Tinseltown says YES, I say NO…unfortunately, the suits won best 2 out of 3 in rock, paper, scissors, so guess what folks, we are getting another Bridget Jones movie.
Renee Zellweger will be putting her British accent to good use again, and of course, is expected to famously gain some weight (you know, look normal). The alleged plot of the third installment has something to do with her trying to get pregnant, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE, OMG. Oh, for Pete’s sake! If they are going to take the time to drag all this crap out again, then why don’t they do something more controversial, you know, shake things up…like perhaps, some post-apocalyptic caper? Kind of like that other well-known, it takes-place-in-England-too, 28 Days Later, but with Bridge, limping down a desolate street, her Bunny costume ears bent all out of shape and her diary filled with incorrehant ramblings. See, these are the things that would keep audiences interested. I think this franchise really needs to step it up, earn some recognition for cinematic innovation, not just be shticky because the lead actress gets to eat Dunkin Donuts freely for a few months. And quite frankly, it’s been five years since the last one came out, and in Hollywood years that’s like 60 years, so I think I’d rather see Renee put the “big knickers” to rest and come up with something more worthwhile.
Below is a clip from England’s version of “The View” (THIS EPISODE JUST AIRED TODAY, BRAND-SPANKING NEW TO THE INTERNETS!), where they debate the joy/damage Bridget Jones has brought to the female population and then try to out-do one another with their most “crushing” Bridget Jones-esque moments…enjoy!
I swear I wasn’t going to watch, but then it was everywhere, and when Mariah Carey walked out, with her plunging neckline and sang, “I’ll Be There,” I was trapped in the web of morbid facination, and found myself watching the whole damn train wreck to the bitter end. Even participated in Gawker’s live-blogging.
Highlights…well, I don’t know if one could really say there were highlights, it was a memorial service after all, however, there were two speakers that I thought were most heart-felt. First, Brooke Shields, who cried while recounting memories of her adolescent friendship with Michael; essentially, two child stars forced to adapt to an adult world, and the few times they were able to steal away and be kids again. And then, of course, at the end, the most authentic and heart-breaking moment of the entire “event,” those attending at the Staples Center and those of us watching around the world held our breath as Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, gripped the microphone, and uttered, “…Daddy has been the best father you can imagine,” and “…I just wanted to say I love him so much.” And for one minute we remembered that the world didn’t just lose one of the greatest entertainers in the history of pop culture, but that three young children had lost their father…
Anyway, the majority of the service was over-the-top, thanks to Al Sharpton’s usual ranting and raving, and Magic Johnson plugging Kentucky Fried Chicken, and there were some painful musical numbers. Below are links to other analysis of yesterday’s service. And if you missed the telecast, below are clips of Brooke and Paris.
Mr. Kumar goes to Washington — starting TODAY — as an Associate Director in the Office of Public Engagement at the White House! Yes, that’s correct! As reported earlier this year, funny man, Kal Penn, of quality film franchises such as Harold & Kumar and Van Wilder, and TV’s popular series House, decided to take a break from weed jokes, Neil Patrick Harris, and grumpy doctors, and work for President Obama.
Yay, awesome, good for him!
Anyway, let’s hope his first day doesn’t involve any crazy shenanigans or mishaps with our President, like this one…(NSFW/language/adult content)
Shall we have a nice little TV round-up before we all head off to our Independence weekend festivities?? Oh, let’s!…
F/X returning series: two of the best series on television happen to be on the same network (now how the hell did that happen?). Sons of Anarchy will be back September 8 and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will return for it’s FIFTH season September 17.
Chris Kattan, Patricia Heaton and Janitor from Scrubs all hope to make some money: they will be starring in a new ABC series called The Middle. Heaton and Janitor (no, I’m not being vague just for the sake of being vague, that is what they really called him the show) play a married couple and Kattan is Heaton’s co-worker at a car dealership. Sounds riveting.
Cause what Gossip Girl needs is more celebrity guest stars: Hilary Duff will be joining the cast of the WB’s saucy series next season where she will play a famous movie star just wanting to be like everybody else on GG and go to NYU. Coincidence? I think not.
Bridezillas, 24 hours a day: the kids over at Rainbow Media/WE decided that a few hours of their airtime is just not enough to dedicate to the out-of-control bridal industry. So they have decided to create a FULL-TIME bridal channel. I’m not sure how I feel about this yet because I tend to be one of those channel flippers that gets her flipper stuck on said bridal crap.
Ok that’s all I got for now…have a nice weekend everybody!
