Vampires, the trend that will not die.
The same person who sent me this article had a good point when we met for lunch the other day. She said, “No one ever says cop movies are over, or the legal thriller is over. Why do people think that’s the case with vampire movies?”
Entries Tagged as ‘That's Show Biz’
July 3, 2009
NY Times: Vampires Are Still the New Black
June 19, 2009
Oprah Loves Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies continues to conquer the world. Congratulations to Seth Grahame-Smith (not to brag, but yeah, we’re Facebook friends) on making Oprah’s summer reading list, an honor pretty much guaranteed to make other writers twist into pretzels of envy. You can check the full list here. Meanwhile, I’ll be wondering which pagan [...]
June 15, 2009
The Best (and Worst) Solo Pythonage
Topless Robot does the work of blogging for me this morning, which is good, because I really have other stuff to do. (I am way behind on my twittering, for example.)
But the mad geniuses over there have compiled a list of the best and worst solo projects of the most influential comedians of the last [...]
June 12, 2009
“Gov. Palin, if you’re watching…”
This is why Letterman is the only serious contender for the crown of Carson. He takes a double-barrel shotgun blast of phony outrage from a politician and turns it into popcorn, bouncing harmlessly off his chest.
Other late-night hosts might have hidden under their desks. Letterman offers a crash course in remedial comedy:
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June 10, 2009
Vampirism Goes Viral
There are a few truths in this world. Nobody likes to pay taxes. Never get into a land war in Asia. And of course, vampires just will not die.
Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan have just released their entry into the genre, a novel titled The Strain. It’s about vampirism going viral, and the chaos [...]
June 2, 2009
Reality TV: May Be Hazardous to Your Health
Interesting — though not exactly shocking — report from The Wrap which says that 11 reality show participants have committed suicide, and another two have tried.
As the report says, right up front, someone who voluntarily appears on a reality-TV show might have some issues. But I think there’s something to the idea that reality TV [...]
May 26, 2009
Buffy Without Whedon? Pass.
My friend Rick has some news that would ordinarily be welcomed by geeks everywhere:
The good news is, the executive producers of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” are considering making a movie that would relaunch the franchise.
Except for one thing:
The catch: Whedon, who created the character for a 1992 movie and re-imagined it for what would become [...]
May 20, 2009
It’s Nerd Christmas Every Day These Days
There’s almost more good news than I can handle. Damn you, Internet. I haven’t gotten anything done this morning because of you.
First, we’ve got the trailer for Sherlock Holmes, which looks fantastic.
Next up, the miniseries that made alien invasion look real — at least to me, back when I was 12 [...]
May 18, 2009
The Human Target
Add another one to the “Hey, I pitched that idea” file: the Human Target. Christopher Chance, a master of disguise, impersonates other people in order to draw out threats against their lives. Obviously, it didn’t happen with me, but I’m glad to see the character is coming to Fox this fall.
I’m also glad to see [...]
May 18, 2009
Vampire Is The New Black
Every couple of months, I hear how “vampires are so over,” from various folks. Every vampire movie or TV show is supposed to be the last one, and audiences won’t tolerate another one. And then something like Twilight comes around and makes roughly a kajillion dollars.
It should be obvious, but vampires don’t stay dead. Sure, [...]
