Pop Culture Odds and Ends – Christmas Eve Edition

Tis the season of giving and I could think of nothing better to give my dear readers than an extra jam packed stocking of pop culture links. There is a lot in here, which will hopefully keep you entertained as the blog takes a mini-holiday hiatus for a couple of days. If all goes according to plan, I should be back Friday with a Wolf of Wall Street review.

And now, my gift to you: more pop culture knowledge than you can shake a stick at:

• Beyoncé apparently got bored and decided to suddenly drop an album on iTunes.  Target and Amazon have refused to carry it, because why not cut off your nose to spite your face.

• ABC is adapting Stephen King’s short story The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates.

• Jason Segal will play David Foster Wallace in the upcoming film The End of the Tour.

• How I Met Your Mother will finally wrap up the series with an hour-long episode on Monday March 31^st.

• Taking a cue from The Avengers, Spider-Man will have spinoff movies for Venom and The Sinister Six.

• R. Kelly did a Q&A on Twitter; it did not go well.

• Judd Apatow is doing a movie with Key and Peele.

• You can now watch Metallica’s entire concert in Antarctica:

 

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants to help bring Neil Gaiman’s Sandman to the big screen.

• Need a last minute gift idea for a Game of Thrones fan? How about a 4D puzzle map of Westeros?

• Gilligan’s Island is going to be a movie.

• Rob Corddry and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to star in an HBO pilot. That’s an odd pairing.

• The book Top of the Morning, which chronicled the drama over Ann Curry’s stint hosting The Today Show, is going to be a Lifetime original movie. You KNOW I’ll be watching!

• Lifetime has also announced dates for their Flowers in the Attic and Lizzie Borden movies.

• Anna Paquin’s Rogue has been cut from X-Men: Days of Future Past.

• The Hallmark Channel has revealed the lineup for their Kitten Bowl.

• Matthew Perry will write and star in an Odd Couple reboot for CBS.

• Usher and Shakira will once again replace Christina Aguilera and Cee-Lo Green for the next season of The Voice.

• GQ has an interview with Bradley Cooper.

• And so it begins……CNN has allegedly approached Jay Leno about doing show for them. Watch your back, Fallon!

• J.K. Rowling is co-producing a play about Harry Potter’s early years.

• I will definitely be watching the new webseries Louis CK’s Comedy Academy.

• I did very well on this “Guess the 30 Rock Quote” game.

• Sir Paul McCartney almost caught a free t-shirt at a Brooklyn Nets game.

• R.I.P. Peter O’Toole and author Ned Vizzini.

• Aaron Paul continues to be great. This time he helped a fan propose. I want to be his friend.

• Kate Winslet has picked a name for her newborn son and yes, it’s unusual (though kudos for NOT giving the kid his father’s last name of Rocknroll).

• Bruce Willis is going to be a father again.

• TruTV has ordered a magic reality series.

• Author Stieg Larsson is long dead, but a 4^th The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo book is going to be released with a new author.

• The Simpsons had another tribute to the departed Marcia Wallace in their holiday episode.

• NBC is doing a 12 hour miniseries on Jesus, a sequel to The Bible.

• Kurt Sutter, the twisted mind behind Sons of Anarchy, is working on a period drama pilot for FX. From motorcycle gangs to 14^th Century England – that’s a natural progression.

• STOP THE PRESSES – a Tom Hiddleston/Benedict Cumberbatch dance-off:

I think the Internet just exploded.

• Britney Spears’ newest album is her worst-selling ever.

• I have long maintained that Shia LaBeouf is a doofus, but his recent plagiarism of a comic book and then plagiarism in his apology for said plagiarism kind of proves my opinion right.

• You can thank Joel McHale and Jim Rash for Dan Harmon’s return to Community.

• This is hilarious – the BBC did a man on the street interview and you’ll never believe who they stopped.

• Michae Pena has joined the U.S. reboot of Broadchurch. Nick Nolte will appear as well.

• Demi Lovato is leaving X Factor.

• Jennifer Lawrence paid a surprise visit to a children’s hospital in Kentucky.

• The Walking Dead’s former showrunner is suing AMC for a ton of cash.

• I have no idea what this means for her character, but a Game of Thrones actress has been cast in the Terminator reboot.

• Pulp Fiction and Mary Poppins are among the films recently added to the National Film Registry.

• Daenerys Targaryen now has a sea slug named after her. Score?

• Shakespeare in Love is getting a sequel.

• Paul Feig appears to be the only man in Hollywood who thinks women are funny.

• Rashida Jones is producing a show about a nail salon for HBO.

• I do love me some touchdown celebrations, so I appreciate the Wall Street Journal analyzing all 1,150 in the 2013 season:

They also created this fancy chart.

• When Seth Meyers takes over Late Night from Fallon, his first guest will be Amy Poehler (great choice!).

• Showtime is releasing an improv special starring the House of Lies cast.

• Kelly Clarkson is headed to Nashville – the ABC drama, not the city.

• Hugh Jackman may play Blackbeard in the upcoming Peter Pan movie.

• Miller Lite is bringing back their retro cans in honor of Ron Burgundy.

• Entertainment Weekly rates the plethora of cameos in Anchorman 2.

• Some infographics for the first Anchorman movie.

• David Koechner will star in a sketch comedy pilot for NBC.

• My friend Mike was very upset with me over my Anchorman 2 review.

• Watch Ron Burgundy perform “Ride Like the Wind” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

 

• On a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Steve Carell admitted that he’s a little tired of “that’s what she said” jokes.

• Paul Rudd told Letterman about the time he tried to break up a drag queen fight while in his Anchorman 2 costume:

THAT should have been added to the movie!

• Will Ferrell and Adam McKay tried to get President Obama to cameo in Anchorman 2.

• Obama was also offered a cameo in House of Cards. Popular guy.

• A new reality show on E! will focus on fixing botched plastic surgeries.

• There is a Lost fan event planned for 2014, the 10 year (!) anniversary of the show’s debut.

• Rounders 2 might be a thing now.

• Good Will Hunting may become a TV show.

• Business Insider looks at the most popular TV show set in each state.

• The short list for potential foreign language film nominees for the Oscars has been released.

• 75 original songs are in contention for an Oscar nomination.

• The From Dusk Till Dawn TV series added some additional cast members.

• The 2014 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced.

• Disney may make a Jesse Owens biopic.

• The Sing-Off is going out on tour.

• A former cast member of The Wire has joined the new 24 series.

• A guy named Walter White was sentenced to 12 years in prison for – you guessed it – dealing meth.

• This is promising – a bunch of writers from Breaking Bad have been hired for the Better Call Saul spinoff.

• Netflix has already nabbed the streaming rights to the show.

• Put Conan, Ice Cube and Kevin Hart together and watch the magic happen:

 

• Conan also visited The American Doll store.

I think Conan has just earned his way to a season pass on my DVR. He’s killing it lately.

• I co-sign this article on UPROXX: “Can Someone Please Nominate Walton Goggins For Something?”

• The team behind Little Miss Sunshine may adapt the latest novel from the author of Silver Linings Playbook.

• Who knew? David Beckham is a Friends fan (though the crying during it is a little problematic).

• Some possible Easter Eggs hidden in Frozen.

• The Office is being adapted for Czech TV.

• The Jim Gaffigan comedy pilot has cast one of Ted’s former girlfriends from How I Met Your Mother. Comic Michael Ian Black will also appear.

• Joaquin Phoenix may play the villain in Batman vs. Superman.

• Was James Bond an alcoholic? Research indicates yes.

• Watch a Jeopardy! contestant do his best Bane impression:

 

• A Naked Gun reboot is in the works starring Ed Helms.

• I enjoyed this Cougar Town ad created from thousands of corks. The Cul-de-sac crew loves its vino!

• This is probably a good idea: Argo writer to revise the Batman vs. Superman script.

• Lord Infamous, founding member of Three 6 Mafia, has passed away.

• Paul Rudd is officially Ant-Man. I’m officially excited.

• Just in time for the holidays, Crazy Charlie Sheen has resurfaced. He isn’t happy with ex-wife Denise Richards or Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson.

• I always got the impression that these two didn’t like each other much, but Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt may reunite in Go Like Hell.

• Cracker Barrel pulled, then restocked, their Duck Dynasty merchandise after Phil Robertson’s controversial GQ interview.

• Cougar Town’s Josh Hopkins joined the cast of the upcoming James Brown biopic.

• The Sundance Channel is developing a drama about the NRA. I’m sure that will go over well.

• Jessica Lange will play Mark Wahlberg’s mother in The Gambler.

• BBC America will debut their mini-series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond on January 29^th.

• The Raid 2 will be released March 28^th; if you haven’t seen the first film, definitely worth checking out.

• David Spade is doing a comedy series at HBO.

• Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen continue to be awesome.

• This is a pretty spectacular LEGO model of Rivendell.

• Zoolander 2 is “on hold.”

• John Oliver is taking the head writer for The Daily Show with him to HBO.

• Disney has announced Moana will be released in 2018.

• Justin Timberlake photobombed some people at his concert:

• George R.R. Martin will hold a free screening of every episode of Game of Thrones in his New Mexico theater. Less movie screenings, more writing.

• This sounds interesting: a Netflix like subscription plan available for e-books.

• After a lot of criticism the last few months about the show’s lack of diversity, Saturday Night Live held an audition exclusively for black female performers.

• Daft Punk and Kendrick Lamar are among those confirmed to be performing at next year’s Grammys.

• Ha! Watch Michael K. Williams (OMAR!) promote the Chalky White line of children’s books:

 

• Pitch Perfect’s Skylar Astin will appear on Glee.

• Helena Bonham Carter and Carey Milligan will star in the upcoming period piece Suffragette.

• Vin Diesel announced a new release date for Fast & Furious 7. Footage of Paul Walker shot before his death will remain in the film.

• Diesel is also officially confirmed for a role in Guardians of the Galaxy.

• Watch Benedict Cumberbatch do some motion capture work for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

• I’ll be on the market for a new car within a year; perhaps I should look into this LEGO car.

• A veteran Disney animator shares his concept art for a (hypothetical) Wicked movie.

• An animated version of The Diary of Anne Frank? Are we sure that this is a good idea?

For your holiday perusal – a tone of trailers:

• A new teaser for Community (January 2! Can’t wait!)

 

• A teaser trailer for the new season of Orphan Black:

 

• Anne Hathaway and Jamie Foxx in Rio 2:

 

• A promo for Patton Oswalt’s new standup special:

 

• A longer look at HBO’s Looking:

 

• An animated trailer for Community:

 

• Did the Oscars always have trailers?

 

• Ha! Netflix did a trailer for their streaming Yule Log:

 

• A trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel:

 

• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes:

 

• The first trailer for Draft Day with Kevin Costner has been released. This team in this film was originally going to be my Bills 😦

 

• A red band trailer for 22 Jump Street:

 

• The Other Woman starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Upton:

 

• The Expendables 3 teaser trailer:

 

• Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore team up for what I’m already predicting will be one of the worst movies of 2014:

 

• Jon Hamm + Baseball = Heather’s wheelhouse. I will see Million Dollar Arm 100 times.

 

• A third season trailer for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee:

 

• Cartoon Netowrk has released a trailer for the return of The Powerpuff Girls.

• This guy has an impressive collection of photos with celebrities.

• Fred Armisen will return to Brooklyn Nine-Nine. An upcoming episode will also reveal Captain Holt’s husband.

• Drake will host the first Saturday Night Live of 2014. Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake brought the show its highest ratings in two years.

• Ryan Murphy confirmed what the original ending of Glee would have been.

• Prince is reportedly going to appear on an episode of New Girl. Linda Cardellini will also have a recurring role.

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

• I was all set to skip The Purge 2, but then they had to add some of my favorites from Friday Night Lights and The Wire to the cast. Damn you, Purge 2!

• If you feel like reading your movies, you can download over 30 screenplays for 2013 movies.

• These parents recreated famous movies scenes with their baby.

• FOX has picked up Tina Fey’s college sitcom pilot.

• Gnarls Barkley are reuniting in 2014.

• Lorde is going out on tour.

• David Mamet is developing a miniseries for FOX.

• I have never seen Kanye as happy as he is in this photo, eating ice cream:

 

• It does not sound like all is well in the Judd family.

• ABC is staying in the Shonda Rhimes business; they ordered another pilot from her.

• Fred Armisen will appear on House of Lies.

• Tumblrs of the week: Lionel Stitchie and Star Wars.

• Ha! SAMCRO gingerbread cookies. I may need to order some of these!

• Sons of Anarchy action figures are also on the way. I’m sure a mini-Jax will soon adorn my desk.

• Drew Barrymore revealed that she is expecting another baby girl. Kendra Wilkinson is also having a daughter.

• Pearl Jam’s manager pled guilty to stealing $300,000 from the band.

• Season 2 of Hannibal will debut February 28^th.

• MasterChef Junior renewed by FOX.

• Congrats to Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union on their engagement.

• A candidate for father of the year decorated his son’s room with an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia theme will he was away at college.

• That Kevin Federline is one fertile guy – he’s going to be a father for the 6^th time.

• 12/12/13 was officially “Roast King Joffrey” day on Twitter.

• Shaq and his ex-wife are battling over whether their children can appear on her reality show.

• Britney Spears has released the set list for her Vegas show.

• We may soon get a TV show about the founding of Twitter.

• Hugh Jackman will no longer star in the upcoming Houdini musical.

• Vulture lists their top ten stand-up specials of 2013.

• Marvel villain Blizzard will appear on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (a show I’m almost certainly dropping).

• Vikings second season will debut in February 2014.

• Lindsay Lohan is back in the recording studio for some unknown reason.

There has been a sudden proliferation of oral histories;

• The oral history of Kim vs the cougar on 24 (easily the show’s dumbest plot).

• The oral history of MTV’s Undressed.

• The oral history of the “Baby Got Back” video.

• The oral history of Donna losing her virginity on Beverly Hills, 90210.

• The oral history of the Cones of Dunshire board game on Parks and Recreation.

• The oral history of the Clueless party scene.

• The oral history of the Anchorman newsteam brawl.

• The oral history of Six Feet Under’s finale death montage.

• The oral history of one of Sex and the City’s most shocking episodes.

• Cybill Shepherd will appear on Trophy Wife.

• Ice Age 5 will be released in the summer of 2016.

• Kelly Rowland has gotten engaged and plans for a really small wedding.

• After two years, Katie Couric’s talk show has been cancelled.

• Eli Roth is directing a cannibal horror movie, The Green Inferno.

• The frontman of The All-American Rejects will play Gregg Allman in a biopic.

• Mobb Deep are releasing a new album and going out on tour.

• Weird Al Yankovic just won a major lawsuit against his record label.

A few quick Mashups and Supercuts

• Check out this illustrated mashup of memorable pop culture events in 2013:

 

Image from http://www.beutlerink.com/blog/heres-2013-illustration/

 

• I try to keep you guys up to date, but if you want a real crash course, here’s a three minute video on 2013 pop culture:

 

• Watch Jeff Winger and Dean Pelton’s relationship on Community reimagined as a psychological thriller:

 

And finally, we end with a bunch of holiday stuff:

• A holiday themed Billy on the Street featuring Amy Poehler:

 

• For those of you who feel a little grinchy, an “I hate Christmas” supercut:

 

• This never gets old – the Happy Endings Hip Hop Santa dance-off:

 

• The “War on Christmas” as a Ken Burns documentary.

• A Peanuts flashmob? Outstanding!

 

• Conan presents the shocking director’s cut of A Miracle on 34^th Street.

• Entertainment Weekly ranks the Chrismukkah episodes of The O.C.

• Umm…Italy? I think you are choosing to emphasize the wrong thing in your movie posters for 12 Years a Slave.

• Macklemore has the greatest gingerbread house that I’ve ever seen.

• Cougar Town returns January 7^th and the gang did a bunch of promos inspired by A Christmas Story.

• Watch Elf re-enacted with pugs:

 

• Sorry peeps – Elf 2 ain’t happening.

•  Whoa – check out this gingerbread Optimus Prime:

• A Reddit user was surprised to discover that Bill Gates was her secret santa.

• A song made only from Christmas tree ornaments:

 

• Some guy named Paul inserted himself into Home Alone:

 

• In honor of Festivus, a supercut of Seinfeld characters airing their grievances:

I’ve got a lot of problems with you people.

• 10 facts that you might not know about A Christmas Story (unless you visited the A Christmas Story house in Cleveland, like me)

• “Defying Gravity” as sung by Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer:

 

• And finally…..Conan reveals a terrifying twist for Elf on the Shelf:

 

Wishing you all a very happy holidays – however you choose to celebrate, I hope you are smiling.

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”