Marlon Wayans Cast In GI Joe Movie

The G.I. Joe movie is going to suck. It will be made by bad people. It will be made to make as many of the masses happy as possible. Or rather it will be made to take as many dollar bills out of their pockets as possible.

I know this because it is true. Yet I will be standing in line ready to watch it, ready to take my money out of my wallet.

I loved G.I. Joe as a kid and I'd love to see a live action version on the big screen.

Marlan Wayans was just cast to play Ripcord, and I can't hate on him for it. Marlan is the one Wayan that can act and isn't a fool.

At least that's something. At least that's a little bit of hope.

Hecklers to Clinton "Iron My Shirt"

Proving there are still plenty of morons left in the world, a few hecklers at a Clinton rally held signs and chanted "iron my shirt."

Really? That's your chant? This is what you choose to complain about a Hillary Clinton ticket? There are so many legitimate things to complain about, why choose a stupid, sexist, way behind the times rallying point?

Who knew there were still people who though women should stay at home? I mean I figure if she gets the democratic ticket, there will be a debate on whether a woman can handle the pressures and all that, but "iron my shirt?!" I thought we had advanced past that.

I guess not.

Hollywood Supports Obama

Hollywood, it seems, is a fickle town. Having been Clinton supporters for the bulk of the run up to the elections are now leaving the Mrs. for Obama as he's quickly taking the top spot in the polls.

I wonder if a Baldwin will start making proclomations if Obama doesn't win now.

It's Going To Be A Boring Golden Globes

Not that I ever watch anyways but in an effort to cheer up striking writers, the SAG has said none of its actors (which is all of them pretty much) will be attending the Golden Globes. I suppose it could be interesting to watch a bunch of no-names awarding a whole bunch of people who won't actually be attending. That should make the awards short anyways.

Dr. Phil Sez Britney Needs Professional Help

Poor Britney, she can't get near a total mental break down without fifty photographers ready to document it all. Lord knows she has made a mess of herself, and lord knows the press aint helping.

Now good old Dr. Phil is stepping in with a little advice, "Get some damn help, be-atch before your dead." That's not a direct quote, but he is asking her to get help and perhaps offering a little intervention.

The High Def Wars Just Got More Interesting

I've been waiting out the high def wars between blu-ray and HD-DVD. I don't have the kind of money to be blowing it on a losing hors and I figure eventually one will take over and the prices will drop anyways.

Warner Bros recently made the decision to exclusively release their high def movies through blu-ray, but Toshiba, the owners of HD-DVD says they're not dead yet.

We'll see if that's true, and in the mean time I'll stick to my low def videos.

The Wire, Recapped Season by Season

I love the Wire. It is a great little crime show. I love how it moves so slowly, unwinding at a tiny pace while giving such depth and power to its characters and plot. Over here is a nice little recap of each episode from all its seasons so far.

Cool beans.

Leno Writes Monologue, Writers Complain

I haven't watched Leno or Lettermen or any of the late night boys in a long, long while. I haven't watched any TV as a matter of fact in the last 6 months or so, which means the writers strike means virtually nothing to my own bad self.

They have a legit complaint, I suppose so I won't knock them. Jay Leno is back on the air despite it, writing his own monologue material and saying to hell with it.

Obama Takes Iowa

Officially, I say the fact that a woman and a black man are the frontrunners for the Democratic nomination for President is spectacular. I'm thrilled that we have moved forward enough for this to happen.

Secretly though, I have to say I'm kind of annoyed by it. Not because of their sex or their race but because I worry the country as a whole isn't quite ready for either to be president. Like so many I'm tired of President Bush and tired of Republican rule. If the democrats put either Obama or Hilary as their nomination I'm not sure they can win. And if they don't win, we're in for four more years of this.

Last night the Iowians proved they didn't care about my opinion and voted Obama their man and Hilary as their second lady. This doesn't really mean anything, as a Caucus is mostly stupid, but the pundits will have their day and it does point to something, potentially.

Huckabee Jams On Leno

First Bill Clinton has sex plays the sax on Arsenio Hall, now Huckabee jams on Leno.  What won't our politicians do to get elected?

Netflix to Deliver Movies Directly To TV

I like netflix.  I've liked them since they started giving away free rentals when I bought a movie in the mall some ten years ago.  I have periodically used their service several times since then.  I must admit I started using Blockbuster over Netflix when the BB started allowing free rentals at their stores as well.   Netflix has a better selection but with in store rentals I was getting a better deal.  And as there are still tons of movies I've never seen that exist at most BB stores, well I chose them.

Netflix seems to be upping the ante with the ability to download movies and play then directly on the TV.  I've downloaded movies before and it has always kind of sucked watching them on the laptop screen.  Sure I could figure out how to play the movies on the TV through the computer, but I'm lazy.

This new Netflix device sounds pretty cool.  They don't give out the cost just yet and that will be key.  The convenience of download a movie is awesome.  The cool factor is, in a word, cool.  But if I have to cough up a couple of hundred bucks for the service, I'll just wait for the mail.

The Iowa Caucuses

And they're off.