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How to impress girls with dancing!
Wii Virtual Console Releases: 09/17/07
Okay, people. I think it's time we get a few things straightened out. We've been pulling a charade with each other for a while, but it's about time we just laid it all out in the open. I think we all know what this show is about. It's not about you. It's not about a better society. It's not even about the media. It's about us. And that's all it's about, and that's all it should be about. That's why it's called "Listen to Us," not "Listen to People Who Know What They're Talking About." Now, that's not to say that we don't listen to people too. In fact, we'll be the first to admit that we actively pay attention to what others have to say, especially you active listeners who are doing your noble and patriotic duty as citizens. You're browsing the internet. But that's not the point of this show. The point of this show is to listen to us. So make sure you listen to us, or maybe you should readjust your priorities. Because let's be honest people. Isn't "us" all you really need to listen to? (Disclaimer: The makers of LTU also listen to Digg, Slashdot, Webbalert, Engadget, G4, CNet, Ars Technica, and they have also watched a Pacman Prank, The Urban Ninja I and II, The Fountain, and Cloverfield.)
It fills me with such joy, happiness, and not the least bit of indigestion that Guillermo Del Toro has been chosen to direct the two upcoming Hobbit movies! Let’s all do a happy dance!
You see, there was recently a time when Sam Raimi, the director of the Spider-Man and Evil Dead movies, was the top choice in the running to direct the Hobbit films. That’s right, he was once being considered more highly than Del Toro, the director of Pan’s Labyrinth, to take charge of The Hobbit. To make my point more clearly, allow Youtube and I to demonstrate the difference between these two.
Sam Raimi:
Del Toro:
I’m not trying to knock Sam Raimi. I like the Evil Dead movies. I like the Spider-Man movies… well, the first two, anyway. But seriously, did you watch those two videos? And have you seen Spider-Man 3? I mean, have you really, really, really seen Spider-Man 3? Think about that. And then decide, who is the better of the two men to direct a Hobbit movie.
I think the right one has been chosen.
NOW LET’S KEEP DOING THE HAPPY DANCE!
Episode #005 of LTU may be old news now, but our latest promotional video isn’t. In the true spirit of LTU, we’ve put together a little promotional clip so cheesy and geeky that only a select few may get the jokes. But if you’re at all a fan of Mystery Science Theater, RiffTrax, or AOL Instant Messenger (although we know nobody is a fan of this one), you might want to check out the promotional video for LTU, now available on YouTube!
Oh yeah, also available right underneath this sentence.
Why was I not surprised when I checked the Google Entertainment News Wire, only to find that the latest Will Ferrell movie has suffered one of the worst opening weekends for a Ferrel movie, ever. In spite of topping the weekend box office so far, Semi-Pro has brought in just a measly $5.45 million for Friday, February 29th, with an estimated $15 million in revenue for the entire weekend. Quoting Reuters:
That would make it his worst opening since the $13.4 million start for the quirky black comedy “Stranger Than Fiction” in November 2006. But that movie opened on 2,264 theaters, while “Semi-Pro” is in 3,121 theaters.
“Blades of Glory” earned $33 million during its first weekend, and “Talladega Nights” $47 million. Both those had teen-friendly “PG-13″ ratings, while “Semi-Pro” was hampered by an “R” for language and some sexual content.
I guess it’s easy to just blame this low viewer turnout on a high MPAA rating, but I think that’s just a cop-out. I think the truth of the matter is that people are getting tired of Will Ferrell. Here’s an actor who has starred in a dozen-or-so films, yet he has played the same character in each and every one: that of an 8-year-old. And you can only watch Will Ferrell act like an 8-year-old so many time before it just isn’t funny anymore.
I have no doubt that Ferrell is just being typecast by the studios at this point. But maybe it’s time for him to fight back and stretch his abilities in a more challenging role. We don’t need another 8-year-old adult trying to entertain the audiences. That’s my job.
In an effort to help promote greater communication between members of the LTU writing staff, we’ve finally decided to move up from chiseling out messages in slabs of granite and passing them back and forth for correction. Now we carve our messages out in trees. Digital trees. Trees that are called “Google Docs.”
We now realize what an amazing application this is for coordinating groups of writers. With Google Docs, multiple people can work on the same script at the same time. Due to the increased collaboration that this offers, we’ve already started to see improvements in the quality and the overall level of humor in our script writing over the past few days. How did we ever get along without this feature?
What does this mean for you? Maybe nothing. But it does mean that you have some good shows to look forward to in the future. Episode #005 is in the works right now, and from the looks of the script, it’s going to be good. If you’re a podcaster working with a group of writers, if you need to access documents on the go, or if you’re just a nerd with nothing better to do, I can only highly recommend checking out Google Docs.
