Hasbro to Fans: GI Joe v. Cobra. Fans to Hasbro: No duh.
Nov 05Well, this is complete non-news – thanks Hasbro.
“Hasbro would like to clarify a few things. The GI Joe brand stands for honor and bravery. And the new movie will be GI Joe versus Cobra.”
“Uh. OK. That was a given, we thought.”
“We at Hasbro didn’t want people to be confused and think that the new movie was about the original GI Joe line of dol… action figures.”
“Couldn’t we pretty much think of every WW2 and Korean War movie ever made as definitive Original Joe movies?”
“Um… yes, that’s a possibility.’
“So, it would therefore make more sense to base the new movie on the 80s figures, since we’ve only seen them in action in a cartoon.”
“ahem… I’d like to thank you all for…”
“Ergo, this is a no-duh ploy for free press.”
“…”
“And now you know, and knowing is half the battle! Yo Joe!”
McG to remake Spaced
Nov 02It’s like someone announcing a train will soon cross a busy crossway. It might be cool to see the train, but part of you also suspects it’s just asking for trouble.
Fox has announced that they will be bringing the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Jessica Hynes series Spaced to American television. Not as was originally filmed, but as a remake, helmed by McG.
Yes, that’s when my heart stopped too.
Certainly The Office translated well to the US, but then they had the involvement of Ricky Gervais, one of the creators of the original show (plus a fantastic cast.) Let’s us not forget the questionable decision to bring over The IT Crowd, or the confirmed, wet, flatulent flop that was the US remake of Red Dwarf.
Perhaps if I were to stand directly on the train tracks…
MST3K is Dead. All hail Cinematic Titanic!
Nov 01I thought it was pretty darn cool when Mike Nelson hooked up with MSt3K alumnus Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett to create RiffTrax – even if they were essentially doing what I’d attempted and failed at (and may attempt yet again) with TrackZero. Downloadable DVD commentaries. Awesome.
But now, Joel is back, and he’s got the rest of the MSt3K crew. The new venture, which isn’t explained in much detail, seems to be more like the original show, though time will tell. And with a premiere launch boost from Lucasfilm, it’s set to be a monster.
The whole thing seems a little divisive, with there now being two, distinct camps of professional movie hecklers. But hey. Money. It’s a drag.
Whedon and Fox = Dollhouse. I just don't get it.
Nov 01I understand the whole concept of “it’s not personal, it’s business”, but surely at some point in the history between Joss Whedon and Fox, Whedon would just give up on them and their idea of business.
But then, I think this might be more due to Ms. Dushku’s deal with Fox – Joss just happens to be providing the idea. Still, it’s gotta suck a bit.
Regardless – new Joss show, and with Faith, no less. I’m in.
MetaPost: Hey, look…blogroll!
Oct 31I just added a couple of new links to our Blogroll, at left–they’re from a couple folks whose names have popped up in our comments lately and who I’ve started to read regularly.
So check ’em out, and let’s see if we can’t get some good ol’ fashioned link-swapping community-building fun going here.
