October 16, 2013 by heather7180

Pop Culture Odds and Ends – I’m sick edition

So it turns out, dear readers, that I am indeed a mere mortal and occasionally I feel under the weather. Right now I’m battling either a nasty cold or a light flu; I’m not sure if it has made up its mind yet as to what it is. This has knocked me down for the count – my boss took one look at me yesterday and sent me home, where I slept most of the day and watched a lot of wedding-related programming which seems to comprise a lot of the daytime TV schedule. I’m feeling slightly better today, but I’m also hopped up on enough cold medicine to take down an ox. The good news is that I seem to have stopped coughing; the bad news is I’m exhausted walking from one room to the next.

However, I must soldier on. I couldn’t leave you without your pop culture roundup. That would be heresy. I just can’t guarantee that everything is spelled right and that the order of links makes total sense. I tried my best, but I can’t make any promises as to coherency. So while I try the difficult act of breathing without getting winded, kick back and enjoy the pop culture goodness that I’ve assembled.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd are rumored to be front-runners for Ant-Man

Discovery has ordered a TV drama about the Five Families from the men who wrote Goodfellas.

Charlie Hunnam has quit the Fifty Shades of Grey film adaptation. I think this was a good career move for him, though he was the only reason I had any interest in the movie.

Jon Bon Jovi walked a fan down the aisle in Vegas.

Speaking of Sin City, Adele is rumored to be considering a Vegas residency. If this is true, I am so there.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the next two Golden Globes.

This makes me tremendously excited – SyFy is doing a Muppet-building contest show.

The nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced.

We have our first casualties of the fall TV season: ABC cancelled Lucky 7 while CBS cut bait with the dreadful We Are Men.

Bill Murray may join Cameron Crowe’s new movie. Bradley Cooper is already attached.

If you love those Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy commercials for Dodge as much as I do, you’ll be happy to know that he made SEVENTY of them.

Captain America Chris Pine will appear in Horrible Bosses 2.

Peter Dinklage will star in an upcoming comedy at Paramount.

Watch Tom Hanks play around on a giant piano keyboard (with a little help from Sandra Bullock):

Bullock also showed off her rap skills:

Susan Sarandon and her daughter Eva Amurri are attached to a pilot for NBC.

Netflix has ordered a drama from the team behind Damages.

The Gone Girl film adaptation is slated for an October 3, 2014 release.

The Simpsons will have guest vocals from Judd Apatow, Channing Tatum, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann and Seth Rogan.

Nick Offerman will also make an appearance in Springfield in another episode.

Somebody give Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen their own buddy comedy already. These guys are killing me with their Twitter photos.

Anthony Hopkins wrote a fan letter to Bryan Cranston about Breaking Bad.

The good people of Albuquerque sure did love Breaking Bad – fans posted an obituary for a character in the local paper and a steakhouse hosted a “memorial” service.

A fan bought Walt’s underwear for almost $10,000 at a Breaking Bad auction.

In case you were wondering, Britney Spears was not a fan of the show’s finale. Bryan Cranston responded.

I’m generally not all that excited for The Walking Dead, but I am pretty psyched that Michael Cudlitz (Southland) has joined the cast.

Lost episodes of Doctor Who are now available on iTunes.

Whoa – Marilyn Manson without makeup is a trip.

Will Ferrell and John C. Riley are pairing up again for a new movie.

Hugh Jackman raised almost $2 million for charity from his birthday benefit concert.

Woody Allen’s next film will be called Magic in the Moonlight and will star Colin Firth and Emma Stone.

File this under things that make you go hmmm….Japanese school kids perform “Day Man” from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

IFC has renewed Comedy Bang! Bang!

Caroline Manzo is officially leaving The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

The kid from Iron Man 3 has landed the lead in Jurassic World.

Madonna has been banned from the Alamo Drafthouse movie theaters for texting during a film. I like how these people operate.

The A.V. Club has a story on an old favorite of mine, Homestar Runner.

Kate Walsh has joined the cast of FX’s Fargo.

Britney Spears’ new album has a name – her name.

Michelle Williams took her daughter to visit the Dawson’s Creek set.

Actor Kumar Pallana, who was a regular in Wes Anderson films, has passed away. He was 94.

The Rock will appear in the earthquake movie, San Andreas.

The cast of Modern Family played Family Feud on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

AnnaLynne McCord joins the cast of Dallas.

After 20 years of playing the same character on multiple shows, Richard Belzer is retiring Detective Munch.

Lady Gaga and The Muppets are making a Christmas special. This could either be amazing or terrible. I don’t see any middle ground.

Oy. Lifetime is now developing a Wizard of Oz related show. That brings the number of active Oz related projects to five,http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a523293/wizard-of-oz-inspired-drama-red-brick-road-in-development.html

A new Wizard of Oz exhibit has opened in Maine.

The showrunner for The Daily Show has left.

Fox has a shortlist for their Fantastic Four reboot.

The NFL owners passed a rule that the league can force a team to participate in HBO’s Hard Knocks.

I’m concerned that Eminem doesn’t actually know what year this is – he drops a Monica Lewinski reference in his new song “Rap God.”

Speaking of Marshall Mathers – his daughter was selected as Homecoming Queen. That makes me feel old.

We’ll probably never see it, but there is a short that fleshes out the back story of one of the characters in Gravity.

It is rumored that Marvel has at least five additional TV projects in development. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D has received a full season pickup.

The rapper Pitbull has opened a charter school in Miami.

20 fun and obscure facts about Scrubs.

Trailers

Michael Bay and Starz are teaming up for a new pirate show:

Sarah Silverman’s new HBO special:

I’m really looking forward to Will Ferrell’s Spoils of Babylon mini-series on IFC

George Clooney and Matt Damon head up an all-star cast in Monument Men

This documentary on Calvin & Hobbes looks great

The trailer for Avalanche Sharks, SyFy’s newest terrible movie, has been released:

Ad Week has an interesting story on how much it costs to run a commercial on different TV shows.

The guy from Blur is working with actor Idris Elba on new music.

FX has landed a WWII miniseries from Danny Boyle.

CBS has ordered a pilot from Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

The writers of Elementary and Sleepy Hollow engaged in a good natured Twitter fight.

Proving that nothing makes any sense, FOX has ordered additional episodes of Dads.

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton have a new duet on Rogers’ album.

MTV has renewed Teen Wolf for a 4^th season.

Michael B. Jordan auditioned for the new Star Wars movie.

Snoop Dogg has changed his game once again.

Elizabeth Berkley revisited her Saved By The Bell roots on Dancing with the Stars:

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is doing a whole week dedicated to Pearl Jam.

The adorable Sophia Grace and Rosie, best known from their appearances on Ellen, have a new deal at NBC.

The details of the new Eminem cd have been leaked.

The second season of House of Cards will probably be its last.

Alexander Skarsgard stars in the music video for Cut Copy’s “Free Your Mind.”

I would totally sign up for this cult.

Quentin Tarantino has released his list of favorite movies of 2013 so far. Some interesting choices.

Seth Rogan is planning to make a Christmas stoner movie. Makes sense to me.

Vulture has an update on the Mean Girls musical.

Meg Ryan is attached to an NBC pilot.

The bad news is that NBC’s Thursday night comedies are tanking in the ratings; the good news is that means Community could return at any time.

Craig Robinson (The Office, This is The End) was detained in the Bahamas for drug possession.

Jennifer Lawrence’s film adaptation of the book The Glass Castle may have a director.

As always, we end with the mashups and supercuts:

A compilation of the times that Stephen Colbert has broken.

An Archer/Top Gun mashup:

Someone mad a Pokemon/King of the Hill crossover:

And finally, here’s a supercut that theorizes that Tom Hank’s career is just one long movie:

October 2, 2013 by heather7180

Pop Culture Odds and Ends – A.B.B. (After Breaking Bad) edition

I’m still adjusting to life in a world where Breaking Bad is over. I find that I’m having trouble getting into my Fall TV shows – I’ve already dropped Once Upon a Time, Boardwalk Empire and Modern Family from sheer lack of interest and I’m pretty meh on the new pilots (more on that later this week). Episodes of Sons of Anarchy are beginning to pile up as well and I haven’t bothered to watch the premieres of Revenge or Homeland yet, so their days with a season pass may be numbered. The good news is that this general apathy means that I have a lot more time to surf the web in search of pop culture goodness to share. So really, my loss is your gain. Kick back and enjoy the fruits of my labor in this week’s edition of my pop culture round up

Happy 63^rd birthday to the Peanuts gang!

CNN looks at where the cast of Harry Potter is now.

Parks and Recreation’s Nick Offerman (aka Ron Swanson) has written a memoir.

R.I.P. Tom Clancy

Jimmy Fallon is going out on tour – sadly nowhere remotely near me.

Boardwalk Empire is getting a fifth season. I bailed on it this year. Too boring.

Also back for season 5 – Bob’s Burgers! Hooray!

The cover for the upcoming Ron Burgundy memoir has been released.

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown has been renewed by CNN.

We are getting not one, but TWO, Mister Rogers films on the way.

American Horror Story has Jessica Lange locked down for one more season after this one. At this point I can’t imagine the show without her.

Peter Dinklage made a stop by Sesame Street:

Usher and Dinklage’s GoT co-star Lena Headey also recently made appearances.

Mumford & Sons are planning a lengthy break.

Guess I don’t need to catch up – BBC has cancelled Copper.

I am not super impressed with Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience, Volume 2. It just sounds like a lot of songs that were (rightfully) scrapped from the first album.

Ken Jeong will star and produce in a medical comedy for NBC. Please tell me this means less Chang on Community.

Jennifer Lawrence will have a cameo in the new Dumb and Dumber movie.

J Law will also appear in the new film adaptation of East of Eden. Busy lady!

Who doesn’t love a Halloween themed programing? TV Tango has rounded up 360 of them airing this month. That seems a little excessive.

Justified is adding three new cast members. I’m pretty excited for Michael Rapaport.

Miley Cyrus’ new album Bangerz is streaming over at iTunes.

Mia Farrow says that her son Ronan’s father may be Frank Sinatra, not Woody Allen.

Sarah Michelle Gellar is now on Twitter.

Alamo Drafthouse has scrapped their plans for a Manhattan location. Disappointing.

Friend of the blog Jon Hamm is preparing for throat surgery. Get well soon!

Rapper Phonte has made some pretty pitch perfect comparisons between rappers and TV shows.

Kanye and Jimmy Kimmel are in a Twitter feud.

The opening credits for American Horror Story: Coven has been released and they are unsurprisingly terrifying.

I failed you people…the all Plinko edition of Price is Right aired and I forgot to mention it (and I forgot to DVR it). Fear not – you can watch the whole episode online. The people at The Atlantic have come up with the strategy for how to beat the game.

Game shows are becoming sticklers for pronunciation – contestants on Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune were both penalized recently.

A blooper reel from This is The End.

Robert DeNiro will replace James Gandolfini in an HBO miniseries.

CBS has renewed Unforgettable.

All good things must come to an end; Adam Scott will only do two more The Greatest Event in Television History specials. The next one will air November 4^th.

Conan O’Brien’s Linked In page is hilarious.

A new film starring Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges, Alexander Skarsgard and…..Taylor Swift? Be afraid, Skarsgard. Be very afraid.

Well, this sounds dreadful – Modern Family may spin off Rob Riggle’s character.

Jay Z was interviewed by Vanity Fair.

It’s been far too long since we’ve had a new Britney Spears video. The wait is over:

John Noble will have a recurring role on Sleepy Hollow.

This week in pop culture real estate: the house from Steel Magnolias and Eminem’s childhood home.

An adaptation of the novel Sisterland is coming to TV.

Construction has resumed on the monstrosity of a home that was featured in the documentary Queen of Versailles. Excellent film if you haven’t seen it.

Vulture compares and contrasts the U.S. and Turkish versions of The O.C.

I was a big fan of ALF back in the day. Watch him sing “Berzerk” by Eminem:

ABC orders a fairytale musical comedy pilot from the creator of The Neighbors, because why have one genre when you can have them all.

Kevin James is headed back to TV.

I’m kind of sick of all the Wizard of Oz reboots under consideration, but this book series sounds interesting,

The Avett Brothers played some Metal on Fallon:

Death is coming to Springfield – a major character on The Simpsons will die. Who will it be?

NBC wants an adaptation of the D.C. comic Constantine.

Danielle Fishel (Topanga on Boy Meets World) is releasing a memoir as well.

These Batman and Superman leg lamps are kind of cool:

ABC is eyeing an origin series for Batman’s Commissioner Gordon. It’s official – now everyone is doing superhero TV shows.

Breaking Bad in over *sob* but that doesn’t mean I still don’t have some links

Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris both appeared on the pilot for Pamela Anderson’s V.I.P. Mind blown.

Someone listed the White family home for sale on Craigslist.

Sadly, I did not win tickets to the Breaking Bad finale viewing party. These photos from the event make it look like I missed a hell of a time.

This one is for my friend Brigette:

Aaron Paul lends his vocal talents – and his catchphrase – to the single “Dance Bitch”

Someone over on Tumblr created a GIF wall of the character’s first and last appearances on Breaking Bad.

I would totally read this book:

My pals over at Grantland put together an In Memoriam video for BB’s fallen:

The Joy of Tech imagined if George R.R. Martin wrote Breaking Bad.

A compilation of all the horrible things that befell Jesse Pinkman.

Funny or Die gave Huell his own fictional spin-off.

This is the song that played over the final credits. Perfection.

See how you do on the Breaking Bad superfan quiz (I got 43/50).

You can watch Walter White’s physical evolution in one mega-long GIF.

A Breaking Bad tribute set to Green Day’s “Good Riddance”

Don’t worry about Cranston – he already has some work lined up on How I Met Your Mother.

The owners of Dollywood have purchased the Harlem Globetrotters. The possibilities for this combination are endless.

Glee’s Naya Rivera was a proud sister when her brother scored his first touchdown in the NFL:

IFC has ordered a TV show from comic duo Garfunkel and Oates. Looking forward to it!

Adele is rumored to be attached to a Dusty Springfield biopic.

I would totally have this LEGO kitchen island in my home. It’s so colorful!

The cast of The Big Bang Theory are looking for a bigger payday.

The developments in the latest Bridget Jones book may upset fans.

A bunch of Muppets were inducted into the Smithsonian.

Two guys dressed as Oompa Loompas were involved in a street fight in Britain.

You can read an edited excerpt from Dave Eggers’ upcoming new novel, The Circle.

Martin Freeman will appear on FX’s adaptation of Fargo.

Watching Conan play Grand Theft Auto V had me literally laughing out loud.

Patton Oswalt will guest star on Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Alanis Morissette is being sued by her former nanny.

A&E has cancelled Hoarders.

Six songs are ready for the Dr. Horrible sequel.

The Atlanta Braves did a “Blurred Lines” parody:

I enjoyed it, but I’m still not rooting for you in the playoffs. #TeamDodgers

For those of you who don’t normally watch baseball but want to get into the playoffs, GQ compares playoff teams to pop culture to help. Ha – the Red Sox are the Lannisters!

I may have to buy this Friday Night Lights fanzine just for the Tim Riggins paper doll.

Homeland – the musical!

See the original pitch documents for Lost, which sounds like a very different show.

Kelly Clarkson lost her fight for the Jane Austen ring that she won at an auction.

Kevin Smith has announced his next project; sadly it isn’t Clerks III (yet).

ABC has renewed Mistresses.

Nicole Kidman’s Grace of Monaco has been delayed until Spring 2014.

Watch The Hound from Game of Thrones sing the Rolling Stones. Wait – what??

Lifetime has cancelled Army Wives.

It has been revealed when the new Captain America film takes place in the chronology of the Avengers’ universe.

Vulture ranks all of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries. I am a fan of the series, though my personal rankings look very different (I was a much bigger fan of The Band That Wouldn’t Die).

The new Sleigh Bells album is streaming over at Rolling Stone.

Roger Rabbit is returning in a new e-book.

The band GWAR covered Billy Ocean. For reals.

NBC has cancelled Camp.

Characters from Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy and American Dad got Simpsonized:

The good people on Reddit debated the marital success rates for Disney Princesses.

The sister of Chris McCandless, the guy from Into the Wild, is releasing her own memoir.

50 things learned from a set visit to Thor: The Dark World.

Kurt Russell has joined Fast & Furious 7.

Harry Weinstein wants Scream 5 to be the last of the franchise. He should have spoken up sooner.

Stop! Trailer Time!

HBO’s new comedy, Getting On:

A new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug:

The latest from Chris Lilley, Ja’mie King: Private School Girl (I can’t wait!!):

Aziz Ansari has a special coming out soon on Netflix:

A Case of You with Justin Long, Sam Rockwell and Peter Dinklage:

Disney is planning a live action Cruella de Vil film.

Justin Bieber’s bodyguards carried him up the Great Wall of China.

A dubstep version of the Pokémon theme song? Sure – why not.

NBC has ordered its first pilot for 2014.

This year’s crop of The Voice contestants have a real Hollywood pedigree: Kaley Cuoco’s sister and the woman who played Dottie in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (or voiced Tommy Pickles on Rugrats for my younger readers) both auditioned.

This guy at a Willie Nelson concert apparent subscribes to “dance like no one is watching”

The Huffington Post looks at all the times Jennifer Aniston has been rumored to be pregnant.

Libby from Lost will appear on Young and the Restless.

Horrible Bosses 2 is slated for a Thanksgiving 2014 release.

FX has renewed The Bridge.

Christoph Waltz is in talks to play the villain in Tarzan.

The excellent BBC show Broadchurch is getting a U.S. remake. I’m skeptical.

Nathan Lane has joined David Milch’s HBO pilot.

Guillermo del Toro made the couch gag for this year’s The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror.

Adam Sandler apparently turned up at Andy Samberg’s wedding in character from their movie That’s My Boy.

Kim Kardashian will voice an alien on American Dad.

Barneys and Jay Z have partnered for “A New York Holiday” campaign.

As always, we wrap up with the mashups and supercuts

A mashup of MacGyver and Archer:

A mashup of Breaking Bad and Need for Speed:

Who can resist a Sesame Street mashup? Certainly not me.

“Get Lucky Wit It”

And finally – the cast of Breaking Bad sings the N’Sync classic, “Bye, Bye, Bye”

September 18, 2013 by heather7180

Pop Culture Odds and Ends – Getting Old Edition

It’s my birthday this weekend, which is usually cause for celebration, at least in my eyes. Everyone else just kind of humors me. This year, however, I’m just not feeling it and am kind of dreading having to say that I am a year older. There is not legitimate reason for this apathy – it isn’t a “milestone” birthday or anything – and I know turning a year older beats the alternative, but I’m just not in a celebratory mood at all this year. Perhaps I’ve finally gotten over the excitement for my birthday that everyone else got over when they were a kid. Perhaps it is because this year a lot of people have yet to respond to my unofficial party or can’t come. Perhaps it is because I do so many awesome things throughout the year that I don’t really need this excuse to make a big deal out of one particular day. Whatever the reason, as Saturday approaches, instead of my usual giddiness, it’s being greeted with a shrug. I’m happy to see my friends, but that’s about it.

Pop culture, on the other hand, still makes me excited and I had a lot of fun compiling your biweekly roundup of all the pop culture goodness that you might have missed. I just kept finding all sort of cool things to include. So while I attempt to determine what exactly is bumming me out, kick back and enjoy:

A spinoff of The Walking Dead is in development. AMC is determined to ride this thing into the ground.

The final season of Mad Men will be split in half and will air in 2014 and 2015. AMC is officially out of ideas.

J.K. Rowling is writing a Harry Potter spinoff movie.

FX is developing an American Psycho sequel series.

The New Yorker has a long interview with Bryan Cranston.

Stallone, Statham, Ford, Gibson, Schwarzenegger……Grammer? Fraiser joins the cast of Expendabless 3.

E! is getting in the obviously scripted business (rather that the pseudo scripted business of reality shows) with The Royals. Elizabeth Hurley is attached to star.

Adam Levine is launching a menswear line at Kmart.

A real psychiatrist analyzes the trauma that various Breaking Bad characters experienced in last Sunday’s intense episode.

A Middle Eastern prince paid $500,000 to hang out with Kristen Stewart. With all due respect, your highness, you grossly overpaid.

Congrats to Bob Newhart for winning his first Emmy! The full list of Creative Arts Emmy winners can be found here. The Primetime Emmys will air on September 22. There may be a live blog.

In other awards show news, Woody Allen will receive the Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes.

Scarlett Johansson is engaged.

Carson Daly has joined The Today Show.

Leonardo DiCaprio is developing a Woodrow Wilson biopic. He may also star. Dude wants his Oscar.

George R.R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones books, is a Breaking Bad fan and thinks that “Water White is a bigger monster than anyone in Westeros.” This from the guy who gave us Joffrey.

Rapper 2Chainz has released a cookbook

AMC has canceled The Killing……again.

Props from The Office are going to be auctioned off.

The West Wing fans – Allison Janney performed “The Jackal” last night on the newly revived The Arsenio Hall Show.

Survivor returns tonight; this season’s twist is pitting family members against one another.

HBO is taking the Damon Lindelof drama The Leftovers, based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, to series.

A happy belated birthday to Louis C.K.

The guy who voiced Jafar in the Disney film Aladdin will play Jafar on Broadway. Makes sense.

Molly Shannon, Will Forte and Jordan Peele will all voice characters on Bob’s Burgers.

The BBC’s Sherlock cast are getting their own action figures.

Everyone that I know that watched the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez fight last weekend was disappointed. Snoop ~~Dogg~~ Lion, however, won over a pound of weed on that fight.

After a lackluster performance at the box office, the planned sequel to The Mortal Instruments has been delayed indefinitely.

A new season of Key and Peele debuts tonight:

Amazon is unveiling a new Matchbook program that will allow customers to buy discounted e-book version of books that were already purchased in paperback.

Charlie Sheen has finally graduated from high school.

Also a recent high school graduate – Mark Wahlberg.

20 board games inspired by 70s and 80s TV shows. They need more of these in the Museum of Play!

The Walking Dead’s Laurie Holden (Andrea) has nabbed the female lead in Dumb and Dumber To.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are having a baby.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is rumored to be attached to Avatar 2.

Best. Parents. Ever.

From http://thecaseydonahue.com/post/228349617

Caroline Manzo might be getting her own spinoff from The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, will be released next Tuesday.

Non-shocking news of the day, part 1: JJ Abrams will not direct the next Star Trek movie, which was all but a foregone conclusion once he took over the Star Wars franchise.

Non-shocking news of the day, part 2: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth have ended their engagement. Once she unfollowed him on Twitter, you knew that they were doomed.

People keep making Breaking Bad musicals. Check out Walter White and the Mazing Blue Crystal Meth:

Sons of Anarchy is very loosely based on Hamlet. Uproxx looks to see how the series and the source material line up (and what that could mean for the characters).

Grant Gustin (Glee) has been cast as the Flash on Arrow. The character may be spun off to his own series.

Amy Poehler is headed to The Simpsons.

This is probably NOT a good sign: Pirates of the Caribbean 5 has been shut down indefinitely for script maintenance. Probably for the best; this movie is wholly unnecessary.

Mumford & Sons were kicked out of an Atlanta strip club.

Eddie Murphy did a reggae song with Snoop Lion. I have no idea if this is supposed to be a joke or not:

Paste lists 20 great songs that are less than 60 seconds.

The cast of Fast & Furious 7 continues to grow; Djimon Hounsou has been added. That’s the good news. Here’s the bad news (at least in my opinion).

Ben Affleck hasn’t completely quit directing; he’ll direct the pilot for Fox’s The Middle Man.

Mr. Woodchuck, the puppet from Full House, had an unfortunate run-in with Dave Coulier’s dog. It’s nice that he kept the prop all these years.

After much rumor and speculation, the full cast has been revealed for Disney’s adaptation of Into the Woods.

The Kennedy Center Honorees have been announced.

Katherine Heigl may return to TV in a CIA drama.

Attention 90210 fans: Jason Preiestly is penning a memoir.

Vulture has compiled every time Charlie is illiterate on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Phil Jackson and the director of Bull Durham have joined forces to bring a basketball drama to Showtime.

The O.C.’s Sandy Cohen and Ryan Atwood (Peter Gallagher and Ben McKenzie in real life) reunited at Gallagher’s daughter’s concert.

From @petergallagher

The O.C. is getting a a remake – in Turkey.

Netflix uses piracy websites to determine which shows to purchase. Sounds like a legit strategy to me.

Lifetime is making a Gabby Douglas biopic.

Iggy Pop will appear on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.

Big Brother has been renewed for a 16 season on CBS.

Check out some cool pop culture creations made out of Play-Doh.

My Happy Endings pals continue to find work; Eliza Coupe joins House of Lies.

The CW is developing a drama about a transgender teen.

I am a fan of both Metallica and bluegrass, so I really enjoyed this cover of “Enter Sandman:”

The first three hosts for SNL have been announced; Tina Fey kicks the season off, followed my Miley Cyrus and Bruce Willis.

Easy-E and Ol’ Dirty Bastard were brought back in hologram form at Rock the Bells. You people know how I feel about this trend.

Ha! I love that the son of ODB refers to himself as Young Dirty Bastard.

Sting’s musical may reach Broadway next year.

Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” video is greatly improved with the addition of Nicolas Cage:

A Game of Thrones sigil for every NFL Team.

Demi Lovato has not one, but two books on the way.

If someone is in need of a last minute birthday gift for me, tickets to the cast of Anchorman doing a live reading of the script are guaranteed to make me happy. I’m not so disinterested that I won’t accept gifts.

Tumblrs of the week: The Carter Family Portrait Gallery (Jay Z, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy added to famous paintings) and Tales You Lose (pop culture characters painted on currency)

Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad prequel spinoff, is moving forward at AMC.

Fox has renewed So You Think You Can Dance.

Listen to The Eagles, run the risk of getting stabbed.

Night at the Museum 3 will start filming early in 2014.

Watch this guy do 13 Muppet impressions in a minute:

Speaking of Muppets, they did all sorts of great stuff since the last round up. Cookie Monster spoofed some movies:

Elmo (or a reasonable facsimile) hung out with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen:

@SirPatStew

Grover sang with Dave Matthews:

Cookie Monster also found some time to hang out with Loki:

Life isn’t always golden for our friends of the felt; Mental Floss looks at 9 Muppets that were kicked off Sesame Street.

UC Irvine is offering a free online course on The Walking Dead. I’m not a huge fan of the show, but I may have to take this just for kicks. I’m thinking that could really spruce up my resume.

Elton John will do a Liberace tribute at the Emmys.

Jason Diamond over at Flavorwire makes an interesting argument: If you liked Seinfeld you should be watching FX’s The League.

Ha! Watch Todd from Breaking Bad gun down Justin Bieber:

No Biebers were harmed in the creation of this GIF

See some pages from The Simpsons/Futurama crossover crisis book.

Morrissey cancels the release of his autobiography days before its scheduled release.

Dina Lohan, mother to Lindsay, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

The Entourage movie has been delayed as Adrian Grenier and Jerry Ferrara hold out for more money. Thanks Turtle – you are doing the world a service. No one wants an Entourage movie.

Jack Black is in talks to star in a Goosebumps movie.

Cynthia Nixon will appear on Hannibal next season.

He’s still really good looking, but I’m not digging Joe Manganiello as much without his beard.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/joe-manganiello-shaves-beard_n_3881045.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment

Fuse has renewed Insane Clown Posse Theater.

I have a lot of questions after reading this headline: “Bloodhound Gang Under Criminal Investigation in Russia Over Flag Stunt.”

Sarah Silverman’s dog Duck, who appeared on her television program as Doug, has passed away. 😦 She wrote a touching obituary for the pup.

Comic Chris Lilley may be resurrecting some of his characters from his HBO series Summer Heights High. Am I the only person who watched this?

Jason Reitman wants Adam Sandler for his next film. I like serious Sandler, so I’m all for this.

This makes me very happy – Walton Goggins will appear on Community this season.

And if that wasn’t awesome enough – John Oliver is also returning to Community.

Eminem turned up during the Michigan/Notre Dame game. It was awkward, to say the least.

Another week, another Wizard of Oz series in development. This one is over at the CW.

Michael Jackson’s Thriller recreated with LEGOs:

Laura Prepon is only scheduled to appear in one episode of Orange is the New Black.

Cracked makes a strong case that Zack Morris is a sociopath.

Some Doctor Who fans see something resembling a TARDIS in the newly discovered Van Gogh painting.

The band Sigur Rios will appear on Game of Thrones.

Britney Spears is rumored to be earning $15 million per year for her Vegas residency. Seems as good a reason as any to finally plan my first trip to Vegas.

Her new album is scheduled to drop December 3^rd. I’m not sure how I feel about the new single, “Work Bitch”

This local sports anchor worked 41 Seinfeld references into his segment:

He also did a segment full of old school rap references and wrestling references. I think this guy and I could be fast friends.

This is a little on the nose: a woman named Courtney Cox was arrested for swimming in a fountain.

Ricky Gervais is going out on tour as David Brent.

Also announcing tours: Robin Thicke, Jay Z and Kanye (the latter who I am going to see in Madison Square Garden!)

The upcoming Terminator reboot is getting a July 1, 2015 release date.

Late Night DVR alert: the cast of Breaking Bad will appear on Conan on Monday.

A town in Kentucky hosted a Honey Boo Boo look-alike contest.

One of the models from the “Blurred Lines” video has been added to the cast of Gone Girl.

Perhaps seeing the disaster that was After Earth, Will Smith has reconsidered his stance against appearing in the Independence Day sequel.

The Hunger Games sequels have added some new cast members: Lily Rabe (American Horror Story) and Julianne Moore.

You can stream new albums from Icona Pop, Mazzy Star, Grouplove and CHVRCHES online. Also available: the new collaboration between The Roots and Elvis Costello.

Cecily Strong is joining the soon departing Seth Myers at the SNL Weekend Update desk. The last few people to sit at the desk (Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon) have gone on to some pretty great things.

You can now watch River Phoenix’s final movie online.

Ian McKellen will star as a retired Sherlock Holmes in an upcoming film.

Alexander Skarsgard has joined team USA in a charity race to the South Pole. The Wire’s Dominic West will be on team Commonwealth. This thing sounds like no joke – be safe everyone!

No matter what you throw at Beyoncé, she just rolls with it. She already weathered a fan smacking her on the rear and her hair getting caught in a fan, but now she has survived a fan pulling her off the stage.

TLC, home of the show Sister Wives, is doubling down on polygamy with a new show My Five Wives.

A writer at UPROXX wrote a tribute to one of the greatest episodes of It’s Always Sunny – Chardee MacDennis. I wholeheartedly concur.

The Ohio University marching band preformed a rendition of Ylvis’ viral sensation The Fox during their game against Marshall.

Haven’t see the video for The Fox yet? Here it is, in all it’s weirdness. Watch it now, thank me later.

This week in Aaron Paul is awesome news: the actor held a scavenger hunt in Iowa for free tickets to a Breaking Bad screening. That dude is winning life.

Billy Joel is publishing his previously cancelled memoir.

Selma Blair may sue after her firing from Anger Management.

Artie Lange is releasing a new memoir.

Breaking Bad fans are the best. Los Pollos Hermanos now has its own Yelp page, full of reviews.

Richard Roeper will replace Roger Ebert at the Chicago Sun-Times.

In a classic NBC move, the network invited than dis-invited trivia whiz Ken Jennings to appear on Million Second Quiz.

Fiona Apple covered “Pure Imagination” from Willy Wonka for a Chipotle ad:

RuPaul is once again a spokesperson for MAC cosmetics.

This actually sounds like a pretty cool show: ABC is developing a drama that imagines what would have happened if the United States lost The Revolutionary War.

The Smoking Gun has compiled the FCC complaints about Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance.

I’m guessing the Obama administration rues the day that they created an online petition platform. Now people want a replica TARDIS on the White House lawn.

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