Sorkin fans rejoice
Seems there might be a 10th anniversary DVD set of “Sports Night” on the way. Which is great, but IT’S BEEN 10 FRACKING YEARS!
So many heroes so little time
The Hollywood Reporter addresses the issue of this summer’s glut of superhero movies.
So lots of guys parachuting from jet fighters at the last minute, then
G.I. Joe producer Lorenzo di Bonaventure says the movie will be largely bloodless, a stark departure from the old cartoon, where Zartan had his ear cut off by Roadblock after he was found infiltrating The Pit.
Listen to the Hawks
WGN will begin broadcasting Blackhawks games on the radio, something that will single-handily raise awareness that the team even exists by about 256%.
And that’s a great opportunity to finally include this awesome Onion story.
LOTD: 4/28/08
- Over on Twitter, MarketingProfs point out a great item from Mack Collier, who suggests that we’re all becoming extroverts. And by all, he means, people well beyond the “usual suspects” in the Web 2.0 space. (TB)
- Between this mention on Twitter from Constantin Basturea regarding “complaints” on FOX’s “Family Guy” and Doyle Redland’s rant on ranters at The Onion (probably NSFW for some of you), I’d say that someone’s trying to say a little something-something about complainers on the Internet. (TB)
- Thomson Reuters has issued a new code of conduct for employees of the merged company, some of which touch on blogging. While it’s apparently alright to mention you work for T-R on your blog you are restricted from mentioning competitors as well as any conflicts you might have with fellow employees or the company itself. (CT)
The shoulder blades have it
I normally wouldn’t comment on this, but I hate to see everyone being played like they are so feel I need to apply some perspective to the flap over Miley Cyrus exposing her naked back in an upcoming Vanity Fair photo spread.
The story is being played that Cyrus was just there on the set of the shoot and was too star-struck by photographer Annie Leibowitz to say she was uncomfortable taking her shirt off and flinging a satin sheet over her now half-naked 15-year old self. This, of course, has parents whose kids love her Hannah Montana franchise up in arms about role models and Disney execs issuing proclamations about not wanting to upset the fans. Cyrus herself has even apologized for the pics, well ahead of their actual publication.
You all are being played and you should know it since we’ve been down this road before.
See if you recognize this scenario: Sweet innocent young woman who’s at the core of a family-friendly franchise scandalizes nation with sexy pics about the time she turns 15 or 16. Everyone apologizes and feels bad because there are millions of dollars at stake. Only no one realizes at the time this is just the setting of the stage for an eventual career shift into more mature fair, a shift that’s probably going to occur in the next six months or so since everyone realizes there is going to be an end date to the gravy train and there are younger stars that now need to be publicized.
Come on folks. This is a strategy. To believe there wasn’t someone at the Leibowitz shoot, especially since she’s been doing so much for Disney lately with her star-studded recreations of classic Disney characters is kind of ridiculous.
Let’s see what Scalia has to say about this
Now that Hillary has a solid win under her belt she wants to change the metrics for success. I’d be surprised, but I’m so very very not.
From the mouth of a babe
Sienna Miller cuts through any pretense about the G.I. Joe movie she’s starring in and gets to the core of why it’s being made and why people will flock to it.
David Lee Roth eyeing the potential royalty check
I think we can safely guess what at least the unofficial theme song of J.J. Abrams’ newly announced project will be.
It’s, a little, you know, scary
I’m not sure how The Onion is able to hit home with such regularity, but this report on the epidemic of commas appearing everywhere certainly strikes a chord.
