Mark

On 16 September 2007, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded its Emmy for “Outstanding Reality Program” to My Life on the D-List, a show detailing the travails of Kathy Griffin, a stand-up comedienne and television bit player. (The series title is a sly joke in that Hollywood is presumed to have three strata of celebrity status: A-list, B-list, and C-list. A D-list celebrity would therefore be an oxymoron.)

As Executive Producer and star of the series, Kathy Griffin accepted the Emmy won by the show. Her remarks upon receiving the award were: “Now, look, a lot of people come up here and they thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn’t help me a bit. If it was up to him, Cesar Millan would be up here with that damn dog. So all I can say is suck it Jesus, this award is my God now.“

The great news is that they’re making a new Star Trek movie set in the original series era. The disturbing news is that it will be written by the same people who wrote TransFormers. But Simon Pegg is awesome. He’s not just funny, he’s actually a really good actor. I think this piece of casting could be a great move.

(pulled from scifi.com)

Cho, Pegg Beam Up To Trek

Forget James McAvoy or Paul McGillion: !!!Shaun of the Dead’s Simon Pegg will play Scotty!!! in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek movie, Variety reported.

John Cho (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle), meanwhile, assumes the role of helmsman Sulu, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

English actor Pegg, who had a brief but memorable role in Abrams’ Mission: Impossible III, takes over the role of the U.S.S. Enterprise’s chief engineer, Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, a role originally played by James Doohan in the TV series and subsequent films. (Chronicles of Narnia’s McAvoy and Stargate Atlantis’ McGillion had both been rumored to be up for the role.)

Cho, meanwhile, will take on the role of Hikaru Sulu from George Takei. Sulu was known for his love of fencing and was always seen on deck piloting the ship next to Chekov.

Pegg and Cho join a cast that already includes Eric Bana, Anton Yelchin, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Leonard Nimoy.

Written by Transformers scripters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the new Star Trek chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his crew. Chris Pine has reportedly been offered the role of Kirk.

Paramount has set a November start date for the film, which will hit theaters on Christmas Day 2008.

Pegg was last seen in Hot Fuzz, directed by his Shaun partner Edgar Wright

Mrs. X – Frog Boy and I had a little post-Halloween tradition of our own that Dum-Dums always take me back to. Every year we’d go up to our room away from the prying, judging eyes of the parental units, dump out our candy in two distinct piles, and begin the yearly bidding/barter wars for our favorites. There was never any money involved; it was a strictly sugar-based economy. Pineapple Dum-Dums were a rare and highly prized commodity, and always went for a premium. Pineapple is worth at least two Grape and easily more than three Cherry. Whenever I even see a Dum-Dum, I never fail to remember that.

Thundercats Earns a Director

Thankfully, the eighties served up plenty of hit cartoons that can be spun into cinematic gold 20 years after the fact. Hollywood’s latest nostalgic undertaking is a Thundercats redo based on an animated TV series about humanoid cats who escape from their ruined planet Thundera for Third Earth, where they battle the villain Mumm-Ra, and video-game guru Jerry O’Flaherty (who art-directed Gears of War) has signed on to direct Warner Brothers’ CG-animated project. Paul Sopocy (Staring at the Sun) is working on the script, which will focus on Lion-O becoming the leader of the Thundercats clan … The animated realm is getting some fresh talent in the form of genius Science of Sleep director Michel Gondry – and his son. According to Gondry, he and his son will co-direct a feature-length film. He told MTV, “We’re translating our relationship into a futuristic story with a dictator and a rebel. He’s the dictator in the story, and it will be based on his art.”

Sweet lord, this had me worried. I think the idea of a live-action Thundercats sounds pretty atrocious. I’m much more likely to enjoy this as a strictly CG production. I don’t ever want to see a movie that features something like this:

Once you reach a certain age, it’s time for Hollywood to start dredging up your childhood memories in hopes that you’ll pay to regain two hours of your lost innocence. The latest franchise to be placed atop this dreadful altar is Thundercats. Cynicism aside, we should probably note that Warner Brothers has chosen Jerry O’Flaherty, art director for Gears of War and the upcoming Unreal Tournament III, to direct the upcoming film adaptation of Thundercats. O’Flaherty promises to stay true to the series, though the limited experience of screenwriter Paul Sopocy has us a bit worried. Thankfully, the movie will be done in CG, something O’Flaherty has significant experience with. And, as an added bonus, it saves us from the prospect of live action Thundercats. We’re keeping our fingers crossed. At the very least, this brings our dreams of owning a replica Sword of Omens a little closer to reality.

Oh, really? Are you trying to sass me, boy? Because I have had it with your sassy mouth! Lime and Root Beer are a gift from baby Jesus and your Uncle Sam, you dirty motherfucker. Dum-Dums were born on The Fourth Of July. Your rejection of them can only mean one thing:

Let it be known from this instant forward that Mark is on The Sc-Fi Guys Official Suspected Anti-American Activities Watchlist™. Any sightings of Mark should be considered an Amber Level Alert Event™. Do not attempt to approach or apprehend Mark. Notify your local sheriff, constabulary or reeve and the Department Of Homeland Security, then keep out of his line of sight. Under no circumstances should you make your presence known to him. Any person that would go online in a public forum and admit that they do not love Lime and Root Beer Dum-Dums is capable of anything. What's next, Mark, men marrying chickens? Where does it end??