Is anyone else out there watching the new Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelts this week? The film does an interesting job of intertwining the stories of Teddy, Eleanor and Fraklin and I’m learning a lot about historical figures that I already knew a lot about, but the run-time for this thing is killing me. The film is a total of 14 hours long and is showing every night this week in two hour blocks. I think this program is slowly killing me; I know that if I don’t stay current on it the episodes will just pile up on my DVR and I’ll never watch it, yet the two hour time commitment every night is a little daunting – especially since this is the type of programming that I need to focus on. So unlike most shows that I watch, I can’t multitask while it’s on; I tried doing that and then had to rewind it once I realized that I had no idea what was going on. Teddy was suddenly in Panama and the last I knew the story was focused on Franklin’s childhood. It’s all really interesting – Eleanor’s dad was a MESS – but this is my equivalent of running a marathon. This week it’s all eat, sleep and Roosevelts.
Lucky for you, I foresaw this giant time suck and got a head start on this week’s roundup, so my commitment to presidential history will not derail our journey through pop culture. That’s the kind of dedication that would make the Roosevelts proud 🙂 So while I single handily try to resurrect the use of the word “bully” as a positive exclamation, kick back and get yourself caught up on the pop culture that you may have missed in the last seven days. And don’t forget that I’m blogging for the Children’s Tumor Foundation this month – please consider making a donation if you enjoy the blog.
- Matt Damon will return to the Bourne franchise. Yipee!
- Luke Perry is coming to CSI: Cyber.
- Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes are now parents. They welcomed a baby girl Friday.
- Judd Apatow is doing a show for Netflix starring Gillian Jacobs. Unlike his other series, it already had a second season commitment.
- I Know What You Did Last Summer is getting a remake.
- Is Beyoncé pregnant? Or are she and Jay Z just making a album together?
- Queen B and Nicki Minaj performed “Flawless” live in Paris.
- News that will surprise no one – a Frozen ride is coming to Epcot.
- There is going to be a deleted musical sequence on the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-Ray!
- We might be getting a Married….with Children spinoff.
- The cast of the original sitcom reunited for Katey Sagel’s Walk of Fame induction:
- We’re getting a live-action Teen Titans show that focuses on Nightwing.
- Fox has picked up a pilot based on DC Comic’s Lucifer.
- Here’s a handy calendar of fall TV premiere dates.
- George Clooney is headed to Downton Abbey.
- The New Yorker interviewed living legend Bill Cosby.
- NBC is considering a horror anthology series from the Paranormal Activity folks.
- A cast member will be departing Cougar Town after the first episode of the new season.
- Watch Conan O’Brien perform “The Monorail Song” from an episode he wrote at The Simpsons Take The Hollywood Bowl:
- You can watch the other live performances from The Simpsons Take The Hollywood Bowl here.
- The Simpsons are doing another crossover episode….with The Simpsons?
- Rejoice – Gilmore Girls is coming to Netflix.
- There is another Game of Thrones theory that is rocking Westeros. (Spoilers, obviously)
- David Simon considered a prequel to The Wire? SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!!!
- I guess I’ll have to make do with a mini-Wire reunion in Finding Dory. Wait…what???
- No big whoop – just Benedict Cumberbatch channeling Mr. Darcy:
- Bummer – Joan Rivers was slated to kick off the new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. She postponed her appearance for the surgery that wound up killing her.
- The off-Broadway version of the American Psycho musical isn’t happening.
- Rihanna wasn’t too happy that CBS pulled her intro for Thursday Night Football.
- You will soon be able to take an online course to learn Dothraki.
- Some people were none too happy to get a free U2 album in iTunes. You can now remove it.
- If you don’t mind spoilers, here is the plot synopsis for Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- Jimmy Kimmel has sold a comedy to ABC based on Carson Daly’s career. You snooze, you lose Carson.
- Greg Grunberg will appear in the new Star Wars.
- A new poster for Into the Woods:
- In SNL news, Michael Che has bumped Cecily Strong from the Weekend Update desk and there will only be one new cast member.
- Will Ferrell has some info on Zoolander 2.
- A new video from Jack White always makes me happy.
- Gillian Anderson will be a regular on Hannibal.
- Tom Hiddleston will star in the new King Kong movie, Skull Island.
- Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth are involved with two different Hank Williams movies. Will Loki and Thor always be in competition?
- Some less impressive actresses (no offense) are also rumored to be in the running for True Detective 2.
- Elisabeth Moss is headed to Broadway.
- Bryan Cranston + baseball = Heather’s wheelhouse:
- CBS has bought a mob comedy from Kevin Sussman (Stuart, The Big Bang Theory).
- Fox has its own mob comedy from the guys who gave us Let’s Be Cops.
- Here’s your guide to the vocabulary of New Girl.
- Despite rumor to the contrary, Alison Brie will be on the new season of Community.
- Scott Glenn has joined Netflix’s Daredevil.
- You can now text Groot, though his response is about what you’d expect:
- AMC has picked up a robot drama that was abandoned by Xbox. You read that right – Xbox.
- IFC has renewed Maron for a third season.
- HBO has teamed with Tom Hanks for a miniseries about outsourcing.
- HBO is seriously considering offering HBO Go as a standalone service.
- ABC is moving forward with a comedy starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo.
- Both Rowdy Rider Piper and Groundskeeper Willie support Scottish Independence. In case you were wondering.
- Uproxx lists the five batman villains who shouldn’t show up on Gotham.
- The next season Nurse Jackie will be its last.
- Most of the cast of Facts of Life reunited at PaleyFest:
- Ricky Gervais will bring Derek back for a special instead of a third season.
- I kind of thought that this was common knowledge, but Mindy Kaling confirmed that she in fact dated B.J. Novak.
- Richard Linklater has begun casting for a film that is called “the spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused.
- Billy Bob Thornton may co-star with Sandra Bullock in Our Brand Is Crisis.
- Bruce Springsteen will headline Stand Up For Heroes.
- I’m with Channing Tatum on this (and most things): porcelain dolls ARE creepy.
- Ben McKenzie was injured on the set of Gotham (on his birthday!):
- The weird, strange journey of Robin Thicke continues. A leaked deposition reveals drug use and heavy drinking.
- Wendy Williams is a woman of her word; when the Kimye wedding actually happened, she literally ate crow.
- The folks who brought us Naked and Afraid on Discovery are doing a show where two rival U.S. Senators stranded on a desert island. For reals.
- HBO has passed on a drama from Ryan Murphy.
- Fox is developing a comedy with John Stamos from one of the writers on The Office.
- Adam Scott and his wife have inked a first-look deal at Universal.
- Kevin Nealon could be headed to NBC.
- Chris Pratt – still winning the Internet:
- Nerdist asks what would happen if Batman’s parents weren’t dead
- One of the writers on Orange Is The New Black divorced her husband and is now dating the actress who portrays Poussey.
- Miley Cyrus covered Led Zepplin; the Internet was not amused.
Let’s break for some trailers
- James Franco has a new webseries on AOL where he mashes up movies:
- A trailer for Neil Patrick Harris’ new book:
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay:
- More Jennifer Lawrence, this time with Bradley Cooper, in Serena:
- A preview of the upcoming season of Person of Interest:
- A teaser for the new season of Broad City, debuting in January 2015 (yay!):
- Jason Schwartzman and Elizabeth Moss in Listen Up Philip:
- Chris Evans in Playing It Cool:
- A promo for Jerrod Carmichael’s standup special on HBO:
- Another week, another American Horror Story: Freak Show teaser (bonus – NO CLOWNS!):
- Author Lee Child discusses the next Jack Reacher film adaptation.
- Wired has a requiem for the iPod.
- Mark Wahlberg is adapting Shooter as a TV series.
- Sounds like death is going to be more permanent on American Horror Story: Freak Show.
- A fan favorite is confirmed to be returning to AHS.
- Norman Reedus is publishing a book of Daryl Dixon fan art.
- A life-sized statue of Amy Winehouse was unveiled in London.
- Longmire is trying to come back from cancellation. Fingers crossed.
- I can’t picture the fraternity brothers that I fraternized with doing anything like this, but this “Shake It Off” lipdub made me laugh:
- Frozen is coming to Glee’s final season.
- Celebrity feud alert: Martha Stewart vs. Gwyneth Paltrow
- Leslie Mann has joined the Vacation reboot.
- David Fincher is hoping to do more The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo films.
- Gerard Depardieu says he can drink 14 bottles of wine a day.
- Katie Holmes is set to make her directorial debut.
- Billy Eichner and David Letterman play “Celebrity Child or Kentucky Derby Winner?”
- Production on the new James Bond film will start December 6th.
- The actor who played Bond villain Jaws has passed away.
- Sleepy Hollow is getting a comic book.
- NBC is developing a comedy inspired by bar trivia games.
- A cast member from the 1990s version of The Flash will appear in the 2014 version of The Flash.
- Leonardo DiCaprio has been named a UN Messenger of Peace.
- Bill Cosby will showcase some of his art collection at the Smithsonian.
- The writer/director pair behind The Guest may remake I Saw The Devil.
- NBC is going to try making Problem Child into a TV series.
- Lupita Nyong’o dropped by Sesame Street:
- Ben Kingsley and Brie Larson will star in Brooklyn Bridge with Daniel Radcliff
- Alex Trebek’s mustache will return for the new season of Jeopardy!
- Happy 50th birthday Molly Shannon!
- George Harrison Week is coming to Conan.
- Jennifer Lawrence will co-host the 2015 Met Gala.
- VH1 has renewed Dating Naked.
- Jeff Goldblum has created lyrics for the Jurassic Park theme:
- A woman attacked her husband for not buying her a Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville hat. Amazingly, this do NOT occur in Florida.
- Cat Stevens/Yusuf is going out on tour again for the first time in 38 years.
- If you are embarrassed by what you’ve been watching on Netflix, you can now delete your viewing history.
- It will be another son for Shakira.
- Adrianne Palicki is engaged.
- Lady Gaga now has a new fragrance.
- Congrats to Cheyenne Jackson on his nuptials.
- Nicole Kidman’s father died while on vacation.
As always, we end with the supercuts and mashups:
- What happened to cartoon stars of the 1980s?
- The Green Dragon Inn has some cool travel posters inspired by pop culture:
- Someone recreated the open sequence of Guardians of the Galaxy in the video game Destiny:
- Pop songs remixes with bike horns:
- “Cell Block Tango” re-done with Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and Rihanna:
- Sesame Street did a Star Wars parody, Star S’Mores.
- Lucille Bluth quotes re-imagined as motivational posters:
- A few weeks ago, I found fault with the assertion that Frank was the most evil character on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia; the supercut proves my point:
- Matthew McConaughey’s Lincoln ad meets True Detective:
- The DuckTales theme sung with movie clips:
- And finally, Orange Is the New Black meets The Golden Girls:
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