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I shit you not:

In an exclusive interview, Wayne Coyne, lead singer of the Flaming Lips, told EW.com that the psych-rock band will team up with acclaimed TV writer and show creator Aaron Sorkin to turn the group’s 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots into a Broadway musical.

Finally, a musical remake I can get behind. This is probably not going to help with Sorkin’s drug use scandal problems. And now I’ll try my hand at the obligatory Aaaron Sorkin-esque fake dialogue joke…

Continue reading Sorkin to write Flaming Lips musical

Via Kotaku:

chad wardenn speaks some crazy talk

I don’t have much to say about this dude…

except maybe to offer that your street-cred takes a serious dive when people can see you pause, turn, and read your next gangsta line from your monitor…

Holla!

“Well you see, ah, well hmm,
yess, hmm, I uh, he he!! well, I
ah,…see um, dead people, yessir.”

Let’s get it out of the way right up front: Raines sees dead people. Specifically, he is a homicide detective who speaks to the ghosts of the victims of the murders he investigates.

Creator Graham Yost was also responsible for Boomtown and Band of Brothers, the former being a quality show that failed to catch on, and the latter being one of the best war miniseries ever. Raines, like Boomtown, takes place in L.A., and has the same visual touch for showing the hills and streets of the Southland. Raines pilot episode has a few beautiful shots early on — for example the opening shot from a hillside mansion, and the shot looking up at a historic Hollywood apartment building perched on a hill.

Continue reading Raines: Pilot

Via mp3 blog Yellow Stereo is this screen capture of a super quick shot of Rorshach from The Watchmen, the next scheduled project of 300 director Zak Snyder (read Fred’s review):

Awesomely awesome. This has been all over the net but it appears to be the real deal. IMDb doesn’t have casting listed but maybe somebody else has heard casting rumors? Alls I know is they better have Jude Law as Ozymandias…

UPDATE: Jackie Earle Haley?

“Seriously, they’re making
a show about you? Seriously?“

The lowest point for “October Road” last night was the highest point for my wife’s and my snarky running commentary:

Main character: I wish I could go back in time 3 years and never write that book!
Me: I wish I could go back in time 30 minutes and not watch this fucking terrible show!

Continue reading Lost to October Road: I want my song back!

Overture

My fondest memory of last year’s tournament came in the first round game between Michigan St. and Utah St. About five minutes in, Utah St. point guard David Pak got fouled and went to the line. As Pak shot his first free throw, the venerable Dick Enberg was obliged to share some personal information about the “young” man.

“Pak is actually a 29 year old freshman,” began Enberg, cheerfully, with his customary grace and warmth, as he read whatever notes had been put in front of him.

Pause. Obviously Enberg hadn’t read the notes beforehand.

“It seems Pak actually spent seven years in prison…”

Long Pause.

Continue reading 2007 NCAA Tournament Preview

“THIS IS SPARTA!” After watching the trailer to Zak Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s comic “300,” I wondered if everything in the movie was going to be said in all caps with exclamation points: “I AM EATING A SANDWICH!” “I AM GOING OVER THERE!” In many ways I hoped this would be the case, a movie that could sustain that level of intensity for two hours would be quite an achievement. Unfortunately, “300” is full of people speaking at a normal volume and after a while loses its intensity and this viewer’s attention. Continue reading 300!!!

USA Today broke the story Monday that Michael Eisner feels that the internet is somehow cutting edge and the future of entertainment. His new company is producing a series of daily episodic shows for the interent. Daily!

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner built his career trying to identify and shape hit movies and TV shows. Now he’s at it again, this time on the Internet.
His investment firm, The Tornante Co., will announce Monday the formation of a studio, Vuguru, that will acquire and develop slickly written, produced and acted Web video.

Vuguru also today will unveil its first show: a serialized mystery called Prom Queen that will roll out over 80 days beginning April 2 with daily installments lasting 90 seconds. It’s co-produced with production company Big Fantastic, in a deal brokered by United Talent Agency.

Read more about it here.

I’m reading from various sources right now that Andy Richter’s new NBC show, Andy Barker, P.I., is already being moved to allow a sweeter spot in the rotation for Tina Fey’s 30 Rock. Aaron Barhart reports on TV Barn that one of the 6 online episodes is an “online exclusive” meaning even with only 6 half-hours in the can they are not going to show everything.

Full disclosure: Though Andy Richter will always occupy a prime spot in my TV watching heart for his years on Conan, I have a hard time watching him as a star. After a few episodes I stopped watching his Fox comedy and though I like the premise of Barker more, I’m not even sure I’ll watch it…

I just read on TV Squad that Bravo has just bought Television Without Pity. Word on the street is that they will retain editorial control. Have I told you how bady I want to sell out?