Posts by Mark
This Round Of Andre Is On Me
12:00PM Mark | [Mood: Unsettling mix of trouser-soiling fear and misguided hope. Song: "The One Where Everyone On 'Six Feet Under' Dies" by Sia]
9:15AM Mark | Well, we certainly weren’t expecting this on our last day, but we’ll share the nice, unsigned note we just got from the address deathstarvader@hotmail.com: “Hey, buddy, best o’ luck! Some of us just met up in the fourth floor kitchenette to nuke one up in your honor! They get a little tough when you prepare them this way, but whatever! LOL!” [Image via WoW Report] More »
8:35AM Mark | This will be funny to five people, tops, but since I’ve abandoned any pretense of getting actual work done, here goes. Hey: Pandercorns! [click image to enlarge] More »
Ben Silverman Sells Production Company For $125 Million, Now Just Doing NBC Day Job For A Goof
5:24AM Mark | NBC perfect storm/D-girl disdainer/nerd-hating prom king Ben Silverman has long been filthy rich in the kind of programming savvy that’s resulted in translated foreign hits like The Office and Ugly Betty and resurrected, nostalgic sensations like Knight Rider and American Gladiators, but following the just-announced sale of his Reveille Productions to a British firm for $125 million, his net worth will finally approach the value of the intimidating treasure-pile of his primetime creativity.
Bay: Blowing Shit Up Is Twice As Awesome With FIOS
12:09PM Mark | Things Michael Bay considers awesome: Blowing shit up, tigers in his living room, fiber-optic internet access. Especially the first one. We completely forgot to watch The Moment of Truth last night, but thanks to Fox’s handy YouTube recaps, we got all caught up in just two minutes. We’ll never suffer through another drawn out pause between the lie-detecting robot lady’s “The answer is…” and an anticlimactic “TRUE!” again! · Here’s a handy guide to how some celebrities are spending their Valentine’s Day. It’s interesting because they’re famous! · Incarcerated former Prison Break star Lane Garrison and Access Hollywood are pen pals! Tomorrow: Dr. Drew reads aloud from Pat O’Brien’s sobriety diary on Celebrity Rehab. More »
‘My Name Is Earl’ Creator Garcia Reveals Secret Fast Food Day Job That Kept Him Busy During The Strike
9:20AM Mark | While some writers mused about taking minimum-wage gigs to help them make ends meet or alleviate their boredom during the strike, My Name is Earl creator Greg Garcia actually followed through on the idea, hoping to reconnect with the people a sitcom showrunner tends not to encounter while locked in a writers room with a dozen former Harvard Lampoon writers for 14 hours a day. According to THR, Garcia quietly took a month-long job at an undisclosed fast food joint, careful not to reveal to his new coworkers that he was actually a millionaire TV producer patiently waiting around for some kind of deep-fryer mishap he could possibly work into a future Earl. Not unexpectedly, Garcia experienced some amusing plot complications during his high-concept adventure, which ended with the kind of feel-good, hugging-and-learning resolution we all expect from our Hollywood-produced comedies: More »
Trekkies Rip Off Rubber Vulcan Ears In Disgust Following Announcement of Five Month ‘Star Trek’ Release Delay
6:25AM Mark | Paramount breaks the hearts of the millions of Trekkies who thought they’d be spending Christmas at the multiplex with Kirk, Spock and Uhura, delaying their J.J. Abrams directed Star Trek from this December 25 until May 8, 2009 in hopes that they can wring more money from the franchise during the summer blockbuster season. Also, DreamWorks is moving Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder from this July 11 to August 15, a change that Stiller’s fans will endure without complaint. [Variety] We knew that Tom Cruise parody video was going to put some sizzle back into his career: Jerry O’Connell joins the cast of indie romantic comedy Baby on Board, which will also includes Heather Graham, John Corbett and Ian Ziering. [THR] More »
6:18AM Mark | Via Craigslist’s Missed Connections, our humble attempt to help one anonymous lonelyheart find her briefly encountered soulmate on this Valentine’s Day: “Dark Hair, Striped Sweater, Clean Cut at The Griffin – w4m – 23 I saw you across the bar and couldn’t believe my eyes. I was drinking a Guinness and you were talking to two friends. I stood near you, hoping you’d notice me. Did you? Me: dark hair, ponytail, gray jacket, glasses. You: Joseph Gordon-Levitt.” [Craigslist] More »
