ABC greenlighted a comedy pilot inspired by the series of Geico ads featuring cavemen characters. The half-hour will focus on three proto-homosapiens who battle prejudice in contemporary Atlanta. […] Burger King says it has lined up a studio and distributor for a feature film aimed…
Date Archives March 2007
Semantic Totalitarianism
Linkin Park on the new LP LP: You'll notice that the band sounds different. It doesn't sound like Rap/Rock. Trent Reznor on the new Nine Inch Nails record: It certainly doesn't sound like anything else out there right now. Mike D on the new Beastie…
Novel Graphics
Same production company. Same studio. Same designer? The exclamations on the posters for 300 are comically bad. My favorites are "Tonight we dine in hell!" and "Pledged to crush!"
City of Echoes
On the new season of South Park: One of the first seven episodes will be a parody of 24. "Basically, we've spent the last month watching like three or four episodes a day, studying what they do," Parker says. "We're fans of the show, and…
Bruckheimer
My parents bought me a "smart hygiene seat," which turns an ordinary toilet into a high-tech bidet. According to my mother, the seat can also relieve constipation by shooting water into my rectum. Spike TV will telecast four Major League Eating events in 2007, beginning…
50th and 18th in the U District
I've worn the same pair of shoes since October 2004 for almost everything. I walk around in them. I run in them. On the rare occasions I need formal shoes, I borrow. I just hate buying shoes. Nike's Transformers Air Trainer IIIs are mighty tempting…
The Candyman makes everything he bakes
Affolter admitted that under the product name Beyond Bomb, he made a range of pot-laced treats with names like Buddahfingers, Munchy Way, Rasta Reece's, Puff-a-Mint Pattie, Keef Kat, Stoney Ranchers, Puffsi, Trippy, Pot Tart, Budtella and Toka-Cola. Ahem. Toke 5? Coughing Crisp? SNICKERS? Lafayette man…
The Drunken Jukebox Serenade
Film review quote of the year nominee: [Zodiac is] a long movie with lots of suspects and details but no pay-off. Another nominee: "Allen, Lawrence, Travolta and Macy are a comedy dream team!" (not verbatim) Last week, Ty's friend died of a heroin overdose. This…