Is it okay if I reserve judgment on whether to be happy about Matthew Goode getting cast in the new Ricky Gervais-Stephen Merchant flick Cemetery Junction? Don’t get me wrong — I loved the guy in Match Point, in which he played Tom Hewett, a wealthy, gorgeous specimen of modern aristocracy (money over title, dahlings), who befriends an unrepentant social climber (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who ends up stealing Tom’s hot little American honey (Scarlett Johansson). If there’s anyone who can distract me from Rhys Meyers’ pretty, pretty face, and Johansson’s ostentatiously perfect everything, it’s Goode. He’s got that classic Byronic hero thing going, only not quite so edgy. If he were a Jane Austen hero he’d be the affable Mr. Ferrars (Sense & Sensibility), or maybe the kindly Mr. Knightley (Emma) in his golden years, but never haughty hottie Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice).
That’s one Matthew Goode, anyway. The other one you’d know if you saw Watchmen — or if, like me, you saw pictures of Goode as Watchmen‘s Ozymandias, and they freaked you out so much, they scared you away from the movie. That’s right, I didn’t see Watchmen because Goode’s severe, asymmetrical blond bob (stolen from every boy in my high school ca. 1991) made me cringe.
I admit, though, that I could be way off base here. Maybe the blond Goode is…good? Is he hotter with highlights? What do you think PopWatchers? Which Matthew Goode do you want reporting for work on Cemetery Junction — the buff brunette, or the cornsilk cutie? Opinions, please.
The much-hyped ’80s episode of Gossip Girl (which could end up as its own spin-off series once The CW announces its fall slate on May 21) just aired and — no big surprise here — I enjoyed it. SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP.
For the first time, an out gay man has topped AfterElton’s Hot 100 list, which allows gay and bi men to rank gentlemen in order of, well, hotness. Neil Patrick Harris unseated Jake Gyllenhaal for the title, which the Brokeback Mountain actor had held for the first two years of the list. 
It’s not too late to dive into ABC’s quicksand-like cesspool of sequins. Season 8′s penultimate performance round begins tonight at 8 ET….liiiiiiiiive! Below, a crash course in Dancing With the Stars’ final four contestants…
Another season in the can. I think season 14 was definitely one of thebest we’ve ever done. Ranks right up there with some of my otherpersonal favorites – seasons 1, 3, 5, and 7 to name a few. We had anextraordinary final three heading into Sunday night. We had a feistyall-female team in Cara and Jaime and who had what it took topotentially claim the first victory for the women; we had the Team thatyou may call this season’s “underdogs;” and lastly Tammy and Victor,who may just have a bit more practical skills than I ever gave themcredit for.
Looks like Warner Bros. is hoping that when fans saw Watchmen, their first thought was, "I can’t wait to buy a Blu-ray player, get this on Blu-ray in a few months, sign into Facebook, and finally start talking about this movie (with all my other friends who have Web-enabled Blu-ray players!)!!!"
