Archive for September, 2007
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Kirk Cast? Plus Major Plot Spoilers for J.J. Abram’s “Star Trek”
September 30th, 2007 |Posted In: Movies
The newest casting rumor for J.J. Abram’s “Star Trek” movie is that actor Mike Vogel, from Abram’s “Cloverfield” has now been cast as a young Captain Kirk. Everyone seems to be spreading the rumor but I can’t get any confirmation or denial from my sources on if its true or not. You might recognize Vogel from “Sisterhood of the Travling Pants” or “Chainsaw Massacrer.”
But because I love you guys I did manage to find some plot spoilers for the film (major spoilers so be careful if you don’t want to know) ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Was anyone else just annoyed by last night’s “Saturday Night Live” it wasn’t even remotely funny. That’s a bad bad sign for the coming season. I mean this was the season premier. The writers had all damn summer to put something together, but this was the best they could do? And why did they pick a basketball star for their host when the NBA finals were three or four months ago?
On his show last night, David Letterman seriously ripped Paris Hilton apart. If you missed it then you NEED to watch it. Here is just a sample of the goodness:
Letterman: Which do you prefer, New York City or Los Angeles?
Hilton: I like both. I like the weather in L.A. better but I love New York City.
Letterman: New York is exciting isn’t it?
Hilton: I was born here.
Letterman: Good for you. How did you like being in jail?
I was looking for a graphic artist for a project and I stumbled across the picture above. I don’t know why but for some reason I really like it. Of course I looked at so many people that I can’t remember who made it. So if you just happen to notice who did make it, then please let me know.
Jorja Fox (Sara) is leaving “C.S.I.” Her character was kidnapped in the last season finale by the Miniture Killer and was presumed killed. The behind the scene dirt on the cliffhanger was that Fox’s contract expired last season and she hadn’t renewed it with the network because she was waiting for more money. However a short-term deal was established and Sara was saved in Thursday’s season premier, but will leave the C.S.I. crew permanently in November.
Eater X won the World Burrito Eating Contest by scarfing down 10 and ¾ burritos in twelve minutes.
Tim Janus, 30 year old Eater-X, of New York City, said he prepared by just eating candy for a day, which he said helped clear his system. “I love Mexican food,” he said after his victory.
I don’t know anything about eating contests but how does eating candy help you prepare? Also, I wonder how bad his diarrhea was afterward.
The new theory is that Velociraptors had feathers on their forearms, which seriously bugs me because in my mind Velociraptors look like they did in “Jurassic Park” (the pic above is one I took at the Cleveland zoo).
A close study of a velociraptor forearm found in Mongolia shows the presence of quill knobs, bumps on the bone where the feathers anchor, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.
“Finding quill knobs on velociraptor … means that it definitely had feathers. This is something we’d long suspected, but no one had been able to prove,” Alan Turner, lead author on the study and a graduate student of paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History and at Columbia University in New York, said in a statement.
So we’ve seen crazy bikes with too many wheels, but how about a giant unicycle? The Wheelsurf out of the Netherlands is just that. Well, on second thought, it’s more like a motorcycle without a backseat to pick up chicks.
The Wheelsurf’s Honda engine is capable of propelling it almost 20 miles per hour, and to stay upright the pilot needs to keep the center bar more or less level with the horizon. Turning is as simple (or as terrifying) as shifting your weight in either direction, and braking is accomplished through a combination of gently twisting the brake handle and leaning back at the same time. The only other daunting part of the Wheelsurf is the price, as it costs around $6,900.
The small Dutch town of Makkinga is undergoing an interesting experiment: they’ve gotten rid of all their traffic signs. Yep, there are no speed limit signs, no stop signs, no yield signs — no signs of any kind. The theory is that if you aren’t being told how to drive, you’ll drive more courteously. Sound crazy? Well, it happens to be working.
Yes, people drive slower and there are less accidents in the town as there were before the switch. What gives? Hans Monderman, one of the project’s co-founders, explains that:
“The many rules strip us of the most important thing: the ability to be considerate. We’re losing our capacity for socially responsible behavior. The greater the number of prescriptions, the more people’s sense of personal responsibility dwindles.”
That may be so, but somehow I don’t think we’ll be seeing the stop signs disappear here in the States anytime soon.
NASA is hiring astronauts, and if you have The Right Stuff, you might be one of 10 to 15 spacemen and spacewomen who will get to hang out (literally) at the International Space Station, float around in space, or chill out on a lunar base that might be in place by 2020. This is not going to be just a space walk in the park, though. NASA bosses say you’ll have to train for two to three years just to take your first flight. We hear the food isn’t that great, either, and if you’re prone to motion sickness, you might want to consider working at Mission Control instead. Are you up for it? Apply at USAjobs.com.
I’m on campus all day Fridays so to hold you over… here is Edit. She had just woken up from a nap. Isn’t she so precsious?
I decided to check in on Jackson Publick’s blog to see if there was any news regarding the return of “Venture Bros.” and it seems the blog has been quiet for almost a month. Though in his last posting he said: ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another great show is finally coming back to TV. Comedy Central announced that “The Boondocks” second season will premier on October 8th. The show’s/comic creator Aaron McGruder enjoyed making the first season so much that he decided to stop making the comic strips and focus entirely on the series. So if you are looking for more Boondock-like political/racial/flat-out-humorous jokes then the only way you are going tog et them is through the animated series.
What? You are like me and don’t really understand the whole appeal to “anime” but for some reason you really love “Avatar The Last Airbender” and have been sad that it has been off air for nearly a year? Well have no fear! “Avatar” returns tomorrow for the third season premier (check Nickelodeon for exact air time).
Also don’t feel bad. The show isn’t “Anime.” I drives me crazy when people say it is. It’s produced by the same people who do “Sponge Bob” and made here in the United States. It’s NOT Anime. Plus, it has the best continuity for any cartoon I’ve ever seen (except for “Gargoyles”) and the writing actually has the characters completing full arcs and growing.
Bravo announced today that “Project Runway” will start airing again on Nov. 14th. It’s by far the best reality show ever and even though I’m a very heterosexual male, I have no problem praising the editors, producers, and crews for putting together such an entertaining show. I mean come on… I HATE fashion and I know next to nothing about it, but absolutely love “Project Runaway.” Man, I can’t believe this show has been off air for almost a year now.
