Tag: Things That Are Awesome! (41-50 of 2615)

Apr 23 2013 05:20 PM ET

'Vanilla Ice Goes Amish': Yes, this really is a TV show

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Image Credit: DIY Network/AP

Stop, collaborate, and listen: Ice is back with a brand new reality show. It’s called Vanilla Ice Goes Amish, and it’s about — you guessed it — professional punchline Vanilla Ice (a.k.a. That’s My Boy star Rob Van Winkle) learning construction from an Amish community in Ohio.

This isn’t Ice’s first time at the reality rodeo, of course: He’s also currently starring in The Vanilla Ice Project, a home renovation series on the DIY network (which will air Amish as well.) And in the past, he’s appeared on the second season of trailblazing humiliation factory The Surreal Life, as well as competitions including Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, Dancing on IceCelebrity Boxing, and The Surreal Life: Fame Games. (Vanilla Ice was also a judge on Canada Sings in 2011 — who knew!)

At this point, there’s really nothing left to do but giggle quietly, pause to reflect on our lost youth, and try to come up with some snarky captions for the photo above. I’ll get the ball rolling:

“Raise the barn? I’d rather raise the roof — go ninja, go ninja, go!

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Read more:
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The worst songs of the ’90s named in new poll — Do you agree?

Apr 22 2013 07:41 PM ET

Durham Bulls celebrate 25th anniversary of 'Bull Durham' in awesome(ly bad) ways

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Image Credit: Everett Collection

To honor Bull Durham, the 1988 film that made both their team and comical minor league baseball ballpark promotions famous, the Durham Bulls are hosting movie-themed activities throughout their 2013 home schedule. Cue the “Bull Durham Racers,” people wearing mascot-size costumes of Nuke, Crash, and Annie, who run across the warning track and then mingle with the crowd for photo ops. Check out a video below.

Trivia contests are also planned, along with videos of current and past players reciting famous lines from the Kevin Costner-Susan Sarandon film. Other tributes include the “Nuke Dog” at concession stands, various giveaway items, and Bull Durham-era throwback jerseys worn by the team at all Saturday home games (which will be auctioned off for charity at season’s end). If you’re a diehard Bull Durham fan with some vacation time, you may want to head to North Carolina on Sunday, June 16, when the players will also wear those throwback jerseys for a “game-long tribute to the film coinciding with the exact weekend it was released a quarter century ago.” Hope you enjoy that, visiting team (Indianapolis Indians)! And you know that bull mascot is goin’ down. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 21 2013 08:35 PM ET

'Game of Thrones' theme played from university bell tower -- VIDEO

File this under Things That Are Awesome! (which we have). Lyle Anderson, who’s been the official carillonneur at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for almost 30 years, treated the campus to the Game of Thrones theme song. Watch the video, posted on the university’s YouTube channel today, below. The only thing it’s missing is a crowd cheering at the end.  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 19 2013 08:07 PM ET

Bradley Cooper pays a visit to Boston bombing victim

Bradley Cooper isn’t content to just idly sit around Boston waiting for the production of David O. Russell’s American Hustle to resume in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings and manhunt. Friday, he decided to pay a visit to Jeff Bauman, Jr., the 27-year-old who lost both of his legs below the knee as a result of the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Julian Edelman, a wide reciever for the New England Patriots tweeted a photo of the visit, showing a dapper-looking Cooper smiling with Bauman, clutching a football, and Edelman.

According to People, the Oscar-nominated actor was also present at President Obama’s interfaith service tribute to victims.

Read more:
Amy Poehler talks Boston tragedy
Stephen Colbert honors Boston’s history of unshakable strength in his opener — VIDEO
Jon Stewart to Boston: ‘Thank you for … solidifying my belief in humanity’

Apr 18 2013 11:15 AM ET

Amanda Seyfried on 'Mean Girls' musical: 'I desperately want to be Regina'

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Image Credit: Stefanie Keenan/WireImage

When we heard the rumors around a Mean Girls musical, we immediately started casting the parts. But one thing we didn’t account for was the idea that Amanda Seyfried might not want to reprise her role as Karen.

After all, what about Karen would make Seyfried not want to play her? She’s pretty. She doesn’t have to think, like, ever. She gets to wear pink on Wednesdays. She has ESPN, and her boobs can predict the weather. Or rather, her boobs can tell you about the current weather conditions. So why would Seyfried want to walk away from the character who first put her on our radar? The temptation of the dark side, perhaps? READ FULL STORY »

Apr 16 2013 12:28 PM ET

Patton Oswalt's Penguin faces an oblivious (and deadly) Batman -- NSFW VIDEO

Batman is scary because he’s covered in bulletproof armor and small, sharp arm-knives that are perfect for killing, but he’s good because he doesn’t kill people, no matter the number of times that his sharp, bulletproof fists hit their bodies. It’s like his one rule.

This half-baked pretzel logic gets a fully-baked skewering courtesy of CollegeHumor, in which we learn that — true story — the criminals of Gotham just go to sleep after a hard night fighting superheroes, flesh wounds to the contrary. Does Batman not know what death is? “I totally know what it is,” he says, “Don’t be stupid … My parents were shot, yes, but they’re alive on a special farm.” Patton Oswalt co-stars as the malformed villain. Several buckets of blood cameo.

Watch the video, a Front Page Films production, below. Check out the rest of their Batman repertoire (I’m partial to “Batman Interrogation”) if you’ve got a free hour to not-kill.

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Apr 14 2013 07:22 PM ET

MTV Movie Awards: Sneak peek of Rebel Wilson in 'Magic Mike' -- VIDEO

The MTV Movie Awards has always relished a movie parody. If this leaked clip of Rebel Wilson’s “never-before-seen” Magic Mike cameo is any indication of what’s in store tonight, this year’s show won’t disappoint. In the clip, Matthew McConaughey’s (only slightly dubbed) Dallas introduces “Pregnant,” a baby bumped-up Wilson, to the Xquisite stage.

The Kid (Alex Pettyfer) looks on in horrified bemusement as “Pregnant” — decked out in spandex shorts, cowboy boots, a mesh top, and a Mia Wallace-wig – struts out  to Salt-n-Pepa’s “Push It” and gyrates. Naturally, the ladies in the crowd go wild. She even gets an unexpected dance partner (hint: it’s not Channing Tatum).

If even Mike warned, “You don’t want to know what I have to do for twenties,” we’re guessing you really don’t want to know how far this gal’ll go…. Check it out below.

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Apr 12 2013 04:58 PM ET

'Arrow' opening credits re-imagined 'Friends'-style -- VIDEO

God bless the internet.

Some Friends-loving fan of Oliver Queen and Co. has taken it upon themselves to have a little fun with the opening credits from Arrow by re-cutting them and setting them to The Rembrandts’s “I’ll Be There For You.”

The result? Credits for a show I definitely think would have a place on the CW’s Wednesday night hunk block.

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Apr 12 2013 10:46 AM ET

'I Want to Marry Ryan Banks': Writer of Bradley Cooper TV movie looks back

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In 2004, ABC Family premiered the TV movie I Want to Marry Ryan Banks. It stars a post-Alias Bradley Cooper as a talent manager who convinces his friend/falling star client Ryan Banks (Jason Priestley) to do a Bachelor-type reality show to rehab his image. The twist: The sane, likable contestant Ryan is supposed to choose, Charlie (Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Emma Caulfield), falls for Cooper’s character instead.

If you’ve seen the movie — penned by Chad Hodge, the future creator of NBC’s The Playboy Club who is currently developing the Twin Peaks-esque limited series Wayward Pines with M. Night Shyamalan for Fox — odds are you’ll be thrilled to hear it’s debuting on Hallmark this Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET. And after reminiscing with Hodge, we can confirm that you are not alone.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Are you aware of how much people love this movie, or did our interview request come as a complete shock?
CHAD HODGE: Your email was forwarded to me, and I laughed because I have had that conversation with so many people — people I know and people I don’t know. I’ll be out at a bar with friends, and they’re like, “That’s the guy who wrote I Want to Marry Ryan Banks.” And it’s like, “You wrote that movie? I’ve watched that movie 19 times.” I love that of all the things in my career, this is the thing that everyone’s obsessed with.

I imagine it’s women like me, in their mid-30s.
Totally. And women in their mid-20s: Girls who were in high school and sick with a cold for three days probably saw it, and they’ve just been watching it ever since. I don’t know. It’s so funny. Girls of every age. Or gay guys, of course. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 12 2013 10:00 AM ET

'Go On': Does it deserve a second season?

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Image Credit: Justin Lubin/NBC

Go On concluded its first season Thursday night with a solid episode that brought a lot of closure to the story of Ryan King (Matthew Perry), the radio sportscaster whose journey through grief we’ve been following all season.

The episode was everything a fan of the show could have wanted — a funny but poignant half-hour that found Ryan’s oddball support group banding around him as he struggled to make an important step on the ladder of healing.  Specifically, Ryan had to decide how to spread his wife’s ashes, and when he finally did, it prompted his fellow support group members to take equally big steps. In the end, Ryan was able to find enough peace to sleep through the middle of the night — something he hadn’t been able to do since the night his wife died in car accident. It was sweet.
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