FLASH!!! Sideways??

The final season of ABC’s Lost debuted on Tuesday and boy was it a dandy. The show started with flashbacks, the view of people’s lives on the island before they crash landed. Then they moved to flash forwards, a view of the people’s lives after they leave they island. So now they have moved to the only reasonable option left. Flash sideways!

SPOILER ALERT!

If you haven’t seen the new episode of Lost, then don’t read this, and if you don’t plan on watching and just would like to know about the craziness, read on!

At the end of season 5 the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 had a chance to reset time, to make it as if they never crashed on the island in the first place, this was by detonating a hydrogen bomb at the location that caused their “plane problem” in the first place. Well, this plan came to fruition and the bomb was detonated, and that is how the fifth season of Lost ended, so what was the result?

Alternate Realities! The show begins with Jack back on the plane just like he was in the very first episode of Lost, except this time, the plane doesn’t crash, and the island is shown to be underwater! Meanwhile, back on the island….. (What? Wait!) Yep! Jack, Kate and the rest of the gang are still stuck on the island via their alternate reality and all believe that the detonation was a failure.

So I won’t go into anymore details then that, because I don’t think your brain could handle it! But make sure you tune into Lost for even more bizarre, crazy and oh so entertaining action!

The beginning of the end for Lost…

Tonight is the premier of the sixth and final season of ABC’s Lost. The long awaited final season is being kept pretty hush-hush by ABC. No teasers have been shown at all on the network, with the executives of Lost saying that showing even one scene would ruin the entire season.

This season is supposed to be different than any other season of Lost so far, and I am very excited about seeing what is has to offer. Executive producer Damon Lindelof said that this season will wrap up all of the loose ends that have plagued viewers over the show’s entirety. Such as: The origin of the smoke monster, the four-toed statue and why the Dharma Initiative is still dropping supplies onto the island.

Season six of lost begins tonight at 9 p.m. eastern, 8 p.m. Central!

All hail Avatar

So this movie, which is visually stunning, has a solid story (although it is just Dances with Wolves in space) and decent acting, is preparing to break almost every box office record held by Titanic. Over the weekend, Avatar broke the overseas box office record. Avatar has brough in $1.288 billion overseas, breaking Titanic’s record of $1.242 billionOddly enough, Titanic was directed by James Cameron, who also directed Avatar.

Avatar has made $552 million domestically, and is only $50 million away from breaking Titanic’s record, Avatar is also very close to breaking the global record, which is also held by Titanic.

Avatar, which was presumed to be a box office slump by critics, has almost garnered $2 billion in revenue. The film also won a 2010 Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture: Drama. So if you haven’t seen this film yet! Go see it on the big screen! Before it is too late.

Goodbye Conan……

Well, the outlook for Conan doesn’t look good. NBC is reportedly offering him a buyout of $35 million. This buyout will restore Jay Leno as the host of the tonight show. This whole deal though, is thoroughly against Conan O’Brien.

He has waited for over 17 years to become the host of The Tonight Show and once he finally has the job, is asked to leave. This is a low blow by NBC, but it isn’t the first time that the network has thrown a low blow. In 1993 David Letterman, who was the host of a show following the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, was denied the job of the Tonight Show following Carson’s retirement and the job was instead given to Jay Leno.

I guess it is like what Conan O’Brien said, “Remember kids, you can do anything in this life that you want, unless Jay Leno wants to do it too.”

Boston and Atlanta were the first to fall…..

To American Idol of course. The season premiere of American Idol this week brought viewers (over 28.9 million of them) the vocal performances of the citizens of the New England area in Boston and the Southeast in Atlanta. American Idol had its usual span of unbelievably horrible/odd performances from some and unbelievably fantastic from others. Guest judge Victoria Beckham joined the cast in New England, being overly nice to every contestant, and Mary J. Blige guest judged in Atlanta, and seemed uninterested in being there.

With this being Simon Cowell’s (or as I like to call him, American Idol) last season, the future of this franchise does not look bright, even though Ellen Degeneres is a stellar talent, and one I enjoy watching, I don’t feel that she brings the particular star power to this show as Simon Cowell does.

While the American Idol news may depress many of you, there is good news on the horizon. The second half of the second season of Fringe begins tomorrow (even though Fox broadcast a very out-of-place unaired episode from season one on Tuesday) and I can’t wait to see Walter back on screen again.

Spiderman 4 cancelled

Director of the first three Spiderman films, Sam Raimi, recently stepped down as the director of the fourth Spiderman film because of the Summer 2011 release date, saying that this date would decrease the integrity of the film. Soon after this, Sony Pictures completely stopped production on the film, saying that the entire series will be rebooted in 2012 with a new cast, new story and a new director.

With all of the extra time on his hands, Raimi can now focus on the still in production World of Warcraft movie. The movie has now projected release date, but unlike most video game movies, this one does have a light at the end of the tunnel. Uwe Boll, who is notorious for making horrible video game movies expressed interest in directing the film, and Blizzard Entertainment, the creator of the Warcraft franchise stated that they wanted Boll to have nothing to do with the film…..ever.

The person who is writing the script for the film, Robert Rodat, also has a good background, writing the stories for Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot.

Most Exciting Movies of Summer 2009: Honorable Mentions

With the summer coming to a close and the school year back in full force, I return to my post on my school newspaper, the ASU Herald. This year I am the Arts & Features Editor, and my first article, the Five Most Exciting and Disappointing Movies of Summer 2009, will appear in this Thursday’s issue (08/26/09). Unfortunately, I feel that there were more than just five movies that deserved to be on the list of most exciting movies. So in this blog entry, I will give you my honorable mentions, or the movies which I still believe you should go see, but didn’t quite make the top five cut. These entries are in no particular order, because I believe I strained myself enough just coming up with a top five.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

I don’t believe I have heard more mixed reviews over the summer than for this movie, but I must say that I thought it was very well directed and translated from a book to a film. Many people complain, “They left out this, they left out that,” and my response is, “It was a 600 page book, did you expect them to keep everything?” I believe the film achieved what it had to. It got the basic plot across, it developed character relationships, and it depicted one of the most upsetting deaths in fiction history very eloquently. So to those book readers who feel that this film was not up to par, you may need to reevaluate.

The Hangover

Road trip films have been popular over the years, but in the Hangover, a road trip and a bachelor party are all rolled into one, and oh does the hilarity ensue. Four best friends travel to Vegas to have a wild night of fun but Alan (Zach Galifanakis) slips the remaining friends roofies (the date/rape drug) and they have a night of fun that the following morning none of them can remember. One thing goes horribly wrong though, the husband to be is missing, and so sets up the premise of the movie. This movie is vulgar fast paced and hilarious, and I can not wait for it to be released on Blu Ray.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

This rather obscure film is brought to us by Hayao Miyazaki, and if you don’t know who that is, you need to. Miyazaki is the Japanese equivalent to Walt-Disney, and his animated films are fantastic. This latest film tells the story of Ponyo, a magical fish-girl who has a desire to see more of the world but is forbidden to by her father. This movie has a unique plot line like many of Miyazaki’s movies do. If you have never heard  of any of his films many of them are fantastic and easily available such as Spirited Away, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wing, Princess Mononoke and Howl’s Moving Castle.

Now remember, these are just my honorable mentions, if your favorite movie of the summer isn’t on this list, then you may want to pick up a copy of the Herald on Thursday! Thanks you for reading and all of your comments are welcome!

Steve-O Booted from ‘Dancing with the Stars’

I guess this is newsworthy, says a lot about my blog. Recently one of Jackass’s lead men, Steve-O, participated in Dancing with the Stars. He was booted off after his rumba this week, I am sorry world that you can no longer see Steve-O dance, I am sorry.

Kanye Responds to South Park Episode!

So below is Kanye West’s response to “Fishsticks” and his egomaniacal portrayal on the show. His response wasn’t as egotistic as some might expect, and that gets some applause from me. Maybe Kanye is actually calming down, and for some reason, I don’t know whether that is good or bad.

SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT’S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER. I USE TO USE IT TO BUILD UP MY ESTEEM WHEN NOBODY BELIEVED IN ME. NOW THAT PEOPLE DO BELIEVE AND SUPPORT MY MUSIC AND PRODUCTS THE BEST RESPONSE IS THANK YOU INSTEAD OF “I TOLD YOU SO!!!” IT’S COOL TO TALK SHIT WHEN YOU’RE RAPPING BUT NOT IN REAL LIFE. WHEN YOU MEET LITTLE WAYNE IN PERSON HE’S THE NICEST GUY FOR EXAMPLE. I JUST WANNA BE A DOPER PERSON WHICH STARTS WITH ME NOT ALWAYS TELLING PEOPLE HOW DOPE I THINK I AM. I NEED TO JUST GET PAST MYSELF. DROP THE BRAVADO AND JUST MAKE DOPE PRODUCT. EVERYTHING IS NOT THAT SERIOUS. AS LONG AS PEOPLE THINK I ACT LIKE A BITCH THIS TYPE OF SHIT WILL HAPPEN TO ME. I GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I’M NOT ACTUALLY A HUGE DOUCHE BUT I’M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. I’M SURE THE WRITERS AT SOUTH PARK ARE REALLY NICE PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DRAW MY CREW. THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY ALSO!! I’M SURE THERE’S GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THIS… THAT’S HOW YOU KNOW IT’S ME!

Kanye is a Gay Fish

Fishsticks Yo! Fishsticks!

I have talked about Kanye in my blog articles, and I have talked about South Park in my articles, but never did I believe I would be able to talk about both in the same article.

With this weeks episode of South Park titled “Fishsticks”, local handicapped South Park comedian Jimmy thinks up the funniest joke of all time.

The joke goes as follows:
“Hey there (insert name). Do you like fishsticks? Oh, you do, so you like putting fishsticks in your mouth? So what are you, a gay fish?”

The joke sweeps the nation and is on various talk shows and everyone in the world thinks it is the funniest joke ever, everyone except Kanye West, who apparently doesn’t get it.

In the episode Carlos Mencia takes credit for the joke and is abruptly kidnapped and beaten to death by Kanye who wants Mencia to explain the joke, and a bloody Mencia replies to Kanye’s question of “Why do people think I am a gay fish?” by saying “Because you like fishsticks….Just get it man…please, just get it.”

After finding out that the real perpetrators behind the joke are Jimmy and Eric Cartman (who is also taking false credit), Kanye flies to South Park and confronts the two boys. In this confrontation Kanye has an epiphany about his ego, and still not getting the joke, just accepts the fact that he is a gay fish, and makes his way to the ocean to embrace his true self, which is depicted below. Until next time! Enjoy!