Month: August 2006 (Page 8 of 21)

Box Office Roundup: Snakes on a motherfucking Netflix queue

Based on Sunday’s estimates, courtesy of boxofficemojo.com:

1) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: $14.1 million ($114.7 million, third week)
Un, fucking, believable. That’s all we’ve got. How people still went to this movie in its third week when the Greatest Movie Ever Made is two theaters down is beyond us.
2) Snakes on a Plane: $13.9 million ($15.3 million, first week)
Absolutely unacceptable. How does the Greatest Movie Ever Made only make $15 fucking million on opening weekend? Motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane, people!
3) World Trade Center: $10.8 million ($45 million, second week)
Still bothered by the “Snakes on a Plane” numbers to bother making a joke about this.
4) Accepted: $10.1 million (first week)
Justin Long, John Cusack. John Cusack, Justin Long. I think you’ll find that you have a lot in common.
5) Step Up: $9.9 million ($39.4 million, second week)
Whither, “The Illusionist”?

When MST goes bad

“Mystery Science Theater 3000” was/is definitely one of my fave shows of all time. No thanks to the bastards who kept getting the thing cancelled, but at least Mike Nelson was groovy enough to give me an interview a few years back and also sign my copy of his “Mind Over Matters” book. But anyway, as we all know, the greatest stuff in the world can always be ruined on the Internet. Case in point, the truly awful The MST3K Fanfiction Page! Now, why the hell anyone would be interested in reading this stuff, let alone write it is beyond me, but there you go. Especially terrible is the handful of tales that are actual attempts at MSTies. Thrill to complete unknowns show how unfunny they are! Try to read through an entire “script” and not fall asleep! Glory be to fan fiction writers!

Holy lawsuits, Batman!

If you thought I used that possible Robin quip back when I did my piece about TV shows not yet being on DVD, you’re wrong. (The actual line was, “Holy legalities and licensing, Batman!”) But I wish I had been wrong about how unlikely it was that we’d see the ’60s camp classic on DVD anytime soon because of all the lawsuits flying back and forth.

Here’s the latest.

Frankly, I’d feel better about the delay if these guys were responsible for it:

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