On Monday, Chuck wraps up its second season. A big rating would go a long way to keeping it on NBC. Of course, it’s not just Chuck that’s “on the bubble.” Now that Jay Leno is doing five hours a week in primetime, a lot of NBC shows are on the verge of cancellation. However, Chuck is the best of the bunch. So to get you to watch the finale, I’ve put together a little visual recap of the season to catch you up. Continue reading
Entertainment
Howard Stern Exposes Beyonce
God bless Howard Stern. On his show today, Howard played a clip of Beyonce singing on NBC’s Today Show. Except it wasn’t the performance that people watching live would have heard. This is Beyonce singing along to her song while the recorded track was broadcast. Listen to the clip here.
Howard also played Enrique Inglesias singing on the Today Show a while back. Neither sound very good but at least we have supercomputers that can save us from our ears bleeding. And I envy Jay-Z slightly less knowing that he has to listen to that.
Weekend Link-Off Part Deux: Geekgasm Alert!
I just have a picture of Megan Fox here for no apparent reason. Actually on second thought, there is a reason. Michael Bay has released new Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen footage today and fanboys everywhere are celebrating (including me!). Check out the video after the jump.
Who said you needed to be hired at a restaurant in order to make money as a waiter? (Toronto Star)
Over in Conover, North Carolina, two Dominos employees decided to videotape various unsanitary acts while working at one of the stores. Clearly they didn’t think this through. The company has decided to fire the two employees and file a criminal complaints against them. Those poor customers… now they know how ass tastes like… (ABC News)
Speaking of someone that knows what ass tastes like, a strip search was performed on a man charged with drug possession and the police officer found a bag with a white powdery substance in his rectum. They guy grabbed the bag from the officer and stuffed it into his mouth! You know you’re an addict when… (Olivia Munn)
A man in Waco, Texas was stabbed twice because he farted. I supposed he needed a few extra openings to let the gas out. (Metro)
A man committed suicide in the middle of a late night screening of Watchmen. I never knew the movie was that bad! (Slashfilm)
A 32 year old woman jumped into the polar bear exhibit at the Berlin Zoo during feeding time. The woman jumped into the pool willingly since she was expecting to be welcomed by the polar bears, but instead she was attacked and bitten. Bears are dangerous, of course you’ll get mauled! Duh! (Daily Mail)
A British man killed his partner of 30 years after she became obsessed with Grand Theft Auto! Hey World of Warcraft gamers, I think you should be concerned about your personal safety too! (Daily Mail)
NASA Snubs The Vote
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams visited The Colbert Report to announce the name of the new room of the International Space Station. Despite winning the internet poll by a wide margin, Stephen Colbert’s name will not be used on Node 3 of the ISS. Instead, NASA has chosen Tranquility, which was the 8th most popular response in the original poll. Continue reading
Wrestlemania 25 Review
Since we’ve been mentioning the 25th edition of the WWE’s biggest show of the year, both here on the blog and on the radio show, it makes sense that I breakdown Sunday’s big dance. Like any good wrestling reviewer, I’ll look at why a match may or may not have been good and then assign it a rating out of 10. Continue reading
Wrestlemania Moments
About a month ago, we teased you with some memorable Wrestlemania video montages. Now, it’s time for the main event. With Wrestlemania XXV coming up this weekend, what better time is there to look back on 25 years of amazing matches and moments that could only be provided on the grandest stage of them all. You’ll notice that there’s a slight bias to older Wrestlemanias because that’s what I grew up watching but these are all classic matches.
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose!
It’s official!!! Friday Night Lights has been renewed for two more seasons!!! Continue reading
Random Entertainment Update
To the TV Executives: A Nutless Monkey Can Do Your Job
The first topic falls under the “what were the thinking?!” category. While the cancellation of Kyle XY was announced back in January, it really didn’t hit home until the “series finale” aired on Monday night. Since the cancellation was announced so late, the writers and producers did not have enough time to write and film a proper send off for the series. Instead all the fans were left with one hell of a cliffhanger on Monday night. It was almost like a Sopranos send off, except this was not a planned series finale. Continue reading
The NHL Is Returning To ESPN
According to hockey rumour insider extraordinaire Eklund, of HockeyBuzz.com, the NHL will announce the details of a new United States TV deal shortly. Details after the jump. Continue reading
Wrestler-Maina
When The Wrestler took off in popularity, the media lit up with stories on who the lead character, Randy “The Ram” Robinson, was based on. It was almost as if wrestling jumped back into mainstream pop culture like it did in the mid- to late-90s. But with all the controversy surrounding pro wrestling, the media isn’t looking for all feel good stories. They were looking for stories like “The Ram” where the business used them up and spit them out. But with pro wrestling back in the legitimate news, there has been some pretty good stories written. Here’s some of the best ones out there:
Tito Santana
Santana is one of the few feel good stories to come out of professional wrestling (or so the media would have you believe). The two-time WWE Intercontinental and two-time WWE Tag Team champion still wrestles on the independant wrestling circuits while teaching Spanish in middle school. In short, his life has turned out the exact opposite of The Ram’s.
(Full Story: New York Times)
Jon Rechart (A.K.A. Balls Mahoney)
For every story like Tito’s, there’s plenty more about guys still scraping by, beaten from pillar to post by the sport they love. But as the three-time ECW tag-team champion says the roar of the crowd is infectious. While he did make some good money in wrestling, he occasionally did it at the expense of his dignity as evidenced by his WWF run as Xanta Klaus.
(Full Story: New York Times)
Jerry Lynn
There’s not much to this Q&A with the ECW heavyweight and TNA X-division champion. But he resemblence between he and The Ram is scary.
(Full Story: Metromix Chicago)
Michael Taris
While these three stars have all been on major television programs, pay-per-views, and made some decent money, not every wrestler has made the big leagues. Case in point, Taris was charged with insurance fraud and attempted theft after staging a fall to make a $50,000 damages claim. This goes to show that the business can be tougher on you if you can’t make the big leagues.
(Full Story: Philly.com)
Ted DiBiase
I’m ending on this one because this is a redemption story. The media would have you believe that the sex, drugs, rock & roll lifestyle that wrestlers live leads to a downward spiral to an early grave. Ted was caught up in that lifestyle before finding his salvation in God. Now he’s using the lessons of his past to help people as a minister.
(Full Story: The Sun)
And one last bit of fun. Mental Floss has created another epic quiz. This one, appropriately, is about Wrestlemania’s past. Give it a shot and see if you can match my 14/14. Click here for the quiz.
The Lowdown 