Archive: March 2009 (191-200 of 518)

Mar 20 2009 10:00 AM ET

Quote of the Day: 'Little Shop of Horrors' edition

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Categories: PopWatch Quote of the Day

"Suddenly Seymour / Is standing beside you /You don’t need no makeup / Don’t have to pretend." — Seymour Krelborn (Rick Moranis) in Little Shop of Horrors

Mar 19 2009 11:43 PM ET

President Obama on Jay Leno: Better than Dave?

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Categories: Politics as Entertainment, Television

Obamajayleno2006_lSo, Barack Obama is an arugula-nibbling, fist-bumping, liberal elitist, eh? Then how come he’s chosen Jay Leno’s sofa, not David Letterman’s, as the venue for tonight’s first-ever TV talk show appearance by a sitting President? You’d think Obama would be a better fit with the Late Show‘s more blueish demographics, but by going on The Tonight Show instead, Obama (pictured in a 2006 appearance on Leno’s show) is once again demonstrating a canny sense of showbiz politics. Leno’s program not only draws more viewers — it has been No. 1 for 15 years, since Leno took the lead with Hugh Grant’s famous apology appearance — it’s also a lot less risky. A guest spot with Letterman can be devastating to a politician’s health if the conversation goes awry, or, heaven forbid, gets canceled (just ask John McCain). The worst Leno will do is poke fun at the President’s ears. But what do you think, PopWatchers? Did Obama make the right choice for tonight’s historic TV event?

Mar 19 2009 09:50 PM ET

Care Bears on Fire: Great name, good video

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Categories: Music, Those Crazy Kids!

Care Bears on Fire, an all-girl punk trio (and we do mean girl — their ages 13 to 14), have shot an official video for their single "Everybody Else." It makes me wonder if I would’ve been friends with them when I was in junior high…or if, as I fear even today, they’re too cool for me.

The video has a paint-by-numbers theme, which makes me feel guilty for loving those things when I was young. I didn’t get that they were about conformity and selling a pre-packaged view of beauty and art. Yep, these Brooklyn girls, who were featured in New York magazine when they were 10 and 11, are definitely cooler than I am. If you haven’t heard the track yet, give the video a play. You’ll dig the beat, lead singer’s Sophie’s adorably badass Joan Jett vibe, and the defiant-but-age-appropriate lyrics: "Don’t tell me to be quiet, to be a good girl/ Want to see more of this wild, wild world / Don’t learn anythin’ sittin’ at home/ Want to be free, I want to roam." I wish I had discovered punk at that age…. An album will follow later this year.

Mar 19 2009 07:51 PM ET

'Merman' romcom destined to go swimmingly

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Categories: Dude, THAT's Your Plot?, Movies

A new romantic comedy called Merman is in the works, about "a merman who comes to land so he can win back his mermaid fiancee, who has left him for a real man."

So, first things first, this movie sounds awesome, and I can’t wait to see it because, fo’ reals, I am always on the look-out for the next actually good romantic comedy — and I have been waiting for a really long time for a good one. Whew boy, I have seen some stinkers over the course of this quest. But back to the sea! Mermaid movies are a sure thing. The Little Mermaid? Good. Splash? Good. Even tweener comedy Aquamarine has its moments. (Mermaids, while not technically about mermaids, is a solid choice, too.) I know Ariel’s beloved, and Madison’s a classic, but the all-time best merfolk character is definitely Mr. Derek Zoolander.

Okay, PopWatchers, will Merman find you filling your tub with salt water? Or are you a total landlubber?

Mar 19 2009 07:50 PM ET

Site of the Day: Tacky Weddings

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Categories: Horrifying But Hypnotic, Site of the Day

Tackweddings_2Spring and summer are wedding season, and whether you’re getting hitched or getting stuck buying the last item on the registry (everyone needs a pepper grinder!), you’re bound to witness something delightfully or dreadfully tacky (we’re talking to you, DJ who insists on playing the same songs you’d hear at a 6th grade dance!) But, nothing, and I mean nothing will even come close to the horrors on display at tackyweddings.com, unless of course you happen to be in (the bridesmaids are the true victims here) or attending a Hello Kitty, goth, or hunting-themed wedding. You’ve got to give these folks some credit for breaking with convention, but all of these weddings RSVP a big, glaring NO.

What do you think, PopWatchers, are these the tackiest weddings you’ve ever seen? If you were going to have a theme, what would yours be?

Mar 19 2009 06:29 PM ET

'South Park': The Coon vs. Mysterion. These are dark times

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Categories: Animation, Television, The Dark Knight

Southpark_obama Last night’s South Park spoofed Watchmen, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man 3, and probably a bunch of other superhero movies I’m not Geek enough to have spotted. (Around here, that means I’m not cool enough. Oh, hamburgers!)

Dark Times wasn’t as life-changing for me as last week’s epic Jonas Brothers/purity rings season 13 premiere, but I cracked up at how "the wretched underbelly of society" translated to an outdoor storage facility (the makeshift headquarters for Professor Chaos and General Disarray — welcome back!), and the improvised Shepard Fairey poster of President Barack Obama with googly southparkian eyes. "He was supposed to change things. He didn’t." And the janky POSSIBLE SUSPECTS bulletin board grouping Cartman with Harvey Fierstein and Bruce Vilanch is today’s desktop pattern. I tiled this s—.

I don’t think we’re supposed to guess at the identity of Mysterion, whose question mark-on-a-spring headpiece sort of made me want to hug him instead of fear him. (Or her. Sorry Wendy.) But if I had to, my money’s on Stan, because we already know he thinks Kyle’s the smartest kid in class. Watch the full episode at South Park Studios, or press play below for the ep’s Watchmen-esque opening.

Mar 19 2009 06:25 PM ET

Justin Timberlake's new tequila: How will you take it?

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Categories: Deals, Food and Drink, Justin Timberlake, Music

901tequila_lForget about getting LoveStoned — it’s time to bring sloppy back. (Sorry, couldn’t help it). Renaissance man Justin Timberlake just announced the launch of his own brand of tequila, 901. People.com reports that the name supposedly refers to the area code of the singer’s hometown in Memphis, but it might as well stand for the amount of money (in millions) that JT will be raking in this year between booze, clothes, and his own record label.

The liquor won’t be in stores until May, but that hasn’t stopped us from planning a few JT-themed cocktails:

The Justini
901 and vermouth

‘N Sync or Swim
901 and splash of water

Falling Timber
Two shots of 901, twist of lime.

Your turn, PopWatchers. What’ll your 901 drink be?

Mar 19 2009 06:20 PM ET

Batman logos through the years

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Categories: Comic Books

Send up the Bat Signal, PopWatchers! Who knew the Caped Crusader’s logo went through so many iterations?

Mar 19 2009 05:40 PM ET

NBC plans an a capella 'Sing-Off' reality show. Maybe not as lame as it sounds?

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Categories: Music, Reality TV, Television, This Could Be Interesting...

When you hear that NBC, the network that brought you Clash of the Choirs, is planning an eight-episode reality competition show for a cappela groups, you think, seriously? And it’s not because you’re anti-a cappella. Though admittedly, I do have a love-hate relationship with it. I love the sound — unless I’m being sung to in public. See: a group from Penn State performing at my high school and serenading me in front of the entire band (just because as a flutist, I was in the front row), and a group from Yale serenading me at an Olive Garden in Times Square nine or 10 years ago (just because the coworkers who took me there for a birthday or goodbye lunch found out that they were at the next table and didn’t want to go back to the office).

But then, a colleague randomly sends you a clip of the group Naturally 7 performing last night on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno — with a note saying, "Don’t ask me how I stumbled on this; I haven’t watched the show in months" — and you begin to think there’s a way for NBC to do an a cappella show in primetime that won’t put people to bed early.

Will you tune in if this is the kind of performance you’ll be seeing?

Mar 19 2009 04:39 PM ET

'30 Rock' goodies on 'Today'

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Categories: 30 Rock

Just when I think the Today show is losing its touch, they go and show a clip of Meredith Viera making out with Tracy Jordan from an unaired segment on 30 Rock. It’s all the way at the end of this totally charming Jack McBrayer segment:


There’s nothing I don’t love about this. "Merkins of Hope"? Kenneth’s emerging accent? The matryoshka-doll weirdness of showing clips of the Today show on 30 Rock on the Today show? Yay for everything.

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