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Ewan McGregor Brings His Patented Brand Of Cheeky, Bashful Eye F*cking To Your TV

By Joanna Robinson | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (32)

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First, in distressing TV news, Sarah Silverman has been offered a pilot on NBC. Really, NBC? You’re getting rid of “Community” to make room for a grating, baby voiced woman who uses her cutesy delivery to mask some epically trashy and racist comedy? Sorry, not a fan. (Warming Glow)

I can ignore Silverman (and Cummings AND Handler? Jaysus, NBC), because it looks like Ewan McGregor will be co-starring in the HBO adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s “Corrections.” There is at least two seasons of dysfunctional material in that book, I couldn’t be happier. (FSR)

No! I lied! I am even happier to discover there is a website called “DudeCraft.” Check out this intricate portrait of a dog made from sprinkles. Dudes! Craftin’! (DudeCraft)

Some lady made this Little Shop Of Horrors cake, but it’s still pretty crafty. The kind of sticky licky sweet I crave. (Between The Pages

Speaking of beautiful dangerous things, check out these portraits of the world’s deadliest snakes. If you’re going to do photoshoots with those little devils, better bring the long lens. (This Is Colossal)

ACTUAL ASIAN ALERT! Rumor has it that Ken Watanabe is being considered for Akira. REJOICE. (/Film)

You could try to resist this incredibly geeky family portrait, but I’m here to tell ya, it’s futile. (Geeks Are Sexy)

I know, I know, I’m a rabid endorser of all things Fassbender. But, honestly, I’m tame compared to the ladies of Celebitchy who worship his patchy bearded cheeks. Here they have a lovely offering of Hot Guys for Thanksgiving, including a generous portion of Fassbender. Can I make an Idris Elba/dark meat joke? No? Thought not. (Celebitchy)

Here’s a list of 6 “Teflon” actors who seem immune to all the bad reviews thrown their way. Seriously, Sandler, retire to Hawaii, you have more of the stupid people money than you will ever need. (THR)

For the non-stupid people, there’s always Amy Poehler. Here she is accepting a Power Of Comedy Award. Watch her banter with Will Ferrell and refer to the statue as her vibrator. IT’S SMARTER THAN IT SOUNDS, OKAY? (NY Mag)

In the words of Patton Oswalt, fly your dragons at half mast today, legendary author Anne McAffrey has passed away. Friend and fellow author Neil Gaiman has some lovely words at the end of his blog. (Neil Gaiman)

I do not understand the Chris Pratt backlash. I think he is a delight. Here he and Aziz Ansari advocate Cancer testing. With swear words.

Listen up you cussing Basterds, this mash-up delights me mainly because anything related to The Fantastic Mr. Fox delights me. So shut the cuss up and watch it.









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Comments

Re: Chris Pratt, he hit the gossip sites a little while ago after he took to Twitter in the hopes of rehoming his cat. The cat is old and ill, but because it's also incontinent, he said he was worried it would jeopardize the baby he hopes to have with his wife. Toxoplasmosis, like.

Some people took exception, is what I'm saying. Could be a factor.

Posted by: Berva at November 23, 2011 1:22 PM

On par with "Toy Grit".

Posted by: Jay at November 23, 2011 1:23 PM

If any Pajibian men still have that Leo DiCaprio "Titanic" bang, or Ewen MacGregor bang from the header pic, I want you to fly to Boston so you can bashfully rub the back of your neck and peer up at me through your bang pieces.

Holy Jesus that gets me going.

Posted by: scorzi at November 23, 2011 1:28 PM

I am not a Jonathon Franzen fan (and wrote my one and only Cannonball read review/blog post about how much I hated The Corrections ), but I love Ewan McGregor. I'm torn. Not really though - I don't have HBO.

Seriously, even by the exceptionally low standard by which I judge the mondering I post herein, that was some serious drivel. And yet I shall click my only friend, the "Post Comment" button. Don't ever leave me. I'd be boring AND alone without you.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 23, 2011 1:30 PM

WHAT THE CUSS???

Seriously adorable. I plan to eat my Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow in the style of Mr. Fox.

Posted by: dammitjanet at November 23, 2011 1:31 PM

Scorzi makes an excellent point, c.f. Sam Elliott. The head tilt helps too.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 23, 2011 1:33 PM

Oh Anne McCaffrey, how you filled my pre-teen years with reading. Menolly forever!

Posted by: MM at November 23, 2011 1:34 PM

wait, people took Ann Perkings Offense because Chris Pratt was worried about the health of his wife and future child? I'm the biggest cat lover in the world, but come on.

Oh, and FUCK YOU, NBC. FUCK. YOU.

Posted by: Holly at November 23, 2011 1:39 PM

Franzen sucks and Corrections was over-rated rubbish as was Freedom. Hackiest of the hacks.
That said I would love to see the talented and lovely Ewan McGregor regularly on my TV.

Posted by: severine at November 23, 2011 1:51 PM

I like this Severine person more and more.

The funny thing about Franzen is that, stylistically at least, he's actually a very good writer. He just seems to hate the people he writes about and I can't be bothered to care about them or their First World problems either.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 23, 2011 2:01 PM

Between Olivia Munn, Whitney, and now Silverman, I'm wondering if NBC is treating unremarkable comedy shows starring moderately attractive brunettes like Pokemon, and trying to gather them all in one place. You know, for the winter or something.

Posted by: Markus at November 23, 2011 2:09 PM

Yeah, that story pretty much just makes Chris Pratt seem adorably nervous and excited to have a kid. And I'm a cat lady. Well, on my way. He's adorable, is the point.

Posted by: BiblioGeek at November 23, 2011 2:26 PM

RIP Anne McCaffrey. She probably had more of an effect on me than any other author, ever (not sayin' she was the best...just had the most impact on me.) Her work was problematic, but she did some amazing, wonderful things for sci-fi/fantasy, and for me.

Posted by: GwenBear at November 23, 2011 2:28 PM

I'm wondering if NBC is treating unremarkable comedy shows starring moderately attractive brunettes

After all, this is the same network that gave inflicted upon us 46 episodes of "Joey."

Posted by: Jast at November 23, 2011 2:35 PM

//Looks for Mrs. Julien's gauntlet//

Posted by: superasente at November 23, 2011 2:41 PM

Re: Chris Pratt, he hit the gossip sites a little while ago after he took to Twitter in the hopes of rehoming his cat. The cat is old and ill, but because it's also incontinent, he said he was worried it would jeopardize the baby he hopes to have with his wife. Toxoplasmosis, like.

OK, so Chris Pratt is pretty much his character from Parks & Rec? Awesome.

Posted by: the new transported man at November 23, 2011 2:42 PM

So sad to hear about Anne McCaffrey, her son tries but he just doesn't 'get' it.

Posted by: snapnhiss at November 23, 2011 3:23 PM

The Sarah Silverman Program was Community before Community was on TV. If Comedy Central had advertised it that way, it would probably still be on the air. I'm talking every week was an elaborate and bizarre pop culture parody with the added bonus of a strange original comedy song each week and an adorable puppy. If it went on long enough, it was due to hit sci-fi mainstays like the TARDIS or cylons. If her new show is anything like that, I'm in.

Posted by: Robert at November 23, 2011 3:47 PM

:(, NBC. :(

Posted by: Aislinn at November 23, 2011 3:47 PM

I'm so glad I'm not the only one sick of Chris Pratt. I really did think I was the only one.

I don't know anything about his cat, he's just damn annoying.

Posted by: Fiona at November 23, 2011 4:00 PM

Dan Harmon, creator of Community, was co-creator of The Sarah Silverman Program. So cancelling Community for something with Sarah Silverman is fitting in it's own way.

Oh, and both shows were awesome. Silverman is awesome. Dan Harmon is awesome. Chocolate is awesome. Orgasms are awesome.

Posted by: superasente at November 23, 2011 4:15 PM

I'm sad that everyone is so down on NBC for signing development deals/ series with Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Handler, and now Sarah Silverman. For shame, everyone! You seem to have forgotten that NBC has also signed a deal with Dane Cook.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at November 23, 2011 4:18 PM

That snake photo gallery was awesome and beautiful, but the site that linked to it went overboard on their headlines. If you're gonna hype it as being full of all the worlds deadliest snakes, make sure they're all actually the world's deadliest snakes, and not some of those mixed with common kingsnakes and such. It just bothers me cause people are scared of snakes as it is.

Anyway.

Posted by: Gabs at November 23, 2011 4:55 PM

The funny thing about Franzen is that, stylistically at least, he's actually a very good writer. He just seems to hate the people he writes about and I can't be bothered to care about them or their First World problems either.
Mrs Julien , I found the prose satisfactory for all the hype but the novels fail because he is not an original writer. The characterization is particularly dismal. White people angst has never been this boring. There were better writers before him who could capture the ethos of the class so much better and with so much more nuance and skill. Even the metaphors (the stupid chairs) and family dinner shit done to death even in sitcoms are dull and contribute nothing to your viewpoint. He's hailed as the goddamn successor to the throne of many who have produced 'The Great American Novel'(a very dubious category to start with). Yeah, because straight white dudes writing about "the human condition and AMERICA" are so rare.
His condescending response to the Oprah Book Club issue and the fact that he wants more men to read his books or whatever add to my hatred. I think I nearly died when I saw that Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer for her wonderful book instead of him. That didn't stop the critics from mutual fellating of the guy. I just wish they would support wider genres....

Posted by: severine at November 23, 2011 5:10 PM

superasente, exactly. Harmon and Silverman share a lot of the same comedic sensibility. Silverman just tends to go a bit more for farts and shock jokes, while Harmon goes a bit nerdier in his tributes.

Posted by: Robert at November 23, 2011 6:05 PM

I kinda like Silverman. I get that some people find her unfunny, and I know why, I just don't agree. I don't know how great she'd be on network TV. She's funniest when she's saying shit the networks won't let you say. So good luck with that, I guess ...

Posted by: Slash at November 23, 2011 6:18 PM

Okay, so Adam Sandler's horrific and all, but.

I just read that Jerry Sandusky's [alleged] Victim #1, having been forced to leave his high school due to threats and bullying by both students and the football coach, is a "huge fan" of Adam Sandler. According to his mother, "...his films keep the house laughing."

So, free pass, Sandler, from me to you. You make all the crappy movies you want if it'll make that kid happy.

Posted by: Salieri2 at November 23, 2011 7:36 PM

* Ewan McGregor patented cheeky, bashful eye? Then he should sue Ryan Reynolds for infringement.

*Willem Dafoe as the French rat in Fantastic Mr. Fox makes me smile.

*Ken Watanabe, huh? I bet James Hong is unavailable.

*Wait, so Sarah Silverman is now awful to be mentioned alongside Chelsea and Whitney?

Posted by: Adrien at November 23, 2011 9:22 PM

All of the dragons are keening in tribute. RIP Anne. Pern forever!

Posted by: BitterKitten at November 24, 2011 12:54 AM

"First, in distressing TV news, Sarah Silverman has been offered a pilot on NBC. Really, NBC? You’re getting rid of “Community” to make room for a grating, baby voiced woman who uses her cutesy delivery to mask some epically trashy and racist comedy? Sorry, not a fan."

Seriously? You don't get Sarah Silverman? Is this a jealous sexist thing? Like you'd like her if she was Louie, or Lewis Black but don't like her as a "baby voiced woman?"?


"I can ignore Silverman (and Cummings AND Handler? Jaysus, NBC), because it looks like Ewan McGregor will be co-starring in the HBO adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s “Corrections.” There is at least two seasons of dysfunctional material in that book, I couldn’t be happier."

Nope. The Corrections is terrible and so are you.

"I am not a Jonathon Franzen fan (and wrote my one and only Cannonball read review/blog post about how much I hated The Corrections )"

Woohoo! Hooray for Mrs Julien!

"Oh, and both shows were awesome. Silverman is awesome. Dan Harmon is awesome. Chocolate is awesome. Orgasms are awesome."

Word.

Posted by: Ender at November 24, 2011 4:55 AM

Ken Watanabe isn't white enough for the Akira film.

Posted by: csb at November 24, 2011 10:20 AM

All of the dragons are keening in tribute. RIP Anne. Pern forever!

Posted by: BitterKitten at November 24, 2011 12:54 AM

Ah, that made me sad all over again.

I'm surprised none of her books (to my knowledge) have been made into a movie. They're not quite as layered as Game of Thrones but there's still plenty of subterfuge, betrayal and sex in them. And DRAGONS! Who wouldn't want an intelligent, magnificent, telepathic pet that was also your soul mate? Think how sexy the scenes in the weyr would be during a mating flight.

Posted by: snapnhiss at November 24, 2011 1:55 PM