Some choice crazy in the 'spam today

[cleolinda]

A few things up front:

The new Made of Fail podcast is up!

Re: "Christmas in April": After some discussion on the last SLOD entry, I think we've decided that the green pegasus is named Medley, not Melody. Also: damn, y'all like you some My Little Ponies. I had no idea people still loved them so much, and I expected to be roundly mocked for still having mine.

(OMG THE BLUE PONY WITH THE FISH IS SO PRETTY! and also does not have dead, black eyes)

(OMG PWNIES.)

A couple of icons I loved but forgot to mention a while back: In case of explushination, break glass; a fever of 100 and werewolf.

More linkspam!

April Fools Are Hilarious, Irate & Thought-Provoking; Unicorn Chaser beverage from ThinkGeek!; It's... Squeeze Bacon! (OH BLARG); Have Sweet Dreams Resting In The Innards Of Your Own Tauntaun (update: At least one April Fool's joke may become a reality).

Gabriel García Márquez Will Not Write You Another Book.

The last book of 'The Wheel of Time' will be three volumes.

Tori Amos' new video "Welcome to England."

Blackbeard the Pirate's Sword and Booty Discovered.

Hollywood Wax Museum set to auction 200 wax celebs.

HBO's 'True Blood' flows into Season 2.

Lost, Airbender win Peabody Awards.

(Related to Lost: Morphing between young Ben and regular Ben.)

Keira Knightley in a disturbing domestic violence PSA.

Images: Tarantino's 'Basterds' Heads to Cannes as More Photos Arrive Online; 'The Stepfather' One-Sheet Threatens You; New Transformers 2 Robot Details & Photos Revealed; Steven Soderbergh's Sexy 'The Girlfriend Experience' Poster; 'Game' Retitled 'Citizen Game'; A New Strode Pic from Zombie's H2; Exclusive: 'Hysterical Psycho' Poster Premiere.

Trailers and clips: Must Watch: Ridiculous Red Band Trailer for 'Bruno'!; Trailer for 'Fame' Hits (related: first photo); Another New Trailer for Sony's 'The Taking of Pelham 123'; A Second Trailer for ‘Hangover’; New 'Crank' trailer tries to kill your browser; EXCLUSIVE: Watch Channing Tatum Duking It Out In 'Fighting.'

UPDATED PIRACY SCANDAL: FBI Joins Fox In Hunt For "Stolen, Incomplete & Early Version' 'Wolverine' Print On Web; 'Wolverine' leak: End of the world?; Wolverine Leak Aftermath; Radically Recut 'Wolverine' to Be Released; 10 Ways Wolverine Could Still Become A Decent Film; Wolverine's Hugh Jackman offers to host a premiere in your hometown. I like to think that last link is directly related to the others.

'The Last Airbender' to Start Filming in Reading; 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Set Pics Appear - From Philadelphia and Greenland.

'The Rum Diary' Begins Principal Photography.

Binoche’s ‘Certified Copy’ Begins Filming in June.

ShoWest: 'G.I. Joe' Footage was Quite a Cheesy Let Down.

New Photos of Construction at Wizarding World of Harry Potter Online.

Robert Patrick Toys With Our Hearts For Terminator 5.

Cotillard, Page and Murphy in talks for 'Inception.'

'The Hobbit' May Extend to Become a Trilogy. (ETA: Ah, it's an April Fool's joke. I knew there'd be something we would all take seriously and then end up having to put out rumor fires for months.)

EXCLUSIVE: Rumored ‘Green Lantern’ Star Chris Pine Doesn’t Have Part, Hasn’t Read Script.

Aaaaand it's Crazygonuts Day with the Twilight news: "I Know You're A Werewolf And All, But There Is This Place Called Supercuts…"; Kristen Stewart Says ‘New Moon’ Will Be ‘More Tragic’ Than ‘Twilight’; Dear fangirls: you scare the shit out of Kristen Stewart (" 'More than three girls of that certain age — run away,' she says, laughing as the threat settles in a distant part of the patio. 'Girls are scary. Large groups of girls scare the (crap) out of me.... They covet him. I think half of them are so jealous that they hate me' "); No, Kristen Stewart is not actually on Twitter; Glenn Beck: Obama = Edward Cullen; What the fuck? "Forget getting a boring old autograph, to celebrate the release of Best-Film-Ever, Twilight, starring the Hottest-Boy-Ever, Robert Pattinson, you can get your copy bitten! Mad but true - this Monday 6th April in HMV's Oxford Circus (150, Oxford Street) flagship store, a steel version of Mr P's teeth will be 'biting' into the sleeves of Twilight DVDs." I really cannot tell if they are shitting people on this one or not. It's dated April 2, you guys. I don't know.

Twilight series spawns religion: Edward Cullen is real, members should read the books like a Bible. Okay, you win. You're the craziest. Enjoy.

Related: Exclusive: Adventureland's Eisenberg & Stewart; Kristen Stewart Interview on SuicideGirls.com; Coming-of-age 'Adventureland' is a meandering ride.

'Fast & Furious' puts franchise in neutral.

Invasion spoof 'Alien Trespass' is easy to forgive.

Emily Blunt On How Jack Black Will ‘Stir Up’ ‘Gulliver’s Travels’; A spot of tea and bit of 'Sunshine' with Emily Blunt.

David Cronenberg Looks To Lock In His Denzel/Cruise Spy Thriller ‘The Matarese Circle.’

Aaron Eckhart Falls Into a 'Rabbit Hole' with Nicole Kidman.

Mikkelsen and Davalos are the Latest to Join ‘Clash of the Titans.’

Tim Robbins Says ‘Iron Man 2’ Role Is ‘An Internet Rumor.’

Idris Elba Confirmed For ‘The Losers,’ Zoe Saldana Playing Aisha.

EXCLUSIVE: Vin Diesel Interested in Playing Doctor Doom, Has Discussed Namor/Sub-Mariner Movie.

Don't miss your chance to star as Spider-Man or Mary Jane on Broadway.

Visit the 'Cirque du Freak' in 2010.

Barry Sonnenfeld Opens 'Spellman Files.'

‘Sex And The City’ Sequel Gets May 2010 Release Date.

Megan Fox Joining Rourke in 'Passion Plays'; Megan Fox Appears as Mickey Rourke’s Angel.

James Marsters on how Moonshot brought Apollo 11 to life; James Marsters: Plains Invaders puts a new spin on Old West; Vampire Showdown: James Marsters On ‘Buffy’’s Spike Vs. ‘Twilight’’s Edward.

ShoWest: Third 'Men in Black' in Development! That's a panicked "!" in my mind.

Judd Apatow and Bill Hader's Slasher Titled 'House of Joel.'

'Ice Age 3' at the center of a struggle over 3-D exhibition; A battle in the third dimension: Studios vs. theater owners.

Kevin Spacey Starring in New Indie Comedy Not as Exciting as It Would Be in 1999.

Everybody Wants To Rock, Even The Vomiting Penis Monsters [Found Footage].

Comments

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

Idris Elba is currently playing in the Office, and I HATE his character so much. Bleh.

[poinsley.livejournal.com]

Wow, that Keira Knightly film was brutal.

[ofshoesandships.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Got goosebumps.

[sabra-n.livejournal.com]

I'm vaguely ashamed to be living in the same state where Avatar is filming. Ugh.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Oh man, how cool will it be if they’ve really found the Queen Anne’s Revenge?

[robinmc.livejournal.com]

I thought we'd reached the apex of Twilight-related crazy a few months ago. But Cullenism? Steel RPattz teeth? GLENN BECK? I am scared for the future.

[naughtygrl7.livejournal.com]

LOL I definitely still collect My Little Ponies. mostly the older ones, since there are FAR too many newer ones out there.

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

The whole Twilight Religion thing creeps me out on levels I didn't even know existed.

And that's after seeing the movie and (sadly) reading the horrible books.

[tygress.livejournal.com]

I totally own that Blue swirly art pony. o.O

MLP is still hugely popular. There's a whole fandom of people out there who do custom repaints, much like some people do the Tonner dolls.

For examples:
http://www.aikarin.com/mlp/customs/customgallery.html
http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=custom+Mlp
http://www.darkhorsecollectables.com/index.html

Also, you are not alone in your supposed 'shame' of keeping them. Mine are still in storage. Somewhere. I think. At least it's just one box. Not this (http://www.u.arizona.edu/~jkanc/index.html).

And if you don't have shelf space to keep your ponies, there's always PonyStars (http://www.ponystars.com/maleficently)

*wanders away innocently*

[audheim.livejournal.com]

I'm going to apologize in advance for sounding really nonchalant here, because I feel guilty for coming off as nonchalant about this.

So, what's the deal with that Keira Knightley PSA? Like, was the empty set just to drive home the tagline or was she supposed to be filming something and then her "boyfriend"/"husband" showed up and started beating on her? Or am I just looking way too much into the setup?

For me, it's just one of those times when I feel like I'm so close to fully understanding the setup of something but it still feels so elusive.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah... that was strangely meta. I think she was really supposed to be at "home," and the empty set was for the tagline. But even considering that, it's like she leaves a set, goes to her "real" home, but then has these slightly stilted lines like, "Oh, gentle heart, please!," and then suddenly drops character and says "I didn't agree to this." But it keeps going, so it's real, but it's actually a set and not a "real" home, but he's still really beating her, and... yeah.

But I liked the whole "I didn't agree to this, this wasn't in the script" part as the metaphor for a relationship. Because, you know, no one ever gets into a relationship thinking they'll be abused or wanting to be.

[kitrinlu.livejournal.com]

Twilight is a religion? That explains so much...

[amaz0n-princess.livejournal.com]

wait, 3 books for the final Wheel of Time series? Why????!!!!

And I have no idea how they could possibly turn The Eye of world into a film. They'd have to edit out 3/4 of the book at least! Not that those books couldn't stand to use some heavy editing/cutting down in length...

Though the quote about Fantasy writers & brevity was pretty funny. :)

[aramina48.livejournal.com]

I think Brandon explains it best. Read this (http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article/56/Splitting-AMOL).

[emmaorgana.livejournal.com]

Ummm... why does The Hobbit need to be a trilogy?

I could understand when they wanted to do a sort of Hobbit sequel bridge to LotR movie, but if they can make FotR, TTT and RotK into one movie each, they can make The Hobbit one movie.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think it's getting a bit out of control at this point.

[queenanthai.livejournal.com]

SPIKE WINS. END OF DISCUSSION.

[thelovely2.livejournal.com]

SECONDED. FERVENTLY.

[mudpuppy83.livejournal.com]

Oh fer God's sake:

The Hobbit does not need to be made into a damn trilogy! I recently saw the Rankin-Bass cartoon and it effectively told almost the entire story--with a few minor deletions--in 70 minutes!

I love Peter Jackson dearly--and Guillermo Del Toro, as well--but he clearly is still stuck on EPIC MODE. He almost ruined King Kong by treating it like an epic and it'd be just as big a mistake with The Hobbit.

Just because Tolkien wrote it, doesn't mean it needs to be epic.

[brisingr88.livejournal.com]

I agree! The Hobbit isn't that complicated of a story (and, in my opinion, not an epic)and they could definitely do it justice in one film.

[thelovely2.livejournal.com]

DAMN, Taylor Lautner has BUFFED. LOOK AT THOSE SHOULDERS (AND ARMS). Non-shirtwearing werewolves, anyone?

[bronweeny.livejournal.com]

your icon has made my day! >.

[brisingr88.livejournal.com]

Wow. That was a really poweful PSA.

Men in Black 3? NO! They're never going to match the first script. The second one was ok (as in bearable to watch). But really, isn't Tommy Lee Jones getting a little old to be out saving the galaxy?

And I think the word is that the Hobbit Trilogy thing was an April Fool's joke. That's what the comments said anyway. Let's hope it was.

[reticent-lass.livejournal.com]

I'll watch anything with Will Smith in it, but there is a line that must be drawn. Make something new! Something interesting! Like the first half of Hancock! Or--oh, this would be so horrible it'd be AWESOME--kickin' ass in Jurassic Park 4.

[tristantrakand.livejournal.com]

Hey! If you follow the links to TheOneRing.net, they reveal that the Hobbit "trilogy" is actually an April Fool's joke. :)

[bad-idea-bear.livejournal.com]

Oh good. I was worried for a moment.

[firei.livejournal.com]

I totally want to audition for Spider-Man, because I have always secretly dreamed of being a broadway star. But a Mary-Jane I am not (a little too round, thank you!) and I'm not ethnic looking enough for the villian. I'd hate to stand around all day only to have them not audition me because I don't look either of the parts, and that's all they are looking for right now.

[bad-idea-bear.livejournal.com]

Wow, I can't believe Avatar is coming out in just over a year. As much as I don't want to give the movie any of my money, I'm tempted to go watch it while roaring drunk and make rude remarks at the screen.

*tear* It would be the only way to cope.

Also, grr at The Hobbit. I hate the idea of the 'bridge movie' because it just screams "Hi we want more money off the franchise", but TWO?? That's totally unnecessary.

[reticent-lass.livejournal.com]

No! Wait for it to get out online, THEN get roaring drunk and watch it.

I'll bet it'll come out at our local drive-in. They always show two movies. If I can convince myself that I'm only spending money on the second movie, and I sneak in lots of friends who don't pay, and I don't buy any merchandise relating to this stinking heap of crap... I will watch it, take notes, and swear freely at the screen throughout.

[sweet-pessimism.livejournal.com]

So it's off topic, but have you seen the new BPAL April Fool releases? The ones in The Salon look awesome. In fact, I was not able to resist ordering a 5ml of Velvet Unicorn, thus completely depleting my stash of In Case of Internet Awesome money. "Spun sugar, sparkling rainbow candies, strawberries, merangue, and cherry fluff." I adore foodie scents, so it's perfect for me, too.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Hee, me too--I saw that and immediately had to close the window lest I order a bunch of Velvet Unicorn for myself.

[diddakoi.livejournal.com]

No, no, no, no to 3D movies. No. I want my goddamn movies like they always have been, and if I wanted to wear clunky glasses that limit my field of vision, I wouldn't be dropping the money I do on contacts. No.

Also, good for Reading! One thing about M. Night, he always has some love for PA.

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[unicornluvr.livejournal.com]

AAHHHH!

CAN I PLEASE STEAL YOUR ICON?!

Now I am trying to think of all the necessary things to keep on hand: wine, and cheese. Cats. Not sanity. That has already fled.

[havocs-roman.livejournal.com]

The thing I find most interesting about that (very well-made, very effective) Keira Knightley PSA is that the concept worked from her own public persona to create this character of an actress with a really nice flat and a presumably equally shiny life--the angle these ads tend to go for around here is the working/middle-class stay at home mum who can't afford to get way from an abusive partner even if she were emotionally capable of it; and here is a portrayal of exactly the same issue striking a (presumable) star. I like the angle--maybe this way there can be a highlight on the emotional/psychological issues at the root of this sort of abuse rather than just the old focus on the economic issue. [/soapbox]

Also, WTF, Twilighters? You know you've got a shiny brand of crazy going on when you make marrying Snape on the astral plane look tame.

[barrelgoddess.livejournal.com]

Also, WTF, Twilighters? You know you've got a shiny brand of crazy going on when you make marrying Snape on the astral plane look tame.

LMAO. Yes. This. XD

[bronweeny.livejournal.com]

that keira knightley video is intense. it reminds me of the video that emma thompson did

twilight is sending the world to hell in a basket! come on! biting a dvd! these peoples are nuts!!

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I think the green pegasus really is Medley! I have the same one and when I was a kid, I thought she was called Melody for the longest time til I found out that it was really Medley and I'd misread it! :-)

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

I was amazed by the Keira Knightley spot. Really, they need to run things like that in the US.

Also, Spiderman the musical? Exactly why I kind of hate Broadway right now.