Look at all of these things that have happened since my last whippits post, 12 hours ago! Hold on to your junk, people. We got news that’s not good enough to warrant its own post coming at you!
Fox’s “The Cleveland Show” has been renewed for a third season, or two seasons more than “Freaks and Geeks” and “Firefly.” Fantastic! (Deadline)
After breaking our hearts a few weeks ago and stating that Skids and Mudflap won’t be back for Transformers 3, Michael Bay has come out with a defiant, “They’re basically gone.” Basically doesn’t mean completely! Oh, joy of joy! My heart’s about to burst wide open. Welcome back, our racist friends! (USA Today)
Splice director Vincenzo Natali has been announced as the director of the upcoming movie based on William Gibson’s Neuromancer. Woah. That’s good news. How’s that get in here. Apologies. (FirstShowing)
Jonathan Liebesman (Darkness Falls, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) is apparently now the top contender to direct Clash of the Titans 2. Awesome! Shitty director for a shitty sequel to a shitty movie! Yesssss! (LAT)
The Battleship movie has officially been moved one week earlier, from May 25th to May 18th, 2012. Reset your countdown clocks! Clear your calendars. I’m sleeping out for tickets, kids! (Slashfilm)
It’s confirmed! Geoffrey Rush will return for Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Hooray for good actors appearing in bad sequels! (Variety)
It’s official! Twilight: Breaking Dawn has been broken up into two movies. That’s twice the awesomeness. And twice the amount of money we get to spend to watch Edward break open Bella! The first Breaking Dawn movie will be out on November 18, 2011. November 19, 2011 is when I start sleeping outside, waiting for Battleship tickets to go on sale. Me first! Me first!
Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are in talks to join Russell Brand in the unnecessary remake of Dudley Moore’s Arthur! Yay for unnecessary remakes! (Variety)
Finally, Olivia Munn made her debut on “The Daily Show” the other night, and despite the fact that she was awful, the segment turned into an orgy of awesomeness, thanks mostly to the other correspondents.
I'm sure I'll catch some flack but I love the Pirates of the Carribean movies. Rush's Captain Barbossa is one of the primary reasons for that. The movies are batshit nuts, but I absolutely love the attention to detail and how alive and vibrant their world is with it's own weird mythology and shifting alliances. I reviewed At World's End way back on my own site and compared it to the original Star Wars trilogy. I still think the comparison holds.
Russell Brand isn't fit to hold Dudley Moore's empty martini glass. If he tries to do the laugh it should qualify as grounds for assassination.
Never before have the words "of awesomeness" been so disappointing...
Posted by: cptnpajamashark at June 11, 2010 9:38 AM
Yeah Olivia Munn was pretty bad.
They need to teach her things like "timing" and "delivery".
And I'm not talking about 30 minutes-or-less.
Posted by: D-Day at June 11, 2010 9:39 AM
Considering Olivia wasn't asked to do anything she hasn't already done better on Attack of the Show, I think she was instructed to act that bad. Her whole schtick on AOTS is shutting down her co-host with a funny insult and enjoying pie. That doesn't make that awful Daily Show segment any better. It just makes me feel better about Olivia Munn.
Look on the bright side: she didn't stand there posing like she was hit in the head with a frying pan like her modeling shots. That's something.
And double boo to the supremely mediocre Olivia Munn working on TDS. Is there a shortage of talented women comedians all of a sudden?
Posted by: miri at June 11, 2010 9:51 AM
I hope Munn's not a permanent fixture on The Daily Show. Whatever happened to bringing in actual talented comics and improv artists as correspondents?
Posted by: henchman for hire at June 11, 2010 9:54 AM
What's the deal with Olivia Munn? She's pretty and all, but she's kinda generic-looking.
Posted by: ruru at June 11, 2010 9:56 AM
Olivia Munn is definitely a gorgeous woman, but she's gotten worse as a TV personality over the years, not better. That boggles my mind. Even rats learn how to go through a maze after enough times making wrong turns and hitting dead-ends. But, no, Olivia's figured out that she doesn't need to be any good because idiots will continue to reward the pretty girl who does stupid, gross, or shameless things. Which would be fine if she were at all talented, but she's not. Jessica Chobot was on AOTS this week, doing pretty much the same schtick as Munn, but she's both charming and has a natural sense of timing, and she worked wonderfully. Same goes for semi-regular Alison Haislip. Damn it, I hate Olivia Munn.
/too-early-in-the-morning-rant
I also hate this Russel Brand character. But I refuse to give him any more thought (or money).
i guess the more important question is, why are ppl letting her?
Why Jon? Why?
Posted by: haplo at June 11, 2010 10:06 AM
Any time you mention the "Battleship" movie you are required by Pajibalaw to make the sound:
Bwshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
That should put an end to any mentions of the "Battleship" movie.
Posted by: , at June 11, 2010 10:09 AM
I'm not sure how I should feel about Olivia Munn. I know very little about her except that she hosted Attack of the Show, which I have never seen because the people who tell me to watch it are twatwaffles and always talk about how hot she is as opposed to, you know, being actually funny? And I saw her interview some True Blood cast members at ComicCon last year, and she wore some ridiculous skimpy costume and acted like a 'tard. But on the other hand, The Daily Show thinks she's funny, I guess, because they wouldn't put her on there if they didn't, right? What am I missing?
Part of me feels like I should like her because she's a female comedian, and in the immortal words of Jeannie Darcy, aren't we all "sister-friends"? But I also want to hate her because it seems all she does is make jokes about how hot and dumb she is and then eats some pie in a highly suggestive manner. And that's stupid. So...I dunno, how should I feel?
New correspondents never get laughs. Remember when PC first came on in his "I fix shit" segment. It didn't start getting laughs until it's third or forth run.
I give it until her third segment.
...heh...third segment...
Posted by: superasente at June 11, 2010 10:33 AM
In fact I was just watching "At World's End" last night. I like them too.
I like "Pirates of the Caribbean," too. Helps that Johnyy Depp is in them. If he wasn't, I might not watch any of them.
Posted by: Slash at June 11, 2010 10:54 AM
Olivia Munn is horrible. I have a hatred for her that burns with the fire of a thousand suns.
Not related but fun fact about lady comics: Did you know that the actress who plays Flo in the Progressive commercials is a senior member of the Groundlings?
Why can't we see her on TDS? With a big, tricked out name tag.
Posted by: ninetwenteetoo at June 11, 2010 11:44 AM
What? I knew Geoffrey Rush was coming back for Pirates 4 MONTHS ago! My cousin is an extra and she saw him on set! He stayed in character, I'm told it was awesome. I didn't know this was a scoop!
Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at June 11, 2010 11:44 AM
Stephanie Courtney, who plays Flo, is ... 40! As of Feb. 8.
She goes on the list.
Posted by: , at June 11, 2010 11:50 AM
I have no idea who Olivia Munn is, so one trip to Wikipedia and some Google-fu later, and I am.....skeptical, at best. The hell, Jonny Stew?
Posted by: Aislinn at June 11, 2010 12:15 PM
Olivia Munn is delicious.
She's a hot chick that reports on nerd shit, deep throats hot dogs, jumps into a giant pie wearing a French maid uniform, wears delightful clothing. In other words if you haven't even heard of her turn in your geekcard at the door. If you don't understand why geeks get excited about her...well...did I mention she's a hot chick that reports on geek news?
I think y'all are missing the point with Olivia, which is that I really want to have sex with her. She seems like the type that would be either incredible or horrible. That mystery about her makes her intriguing.
Though honestly, I don't watch the Daily Show to get my sexual rocks off. I watch it to get my political rocks off. And her appearance was a bit distracting, kind of like the whole two worlds colliding thing in Seinfeld.
Posted by: Dave at June 11, 2010 12:53 PM
I enjoy Olivia Munn on Attack of the Show because she works well with Kevin Perrera and they have good chemistry. But damn, that Daily Show clip was PAINFUL.
Worst part? It was basically an audition, and apparently she passed it, as she's been hired as a regular correspondent.
comma: I'd have to agree with your inclusion of Stephanie Courtney. She, or at least her Flo character, reminds me a lot of an ex-girlfriend. One of the ones I DON'T hate so I have kind of a soft spot for Flo and the actress.
Russell Brand in the unnecessary remake of Dudley Moore’s Arthur
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!
Posted by: JrFanBoy at June 11, 2010 2:28 PM
The Olivia Munn/Daily Show segment was worth it just to hear her say "fucked in the ass." It's gotten me through some hard times, man.
Posted by: apocalipstick at June 11, 2010 3:31 PM
I didn't know a lot about Olivia Munn so i looked her up to see if she's funny. She's definitely not hilarious but for a hot chick she does okay. I'm only mildly annoyed at her presence on The Daily Show now.
Posted by: becks at June 11, 2010 6:01 PM
Fuck all y'all to fuckin' Hell.
Olivia was drowned-out by those other fuckers, purposely.
She was fuckin' set UP.
How in the ever lovin' Hell could ANYONE compete, on their first showing, with what those fuckers put down?
That was nuthin' but a first-class razzing/welcome to the fuckin' club by the "senior class."
Olivia can definitely run with that crowd, if allowed to.
Posted by: Rykker at June 11, 2010 7:39 PM
I feel like I should have heard of Olivia Munn and Attack of the Show but I haven't. My mother is right: I am lamer than she is. Add that to my never having seen Firefly and utter bafflement at the praise heaped on Freaks and Geeks (we could not have been watching the same show, because the one I remember was largely trite and kind of boring with multiple characters who needed to be slapped hard, by me, and with a knife)and I'm just not long for the internet, am I?
Que sera, ser-bye.
Posted by: Jo 'Mama' Besser at June 11, 2010 7:46 PM
Umm... given the deliberate nature at whicj I am currently attempting ot hit the keys, it can be surmised that I am significantly freakin' plastered off my frealin' gourd at this time.
Please disregard any earlier attemps to express my feelings on AN y matter that you all may currently be discussing,
Peese.
Posted by: Rykker at June 11, 2010 7:51 PM
"Fox’s “The Cleveland Show” has been renewed for a third season, or two seasons more than “Freaks and Geeks” and “Firefly.” Fantastic!"
Apparently my cold, black, heart wasn't quite dead. I can still feel the pain.
Posted by: EricD at June 11, 2010 8:29 PM
Good for Olivia and for McFarlane
/Haters gonna hate
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at June 11, 2010 8:39 PM
I understand that McFartlane is gonna use a lot of lens flare.
Posted by: alone in the dark at June 11, 2010 11:10 PM
I'm sure I'll catch some flack but I love the Pirates of the Carribean movies. Rush's Captain Barbossa is one of the primary reasons for that. The movies are batshit nuts, but I absolutely love the attention to detail and how alive and vibrant their world is with it's own weird mythology and shifting alliances. I reviewed At World's End way back on my own site and compared it to the original Star Wars trilogy. I still think the comparison holds.
Russell Brand isn't fit to hold Dudley Moore's empty martini glass. If he tries to do the laugh it should qualify as grounds for assassination.