Mel Brooks will be voicing two characters in the just-announced animated show based on his movie "Spaceballs." If history repeats itself, look for a new live action motion picture to come out based on the cartoon.
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Catching up – Spoofing Discovery, listening to Bond, finding Neil Gaiman, and more
Try as the media might, I just can't get interested in the Diaz and Timberlake vs Paparrazzi story. I don't know which side to root against, so I'll wait until the TV movie. Making fun of the shows on The Discovery Channel may not be as much fun anymore if they're asking for it, but [...]
Read MoreDone the Impossible now at Amazon
Now that you had much of an excuse not to buy it anyway, but now it's even easier and you can help run DTI up the Amazon rankings while you're at it. "Done the Impossible" is now at Amazon. Sort of. Right now it's a Marketplace purchase which means you're still ordering it from the same [...]
Read More"Weird Al" gets white and nerdy. More so.
With a new CD ("Staright Outta Lynwood") coming out next week, Weird Al Yankovic is starting the buzz. Two weeks ago he released "Don't Download This Song" — with links where you could download it — and this week he released his Chamillion parody "White and Nerdy." Head to his MySpace page or YouTube to [...]
Read MoreSneaking a peek at the CW
TV Guide's Michael Ausiello dishes the scoop, or whatever, on the CW's launch party wherein he discovered lots of insider goodies and upcoming surprises on the new channel's new lineup. Don't go if you want to remain blissfully spoiler-free. I was hoping to hear that Clark from "Smallville" was going to guest star on "Veronica [...]
Read MoreX-Men 3 DVD, and an embarrassing visit
"X-Men: The Last Stand" is preparing to make several last stands in your local stores soon. The main or entry-level DVD will be on the shelves on Oct.3, along with the Collector's Edition that comes with a 100-page comic written by Stan Lee, both of which you will apparently drop like a diseased rock when [...]
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