Who doesn’t love a good celebrity feud? Seriously, the Hilary Duff/Faye Dunaway action kept me happy for hours and hours. The only thing better than a real celebrity feud is an awesome and hilarious Twitter-based feud like the one currently simmering between Michael Ian Black and LeVar Burton. Black launched what he calls "LeWar" on Feb. 21, when he discovered that Burton has over 30,000 followers on Twitter. (Including us. We follow both sides of this epic battle.) Black, who currently has around 6,000 followers, was stunned. "If that many people follow He With the Visor, shouldn’t I have at least that many people reading my every missive?," he wrote on his blog. Thus began LeWar, Black’s attempt to get more followers than Burton.
From Burton: "Good Morning. Yesterday marked 3 weeks for me as non smoker! In spite of the stress brought on by #LeWar, my resolve is firm." Yay, I have a new favorite meme! #LeWar rages on.
Whose side are you on, PopWatchers?
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When in doubt, always side with Reading Rainbow (as I sing the theme song to myself).
Black. Oh come on, he does not mean it! This is just typical him.
Let;s see, LeVar: Roots, reading rainbow, Star Trek.
Ian Black: Um..snarky comments on vh1?
LeVar wins by a visor!
My dead grandmother is funnier than Michael Ian Black.
LeVar Burton got me hooked on reading AND Sci-Fi television all in one year. Michael Ian Black played a sock puppet and pushes Sierra Mist. Hmmm….tough call.
If I get addicted to Twitter it’s all your fault!
Oh, and so far at least, I’m siding with MIB.
Michael Ian Black’s Lewar will last just as long as that horrid Stella series on Comedy Central
“He With the Visor”? More like He Who Hosted the Best Show Ever. Reading Rainbow all the way, man. I’d follow LeVar Burton anywhere.
Who the heck is Michael Ian Black?
I love Michael Ian Black & LeVar Burton. Yet I haven’t thought about either one of them in a long, long time. But for the last 20 minutes I have been going to MIB’s blog and learning about Twittering b/c their LeWar is pretty dang funny. Well done, guys. Create a fun celebrity feud – now that’s the way to get noticed! I can’t wait for their inevitable buddy cop series.
I love Michael Ian Black & LeVar Burton. Yet I haven’t thought about either one of them in a long, long time. But for the last 20 minutes I have been going to MIB’s blog and learning about Twittering b/c their LeWar is pretty dang funny. Well done, guys. Create a fun celebrity feud – now that’s the way to get noticed! I can’t wait for their inevitable buddy cop series.
I love Michael Ian Black & LeVar Burton. Yet I haven’t thought about either one of them in a long, long time. But for the last 20 minutes I have been going to MIB’s blog and learning about Twittering b/c their LeWar is pretty dang funny. Well done, guys. Create a fun celebrity feud – now that’s the way to get noticed! I can’t wait for their inevitable buddy cop series.
IIIII can do anythinnnngg, just take a look, its in a book. Its reading rainbow, reading rainbow
Ha! Their petty feud is nothing to a Twitter Master like Wil Wheaton, who has 138,147 followers!
Levar, of course!
Someone made up @LeWar as a username on twitter. Those people are crazy. My vote? LeVar!
MIB is the coolest person ever. Come on, this is hilarious. I side with MIB to the death.