The Return of Tebowie

Today = crazy bananas for me, but I couldn’t let the day pass without mentioning the reemergence of Tebowie to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night. Thanks to the triple overtime Stanley Cup game, my DVR recording of the episode was all thrown off. Stupid hockey 🙂  Some year I will actually start watching hockey again; I liked it when I watched (and actually grew up getting dragged to going to hockey games) but I need to be prompted to watch by someone else.  History has shown that I won’t do it on my own, which means I guess I have to start dating a hockey fan (I’m OK with that – hockey fans seem like good people).

I have a fondness in my heart for Tebowie, as this character was one of the reasons I decided to give Fallon’s late night show another chance after his rocky start. I saw a clip of it and thought it was so original, clever and clearly played to Fallon’s strengths with music. Tebowie indirectly led to my rediscovering of one of my favorite shows on TV, so anytime he makes a repeat appearance I am happy.

I wondered how long it would take for Fallon to dust off Tebowie once it was announced that Tim Tebow had signed with the Patriots. As a Bills fan, I was just glad that Tebow didn’t come to Buffalo as I feared that he brings too much hoopla and would pose a distraction. The Bills have enough problems; they don’t need a media circus that trails in Tebow’s wake. I am pretty happy that he has remained in the AFC East, as the Bills have had good luck when facing Tebow in the past; they handed Denver one of their few losses in 2011. Plus it will be nice to have something to watch within the division once the Bills are inevitably knocked out of playoff contention sometime in November.

So while I sit in on 250 meetings and conference calls today, enjoy the triumphant return of Tebowie:

 

Pop Culture Odds and Ends– Lots of videos edition

Happy Wednesday! The sun is actually shining today, which gives me hope that the rain is behind us for a while. I was so over the dreariness. The good news about all the rain is that it gave me plenty of time to hole up and surf the web in search of pop culture stories to share with you, my dear readers. I found more videos of interest than usual, so this week is more audio/visual heavy than usual. Why read when you can just click a button and watch? Enjoy your biweekly roundup of all things pop!

• The Colbert Report has an hour long special with Sir Paul McCartney tonight (June 12^th)

• The Dumb and Dumber sequel that would reunite Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels has been dropped by Warner Brothers. Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly are shopping the project to other companies. Countdown until the inevitable Kickstarter?

• Umm….Will Ferrell’s mini-series parody on IFC sounds AH-MAH-ZING.

• Congrats to Kate Winslet on her pregnancy. This will be her third child, her first with new husband Ned Rocknroll (still the best name ever).

• Johnny Depp is FIFTY! How the f*&k did that happen?

• I’ll be interested in how this works: a Choose Your Own Adventure movie is being developed. I loved those books!

• A new trailer has been released for the next Hobbit movie:

 

• Also recently released – a trailer for the newest Woody Allen movie Blue Jasmine. Look – It’s Louis CK!

 

• Happy belated birthday to the wonderful Peter Dinklage. He turned 44 yesterday. I could watch this scene of him slapping Joffrey all day long.

• That was quick – after a solid opening weekend, The Purge is getting a sequel.

• Even faster – Man of Steel hasn’t even opened and its sequel has been fast-tracked.

• The guy who plays Hodor (Hodor!) on Game of Thrones is also a DJ.

• What’s that you say? Baseball and boy bands? You have my attention.

 

• Carey Mulligan has reportedly turned down the role of Hillary Clinton in an upcoming biopic. I’m kind of glad – I didn’t think she was right for the part anyway.

• It’s good to be king; CBS had 12 of the top 25 rated TV shows of last season.

• I’m slowly working my way through the Fast and Furious franchise, which I guess will have to include this short 20 minute film, Los Bandoleros, which ties up some of the loose ends of the series (thanks to Chris T for the tip!)

• Laraine Newman and company nail this Girls parody:

 

• One more reason to love Amy Poehler: she knows her Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary.

• A Duck Dynasty Christmas album is on its way.

• MTV promises to be all about music for TWELVE WHOLE HOURS  on July 4^th.

• Pizza Hut Canda has unveiled a Cheesy Beef Poutine Pizza. That is reason alone for a visit to our neighbors to the North. FYI – I tried the Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich from Dunkin Donuts; it’s not amazing, but it was better than I expected. Don’t judge me.

• The Writers Guild of America rated the 101 best written TV series of all time.

• Peter Mayhew, best known for play Chewbacca, was briefly detained by TSA because of his lightsaber inspired cane.

• Christoph Waltz is attached to a detective thriller based on a real case. It sounds pretty interesting.

• Mumford & Sons have cancelled a bunch of tour dates.

• Portlandia has been renewed for two more seasons.

• Bob Saget couldn’t help but stop by a familiar location while on a trip to San Francisco

• Yet another compelling reason for me to buy a house: more wall space for Seinfeld quotes on typographic posters.

• Another cast member that I don’t care for is leaving Revenge.

• Must.Buy.Breaking.Bad.action.figure.

• True Blood returns for its 6^th season on Sunday. Here’s to hoping that it’s better than last season; as you may recall, I was not too impressed.

 

• FX has cancelled Brand X, but isn’t out of the Russell Brand business.

• It’s déjà vu all over again – HBO has cancelled Eastbound and Down (again).

• James Franco has written an essay on American Psycho.

• Next time I’m in Florida, I may have to swing by Universal Studios and have a drink at a fully functional Moe’s Tavern.

• Jennifer Love Hewitt is having a good month – she announced her pregnancy and got engaged.

• Diablo Cody now has a sidekick for her new talk show on TBS.

• The new season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee drops tomorrow at noon:

 

• Tenacious D’s Festival Supreme comedy lineup looks pretty fantastic.

• If you believe the scuttlebutt at UK gambling agencies – and who doesn’t – Rory Kinnear may be the new Doctor on Doctor Who.

• The Wizard of Oz will get a limited IMAX release in September.

• Tim Tebow just signed with the New England Patriots on Monday and the prop bets are already out. The signing also received the Taiwanese animation treatment.

I didn’t watch the Tonys – Game of Thrones and Mad Men own my Sunday nights – but looks like I missed a hell of a show.

 

Note to Seth MacFarlane – THAT is how you host an awards show. Full slate of winners (and the shows that are now impossible to get tickets to) can be found here.

• I love when TV shows reference other TV shows. Here are the 12 best Game of Thrones mentions on other shows.

• Attention all Juggalos – Insane Clown Posse is getting their own show. I’ll admit – the episode of their webseries that I saw was kind of amusing.

• The band Portugal. The Man scored some familiar faces (if you are a It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia fan) for their newest short:

 

• Speaking of It’s Always Sunny – if you ever wondered what the guys were saying backwards in the end credits each season, wonder no more:

 

• Y’all know I have a weakness for terrible Lifetime movies, but this one sounds slightly promising: Christina Ricci will play Lizzie Borden.

• A Muppets’ stage show? Oh pretty pretty please make this happen.

• The sequel to 21 Jump Street will be called 22 Jump Street. Makes sense, though I would have gone with 21 Jump Street: Even Jumpier.

• I love these covers of songs from Bob’s Burgers. This one is by The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt and it’s great.

• Looks like I’m planning a trip to DC this fall – An Anchorman exhibit opens at the Newsuem in November.

• Warner Brothers gave up their rights to Friday the 13^th and South Park for a piece of the new Christopher Nolan movie.

• Will Arnett will appear on The Simpsons.

• Big Brother 15 will debut on CBS on June 26th

• Samuel L. Jackson reads the iconic “I am the one that knocks” monologue from Breaking Bad. My head just exploded.

 

• Tublrs of the week: Suri’s Burn Book (Suri Cruise throws some shade at other celebrity kids) and Hipsters who dress like Jackie (as in Aunt Jackie from Roseanne).

• Yay! NBC renewed Hannibal.

• A trip to the “Happiest Place on Earth” is going to cost you.

• Do you have a cat that is also a fan of Indiana Jones? Then I have a gift for you.

• John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame is writing an opera.

• HBO has greenlit a pilot from Lorne Michaels and two former Late Night with Jimmy Fallon writers.

• This is kind of cool: Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” reimagined in different musical styles through the decades:

 

• Kanye has confirmed his collaborators for his upcoming album Yeezus. He’s doing something right – Kanye also recently got the video game treatment with the creation of a RPG.

• One thing Kanye ain’t lacking is confidence, as evidenced by this New York Times article with the self-proclaimed “visionary.” The most ridiculous quotes are here.

• The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Scott Thorson (Liberace’s Ex) about HBO’s Behind the Candelabra (a must see – Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are fantastic and you have to see Rob Lowe to believe it).

• Uproxx has a roundup of casting news and some other info about Sons of Anarchy.

• Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell announced that he has Hodgkin Lymphoma.

• A writer at McSweeney’s compared Taylor Swift’s lyrics to “22” to what it’s actually like to be 22.

• If you missed it, Google had a wonderful Google Doodle earlier this week honoring the late great Maurice Sendak:

 

• Look for Alvin and the Chipmunks 4 in 2015. Shows how much I know – I didn’t even know that there had already been 3 movies.

• Holliday Grainger (The Borgias) has joined the cast of the live action reimagined Cinderella.

• While waiting for a Green Day concert to start, an Bohemian Rhapsody sing-a-long broke out:

 

• Wanda Sykes will have a comedy special on OWN (Oprah’s network).

• Showtime has renewed Nurse Jackie for a 6^th season.

• Leo continues to surprise me with his role selection – he’s currently attached to play Rasputin.

• A Christmas Story, the Musical returns to New York this holiday season (but not on Broadway).

• Watch a young Ryan Gosling on Goosebumps.

• Singer Jon Marco isn’t famous, but he’s trying to make a name for himself with a video that features recreations of several 80s movies. Not so sure about the song, but I’ll give him points for creativity.

 

As always, we end with the mashups and supercuts:

• A supercut of this year’s best TV drunks.

• I refuse to tire of these Daft Punk mashups. This one is with moments from the Bill and Ted’s franchise:

 

• Sex and the City debuted 15 years ago last week. To celebrate, here is a mashup of all the guest stars on the show (I remember almost none of them).

• Spoilers abound in this Princess Bride/Game of Thrones mashup, so proceed with caution:

 

• Mad Men reacts to the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones (SPOILERS – but seriously – that episode was almost two weeks ago. Catch up already)

 

• A supercut of all the fake websites on Arrested Development:

 

• A mashup of animals who can’t handle mirrors:

 

And finally, these supercuts of NBC’s Brian Williams make me giggle uncontrollably. Damn you Fallon – you’ve done it again:

• Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang”

 

• Warren G’s “Regulate:”

 

• The pièce de résistance– NWA’s “Straight Outta Compton”

 

Have a great day!