It is no secret that anyone who has become sick of vampire TV shows and movies should nail themselves inside a coffin for the foreseeable future. This September the CW’s Vampire Diaries will join True Blood on the small screen while forthcoming undead-featuring films include The Vampire’s Assistant (the new trailer for which you can see below), a remake of the fantastic Swedish movie Let The Right One In, and, of course, numerous Twilight sequels (which I suspect they will continue to make until the cast are fleeing the sunrise with the assistance of walkers.) Now the horror movie website shocktillyoudrop is reporting there is to be a fourth Underworld movie, which will be shot in 3D and has a tentative release date of January 2011.
Despite being a big horror fan I’ve never quite understood the appeal of the Underworld movies, which seem to be more about aristocratic politicking than juicy neck-munching. And I couldn’t see that there was really anything good at all about this year’s third entry in the series beyond the fact that it presumably meant a nice pay day for the always excellent Michael Sheen.
On the other hand, these movies do themselves make a ton of money, so someone must like them. Are you an Underworld fan? What is the appeal? And what would you like to see happen in Part 4, through your 3D spectacles?
Can you feel it in the air? Shows are ending (The Bachelorette, So You Think You Can Dance), reshaping (American Idol, America’s Got Talent) or about to begin (Mad Men, Project Runway). Nothing is constant anymore; our DVR, so used to the gentle stream of summer programming we’ve come to know and depend on, is in flux. Those first hints of fall are impossible to ignore. Thankfully, we’ve got PopWatch to guide us through these turbulent times! Here are the posts with the most comments this week:
My afternoon has now lost all other function: 
Perhaps you’ve heard that a movie called Julie & Julia is out today. And perhaps you’ve also heard that critics are heaping glowing praise on one of the film’s stars, Meryl Streep, for her joyous, uncanny portrayal of legendary chef Julia Child. Acclaim for Streep inevitably leads to Oscar buzz, and so far, J&J is maintaining the tradition. Which thrills me. Streep may be the most nominated actor in Oscar history, but of her astonishing 15 nods, she has only won twice. Yep. Meryl Streep has the same number of Oscars as Hilary Swank. No offense to Swank, but that’s just wrong. 
Brad Pitt’s mug graces this 
