Down she goes
In case you aren’t one of the 800 billion people that watches “Dancing With the Stars” (don’t feel bad, I don’t watch it either), here’s a clip of Marie Osmond passing out on Monday’s show.
Even Marie swoons over herself. I love those freakin’ Osmonds.
Obscure Halloween special: ‘Halloween Is Grinch Night’
I get weirdly excited about holidays, and this includes making sure I watch all the holiday specials that I can find. Halloween offers up some really bizarre ones. One gold mine is “Halloween is Grinch Night,” the lesser-known Grinch-centric movie. It must be a prequel because the Grinch is still a d-bag.
Here are just a few of the reasons why I love it:
- The awful musical numbers, especially Max’s song. “What am I doing here? Why am I the slave of this grinchy old crock?” The song explains that he used to have a pampered life with a great family. Who knew that dog was so emotionally tormented?
- The Whos with the biblical names: Josiah? Euchariah? Are you freakin’ serious?
- The Grinch’s pedophillic undertones. “Closer, Euchariah. Closer. Closer!”
- The fact that, other than a few scenes, the movie isn’t really about Halloween at all.
- The blatant continuity error: I thought Whoville was located on a snowflake… Did that concept just get thrown out the window?
And the good news keeps coming! You can watch the entire special on YouTube: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Make it a part of your annual Halloween tradition. How could you possibly refuse?
(Thanks to Bryan D. for uncovering this masterpiece).
Great, now a whole new generation will be afraid of birds
Rumors have been circulating since January that Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic “The Birds” was being remade. Well, now it looks to be official. And Naomi Watts (who was attached to the original rumors) is going to play the lead role.
Some people are appalled at the idea of this getting remade, but I’m kind of excited. Think of all the new things we’ve learned about birds since the ’60s that can get incorporated! Maybe Naomi Watts’ character will contract a nasty case of Avian flu!!!
…Why does that excite me?
Dumbledore is gayer than that new Muppet show
During a speech at Carnegie Hall last night, “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling admitted to her audience that Albus Dumbledore is was gay. Her response was prompted by an audience member asking if Dumbledore ever found true love.
Apparently Rowling also told the director of the upcoming sixth film about Dumbledore’s sexuality so that he could somehow work it into the film. Maybe he will incorporate an awkward bathroom scene where Dumbledore finally gives Snape something to smile about. Yup, I can see that happening.
Gay Muppet show finds a home on Logo
Back in June I reported on “Tinseltown,” a show in production about two gay Muppets (Bobby the pig and Samson the bull) that adopt a human son. Well, the Jim Henson company has been shopping the show around and it looks like they’ve landed on Logo. Not a huge shock for the show, but I’m still a little surprised that the show is being made at all. Who knew Muppets were so forward-thinking?
The Muppet Newflash has more about the show, including plot info. and casting news.
Maybe all this acceptance will give Ernie and Bert the courage to come out. And Elmo. We all know he’s bisexual.
Michael Jackson on ‘Kid Nation’
Here’s a (sadly) fake promo for an episode of CBS’ “Kid Nation” featuring Michael Jackson. I don’t mean to sound like a pervert, but this show could use a little more Jacko. At least then it would have a chance of being remotely entertaining.
Claws out!
Fans of the “X-Men” movies (if there are any left after the abomination that was “X-3″) will be happy to learn that a new one is in the works! It’s called “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and it’s due in May 2009. I guess all they can do now is make prequels since they decided to kill off most of their main characters. What a brilliant idea that was.
There are also reportedly talks of a Magneto movie. God, let’s hope Halle Berry doesn’t get any ideas. She already ruined the first three “X-Men” movies. A Storm movie would just be the final nail in the series’ coffin.
‘Private Practice’ expands
I still don’t know how I feel about “Private Practice.” I thought the pilot sucked, but each episode has been getting better since. Hopefully this upward climb will continue because Kristin at E! Online is reporting that the show has been picked up for a full season. So, love it or hate it, the sappy drama will be around until at least May.
I imagine this is what hell is like
People are making such a big deal over this new YouTube “sensation” Snowball the cockatoo. He dances (with admirable rhythm) to the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody.” But what people are not pointing out is how terrifying this is. This winged creature is letting out these horrid screeches, potentially reviving a single that has been dead and buried for almost 10 years. Just in time for Halloween, I guess.
Britney Spears might be a comic book villain
According to TMZ, Britney Spears’ visitation rights to her kids have been suspended. Apparently she didn’t provide the drug testing people with her contact info. Sounds like she’s being a little dodgy. I know this is old news since it broke this morning, but I’m still amused by this:
We’ve learned Brit did not provide the drug testing people with contact information so they could reach her to facilitate the random tests, and that is what triggered Commish Gordon’s action.
Commish Gordon? As in the one from Batman? Come to think of it, Britney would fit pretty well in Gotham City. She already uses an umbrella as a weapon…just like the Penguin!
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