Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category
In case you missed it last night, here’s what you missed.
What Stan Lee wants, will Stan Lee get?
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Take the Big Apple, add every horrifying beast, science-fiction freak and fantasy faerie, shake thoroughly and you’ve got “Ugly Americans,” a new animated comedy series premiering on COMEDY CENTRAL on March 17 at 10:30 p.m.
The series follows Mark Lilly (voiced by Matt Oberg), a social worker at the “Department of Integration,” as he helps new citizens, both human and “other,” adapt to hectic life in New York City. There are easier tasks than weaning vampires off blood, socializing land-whales and housebreaking werewolves, but Mark is up to the challenge. Between his stressful job, a zombie roommate and a demon girlfriend, Mark’s lucky if he can sneak in a few minutes of sleep. But who can sleep when there’s a drop-dead gorgeous mermaid sitting at the bar?

Space Invaders is indeed another game from our youth that is getting the movie treatment according to the LA Times.
Warner Bros. is negotiating to acquire feature rights to the landmark shooter from Taito, the Japanese company that originally manufactured the game. If the rights issues all work out, the project would bring on Hollywood fixtures Mark Gordon, Jason Blum and Guymon Casady as producers.
Hey, if H’wood is going to make a movie based on Asteroids, Space Invaders is a slam dunk idea.
But what about other ’80s video games? When are they going to get the movie treatment? Take the jump for our list of 10 Video Games That Shouldn’t, But Probably Will Be Turned Into Movies, along with our elevator pitch to the dumb-asses brilliant executives who green light these projects.
Please? Anyone? You, little girl, can you pretend to be a little scared, or at least impressed you’re seeing The Batman during the daytime? No, these are not rubber leggin’s and street shoes.
Man, if I could have seen the future 20 years ago, I would rule this world with an Iron Fist!

But I have a feeling the trip back in time would end up playing out like this:
This could be a lot of fun.
Bruised and beaten, arm in a sling, neck in a brace, Arthur Poppington (Woody Harrelson) sits in front of court-appointed psychologist Ellen Park (Sandra Oh). After making her swear to secrecy, Poppington begins to tell the story of his secret life as “Defendor” – yes, that’s an “OR” – spelling is not one of his super powers. By day, Poppington directs traffic around road construction sites, but at night he dons a pair of black tights, a black jersey with a crude “D” duct-taped to his chest, and trawls the streets as his alter ago. As Defendor, Poppington engages in what he believes is a super heroic fight against crime in an attempt to fulfill his unrealized dream of capturing his archrival, Captain Industry – a gun trafficking crime lord who Poppington mistakenly believes is responsible for the death of his mother.
Yeah, gotta love the buddy buddy movie.
It’s this one. Why? Because it’s funny.
The only thing that would have made it better is if they could have arranged for Conan to be in it.
Yeah, it’s not for real, but it is quite funny.


















