Planet Fun Orbiting Elsewhere this Week

Hey all,

I just took a high paying job over at a different site so you can find this week’s “news” here

And by high paying, I mean I hope to get a free copy of the 4th season of Melrose Place.

Fuck Off, Russell Crowe

I, like many of you woke up thinking that I’ve already seen the best clip involving the American Gladiators’ Malibu. Of course the now, kinda, sorta infamous “Malibu Talks about his injury clip” which also features arguably america’s least talented announcer; Mike Adamle

And it’s fair to think that this clip would be the best Malibu clip. Fair, that is, unless you’re aware of his 1991 LEADING ROLE in the indy sensation THE KILLING ZONE. Here’s a plot summary on IMDB:

Years ago, Sam Bodine barely survived his first encounter with Mexican drug kingpin Carmen Vasquez, and when Sam’s nephew Garrett Bodine went after Carmen for it, Garrett was sent to prison for assault. Now,Sam runs a hangout with his fiancée Jenny, and Garrett is longing for the day when he is released so he can once again see his fiancée Tracy-and he may get that chance. Carmen’s brother Pablo Vasquez is murdered in his cell at the Arizona prison that Garrett is in, and Carmen arrives in Los Angeles, where Sam lives, to make everyone responsible for sending Pablo to prison pay, and Sam’s former partner, DEA agent Jack Slade, gets Garrett an early release so Garrett and Sam can go after Carmen.

So I know what you’re thinking, throw your DVD of Gladiator out (seriously, not to be too bloggy, but wasn’t that the most overrated movie ever?) and snap into THE KILLING ZONE. Not convinced to run to your local Johnny Foodmaster to get it, yet? TRY THIS SCENE ON FOR SIZE

OK, So now you’re probably thinking; “Sure, it’s got the drama and on scene chemistry that Gladiator had, but what I really liked about that movie was the fight scenes. And I’m not sure if a movie entitled THE KILLING ZONE will have any of those kind of sequences.”

WRONG!

Preparing for the Office

With The Office returning in a little under a week I’d imagine a lot of anticipation is building up. And with what appears to be a fairly rainy weekend coming up many might think about scheduling some ‘catching up to speed’ over the next few days.

And of course, the obvious choice is to watch all the episodes over on illegal sites like this one, but as a fan of the show, let me tell you, watching episodes is a complete waste of time. I’ll tell you where the real gold mine is: YouTube; the ultimate source for completely over the top Jim & Pam tribute videos. Like this one (A Becca Production, for all you big Becca fans out there) entitled “Better Man” which fits the song because it appears to be about domestic abuse.

(PS: Thankyou, Becca for making the ‘Best Sex of Your Life’ line by Roy infinitely funnier)

I know, I Know, I know you’re probably saying, “Hey Man, that song was pretty over-the-top but I really thought that it could’ve kicked up a notch… I dunno…. something by Evanescence maybe?”

And of course I must admit that during an entire year of my life watching videos like these became a secret obsession of mine (if you really want the good ones try searching for Final Fantasy videos). So much so that I created my own for a comedy show I wrote and starred in….I’ll give 500 Stanley nickels to the first person who can point me out.

That Wake Up Barry Season 2 DVD is available to the public for $20 and a signed contract that you’ll never leak it to the internet.

YouTube Makes a Funny

Load up Youtube, click on any ‘featured video’ any you will have an awesome April Fool’s day joke. Almost as awesome as this fridge.

Baby Boom Expected in 11 Months….

Now that there’s a release date set for Al Green’s new CD come out. Not convinced? What if I told you ?uest Love lays down the drums on the CD? Ya, get your significant other, or moderately priced hooker reserved for May 27th.

In an inspired move, Green collaborated with the Roots’ Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson and Roots/Lauryn Hill/Common collaborator James Poyser to produce the album. ?uestlove plays drums on Lay It Down, and the record’s other musical contributors include Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, and Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as horn group the Dap-Kings.

Source: Pitchfork Media 

Welcome To the Funniest Promotional Idea I’ve Ever Heard

Fresh off Billboard News comes an amazingly funny promotional idea I’ve ever heard:

“Dr. Pepper has announced plans for a unique contest that will coincide with the release of the Chinese Democracy, he oft-delayed Guns N Roses Album. The basic premise of the contest is that Dr. Pepper will give away a free can of soda to “everyone in America” if the Chinese Democracy is released sometime between now and December 31st 2008.”

And of course, if it is released, I plan to have my Dr. Pepper…. on the night traaaain.

Manatee, Are You OK? Are You OK, Manatee?

So I promise at some point this week I won’t just run random videos, but this video is just too awesome to pass up on. Ladies and gentleman, the official animal of Planet Fun!

PS: How much time does that lady have on her hands?

Asian Girls Will Do Anything…. Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter, Buddy

Not only are they crazy, but they apparently love to rock the fuck out of 80’s rock tracks… Check out this 10 year old prodigy layin down some Kansas on an 11,000 dollar keyboard

New Edgar Wright Movie to Star Michael Cera

Looks like the film adaptation of the comic book for Scott Pilgrim’s Little Life might be coming earlier than originally expected. Edgar Wright (director and co-writer for Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) who is already working on a screen adaptation of another comic book movie Ant Man, has been slated to direct the movie for a while now, and he seems to have found his Scott Pilgrim: Michael Cera.

Here’s an excerpt from Rotten Tomatoes:

Little Life will detail some of Scott Pilgrim’s most tumultuous weeks: playing inept indie rock, avoiding finding work, and meeting the girl of his dreams and learning he’ll have to destroy her ex-boyfriends in mortal fisticuffs if he wants to hook up with her. This may all sound like a variation on a typical Cera role, but check out The Vulture for convincing reasoning why playing Scott Pilgrim is actually a significant step forward for his hipster doofus act.

Despite knowing literally nothing about the Scott Pilgrim comic books, I think it’s pretty fair to get extremely excited about a movie that will feature the talents of both Edgar Wright and Michael Cera.

Also good to see that Wright isn’t too concerned with the problems Cera had with Judd Apatow…

No, that wasn’t real, moron.

Come As You Are, to a local shoe outlet: Kurt Cobain Shoes

Pictures of a special edition Kurt Cobain Converse shoe have hit the internet. Apart of an elite list of “Converse Century Icons” also including Hunter S. Thompson and Sid Vicious, more details about the release date will be made available by Converse in April. The shoes are inspired by the published photos and lyrics found in Kobain’s released journal/diaries a year back. (For those interested in the journal, I’ve been told it’s painfully morbid.)

For those who are wondering, the shoes do have the approval of Courtney Love so the shoes will actually be released.

Source: The Daily Swarm

There are more pictures of different’ models on the link above.