s comic centers on Yorick, an escape artist who is the last survivor of a mysterious plague that has killed every single male mammal in the world. With his male pet monkey, he sets out to find what might have wiped out the world’s male chromosomes. Caruso and Ellsworth will serve in both directing and writing capacities respectively.
What’s odd is that last I read on Vaughan’s site… he was doing the first draft of the screenplay. So I don’t know if the studio just didn’t like it or if he decided not to or what.
The Future is NOW. How else do you explain the fact that you can now buy a fully-functioning flying saucer? It can get you 10 feet off the ground and send you flying around at speeds of up to 50MPH. Not too shabby. And $90,000, while expensive, isn’t all that much considering we’re talking about a flying saucer.
The contraption runs on ethanol, of all things, and actually qualifies as an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle. So why get a Prius? If you really care about the environment, you’ll get a flying saucer. It’s only a matter of time before everyone is zipping around in vehicles like this, so you might as well hop on the bandwagon early.
There is still hope for a “Gilmore Girls” reunion. “GG” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is on press tour for her new sitcom “The Return of The Return of Jezebel James” and when asked about the series finally of “GG” she had this to say:
“Here’s the deal: I didn’t watch it. I think I just got very drunk that night, and my husband and writing partner, Daniel Palladino read in a corner, and then we went to bed.”
Sherman-Palladino went on to say that she just couldn’t bear to watch, because it wouldn’t be her ending. And yes, she finally let the cat out of the bag on the famed line she had intended to wrap the series: “You’re adopted.”
She kids! She kids! She’s keepin’ it a secret for now. Why? Because the possibility of a future Gilmore project (say, a TV movie or somethin’ of the sort) is still alive. “I love all those people. Lauren [Graham]‘s my pal…Yeah, we’ve talked about doing a little song and dance sometime down the road.”
As of July 31st, all Starbuck coffees will be 9 cents more expenses and so will most of their other drinks. The reason for the raise? Supposedly it’s the rising cost of dairy products, energy and fuel.
The increase will apply to coffees, lattes, frozen Frappuccinos and some tea-based drinks, including fruit and tea blends made behind the counters in all of its domestic company-operated stores, company spokesman Brandon Borrman said.
The world’s largest specialty coffee retailer has nearly than 6,300 company-operated stores in the United States, plus about 3,500 licensed stores. It has almost 14,000 stores worldwide.
Charles Xavier was already a creep in the regular Marvel Universe. Remember way back with Onslaught and Xavier admitted to being in love with Jean Grey, ever since she was a little girl? Well apparently the Ultimate Universe isn’t much different.
I just finished the most recent trade and in it the above two panels appeared. Seriously, I thought the Ult. Universe was supposed to be different and do things that can’t be done in the regular universe. Did they realyyyyyyyy have to make Xavier lust after a teenage girl again?
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” sold an estimated 72.1 million copies over the weekend. If you take the lowest discounted price of $18 per book… that’s 1.297 billion dollars!
Nielsen BookScan said the figures for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” were provisional; full and final figures are set to be released Tuesday.
The company said 2.6 million copies of “Deathly Hallows” were sold in Britain in the 24 hours after it went on sale in England at 7:01 p.m. ET Friday. The figure breaks the previous record of just over 2 million copies held by the previous Potter volume, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”
It’s summer so although we have a few gems on TV like “Psych” or “Eureka” the pickings are pretty slim. That’s why I’ve really grown to love the “Clark and Michael” online shorts.
The humor in it is very dry, almost a weird mix between “Arrested Development” and “The Office,” which sorta makes sense since it stars Michael Cera (of “Arrested Development) and has tons of comedian guest stars.
The premise of the show is that Michael and his best friend Clark are trying to write and produce a script. So they hired a film crew to document the whole process, which includes: writing, pitching, and everything else between.
So far, 10 episodes are online and you really should check them out.
I’ve always said that interns are like slaves. Well Mentos proved me right! In a genius marketing plan, they hired an intern whose job is to do whatever people on the internet tell him to do. I’m being serious!
You go to the website and can submit things for him to add to his schedule. For example, the other day he had to get on Xbox 360 and play “Gears of War.” Then after that he had to try standing on his head for ten minutes. Then after that he had to call someone’s girlfriend and tell her that her boyfriend wanted to break up.
Also during his down time, he sits infront of the webcam and responds to people in a chat room. He often listens and does whatever the people in the chat tell him to do. I know this because I told him to pick his nose and eat… and he did!
It seems Hollywood is running out of retro-80’s cartoons to re-make. They are already starting in on properties form the 90’s. The first of which is “Reboot.” I’m not sure how many of you remember it, but it was a Saturday morning cartoon that used really crappy CGI. Making it even worse, is that the writers of the re-make were selected from an online contest:
Essentially, five undiscovered writers identified by Rainmaker were selected to work with the animation studio’s production teams to prepare a pitch for the new “ReBoot” story line. These will be posted on the Zeros 2 Heroes site Thursday, the opening day of San Diego Comic-Con International. Those who visit the site will be able to work with each production team to help refine the ideas for “ReBoot” and later vote and select a favorite pitch. The brainstorming environment is what the site calls “Think Ups.”
