Month: October 2010

The stalemate between Cablevision and News Corp that threatens to keep the World Series off the air in the New York area just got a kick in the ‘nads for News Corp.

Why? Because the Yankees just lost to the Texas Rangers. So the interest of the average New Yorker in the World Series just dropped precipitously. Sure, some might still be interested, but it’s a lot less of an imperative for a lot more people.

And if the Phillies lose to the Giants, that’s pretty much it as far as the tri-state area is concerned. So News Corp can yell about how it’s Cablevision’s fault that News Corp yanked Channel 5 and thus lost viewers the World Series, but most viewers will just be shrugging and, if they’re so inclined, picking up “House” or “Glee” off iTunes.

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UPDATED at 11:39 PM–And the Phillies are out. That resounding thud you just heard is another bargaining chip hitting the ground.

I happened to be doing some general reading up on the Apocalypse for something I’m working on (how’s that for an unsettling hint) and just for laughs I decided to check Wikipedia. Here’s what it said, and I quote:

The End of the World
It is thought that in the year 2012 A.D. Bruce Lee will rise up from the dead and engage in an epic battle with Chuck Norris destroying the planet and all its inhabitants in the process.

Actually, if that were a movie, I’d go see it.

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For those who have iPads, iPhones, and similar i-Products, the app for the “Epic Mickey” digicomics–written by yours truly–have gone live. The comics are set before the events detailed in the upcoming “Epic Mickey” video game, depicting the world of Wasteland (populated by forgotten Disney characters) before the great Thinner Disaster that lays the groundwork for the game.

My personal favorite is “The Rubbish Cup,” which is basically a love letter to the late, lamented Adventurers Club. Check it out.

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I was watching an episode of “Cash Cab” the other day: The Discovery Channel game show where unwitting passengers find themselves in the titular vehicle, answering a series of trivia questions for cash prizes.

One of the questions posed by host/driver Ben Bailey was: “If you’re drinking through a six pack of beer, and you’re cracking open the penultimate can, which can of beer are you drinking?” The riders put their heads together, and one young woman who appeared to be the brains of the group said, “Well…a ‘pen…tagram’ is a five pointed star. And the pen…tagon has five sides. So the pen…ultimate can must be the fifth can!”

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Haven’t done one of these in a while, but I wanted to give you a heads up that, aside from X-Factor #210 being out, there’s also a “Ghostbusters” Halloween one shot that was co-written by myself and Kathleen (although for some reason her name wasn’t listed on the credits.)

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I am so NOT the target audience for the weekday morning chatfest (although my mother adores it), but I had to tune in in order to see the aftermath of last week’s blow-up.  Nothing was really solved during it:  The women reiterated their positions and the only thing they all agreed upon was that it was time to move on.  Which was a shame, because I think they should have all agreed that Barbara Walters was wrong.  Although that’s not actually the main point I want to make, but we’ll get to it.

In case you missed it:  Bill O’Reilly was spouting off about yet another thing he knew nothing about, namely the Muslim center.  You remember the center:  It was a place that was a complete non-issue until an Islamiphobic, right wing Ayn Rand worshipper in Long Island turned it into one because, y’know, that’s really the sort of opinion maker whom you want shaping public discourse.

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