The AMAs...I guess.

I guess, alot of things happened at the AMAs last night. To be honest....I accidentally stumbled upon it and I changed the channel to look at cartoons. I have the week off (so I've been watching TV all day), and everyone is talking about people falling and looking a fool. But most of all, the world is a-gasp over American Idols- Adam Lambert. I refuse to actually look into it. But I find these pics highly entertaining. Read about it here. If you want. 

I actual ("Gay-people-being-over-the-top") entertainment story of the week...is the Miss Gay Brazil awards. Only if more pageants were like this... 

That's all I got. 

"You're not an artist, Peggy. You solve problems."

- Madmen (Season 3)

I Love Vampire Flicks.

I also have a tendency to enjoy a good lesbian flicks. The thing about lesbians is that they aren't as consistent as say...dragons, ninjas or zombies. Lets face it, alot of lesbians are just drunk girls (or vampires) looking for attention or they are confused/fighting the system girls (or vampires) lacking a father figure when they grew up. If we found a way to work dragons, ninjas and zombies into this thong, we would have a pretty solid movie I think. Perhaps 300 Vampire Ninjas vs. Lesbian Zombies from Sin City doing battle on Middle Earth with Mary Poppins reffing. 

Can we say Oscar? 

P.S. In the meantime, here is the trailer for the new Street fighter movie based on Chung Li's life. I'm assuming that kids today are not into Street Fighter like those of the early 90's (me), but that preview was pretty weak and does not bring back the nostalgia needed for me to drop $12 on 42nd street. Unless they are trying to evoke the nostalgia I have for decent movies.

In 2012, they will pick the final four hosts (cue the end of the world).

I just got back from Quantum of Solace. I will write a detailed review on it later. But right now, I have a bone to pick with movie marketing people. I just sat through the teaser trailer above. And I must say....it got me. Immediately upon returning to a computer with internet I did as I was instructed and googled 2012. This is what I got.

NCAA was the leading result on Google for my search. Several links down, I was able to pull together enough info within my damaged and filled brain to realize that there was reference to some type of Mayan doomsday. Youtube is filled with virals. And sure it looks like every other end of days flick. There may even be Aliens (cause we have never seen that before). 

My problem....they told me (a captive audience member) to google something for answers. And when I did, the first result did not help me. You can't do that to consumers. Don't tell them to google something, when you haven/t brought enough media space to fulfill your promise. It's stupid. Your movie is stupid (and done before) and I, refuse to waste my money on it. 

Good day sir.

Lets talk movies.

As I await my turn in line for viewing and judging the new Bond movie, due to my new "2 weeks in theater" rule, I feel it's that time of year to touch upon theater topics. 

1. The poster to the left dates me. The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves is coming out this year, and it bares a remarkable resemblance to another day in history, back in July of 1996. No?

2. I loath J.J. Abrams and his open ended style of writing, directing and producing movies and shows. He ruined a good part of my life last year when I spent like a month and a half looking up the Cloverfield monster and drawing connections to Lost and Heroes like an idiot. But his new Star Trek movie looks kinda  awesome. I'm not a giant supporter of remaking hits from the past, and the only thing I really remember about Star Trek was that Whoopi Goldberg use to be on it (eye brow less). I will spend money to see this movie. I've proclaimed it. Let's just hope for my sake that it is of the same cinematic quality and excellence as Joy Ride. Wakk wakka wakka.

3. Tim Burton is making his version of Alice in Wonderland. Here is Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. Like all Tim Burton's movies (and Johhny Depp movies for that matter), there's plenty of baby powder and eye liner for everyone. However, I will reserve judgement until I hear their version of "A Very Merry Unbirthday."

4. See you soon Bond, Quantum Leaps of Solar Eclipse...soon...

"That is who we are-- to be black, and successful in any way, is to box lefty. In many old societies, the left-hander is seen as cursed. But anyone from the street--or anyone who's watched tape of Ali-Norton--knows that the unorthodox fighter can be dangerous. To box lefty, It is to have a different way of grappling with the world, a different way of seeing. The trick is not letting it be your only way of seeing...."

-a passage from ta-nehisicoates's column in the Atlantic. Simultaneously, the article refers to the first season of Mad Men and race, but it is one of the best reads I have in a long time. 

Don Draper's Guide to Picking Up Women.

"Don't feel sorry for being good at your job."

- Madmen (Season2)

"It's your life...you don't know how it's gonna be, but you know it's got a bad ending. You've got to move forward."

-Madmen (Season 2)

LOW highs of the Emmys.

like I said...I was stuck watching the Emmy's last night ( I know, how lame am I). And this....was the "high" point of the entire show.


Josh Groban, a highly regarded classical singer is reduced to singing a montage of tv theme songs.

While he is widely known for covering other peoples songs...I consider this an all time low. Someone got caught up-caught up with the cash..... Let the bad ideas flow.....

P.S. Josh does do a hell of a Cartman from South Park though.

UPDATE: Just incase you guys missed when my future baby mamma was dropped on the stage as part of a gag)...this was the result. 

"That's why we have juniors...someone to blame." 

"You need someone to lay down the barbwire, so you can run over them."

- Madmen (season 2).

on art.

 Ken Cosgrove (AE)-"I dont think its suppose to be explained."

 Salvator Romana (AD)-"Im an artist ok.  It must mean something." 

Ken Cosgrove-"Maybe it doesnt. Maybe you're just suppose to experience it. Because when you look at it... you'd feel something right? It's like looking into something deep. You'd fall in, right?"

-Madmen (season 2).

the boys are back.

"If you need a kidney Adam I'm not willing to donate, but I am willing to slowly watch you die, if you're into that sort of thing."

-Ari Gold, Entourage (season 5).

"Would you be the man you are today, if your father didn't hit you?"

- Mad Men (Season 2)

thank god...

...there was no such thing as youtube when I was a kid. Otherwise this right below couldve unfortunatly been me. 

Meet Danny. 

1. Where are his parents?

2. Why does he even know how to use this equipment? Shouldnt he be playing dodgeball...or atleast being picked at the very end and then getting pegged in the head.

"NO HEADZIES"

3. Mariah Carey's music is now tarnishing generations. And that, is unacceptable.

something is a little strange on the west coast.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

About the new 90210 on CW.

Im all for diversifying and such. But there is a sense of tv  actuality that  the old 90210 had. 

Im not saying that a kid from Baltimore working the corners to support his little brother whilst avoiding his crackhead dad, couldnt magically get up and move to Beverly Hills to become the token. 

But I am saying, that its kind of unlikely.

Think....85 thousand seasons of Friends with only two african american sightings in the village of nyc... unlikely.

I know its 2008 and network tv tries really hard to be PC. But an african american with a leading role in a drama set in Beverly Hills. Come one........I've seen Clueless already. Im thinking the first series didnt have a token black guy for a reason.

I guess, I just like my tv dramas to have a small dose of reality. So sue me!

"You're born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a bunch of rules on top of you to make you forget those facts. But I never forget. I'm living like there's no tomorrow, because there isn't one."

-Don Draper (Mad Men, Season 1)

"Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it. We drink because it's what men do."

-Mad Men ( season 1)

...the the addiction begins.

Mad Men.

alright, i am going to bed. But I wanted to hint you guys in on my new addiction. Mad Men. I'll tell you all about the last 5 hours of my life and how I may or may not have been sitting in the same place building a crush on a new tv series on advertising in the....60s i guess. Check the sweet opening credits.

greased vietnamese stages.

Yeah. You saw right...the Vietnamese have just declared war. They super waxed the floors that Ms America (Crystal Stewart) walked on to ensure her loss at this years Ms Universe contest. And she fell. They knew how super hot she was and were threatened.

Clearly we are fighting the wrong country.
Im just saying.

UPDATE: Ms Venezuela is a post op tranny...to be confirmed in the future. (Wow, I spelled Venezuela right without spell check. Kudos to me.)