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Sun November 15, 2009

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Two actors airbrushed out of British movie poster for "Couples Retreat" because they weren't "as recognizable" as the rest of the cast. Difficulty: they were the two black ones. Uh-oh (starpulse.com)	(89)
		If you're one of the eight people on the planet who thought they were done making "American Pie" movies, you were wrong. And yeah, Eugene Levy's back (starpulse.com)	(59)
		Joss Whedon's post-Dollhouse project might be...a Dollhouse spinoff. Yeah, because the original was so good (io9.com)	(100)
		MGM Studios looks to be headed to the auction block; really, it's hard to imagine a company whose only releases next year are "Red Dawn" and "Hot Tub Time Machine" is in financial trouble (pastemagazine.com)	(78)
		The great destruction porno wins the weekend box office (hollywoodinsider.ew.com)	(114)
		Lindsay Lohan refused to pay for two bottles of wine at a bar, because she's Lindsay Lohan, dammit, and should be entitled to free booze (contactmusic.com)	(79)
(Some Guy)		It's beginning to look more and more like the girl missing from the Metallica concert was a drunken idiot that likely hitchhiked her way onto a milk carton (readthehook.com)	(62)
		Columnist believes that the all-important post-Super Bowl show spot should go to... "The Big Bang Theory", one of the funniest shows on TV. It's hard to disagree with him (popwatch.ew.com)	(84)
		'Hello, Ohio' . . . 'Uh, Boss, we're in Michigan' (google.com)	(82)
		NASA launches a website to dispel fears from Roland Emmerich's "2012". Your tax dollars at work (news.cnet.com)	(138)
		Twenty SNL "dream" hosts. Really, Ricky Gervais and Jane Lynch are funny, but the writers wouldn't know what the hell to do with either of them (ew.com)	(67)
(Some Fool)		Original Murdock to appear in new A-team movie. No word yet on Socky, Lefty, Billy, or when they'll spell the character's name right (thehollywoodnews.com)	(37)

Sat November 14, 2009

	Five shows MTV needs to bring back, including "Unplugged", of which the "most notable performances were from Jay-Z, Alanis Morissette, Alicia Keys and Shakira" (starpulse.com)	(203)
	Megan Fox says the movies she's in are too boring, and she wants to be "covered in blood and vomit" the rest of her life. Well, could we compromise and have her buried under six feet of dirt? (contactmusic.com)	(122)
	If you have over $5,250 to spare, Leonard Nimoy could take you on a private tour of the Griffith Observatory. There's also a tour of ILM studios, but unfortunately that also comes with George Lucas (boingboing.net)	(36)
	Sci-fi fans revolt over SyFy Channel's new astronaut comedy, even though no one's seen it yet (io9.com)	(126)
	Don't call it a comeback. Burt Reynolds has been here for years (tcpalm.com)	(29)
(Morning Star)	"Those who made 'Coraline' are also likely to endorse the evils of abortion and homosexual marriage, and given a chance, could easily change America into a Soviet-style hell on earth." (magic-city-news.com)	(101)
	Rob Van Dam blasts WWE chairman Vince McMahon for killing Extreme Championship Wrestling: "Our hearts were ripped out of our chests and stomped on." IT'S STILL REAL TO HIM, DAMMIT (thesun.co.uk)	(119)
	French President Nicolas Sarkozy presents Clint Eastwood with the nation's highest cultural honor. Go ahead... make his crepes (contactmusic.com)	(15)
(Some ChristWire)	Dramatic exposé on the "Golden Girls", how one show turned a generation of boys into homosexuals; sadly this article is not satire (christwire.org)	(168)
	In the Prisoner reboot, you're in danger of rooting for Number 2 (npr.org)	(61)
	Creepy weatherman leaves around 100 voicemails to girl he just met. Wonders why she won't call him back (lasvegasnow.com)	(155)
	Remember how right wingers were conviced that the new "V" was a trenchant, devastating indictment of the Obama administration? Well, it turns out the show's creator is a gay, left-wing Obama supporter, so of course now they hate it (bighollywood.breitbart.com)	(88)
	30 racy photos and eight new sex tapes of Carrie Prejean surface. Grab some popcorn, folks, this is just getting better every day (examiner.com)	(125)
	Houston residents busted for bootlegging "2012" DVDs. Would you believe "Paranormal Activity"? Okay, how about DVDs of the "Get Smart" TV series? (chron.com)	(12)
	Alyssa Milano will guest star on "Castle", the only good thing Nathan Fillion's done since he was on "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place" (ausiellofiles.ew.com)	(80)

Fri November 13, 2009

	Ray Bradbury developing six-hour sci-fi TV miniseries to air sometime in the distant early 21st century (slashfilm.com)	(26)
	Is Taylor Swift's success too much too soon? Is the praise going to get to her head? Will she be a one-album country singer? Does she have a nice rack? Will it stay that way? (people.com)	(72)
(Some Guy)	Amy Pohler tells girls at awards show that if boys say something that isn't funny, they don't have to laugh. If someone had told the world the same thing about Amy five years ago, she wouldn't have a career (glamour.com)	(41)
	Remeber Carrie Prejean's biggest mistake of her life? Turns out she made seven other biggest mistakes of her life (radaronline.com)	(198)
	Oprah: "Will [Levi Johnston] be invited to Thanksgiving dinner?" Sarah Palin: "You know, that's a great question" (with vid) (celebitchy.com)	(18)
	Michael Jackson wanted robot duplicate of himself, scientist claims to have body-template scans available for anyone willing to cough up $1 M: "It immortalised him at the age of 37, before his nose was disfigured" (theregister.co.uk)	(21)
	Gays: Put more gays on TV. Networks: Okay, done. Gays: Wait, your gays are too fabulous. It's promoting intolerance (newsweek.com)	(155)
(Some Guy)	"The Prisoner" remake's motion comic book prequel. You are, Number Eight (amctv.com)	(37)
(NineMSN)	"Leave Britney Alone" chick deserts Britney Spears because they never sent a thank you note or fruit basket or anything (news.ninemsn.com.au)	(57)
	Japan didn't invent X-Men the Animated Series, they just made it awesomer. By a factor of a zillion (iheartchaos.com)	(70)
	"Charlie's Angels" to be re-imagined as a new TV series. The three Angels will travel from the 12 Colonies in search of a mysterious voice on their communicators who claims to be on a planet called "Earth" (variety.com)	(28)
	Carrie Prejean: "I don't see anywhere in the Bible where it says you shouldn't get breast implants" (celebitchy.com)	(203)
	Levi Johnston, the Alaskan Sperminator, is getting too big for his britches: He asked an NYC nightclub for $3,000 to show up, then reduced it to $1,800, then finally ended up with a free round of sodas (gawker.com)	(42)
	The CW is developing a new series featuring a group of bright young students at Harvard Medical School, to be produced by Hayden Panettiere, who can't even spell "Harvard" (hollywoodreporter.com)	(34)
	Geena Davis, out of the spotlight since "Commander in Chief" was cancelled three years ago, resurfaces, then sprays gawking onlookers with her new blowhole (nydailynews.com)	(115)
	The most ridiculously amusing disaster movie moments ever put on film (io9.com)	(112)
	Harry's a pothead and the Sorcerer's stoned (mirror.co.uk)	(82)
	Kelsey Grammer's latest TV series canceled after five episodes. Cheers (starpulse.com)	(91)
	Twilight star Robert Pattinson: "I work as hard as a doctor" (starpulse.com)	(80)
	Brad Pitt takes wine-making classes, will inevitably be expelled for yelling "WHAT'S IN THE WINE BOX? WHAT'S IN THE WINE BOX? WHAT'S IN THE FARKING WINE BOX?" (contactmusic.com)	(49)

Thu November 12, 2009

	Real life Indiana Jones somehow surprised that Beyonce is dumber than a bag of rocks (contactmusic.com)	(106)
	Ten minutes to Wapner: In honor of his upcoming 90th birthday, original TV judge gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and will return to The People's Court for a special case (nbclosangeles.com)	(24)
	Kiefer Sutherland says he is not dating his ex-wife, claims he is in no danger of RUNNING OUT OF WOMEN (contactmusic.com)	(12)
	Five things that could help 'Fringe'. 'Cancellation' mysteriously absent (latimesblogs.latimes.com)	(84)
	If you had any doubt John Cusack was a douchebag, watch his reaction to this reporter asking him to hold a cardboard cutout of the boombox from "Say Anything." (moviesblog.mtv.com)	(164)
(TV by the Numbers)	SyFy unveils new programming to win back bitter SF fans - "Outer Space Astronauts," half-hour sitcom that melds 3D animation and live action to bring eight wacky astronauts to life (tvbythenumbers.com)	(74)
(Scifiwire.com)	25 of the hottest sci-fi cover girls and guys (bonus: no slide-show) (scifiwire.com)	(103)
	Alan Moore, who has allegedly refused royalty checks for works based on his movie because of "artistic integrity," is writing a rock opera about a mutant gorilla with members of The Gorillaz (contactmusic.com)	(57)
	Matt Damon is writing the fourth movie. Oh, joy (contactmusic.com)	(87)
	Wynonna Judd says Taylor Swift should not have won any CMAs. Judd then returned to eating her fries, only to be scolded by her shift manager for stealing food (contactmusic.com)	(116)
	Best TV series of the 00s: It's all downhill after 'The Wire' (avclub.com)	(215)
	Eric Cartman makes morning school announcements, inadvertently goes full Glenn Beck (southparkstudios.com)	(100)
	Nicole Kidman shows up at CMA Awards displaying curves no one knew she had. In other news, Nicole Kidman is 42. (pics) (dailymail.co.uk)	(99)
	Tara Reid will indeed be posing nude in Playboy, ten years too late (contactmusic.com)	(107)
	19 movies that can be watched again and again and again (denofgeek.com)	(275)
	Carrie Prejean's 'solo performance' was less than two years ago and she asked her ex to lie about it. Here's a shovel, sweetie. By all means, keep digging (with pics) (tmz.com)	(176)
	Nicolas Cage has a stalker too. However, it's a mime (contactmusic.com)	(18)
	Because it worked so well for Robert DeNiro's career, Harvey Keitel joins cast of "Meet the Fockers" sequel (hollywoodreporter.com)	(19)
(Coventry Telegraph)	44-year-old former actress gets married, realizes she looks like Jabba in her wedding photos, loses half her weight, gets named woman of the year, looks pretty good. (Pic) (blogs.coventrytelegraph.net)	(33)
(The Man In Black)	Stephen King has decided that the story of Roland doesn't end with The Dark Tower (stephenking.com)	(171)
	Obvious: another fictional character origin movie is on the way. Weird: it's about The Undertaker from World Wrestling Entertainment (movieblog.ugo.com)	(41)
	Russell Brand and Katy Perry have recorded a duet. He's just rubbing it in our faces now (contactmusic.com)	(61)
	Not content to simply be "out of ideas", Hollywood now actively suppporting bad ones, like this plot for the upcoming "Monopoly" movie from Ridley Scott (examiner.com)	(60)
(WLUK)	Ron Jeremy showing college campuses he's a master debater (fox11online.com)	(99)
	Carrie Prejean takes off her mic during Larry King, threatens to walk off show: "Inappropriate King Live continues" (tmz.com)	(195)
	Ron Livingston gets married, parties afterwards with the Bobs (feeds.people.com)	(42)
	Al Gore's TV network proves it's wild success by laying off 80 people, will change unconventional format to more boringly traditional one (gawker.com)	(21)
	After eight years of not talking, Angelina Jolie and Jon Voight reconcile with deep tongue kiss (starpulse.com)	(15)
	Nicolas Cage spent $276,000 on a dino skull, your argument is invalid (thesuperficial.com)	(28)

Wed November 11, 2009

		Jessica Biel has a girl crush on Jennifer Garner. Undoubtedly, Ben Affleck will find a way to screw this up for himself (starpulse.com)	(34)
		Tina Fey and Steve Carrell's new comedy, "Date Night", gets a trailer, upping the "Lame Comedy Alert" status to RED following last week's "Old Dogs" attack (examiner.com)	(50)
		The Oscars received a record 20 animated submissions...which really doesn't matter as it is anticipated that Barack Obama will sweep all categories (news.yahoo.com)	(55)
		Dollhouse sent to the attic (movieweb.com)	(114)
		Kiefer Sutherland reunites with his ex-wife because HE'S RUNNING OUT OF ALIMONY (contactmusic.com)	(8)
		Celine Dion's in vitro fertilization fails, but you have to think about it anyway (calgaryherald.com)	(21)
		Looks like they might not be raping your childhood after all. The teaser trailer for the remake of "Clash Of The Titans" looks pretty awesome (youtube.com)	(101)
		"At last, we conservatives have our Tina Fey" (nypost.com)	(207)
		Rachael McAdams may slip on some tight leather clothing and play Black Cat in the next Spider Man film. Me-ow (contactmusic.com)	(77)
		Eli Roth has many reasons for wanting an "Inglourious Basterds" prequel, not the least of which is his undeniable crush on Cloris Leachman (contactmusic.com)	(42)
		James Franco was excited about the whole "I'm gonna guest-star on a soap opera for two months" idea until he was handed a 65-page script to memorize for one day's filming (contactmusic.com)	(55)
		Okay then, your request to leave Scientology has been approved, all that remains is for you to claim your free fisting from Tom Cruise (nydailynews.com)	(179)
		Apparently, bisexuals will never be prey for Omarion (contactmusic.com)	(51)
		Jane Fonda says her sex life at 71 is better than ever, provided you don't get impaled by her metal hip (telegraph.co.uk)	(171)
		Blockbuster's getting back in the game with a kiosk that sells DRM'd movies on an SD card that requires a special box to....hey wait, where are you going? (consumerist.com)	(107)

Tue November 10, 2009

	Have all of Marvel's comics for the last five years been leading up to one massive event? Are The Avengers getting the band back together? Is Marvel dropping a mythical city on a real-life American one? (io9.com)	(121)
(Some Guy)	There have been over 440 celebrity guests on Sesame Street. Here are a list of the top 10 that won't be asked back. Mel Gibson's ban is brought to you by the letter A, for Anti-Semitic Aussie Alcoholic (tvtango.com)	(52)
	You knew it was gonna happen: They're making a TV series out of a Twitter feed. At least it's a good one: "Sh*t My Dad Says" (hollywoodreporter.com)	(62)
	You know who didn't have a problem with "Family Guy" making fun of Marlee Matlin? Marlee Matlin (hollywoodinsider.ew.com)	(103)
	Will Smith has gone full retard (slashfilm.com)	(117)
	Warren Beatty, Tribune Media Services locked in a legal battle for the ownership of the Dick Tracy movie. Loser gets ownership of the film (contactmusic.com)	(36)
	Continuing to prove she's pure career kryptonite, tape reveals that Lindsay Lohan was secretly dating heath Ledger when he died (celebitchy.com)	(56)
	Carrie Prejean: 'I was not having sex' in video. Remember, kids: it's not sex unless it can make you pregnant (today.msnbc.msn.com)	(209)
	Some fear that Amy Winehouse has an addictive personality, as evidenced by her statements about plastic surgery. Yes, because her cocaine abuse wasn't a giveaway (contactmusic.com)	(13)
	Dolph Lundgren must break something in the new "Conan" movie (comingsoon.net)	(45)
	New Yorkers, if your commute on the Deegan has seemed marginally less squalid and grimy of late, you can thank Bette Midler (nydailynews.com)	(27)
(Some Guy)	Sci-fi convention founder pleads guilty to fraud, depriving fans of Robert Picardo (conventionfans.today.com)	(39)
(Some Message)	Caption the text message that made Leonardo DiCaprio grin from ear to ear (img4.imageshack.us)	(110)
	Justin Timberlake wins a permanent restraining order against his stalker. Really, this is a win-win situation; Timberlake will be safe, and the stalker can move on to more interesting, culturally relevant prey (contactmusic.com)	(19)
	The battle of Avatar's budget: "I look at Avatar and see a movie that cannot possibly be expected to make its money back" (chud.com)	(155)

Mon November 09, 2009

	After weeks of rumors, Aerosmith frontman officially Steven Tyler quits the band. In other news, Aerosmith apparently still exists (nj.com)	(102)
	Unlike Firefly, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and presumably Dollhouse, "Fringe" will be given another shot. I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that it was created by a solid storyteller and not, you know, the Buffy guy (ausiellofiles.ew.com)	(183)
	Ben Kingsley gets honored at European film festival, proving his film career hasn't gandhi way of so many other actors (contactmusic.com)	(41)
	Sir Ian McKellan survives five minutes on The View: "Are you coming back to 'Harry Potter'?" (latimesblogs.latimes.com)	(76)
	X-Men 2 screenwriter Michael Dougherty explains how he would have writte X-3. It still wouldn't have been watchable (io9.com)	(62)
	Five comic books you're not reading, but should be (io9.com)	(124)
	First, it was releasing a CD. Then, it was starring in Melrose Place. Now, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz plans on making a complete ass of herself on Broadway (contactmusic.com)	(20)
(Some Guy)	Controversy erupts over billboard of Eva Mendes in her underwear lying on top of submitter (w/pic) (popeater.com)	(56)
	Kidman and Paltrow portray a married couple in a controversial sex-change flick. Nicole, formerly a he, becomes a she. When all the dust settles, Gwyneth's character ponders her new lesbian status. Far fetched? Nope...true story (bittenandbound.com)	(79)
	The ten best death fake-outs in fiction, from Spock to Bucky to Jason Todd (io9.com)	(100)
	In the most entertaining handwritten court papers ever, prisoner claims he fathered kids with Kate Gosselin & Nadia Suleman (aolcdn.com)	(24)
	John Mayer defends Britney Spears, saying that lip-synching is okay. Concertgoers would have complained about having seen him lip-synching, but they tend to drift off to sleep after about twenty minutes (contactmusic.com)	(73)
	Roland Emmerich's 2012 reviewed: "After two more hours of skyscrapers collapsing, tidal waves consuming cities and the ground generally being torn asunder, the slightest sniff of one trick pony-ism does start to permeate" (denofgeek.com)	(112)
	According to People Magazine marriage can ruin a man, and that man is Randy Quaid (people.com)	(19)
	"Hey, James Franco, how's the doctorate degree?" "Soooooooooo good" (contactmusic.com)	(44)
	There is a stolen video out of there of Jennifer Lopez having sex on her honeymoon. It could make an asstronomical amount of money, butt she doesn't want anybody to see it. Vows to get to the bottom of it. The end (news.com.au)	(155)
	Robert Zemeckis hopes to get the remaining Beatles onboard for his Yellow Submarine remake. Hopefully he's not too pushy (rollingstone.com)	(31)
(Some Guy)	"My Hammer pants right now are being made by six or seven of the world's finest designers" (heraldsun.com.au)	(31)
	So yeah, that sex tape featuring Carrie Prejean that caused her to drop her $10 million dollar lawsuit? Her mom got to see it too (tmz.com)	(129)
	Belinda Carlisle is not mad about reality TV, saying it's "like hell," which is exactly what the rest of the Go-Gos say about her (contactmusic.com)	(19)