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The Gays Are Taking Over Our TV Sets! Hide Your Kids! Hide Your Wives! Hide Your Ear Hair Trimmers!

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (32)

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“Phinease and Ferb” is one of those critically adored kid’s TV shows that I’m stoked about, but that I’m holding out on until my kidlet is old enough to watch. What’s the consensus around here on the show? It looks like there will be a film, and Toy Story 3’s screenwriter Michael Arndt has been tasked with the screenplay. (Slashfilm)

There’s a neo-VHS culture? Oh, come on hipsters-with-mustaches, really? With all the newfangled technology in the world, you still want to see the crappy version of a movie with those annoying white VCR lines on it? (New York Times)

I’ve looked through Nerve’s list of the 50 Greatest Cult Films of All Time and saw no mention of either version of Wicker Man, so I can shenanigans. However, Re-Animator is on there, so all is forgiven. (Nerve)

Fun Fact: The Gays and the Lesbians now account for 24 percent of all characters on primetime network television. Cue Dean Pelton in a Devil Costume and a Chainsaw: “GAY MARRIAGE.” (Studio Briefing)

Mike Ryan comes up with 20 Other Titles Star Trek 2 Won’t Have, a list that does not include Star Trek: Electric Boogaloo or Star Trek: In My Pants, but it does include Star Trek Beyond Thunderdome. (Moviefone)

You know all those masked boogeymen in slasher flicks? Well, here’s what they look like without their masks. (FSR)

Look, I don’t mean to humblebrag, but apparently, I helped to star a really annoying catch phrase. (Buzzfeed)

After taking off for several years following Elizabethtown, Cameron Crowe is suddenly very productive, with the Pearl Jam doc, We Bought a Zoo this December, another completed script he wants to start filming in March, and yet another script after that. (Collider)

Our pal and colleague, Dave Chen lists his favorite trailers of the year, so far. I think my favorite trailers were for Drive and Moneyball, and fortunately, both of those movies lived up to the trailers. (Dave Chen)

Sometimes, I like to read Big Hollywood because when they call liberals elitist, it makes me angry enough to look down my nose on Andrew Breitbart and Co. (Big Hollywood)

I like this new R.E.M. song enough to basically watch Kirsten Dunst giggle for three minutes. (Pop Candy)

Sometimes, I find the commenters here at Pajiba a little too mean, but you guys have nothing on the Celebitchy commenters. Who mocks Sandra Bullock? What’s wrong with you people? Is there nothing sacred? (Celebitchy)

Here’s an irresistible look at the greatest children’s costumes that will ever show up at your door, although it’s missing the greatest costume and that’s whatever my son is wearing. (Uproxx)


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Comments

No joke: Phineas and Ferb is the shit.

Posted by: JakesAlterEgo at October 28, 2011 6:35 PM

The Gays and the Lesbians now account for 24 percent of all characters on primetime network television.

That's not what that said. It said that 24 percent of the shows have gay and/or lesbian characters.

Posted by: Todd at October 28, 2011 6:47 PM

Thanks ,Todd. I was about to make you all see my skeptical face.

Posted by: The_wakeful at October 28, 2011 6:53 PM

There already is a Phineas and Ferb movie. I watched it last week. It was fantastic. As is every episode.

Posted by: Ballymena Bob at October 28, 2011 6:56 PM

C'mon I mock Sandra Bullock all the time. I'm pretty sure the only time Sandy welcomed a large black man into her house he was carrying her new sofa.

Posted by: logan at October 28, 2011 6:58 PM

Only 24 percent of all tv shows feature a gay character? I was sure they all had to have one gay, and one minority. If I was a minority actor I'd try out for every gay role out there. "Hey producers I fill two roles!"

Posted by: logan at October 28, 2011 7:06 PM

Pre-"Blind Side" at least, RottenTomatoes ran a list of the best-reviewed Sandra Bullock films; TWO of then have over an 80% rating. The article includes choice quotes like "treacly, badly-acted nonsense" and "craven offal." In a list dedicated to her BEST-REVIEWED films. The top movie was "Speed," which shouldn't even count since it's what made her a star in the first place.

Hell, I like Bullock, but if I was that shitty at my job I'd welcome the mockery.

Posted by: Jettison at October 28, 2011 7:06 PM

Most of those kids' costumes were cute, but the sofa full of stuffed animals looked like the FFA (Future Furries of America)

Posted by: Drake at October 28, 2011 7:06 PM

That list of the "50 Greatest Cult Films of All Time" wasn't a particularly good or interesting list. The Runners-up list included many movies that were far better than most that made the top 50. The Wicker Man is mentioned as a runner-up but, unless I missed it, An American Werewolf in London doesn't get any love, and that's just wrong.

Posted by: Ballymena Bob at October 28, 2011 7:11 PM

Love love love Phineas and Ferb. Especially with alcohol.

Posted by: Julie at October 28, 2011 7:48 PM

Did you ever take Theater in school?

24% or less Theater students were straight.

Not that there is anything wrong with that...

Posted by: MRod at October 28, 2011 7:51 PM

Phineas and Ferb is a great show with fun original songs every episode. S-I-M-P, Squirrels in My Pants!

Posted by: spljt at October 28, 2011 8:53 PM

I don't consider Wicker Man to be a cult film; it's simply classic. The Cage version is simply a mistake and not worthy of mentioning.

Posted by: Joseph Finn at October 28, 2011 9:29 PM

Earlier today, my boss asked me if I know how to "drag" things in Excel. To be clear: he was asking me if I knew how to click on something with my mouse and drag it to a new place on the spreadsheet. I said I did.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at October 28, 2011 10:47 PM

My 6 and almost 4 year old frigging love P and F, and I enjoy it as well. Far better than most other shite out there.

Posted by: logar at October 28, 2011 10:56 PM

I have three kids 12, 9 and 4.
They all watch Phinease and Ferb.
It's funny and clever and never rude, crude or disgusting.
I resisted it for a long while, but I was wrong. The show's great.

Posted by: Agogagogo at October 28, 2011 11:08 PM

Sandra Bullock is the new, though not as bad and less annoying, Julia Roberts. The mocking is largely deserved.

Posted by: Dave at October 28, 2011 11:49 PM

That link clearly doesn't say that 24% of all TV characters are gay. It says that 24% of shows have a gay character in it. That's a pretty huge difference.

Posted by: Me at October 28, 2011 11:56 PM

So, even though Breitbart is 98% clown, this may be something real.

Mike Rowe has some profound things to say about appreciation for "dirty jobs" here:
http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html

It's worth watching even though Breitbart is a clown. Even clowns trip on something true occasionally.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at October 29, 2011 12:01 AM

OK, I'm confused. As far as I know, Breitbart has nothing to do with TED, Mike Rowe, or Dirty Jobs. What is the connection?

Posted by: Three-nineteen at October 29, 2011 12:44 AM

@Three-nineteen
The connection is I read the article at the BigHollywood link Dustin provided above.

The BigHollywood article linked above refers to something pretty profound (possibly by accident, but still) - Mike Rowe's insights about work. Rowe did an awesome TED talk on the subject, to which I provided a link. So Pajiba -> link -> linked article -> content of linked article -> something else cool about that content, Rowe's TED talk.

In his intro not-the-linkwench excuses linking to such a seditious alien publication as BigHollywood (and risking Breitbart-cooties thereby) by noting that he only reads it when he's feeling outrage-deprived, or to find occasions to look down his nose at Breitbart. Pajiba -> link intro -> names Breitbart, by name.

Also, the irony in Dustin's intro made me chuckle.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at October 29, 2011 2:39 AM

Wow Mrs J = Mistress of Click and Drag.

Posted by: logan at October 29, 2011 10:17 AM

The Wicker Man is listed in the Runners-up at the end of the article.

Posted by: Even Stevens at October 29, 2011 4:41 PM

Phineas and Ferb is fucking awesome. It's pretty much the only animated show left on Disney Channel (that and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes which is also pretty fucking awesome, and will almost certainly kick the movie's ass).

Posted by: Aislinn at October 29, 2011 5:31 PM

There is no daylight savings in Queensland, Australia because the curtains would fade even quicker. Tru Fax.

Just another valid reason why they are dubbed 'banana benders'

Posted by: noo at October 29, 2011 7:11 PM

Click and Drag: the internet's hottest site for high fashion fetish clothing

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at October 29, 2011 8:27 PM

The Mike Rowe speech was awesome. He can click and drag me anytime he wants.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at October 29, 2011 8:28 PM

Don't be silly nooo- we just don't want our cows confused with the change in milking times.

Posted by: SAS at October 30, 2011 7:40 AM

OK, any list of Cult Films that doesn't start with Rocky Horror is invalid. NUMBER 38?? Are you friggin' kidding me? It has midnight showings EVERY WEEKEND. There are conventions and...and...BAH!

Posted by: KatSings at October 31, 2011 8:09 AM

...Cameron Crowe is suddenly very productive, with the Pearl Jam doc, We Bought a Zoo this December, another completed script he wants to start filming in March, and yet another script after that...

And after that he'll be collaborating with Michael Moore on his new documentary about the Zanesville, Ohio incident. It will be called We Shot a Zoo.

Posted by: Bert at October 31, 2011 2:19 PM

Phineas and Ferb is good, but the kid's show that kicks significant ass right now is Adventure Time With Finn and Jake. My daughter and I watch it together all the time.

Posted by: imk at October 31, 2011 2:26 PM

I'm still giggling about The Lovely Bones NOT being the title of the next Star Trek movie. Because Bones is a lovely man.

Posted by: faintingviolet at October 31, 2011 4:10 PM