While watching the Golden Globe stuff so I could talk about it a little I saw some of his older videos on Youtube that I remembered from the past. What's funny is that I was clear on what kind of comedian he was before the show, but the backlash was what surprised me considering what kind of comedian he is.
The one video I have always loved of him on Youtube wasn't a stand up act, or anything that you would even think of with him in it. While pretty tame compared to most things he does, it still shows that he isn't going to be handcuffed by his stage no matter what. It is a video of him hanging out with Elmo from Sesame Street. It is hilarious, and cute, but at the same time he still touches on subjects that probably aren't appropriate for the company he is with.
He mentions the Holocaust, fat people that need weight loss pills that work, necrophelia, and it is still hilarious.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Ricky Gervais Claims He Won't Host Golden Globes Again
The absurdity of this backlash for his performance at the Golden Globes just keeps getting better. Don't fool yourself into thinking any of this is real. It's all a put on IMO. The Golden Globes are perfectly happy with what he did at the awards show. They didn't even ask to see his script before hand, and unless you didn't know who Gervais was before you saw him at the show you already knew he was going to be a grumpy and controversial host.
It isn't like Gervais went out of his way to sound like he was upset with the Golden Globes. People are just making it into something that it isn't. Maybe they were uncomfortable?
Gervais said "I think twice is enough." to TMZ earlier. Oh no! He is really upset. Sounds like he just doesn't have any more jokes to me. Clearly most of his jokes at the show were 10 years old already. Maybe he needs to spend some time with a cautery and some medical supplies and come up with more fat guy, AIDS, and cancer jokes like his standup act.
It isn't like Gervais went out of his way to sound like he was upset with the Golden Globes. People are just making it into something that it isn't. Maybe they were uncomfortable?
Gervais said "I think twice is enough." to TMZ earlier. Oh no! He is really upset. Sounds like he just doesn't have any more jokes to me. Clearly most of his jokes at the show were 10 years old already. Maybe he needs to spend some time with a cautery and some medical supplies and come up with more fat guy, AIDS, and cancer jokes like his standup act.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Jim Carrey Still Drawing Ratings on SNL
IT seems like it has been a decade since I watched a Jim Carrey movie that I liked. Well it seems like a decade since I have seen any Carrey movies. For some reason he seems to have been passed on as an entertainer that I follow, or look forward to seeing.
After the NFL playoff games yesterday (GREAT opening weekend of the NFL BTW) I saw he was on and decided to watch. Then I got sidetracked and never watched it...lol
Today I see that his ratings were the best since our favorite golden oldie, Betty White was on. If you remember, Betty White's appearance had a huge following and she actually was picked to appear based on a Facebook campaign, and rubbing magic rings. SNL delivered a 7.8 in the metered-market household Nielsens. You have to go back to when Betty White hosted the show with Jay-Z as musical guest last season to find a bigger next-day number.
I guess I will catch it later this week with On Demand since I missed it. I can never tell what the show is gonna be based on what I see viewers say. The show DOES suck most weeks so I can't blame the bitterness out there, but there are always a few good sketches, and even when weeks are above average people still complain about "how it used to be" like they remember it being the greatest show ever. IT has been a while for sure with a cast I truly enjoyedd, but the show has its moments still.
After the NFL playoff games yesterday (GREAT opening weekend of the NFL BTW) I saw he was on and decided to watch. Then I got sidetracked and never watched it...lol
Today I see that his ratings were the best since our favorite golden oldie, Betty White was on. If you remember, Betty White's appearance had a huge following and she actually was picked to appear based on a Facebook campaign, and rubbing magic rings. SNL delivered a 7.8 in the metered-market household Nielsens. You have to go back to when Betty White hosted the show with Jay-Z as musical guest last season to find a bigger next-day number.
I guess I will catch it later this week with On Demand since I missed it. I can never tell what the show is gonna be based on what I see viewers say. The show DOES suck most weeks so I can't blame the bitterness out there, but there are always a few good sketches, and even when weeks are above average people still complain about "how it used to be" like they remember it being the greatest show ever. IT has been a while for sure with a cast I truly enjoyedd, but the show has its moments still.
Monday, January 03, 2011
Mila Kunis Broke Up With Macauley Culkin After 8 Years!
Forget about the fact that I never knew they were even going out. I always thought Macauley was a drug addict, or some crack head somewhere laying on the glass tile in his bathroom. Dude is never anywhere anymore. He's only about 30 I think so it seems like he'd be in some flicks now and then. Maybe he is and I didn't notice that either?
Anyways, I guess they broke up, and went out for 8 years. Why they broke up I could not say. Probably because he has greasy hair? Makes as much sense as anything else I can think of.
Anyways, I guess they broke up, and went out for 8 years. Why they broke up I could not say. Probably because he has greasy hair? Makes as much sense as anything else I can think of.
"Little Fockers" Win Box Office For Second Straight Week
For the love of god people go watch a real movie. While I liked Meet the PArents, and even tolerated Meet the Fockers, seeing this movie win the box office 2 weeks in a row is saddening. Not because it is awful, although I suspect it probably is, but that it has this much power at the theater. Everyone getting out of inpatient rehab centers for the holidays and need a stoner movie to see?
Regardless. Check out Tron: Legacy before it gets out of theaters if you plan to ever see it at all. Like Avatar, it NEEDS to be seen in the theater.
"Little Fockers" led the box office over the New Year's holiday with $25.8 million, finishing as the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend. Second was "True Grit," Paramount, $24,416,515, 3,083 locations, $7,920 average, $86,670,382, two weeks. Third was "Tron: Legacy," Disney, $18,756,973, 3,365 locations, $5,574 average, $131,304,844, three weeks.
Another movie that seems to not be raking as much cash as I thought it would is The Fighter which is still under $50 Mil. Not bad, but I thought it would be closer to these other movies by now. It's a pretty good family flick actually. It has a lot of cussing in it, but for the older kids it is a good show with some good action and laughs.
Regardless. Check out Tron: Legacy before it gets out of theaters if you plan to ever see it at all. Like Avatar, it NEEDS to be seen in the theater.
"Little Fockers" led the box office over the New Year's holiday with $25.8 million, finishing as the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend. Second was "True Grit," Paramount, $24,416,515, 3,083 locations, $7,920 average, $86,670,382, two weeks. Third was "Tron: Legacy," Disney, $18,756,973, 3,365 locations, $5,574 average, $131,304,844, three weeks.
Another movie that seems to not be raking as much cash as I thought it would is The Fighter which is still under $50 Mil. Not bad, but I thought it would be closer to these other movies by now. It's a pretty good family flick actually. It has a lot of cussing in it, but for the older kids it is a good show with some good action and laughs.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Ozzy Has Advice For Lady Gaga: Take a Break
Sounds like Ozzy is as sick of Lady Gaga as everyone else is. He gives his advice to tell her that she should take a break so that she doesn't wear out her welcome. Just have a puff on a couple alec bradley cigars
and enjoy your success while out of the spotlight.
“I do think Lady Gaga should take a break for a little while. She’s getting to be too much,” Ozzy told Us Weekly in a telephone interview last week. “And she doesn’t watch the exposure of her clothes. She’s just too overexposed.”
The 62-year-old Brit believes that while the Princess of pop has the chops to be the next queen, her talent is often overshadowed by her attention-seeking get-ups (case in point — meat dress).
“She could be the next Madonna if she played her cards right. I like her, but I’m getting a bit sick of her,” Ozzy told the mag. “When I turn on the TV, I see her wearing another lampshade or whatever… I think she’s really, really entertaining, but she’s doing a bit too much. Every day it is something else.
“The specialness of her is gonna get killed if she doesn’t calm it down,” he added. “…Someone should whisper in her ear and say back off for a couple of months — let people gain interest back.”
and enjoy your success while out of the spotlight.
“I do think Lady Gaga should take a break for a little while. She’s getting to be too much,” Ozzy told Us Weekly in a telephone interview last week. “And she doesn’t watch the exposure of her clothes. She’s just too overexposed.”
The 62-year-old Brit believes that while the Princess of pop has the chops to be the next queen, her talent is often overshadowed by her attention-seeking get-ups (case in point — meat dress).
“She could be the next Madonna if she played her cards right. I like her, but I’m getting a bit sick of her,” Ozzy told the mag. “When I turn on the TV, I see her wearing another lampshade or whatever… I think she’s really, really entertaining, but she’s doing a bit too much. Every day it is something else.
“The specialness of her is gonna get killed if she doesn’t calm it down,” he added. “…Someone should whisper in her ear and say back off for a couple of months — let people gain interest back.”
Sunday, December 12, 2010
American Film Institute Top 10 Films of 2010
Here is the American Film Institute's Top 10 Films of 2010:
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
I have seen 4 of these movies so far. Inception, while a good action movie, it is nowhere near the "thinker" some people try to make it out to be. The entire concept is actually just ridiculous for the sake of trying to be a mind bender. For this year of movies, however it is one of the better ones.
The Social Network was interesting. Winter's Bone I didn't get into that much really. Toy Story 3 is like all the other animation movies. Always worth a few chuckles and better than most of the other movies out.
The rest I haven't seen, but one movie I will never see is "The Kids Are Alright". If you have On Demand on your cable box you probably know what I mean. EVERY show you watch almost has a commercial for this movie. If I hear "So...how did you guys meet? My tongue was numb and I told her to relax." ever again I may scream. Everything about that scene makes me hate the movie.
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
127 Hours
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
I have seen 4 of these movies so far. Inception, while a good action movie, it is nowhere near the "thinker" some people try to make it out to be. The entire concept is actually just ridiculous for the sake of trying to be a mind bender. For this year of movies, however it is one of the better ones.
The Social Network was interesting. Winter's Bone I didn't get into that much really. Toy Story 3 is like all the other animation movies. Always worth a few chuckles and better than most of the other movies out.
The rest I haven't seen, but one movie I will never see is "The Kids Are Alright". If you have On Demand on your cable box you probably know what I mean. EVERY show you watch almost has a commercial for this movie. If I hear "So...how did you guys meet? My tongue was numb and I told her to relax." ever again I may scream. Everything about that scene makes me hate the movie.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Uh oh...Nicole Richie Snubs Paris Hilton On Wedding Invite
Apparently these two are not friends anymore? I don't pay much attention to it all. I wasn't even aware if they really were friends int he first place and that Richie not inviting her to her wedding was a huge deal. See I forget a lot of things, and other than A Simple Life TV show I never really thought about this two together. Maybe they are long time friends. I don't know.
Anyways, as Nicole Richies is making plans for wedding dresses and reportedly set to wed longtime boyfriend Joel Madden this weekend, she snubbed her pal Paris with no wedding invite.
An insider revealed: 'Nicole's wedding will be super small, and a lot of people who have played a role in her life like Paris have been cut from the guest list. She's keeping the dress a secret and hasn't even told her bridesmaids who the designer is.'
Richie, 29, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie, is expected to marry the Good Charlotte rocker, 31, at her dad's estate in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.
Christina Aguilera - who is going through a divorce - is said to be singing at the bash.
'She has been a good friend and wants to be there for Nicole,' a pal said.
Anyways, as Nicole Richies is making plans for wedding dresses and reportedly set to wed longtime boyfriend Joel Madden this weekend, she snubbed her pal Paris with no wedding invite.
An insider revealed: 'Nicole's wedding will be super small, and a lot of people who have played a role in her life like Paris have been cut from the guest list. She's keeping the dress a secret and hasn't even told her bridesmaids who the designer is.'
Richie, 29, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie, is expected to marry the Good Charlotte rocker, 31, at her dad's estate in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday.
Christina Aguilera - who is going through a divorce - is said to be singing at the bash.
'She has been a good friend and wants to be there for Nicole,' a pal said.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
SMithsonian Removes Video After Complaints From Catholic Group
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery quickly removed a video Tuesday that was part of an exhibit after complaints from a Catholic group that the images were sacrilegious.
The offensive video featured ants crawling on a cross. The Catholic League President Bill Donohue said that the depiction was "hate speech" and designed to insult Christians.
After he was alerted to the piece Monday night by a New York Post reporter, Donohue began a campaign to urge Congress to cut public funding for the Smithsonian museum complex, he told The Associated Press.
"This is not the first time the Smithsonian has offended us," he said. "I'm going to cast my net much wider. Why should the government pay for this? ... How dare they take our money to fund attacks on (our religion)."
While he is correct that the Smithsonian is partially funded by the government to pay the staff and its facilities, the exhibits themselves are actually privately funded. It could be anyone. Maybe the guy that invented Asus, or Bill Gates, or you.
The offensive video featured ants crawling on a cross. The Catholic League President Bill Donohue said that the depiction was "hate speech" and designed to insult Christians.
After he was alerted to the piece Monday night by a New York Post reporter, Donohue began a campaign to urge Congress to cut public funding for the Smithsonian museum complex, he told The Associated Press.
"This is not the first time the Smithsonian has offended us," he said. "I'm going to cast my net much wider. Why should the government pay for this? ... How dare they take our money to fund attacks on (our religion)."
While he is correct that the Smithsonian is partially funded by the government to pay the staff and its facilities, the exhibits themselves are actually privately funded. It could be anyone. Maybe the guy that invented Asus, or Bill Gates, or you.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
2010 National Geographic Photo Contest
I'm not a phoography guy by any means, but this is always one of my favorite things to look at. The National Geogrphic annual phot contest. You can see the official page here, but there are a couple other sites that handpicked some of the best ones.
This site picked their 47 favorite and I must agree they are incredible. I actually saved a bunch of them and am trying to decide which to use as my new desktop background. I am using the two giraffes so far, but I'm not sure if I will stick with it. Glad I don't need to post them all, or I'd need a new web hosting service.
Boston.com put a bit of a slideshow together with some storyboards with it so you cna see a bit more about what the photos are from.
This site picked their 47 favorite and I must agree they are incredible. I actually saved a bunch of them and am trying to decide which to use as my new desktop background. I am using the two giraffes so far, but I'm not sure if I will stick with it. Glad I don't need to post them all, or I'd need a new web hosting service.
Boston.com put a bit of a slideshow together with some storyboards with it so you cna see a bit more about what the photos are from.
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