- ABC\Disney to join the NBC\Fox gang at Hulu. They just keep getting better and better.
- Star Trek continues to gain steam before next weeks opening. Today’s new promotion: Designer models of the Enterprise
- Harbo to start its own network by joining forces with… Discovery?!
- Ok, ok. I’ll admit it: I’m excited to see the new movie Julie & Julia. There. I said it. Bite me.
Extra Slice – Video: Kids + Baseball + Minor League BS “running of the bases” = … well, this
- Chrysler is the first to tumble, filing for bankruptcy protection and partnering with Fiat
- Ugh, do I really need to hear about this for the next four months? Farve is still retired “at this time” means he might be going to the Vikings?!?!?!
- Mexico pays the ultimate price for the swine flu: Star Trek’s release to be delayed south of the border
- It’s now official: The History Channel has run out of things to discuss. Need proof? How about these images of a post-apocalyptic Wrigley Field
Extra Slice – Games: Bored at work today? See if you can match these images with the sexual terms they identify. Let’s start you off with an easy one…
- Whoa! Do the Magic really have any chance of winning without Dwight Howard? Looks like this series is definitely going to a game 7
- Don’t call me an expert on these things, but I’m not sure Zac Efron sees being called “the new Jason Priestley” a good thing… even if it is from JP himself.
- Does iTunes know all? A glitch showed that Adam and Kris are the most downloaded Idols. Does that mean they’re destined to be in the top 2?
- Conan unveiled his new Tonight Show logo today. In my opinion it’s way better than Jay’s or Fallon’s
Extra Slice – Video: Check out these quotes from HIMYM’s Barney including this classic
- Today marks 100 days of Obama in the White House. If you don’t care, I recommend avoiding CNN, Fox News and MSNBC today…
- Having twins in their 40’s: Matthew Broderick and SJP are doing it the Baby Mama way – with the help of a surrogate
- No more real Friday night lights? Texas schools shut down for fear of the swine flue
- Gorge, people, gorge: $0.31 cone night at Baskin Robbins tonight starting at 5pm
Extra Slice – Video: You know the economy is bad when Batman has a garage sale outside the Batcave
- The Yanks cave and lower ticket prces: Guess seeing all those highlights with empty sets finally gave them the willies
- They’re back! Green Day premieres their new video for Know Your Enemy from their upcoming album 21st Century Breakdown out May 15
- The true queen of tween-dom has arrived: Long live Carly
- Facebook begins the downturn (what goes up…): Five reasons to take a Facebook break
Extra Slice – Video: Matthew Stafford continues to milk his 15 minutes of fame: Celebrates going #1 by doing the Top Ten List on Letterman last night
- Yesterday Pontiac – once the maker of some of the coolest cars on the market – was told it has less than a year to live
- During this critical sweeps period, Fox has decided to become the only network NOT to broadcast President Obama’s press conference tomorrow night thereby avoiding any possibly that the American Idol results show will be effected (sigh…)
- After the release of his documentary last week, Mike Tyson looks to complete his comeback to the D-list by joining Dancing with the Stars
- Looks like ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is going to get a lot of early scoops on the Titans this year: Son Alex joins Tennessee
Extra Slice – Video: Wow, that flyover over Manhattan yesterday really did scare people (full MSNBC story here)
- The Fridge has been hospitalized for a chronic inflammation disorder. Hoping you get better #72…
- Why didn’t I think of that: A Home Depot sponsorship of the weekend weather makes absolute perfect sense
- It’s so sad that we have forgotten the days when Mike Tyson could kick some serious butt. No one even asks the Ali\Tyson questions anymore…
- The best part of the Price is Right? The idiots that either have no idea how to play, insult the host or are just plain everyday mornons
Extra Slice – Video: Check out WyClef Jean and Colby Caillat rocking out at Nickelodeon’s Annual Upfront presentation this past March (and check out this video from Wyclef’s video blog with a behind the scenes look – performance begins at 2:47).
I’m off to New Orleans for Jazz Fest this weekend (woo-hoo!). Back with posts on Tuesday, April 28.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled their new look yesterday and… um, wait, they, like, totally look the same?!
- On the same day her husband joined SpongeBob to power down the Empire State Building in honor or Earth Day, Mariah was named the “Least Green Celebrity”
- After a poor showing as animation on the big screen, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are returning to their “live” selves
- Speaking of the TMNT, Tribeca Film Festival is celebrating their 25th anniversary tonight with a huge pizza party, a screening of the original film, glow-in-the-dark manhole covers and karate demos!
Extra Slice – Video: What if life was more like Facebook? POKE! (Thanks Emily for the link)
- A rarity these day’s – a hit animated show: Nickelodeon’s new Penguins of Madagascar is kicking ass and taking names!
- It is so obvious the New York baseball teams overestimated what people were willing to pay for a baseball ticket. At least in THIS economy…
- NBC is making a last ditch effort to get a ratings boost this season: Check out this list of upcoming NBC guest stars (including five musicians on the season finale of 30 Rock)
- Another website with a list that speaks to me: Things I Would Do To Bang Scarlett Johansson
Extra Slice – Video: Soon to be top-draft pick Matt Stafford shows his wicked good arm in “football skeet shooting” on the Late Night show with Jimmy Fallon
- I was lucky enough to catch an advance screening of Star Trek this past Monday and I have to say that it’s one of the better ones in the series. Variety has a review of the movie (some spoilers) that I agree with: “While respectfully handling the Roddenberry DNA, Abrams… [has] successfully transferred [Star Trek] to a trim new body that hums with youthful energy.”
- First look at Wolverine taking on Sabertooth in the first X-Men: Origins film (and what’s with Wolverine’s claws???)
- The Detroit Lions release their new logo and team uniform (see the difference? No, then check out their old logo)
- As the NBA playoffs continue, enjoy the real challenge: The matchups for the best dancers of the playoffs
Extra Slice – Podcast: Listen as Brock and Cantor break down the upcoming Summer Movie Season (Part One; Part Two available later this week)
