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  • CThilk 1:27 pm on April 30, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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!

     
  • CThilk 1:19 pm on April 30, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    So many heroes so little time 

    The Hollywood Reporter addresses the issue of this summer’s glut of superhero movies.

     
  • CThilk 12:10 pm on April 30, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
    • Tom Biro 12:11 pm on April 30, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      Maybe they’ll just all shoot like Stormtroopers. You know, like little kids attempting to stand up and go to the bathroom for the first time – nothing on target.

  • CThilk 12:07 pm on April 30, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

    NHL Star Called Up To Big Leagues To Play For NFL Team

     
  • CThilk 10:00 am on April 28, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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)
     
  • CThilk 9:20 am on April 28, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
  • CThilk 5:31 am on April 26, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
  • CThilk 5:30 am on April 26, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
  • CThilk 7:57 am on April 25, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
  • CThilk 7:37 am on April 25, 2008 Permalink | Reply  

    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.

     
    • Jess 8:53 am on April 25, 2008 Permalink | Reply

      I so agree. Did you hear the ‘This American Life’ story about the editors at The Onion done about a month ago?

      Brilliant and talented group they have there…

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