Mark Millar Pitches Superman Godfather-style
As a lifelong Superman fan (from Superman underwear at 4 years old to Smallville still today..but now preferring Superman boxer briefs) I’m very keen on the latest Superman movie news. The Superman/Superman II movies were terrific, and we haven’t seen anything good on the big screen since.
Especially with the terrific Marvel movies (Spiderman, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk) there’s no reason why we should’ve gotten Superman Returns as the best effort. As reported recently, they’re rebooting the franchise, and Mark Millar is pushing for his ideas to be the storyline.
Millar recently revealed his ideas, and they’re Godfather-esque, in an upcoming interview. In it, he says:
“The problem with Superman Returns was like releasing Star Wars in ’77, The Empire Strikes Back in ’80 and then waiting 28 years to release Return of the Jedi, it wasn’t relevant. I understand what Bryan Singer was trying to do, to pay homage to Richard Donner’s original vision, but I think you should pay homage by doing something completely different.”
“I want to start on Krypton, a thousand years ago, and end with Superman alone on Planet Earth, the last being left on the planet, as the yellow sun turns red and starts to supernova, and he loses his powers.”
Superman fans should check out the rest of the interview here:
Website of the Week – Jalopnik.com
If you’re interested in cars in any fashion (not just a mechanical junky) check out Jalopnik.com. They have tons of new posts a day and a healthy dose of sneak peeks at 2010 models.
Some examples of recent posts I enjoyed:
http://jalopnik.com/5070409/mythbusters-gas-vs-electric
American Pie 4 Not Going Direct to DVD?
I’m embarassed to say that American Pie ranks as one of my favorite movies of all time. This is likely because the storyline took place in 1999 as the characters graduated, the same year I did. I have no excuse for the fact that I’ve seen all the direct-to-dvd sequels that have came since (featuring only Jim’s Dad from the original cast).
Well paint me lucky (I could use some luck these days) but it looks as if a new American Pie theaterical release is in the works, with original characters. I thought part 3, American Wedding, almost killed the series off it was so bad, but perhaps there is hope. Not homemade hope, but the McDonald’s kind.
Check out the story over at Moviehole.net
The first American Pie netted over 235 million dollars, and no one in the cast has amounted to much since, so they may be a bargain. Tara Reid may even work for drugs.
Best Buy’s New Logo?
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I suppose this isn’t important news, but I’m fairly fascinated with all things advertising and marketing. I recall when I was a kid seeing my first Best Buy, and thinking it was a discount outlet store of some kind because of the logo.
Garcia gets tackled by ref and national attention
While us Gamecocks fans saw this Saturday night and scratched our heads, apparently we weren’t the only ones who thought this was a little odd. If you recall QB Stepehn Garcia got laid out by the ref, and it’s been college football’s talk of the week on the web and ESPN.
The more I watch it the more I see why. What the heck was going on here?? Apparently 2 out of 3 angles look like LSU’s defense growing by one player may not have been as much of an accident as it seemed? For the record Spurrier and Miles say there was no foul play. (That is besides the Gamecocks’ fourth quarter offense).
US Desperately in Need of a President, but I Don’t See Any
This guy somehow wrote a column that word-for-word explains my thoughts on this presidential race, the state of the country, and the candidates. I think it’s a must read, and then more importantly we need to do something about it.
Excerpts:
McCain and Obama seem to have cut a secret pact to duck any honest discussion of what the financial crisis means and how they would guide the nation through it. Even more infuriating, they’re getting away with it.
Call it what it is – fraud.
Just as investors bought subprime securities marketed as AAA, we’re being asked to pick a President without knowing the truth behind the talking points. Transparency is at least as necessary in the White House as on Wall Street.
Part of the blame belongs to the debate moderators, who have been too gentle. Wednesday’s maestro, Bob Schieffer of CBS News, tried to get the candidates to address how the crisis would force them to change plans, but they swatted him away and he didn’t persist.
Will Your Favorite New TV Shows Get the Axe?
Wondering if your new favorite shows will make it until next year? Check out the list below, posted from www.aintitcool.com
These shows (not new) are safe:
Dancing With the Stars
Wife Swap
Supernanny
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
America’s Funniest Home Videos
Brothers & Sisters
Desperate Housewives
Grey’s Anatomy
Ugly Betty
Bachelor
Boston Legal – final season
Scrubs – final season
The Big Bang Theory (pre-season order)
Criminal Minds
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Two and a Half Men
Cold Case
Without a Trace
Ghost Whisperer
Numbers
Survivor
Amazing Race
How I Met Your Mother
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The Unit
Chuck (pre-season order)
Heroes
The Biggest Loser
Deal or No Deal
The Office
My Name Is Earl
ER – final season
30 Rock
Law & Order: SVU
The Simpsons
Family Guy
King of the Hill
American Dad
Prison Break
‘Til Death
Bones
House
America’s Most Wanted
Don’t Forget the Lyrics
COPS
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
Gossip Girl
One Tree Hill
Smallville
America’s Next Top Model
Supernatural
GONE:
Do Not Disturb (Fox)
Opportunity Knocks (ABC)
ON THE BUBBLE:
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)
Easy Money (CW)
Everybody Hates Chris (CW)
The Ex-List (CBS)
The Game (CW)
Hole In The Wall (Fox)
In Harm’s Way (CW)
Life (NBC)
Lipstick Jungle (NBC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
Valentine (CW)
MORE LIKELY TO CONTINUE BEYOND CHRISTMAS:
Eleventh Hour (CBS)
Eli Stone (ABC)
Gary Unmarried (CBS)
Kath & Kim (NBC)
Knight Rider (NBC)
Life On Mars (ABC)
My Own Worst Enemy (NBC)
Private Practice (ABC)
Privileged (CW)
Samantha Who? (ABC)
Worst Week (CBS)
Don’t see your show? Complete (and highly colorful) list at the link below.
Apple Releases $999 Laptop
Big news for the holiday season..Apple releases affordable $999 laptop and new aluminum cased laptop. After using this piece of crap Windows Vista machine for a year, they really didn’t need to go through all the trouble…
The Next American Pie?
I’m not sure what this says about me, but my favorite movie of all time is American Pie. American Pie 2 was pretty good, and then the series died with part 3. Anyways, stop your judging you liked it too.
More depressing is the fact that Amercan Pie is now almost a decade old. This weekend, I guess you could call it American Pie for the next generation? comes out, called Sex Drive. It’s pretty much about some guy who plots to meet a girl on the internet and some other stuff happens. At any rate, they released the trailer and it looks a lot better than most of what’s out there, and reminding me of classic teen comedies from Porky’s, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, all the way up to American Pie.
Check out the official trailer below at the bottom. It’s not bad.
The Red Band Trailer is a lot funnier, but it contains R-rated language, so I’ll post the link if you’d like to check it out. I laughed outloud quite a few times. I’ll probably check this one out in theaters.
Red Band Trailer – Language warning
Official Trailer
