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Archive for August, 2006

Scrubs Blog: Bill Lawrence Interview

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 5:34am

We chat with SCRUBS creator Bill Lawrence about the future of the show, the future of this blog, and the internet resurrection of his pilot NOBODY’S WATCHING.

Melonpool Quickcast #9: Twilight at 20,000 Feet?

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 5:03am

Submitted for your approval: An alien and his dog take a seemingly insignificant airplane voyage to a destination known… as the Twilight Zone… or is it?

Take Me Home Blog #6 – WHY YOU AIN’T HAPPY (if you are, disregard this)

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 4:36am

jaegersm.jpgWhat does Mel Gibson’s meltdown say about the American Dream? Director/Actor Sam Jaeger discusses.

Weekend Shopping Guide 8/18/06: The Big Giant Head

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 4:15am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring 3rd ROCK, KIDS IN THE HALL, Weird Al, THE SIMPSONS, APOCALYPSE NOW, and more…

Nocturnal Admissions: Critical Condition

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 3:52am

D.K. Holm examines the case for the endangered status of the almighty film critic…

Trailer Park: A little bit of that sticky icky…

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 3:46am

Christopher Stipp presents audio direct from Samuel L. Jackson and Kenan Thompson regarding SNAKES and even has the time to look at the trailers for EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE FOUNTAIN and, the remarkably sharp, BABEL.

Comics in Context #142 – San Diego 2006 – Driven From Dreamland

Posted Friday, August 18th, 2006 at 3:44am

Peter takes in a panel on the Disney elegy DREAM ON SILLY DREAMER and comes face-to-face with a Stormtrooper.

Music for the Masses: August 17th, 2006

Posted Thursday, August 17th, 2006 at 3:28am

MC is out on vacation leaving Double A to pick of the slack. Kick back and take a ride down memory lane as we detail the carreer of one of the greatest groups in rap history: The Fat Boys.

The Fred Hembeck Show: Episode 68 – Mock the Vote

Posted Thursday, August 17th, 2006 at 3:20am

Gee, is it nearly election time already? Fred must think so, since that’s the focus of this week’s Hembeckian missive…

Scrubs Blog: Writers’ Blog 2006 #1

Posted Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 at 3:20am

It’s a new year with a new crop of young writers on staff, and here’s their journal of the experience…

Brat-halla #141: Norse Force – Jealousy

Posted Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 at 3:05am

brathallasm.gifThis week, Hod’s unintentionally charming ways earn him the ire of one of his classmates.

Quick Stop Contest #3: Princess Leia

Posted Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 at 3:00am

leiasm.jpgSideshow Collectibles has teamed up with Quick Stop to offer our readers a chance to win their very own Premium Format Princess Leia.

Hot Rod Fred Flintstone

Posted Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 at 2:40am

toyboxsm.gifLet’s pop some wheelies with our favorite Bedrock bad boy, Fred Flintstone! Don’t remember him in a race car? Well, neither does Michael, but that doesn’t stop him from checking out the new deluxe set from Mcfarlane.

Party Favors: Slacker Shame

Posted Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 at 2:37am

Is Joe truly a slacker with no shame, as the TODAY SHOW branded him? Is it harsh, or brutally accurate? The latest Party Favors may have a clue…

Interview: Maurice LaMarche

Posted Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 6:42am

We go in-depth with the legendary voice behind The Brain (of PINKY & THE BRAIN fame), as well as more characters than you can shake a stick at, on everything from FUTURAMA to THE CRITIC.

Take Me Home Blog #5 – The Power of Negative Thinking

Posted Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 5:41am

jaegersm.jpgIn the wake of a major setback for his film, Sam discusses his faltering self-worth. Yee-ha!!

Widge Goes Off #8: The Menace From Planet W!

Posted Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 2:13am

Widge hatches an insidious plot to bring the humiliation of SUPERMAN RETURNS to diabolical fruition, then tries to help you out when it comes to the Legion of Doom…sorry, we mean the RIAA. The fact their HQ is shaped like a Vader head and rises up out of a swamp is purely coincidental. So is the fact that every time you download a song they make a sound like Solomon Grundy. All coincidence.

Spook’d #90: Extreme Lair Makeover – Still Bringing Down the House

Posted Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 2:06am

spookdkips.gifThis week, the design team has a few more tricks up their sleeves for bringing down that house.

Preachin’ from the Longbox: You’ve Got the Look

Posted Monday, August 14th, 2006 at 2:06am

longboxsm.gifThis week, Britt Schramm does some investigative reporting and gives you his fair and balanced opinion on an officially Marvel-licensed product. And his results just might surprise you. All that plus the PftL Inbox and more.

Comics in Context #141: San Diego 2006 – Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood

Posted Sunday, August 13th, 2006 at 5:17am

Peter’s back with a look at Mark Evanier’s mini-con, Jerry Robinson, and what it could take to get Fred Hembeck to go to Comic-Con…

Film Flam Flummox – August 11, 2006

Posted Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 16:00pm

Michael takes on WTC, TALLEDEGA NIGHTS, BARNYARD, and even tries out a STEP or two…

Addicted to Bad: Curse Words

Posted Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 3:43am

So the last movie only made $200 million at the box office. That’s no reason to believe in a “SUPERMAN Curse,” right? Right? This week’s ATB dares to ask if there are other comic book movie curses out there…

Weekend Shopping Guide 8/11/06: Elk’s Run

Posted Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 1:37am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring ELK’S RUN, [adult swim], SIMPSONS toys, Steve Allen, FARSCAPE, The Rolling Stones, and more…

Trailer Park: Frankly, I’m Partial To Kill Bill’s Snakework.

Posted Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 0:09am

Distributing audio from the SNAKES ON A PLANE panel is just one stop on the Hershey Highway as Christopher Stipp also checks out trailers for CRANK, THE GREAT NEW WONDERFUL, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS and the not-so-dazzling THE PRESTIGE.

Melonpool Quickcast #8: A Tale of Three Cartoonists

Posted Friday, August 11th, 2006 at 0:07am

Mayberry chats with Eisner Award winners Scott Kurtz (“PVP”, “Truth, Justin, and the American Way”) and Doug TenNapel (“Iron West”, “Earthworm Jim”), as well as Internet staple Stephen Notley (“Bob the Angry Flower”) in another round of interviews at the San Diego Comic-Con.