One wouldn’t think that a schlocky slasher series about killer puppets would produce more than a dozen films across three decades, let alone sequels that are still being discussed today, yet here we are getting deep in the weeds over the straight-to-video sequel bliss that is Puppet Master 4. Puppet Master is easily the most successful property to come out of Charles Band’s Full Moon Features, best known for movies like Castle Freak and Subspecies, as well as more low-hanging fruit like The Gingerdead Man and The Evil Bong series. Puppet Master falls comfortably between these two extremes. After a satisfying initial trilogy that chronicles the grandiose revenge scheme of a persecuted toymaker, Puppet Master–like many long-running horror series–is forced to ask, “What’s next?”
In Puppet Master’s case, the franchise strangely pivots towards the rehabilitation of Blade, Leech Woman, Six-Shooter, and the rest of these...
In Puppet Master’s case, the franchise strangely pivots towards the rehabilitation of Blade, Leech Woman, Six-Shooter, and the rest of these...
- 11/27/2023
- by Daniel Kurland
- bloody-disgusting.com
David Michael Koechner is a famed American actor and comedian who began his career in improv in 1987. He is best known for his distinct roles as Champ Kind in the Anchorman films and Todd Packer on NBC’s renowned American sitcom The Office.
David Koechner Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
David Koechner was born on August 24, 1962 (David Koechner age: 60) in Tipton, Missouri, to Margaret Ann and Cecil Stephen Koechner. He has three sisters, Mary-Rose, Cecilia and Joan, as well as two brothers, Joe and Mark.
Koechner was raised Catholic and is of German, Irish and English descent. He studied political science at Benedictine College and at the University of Missouri, before eventually deciding to relocate to Chicago in order to try and pursue a career in improvisational comedy. After attending Chicago’s ImprovOlympic and studying under renowned improvisation instructor Del Close, Koechner joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago,...
David Koechner Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education
David Koechner was born on August 24, 1962 (David Koechner age: 60) in Tipton, Missouri, to Margaret Ann and Cecil Stephen Koechner. He has three sisters, Mary-Rose, Cecilia and Joan, as well as two brothers, Joe and Mark.
Koechner was raised Catholic and is of German, Irish and English descent. He studied political science at Benedictine College and at the University of Missouri, before eventually deciding to relocate to Chicago in order to try and pursue a career in improvisational comedy. After attending Chicago’s ImprovOlympic and studying under renowned improvisation instructor Del Close, Koechner joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago,...
- 7/21/2023
- by Trevor Hanuka
- Uinterview
Gilmore Girls made many friends behind the scenes in Stars Hollow. It’s clear Scott Patterson still hangs out with Sean Gunn, since Gunn is a regular guest on his podcast. Patterson seems to have remained close with Lauren Graham, too. Guest star John Cabrera made lifelong friends on Gilmore Girls too. One of his three closest co-stars is Hep Alien bandmate Sebastian Bach!
L-r: Todd Lowe and John Cabrera | Amanda Edwards/WireImage via Getty Images
Cabrera was a guest on Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on May 18. When Patterson asked who he still keeps in touch with, Cabrera included Bach. Find out who else Cabrera remained friends with below.
3 Hep Alien bandmates are in Josh Cabrera’s inner circle
Cabrera played Brian Fuller, the bassist. Hep Alien also included the characters played by Keiko Agena and Todd Lowe, both of whom Cabrera is still in touch with.
L-r: Todd Lowe and John Cabrera | Amanda Edwards/WireImage via Getty Images
Cabrera was a guest on Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on May 18. When Patterson asked who he still keeps in touch with, Cabrera included Bach. Find out who else Cabrera remained friends with below.
3 Hep Alien bandmates are in Josh Cabrera’s inner circle
Cabrera played Brian Fuller, the bassist. Hep Alien also included the characters played by Keiko Agena and Todd Lowe, both of whom Cabrera is still in touch with.
- 3/13/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Gilmore Girls cast Chad Michael Murray before he was on One Tree Hill, even before he was on Dawson’s Creek. Murray played Tristan Dugray, one of Rory (Alexis Bledel)’s Chilton love interests. Though Tristan was fairly distant, Murray is quite clear about how his character felt about Rory.
Chad Michael Murray | Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images
Murray was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on Dec. 14, 2021. Even Patterson wanted to know what Tristan’s last line to Rory meant, and Murray was ready to explain it.
Chad Michael Murray already did lots of character prep on ‘Gilmore Girls’
Throughout his career, Murray has spoken about and been known for preparing for his characters. That was already the case when he played Tristan on Gilmore Girls.
“I always remember when I originally made notes, because I like to make notes on every script that I read no matter what,...
Chad Michael Murray | Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images
Murray was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on Dec. 14, 2021. Even Patterson wanted to know what Tristan’s last line to Rory meant, and Murray was ready to explain it.
Chad Michael Murray already did lots of character prep on ‘Gilmore Girls’
Throughout his career, Murray has spoken about and been known for preparing for his characters. That was already the case when he played Tristan on Gilmore Girls.
“I always remember when I originally made notes, because I like to make notes on every script that I read no matter what,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Gilmore Girls was famous for being letter perfect with Amy Sherman-Palladino’s scripts. New actors had to learn to deliver the lines fast, and they couldn’t change a thing. For the series regulars, that meant a lot of memorization every week, but they knew the rules. Jason Kravits stepped in it his very first take as Dwight.
Jason Kravits | Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic via Getty Images
Dwight was only in one episode, but he appeared on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In on May 13 to discuss it. Kravits told Patterson the very familiar story of a Gilmore Girls guest star who had to be schooled in the Sherman-Palladino way.
‘Gilmore Girls’ told Jason Kravits the rules
Dwight appeared in the Gilmore Girls Season 3 episode “Eight O’Clock at the Oasis”. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) got roped into plant/lawn sitting for Dwight. Ultimately, Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rory (Alexis Bledel...
Jason Kravits | Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic via Getty Images
Dwight was only in one episode, but he appeared on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In on May 13 to discuss it. Kravits told Patterson the very familiar story of a Gilmore Girls guest star who had to be schooled in the Sherman-Palladino way.
‘Gilmore Girls’ told Jason Kravits the rules
Dwight appeared in the Gilmore Girls Season 3 episode “Eight O’Clock at the Oasis”. Lorelai (Lauren Graham) got roped into plant/lawn sitting for Dwight. Ultimately, Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rory (Alexis Bledel...
- 3/11/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
GIlmore Girls was always a breezy comedy drama, but some comedic moments stand out. Kirk Gleason (Sean Gunn)’s student film was one of those moments, but that was news to Mary Lynn Rajskub. Rajskub played the Girlfriend in Kirk’s film. She would show up again in season 6 as another Troubadour in Stars Hollow, but she just found out how monumental Kirk’s film was last year.
Rajskub was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In Podcast on March 9, 2022. When Patterson asked her about the monumental A Film by Kirk, Rajskub had no idea fans loved it so much.
Mary Lynn Rajskub asks why ‘A Film by Kirk’ is a ‘Gilmore Girls’ favorite?
A Film By Kirk was one of Patterson’s first questions to Rajskub. She was a bit taken aback that her brief Gilmore Girls cameo was so belovedly remembered.
“Why is it one of the most iconic moments?...
Rajskub was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In Podcast on March 9, 2022. When Patterson asked her about the monumental A Film by Kirk, Rajskub had no idea fans loved it so much.
Mary Lynn Rajskub asks why ‘A Film by Kirk’ is a ‘Gilmore Girls’ favorite?
A Film By Kirk was one of Patterson’s first questions to Rajskub. She was a bit taken aback that her brief Gilmore Girls cameo was so belovedly remembered.
“Why is it one of the most iconic moments?...
- 3/10/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Milo Ventimiglia was already a heartthrob on Gilmore Girls. The role of Jess began the legacy of heartthrobs like Peter Petrelli and Jack Pearson. One of Jess’s Gilmore Girls love interests was Shane (Jessica Kiper). Kiper recalls Ventimiglia bringing her to a church when they were filming.
Milo Ventimiglia | Barry King/WireImage via Getty Images
Kiper was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on April 15 to discuss her role on Gilmore Girls. Patterson asked for “Milo stories” and she obliged. Boy howdy, did she oblige!
The church near ‘Gilmore Girls’
On Gilmore Girls, Jess and Shane make out at the Stars Hollow End of Summer Madness festival. In real life, Ventimiglia was more reserved.
“One day on set, and I don’t think it was my first day, it could’ve been, it’s all a blur,” Kiper said on I Am All In.
Milo Ventimiglia | Barry King/WireImage via Getty Images
Kiper was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on April 15 to discuss her role on Gilmore Girls. Patterson asked for “Milo stories” and she obliged. Boy howdy, did she oblige!
The church near ‘Gilmore Girls’
On Gilmore Girls, Jess and Shane make out at the Stars Hollow End of Summer Madness festival. In real life, Ventimiglia was more reserved.
“One day on set, and I don’t think it was my first day, it could’ve been, it’s all a blur,” Kiper said on I Am All In.
- 3/9/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stand-up comic and television personality Kelly Monteith, who was one of the first American comedians to have their own BBC show, has died. The news was announced by The Anglophile Channel, a Los Angeles production company with which he collaborated. No cause of death was cited; Monteith was 80.
The comedian made frequent guest appearances on U.S. talk shows in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show and The Late Show with David Letterman. In 1976, he hosted The Kelly Monteith Show on CBS and later led the network’s hidden camera prank series, The Hit Squad. He also appeared on The Love Boat, Hollywood Squares and New Love, American Style.
He became popular in the UK after several spots on The Des O’Connor Show which led to him getting his own self-titled sitcom/sketch series on the BBC.
The comedian made frequent guest appearances on U.S. talk shows in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Merv Griffin Show, The Mike Douglas Show and The Late Show with David Letterman. In 1976, he hosted The Kelly Monteith Show on CBS and later led the network’s hidden camera prank series, The Hit Squad. He also appeared on The Love Boat, Hollywood Squares and New Love, American Style.
He became popular in the UK after several spots on The Des O’Connor Show which led to him getting his own self-titled sitcom/sketch series on the BBC.
- 1/4/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Warpaint has released “Lilys,” an original song that follows their 2016 album and last year’s single “The Brakes.” Produced by Sam Petts-Davies, the lush, ethereal track appears in recent HBO series Made for Love.
Singer/guitarist Theresa Wayman told NME that “Lilys” is actually a first glimpse of the band’s next album.
“The HBO show wanted to use it and so that made us finish it faster,” Wayman told NME. “And then the label heard it and were like, ‘Actually, we want to put this out not just have...
Singer/guitarist Theresa Wayman told NME that “Lilys” is actually a first glimpse of the band’s next album.
“The HBO show wanted to use it and so that made us finish it faster,” Wayman told NME. “And then the label heard it and were like, ‘Actually, we want to put this out not just have...
- 4/30/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The members of Gang of Four would likely be the first to tell you that you do not need an extravagant Gang of Four box set. They’re the ones who released a 45 sarcastically titled “To Hell With Poverty” and backed it up with “Capital (It Fails Us Now),” a lampoon about a newborn baby reaching for its credit card. They skewered advertising culture on “I Found That Essence Rare” and quipped, “The problem of leisure, what to do for pleasure, ideal love a new purchase” on “Natural’s Not in It.
- 3/12/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Passion Pictures, the Oscar-winning documentary and animation outfit, has named ex-Shed Group chief Nick Southgate as its new CEO.
The company has offices in London, Paris, Barcelona and Melbourne, working across a range of output including feature documentaries (Searching For Sugar Man), animation series, and commercials for clients including Nike, Sony and Kellogs. The outfit also encompasses national history producer Passion Planet.
Passion founder Andrew Ruhemann moves to Chairman and will continue to creatively lead the company. Co-founder John Battsek departed back in January to launch a new banner.
Southgate was previously CEO of super-indie Shed Media, the home of production outfits Wall to Wall, Ricochet, Twenty Twenty, and Renegade, as well as scripted giant Shed. He is also the co-founder of Imagine Capital, the investment and advisory house, where he will remain a partner.
“For many years I’ve admired Passion,” said Southgate.
The company has offices in London, Paris, Barcelona and Melbourne, working across a range of output including feature documentaries (Searching For Sugar Man), animation series, and commercials for clients including Nike, Sony and Kellogs. The outfit also encompasses national history producer Passion Planet.
Passion founder Andrew Ruhemann moves to Chairman and will continue to creatively lead the company. Co-founder John Battsek departed back in January to launch a new banner.
Southgate was previously CEO of super-indie Shed Media, the home of production outfits Wall to Wall, Ricochet, Twenty Twenty, and Renegade, as well as scripted giant Shed. He is also the co-founder of Imagine Capital, the investment and advisory house, where he will remain a partner.
“For many years I’ve admired Passion,” said Southgate.
- 4/28/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Freaks and Geeks told a lot of stories across its 18-episode run, but the central plot line was always Lindsay Weir struggling to find a place to fit in. At the start of the show, Lindsay (played by Linda Cardellini) had left the geeks for the freaks, abandoning the mathletes and Uno nights with her former best friend Millie to go see the Who and host a keg party. But being a burnout wasn’t really her thing, and by the finale she was still trying to find herself in 1981 suburbia.
- 6/3/2019
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
The rebooted action heroine channels the spirit of Indiana Jones – and creepy daddy issues – in a dull, derivative romp
Dave Allen once said that men know they’re getting older when they watch Sunset Boulevard and realise they find Gloria Swanson quite attractive. Similarly, a certain generation will sense the grim reaper’s presence now that Angelina Jolie is no longer the screen face of Lara Croft, because the mantle has passed to Alicia Vikander.
This Lara is notably more serious and sensitive, and unlike Jolie, or the figure in the 90s video game – or indeed Karen Gillan in the new Jumanji movie – she doesn’t have to wear cute shorts or revealing clothes, which is fair enough. But she does an awful lot of very pathetic and borderline creepy daddy-daughter pining for that all-important man in her life. It’s a fantastically lacklustre appearance from Dominic West as the...
Dave Allen once said that men know they’re getting older when they watch Sunset Boulevard and realise they find Gloria Swanson quite attractive. Similarly, a certain generation will sense the grim reaper’s presence now that Angelina Jolie is no longer the screen face of Lara Croft, because the mantle has passed to Alicia Vikander.
This Lara is notably more serious and sensitive, and unlike Jolie, or the figure in the 90s video game – or indeed Karen Gillan in the new Jumanji movie – she doesn’t have to wear cute shorts or revealing clothes, which is fair enough. But she does an awful lot of very pathetic and borderline creepy daddy-daughter pining for that all-important man in her life. It’s a fantastically lacklustre appearance from Dominic West as the...
- 3/14/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Love has some new company. Deadline reports Kathy Baker and Kyle Bornheimer have joined season three of the Netflix TV show.The romantic comedy follows Gus (Paul Rust) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs), two seemingly opposite people who begin a relationship. The cast also includes Claudia O’Doherty, Dave Allen, Mike Mitchell, Steve Bannos, Chris Witaske, Chantal Claret, Briga Heelan, and David King.Read More…...
- 6/24/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Rob Leane Mar 22, 2017
Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin and Paul Rust have subverted expectations with Love, a thoughtful, funny and fearless Netflix series...
Love is one of Netflix’s finest original comedies. It’s certainly right up there with Master Of None and BoJack Horseman in the category of comedies that aren’t afraid to tackle tough topics.
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The show’s vague title means that Love may have flown under your radar, but it also comes with benefits. Due to the broad scope of its moniker, Love is a show without a gimmick, allowing the writing team to go down any path they wish to develop their characters, mine for laughs and tug on our heartstrings. It succeeds regularly on all three counts.
Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin and Paul Rust have subverted expectations with Love, a thoughtful, funny and fearless Netflix series...
Love is one of Netflix’s finest original comedies. It’s certainly right up there with Master Of None and BoJack Horseman in the category of comedies that aren’t afraid to tackle tough topics.
See related The Last Kingdom series 2 episode 1 review The Last Kingdom series 2: politics, battles and arselings What can we expect from new BBC drama, The Last Kingdom?
The show’s vague title means that Love may have flown under your radar, but it also comes with benefits. Due to the broad scope of its moniker, Love is a show without a gimmick, allowing the writing team to go down any path they wish to develop their characters, mine for laughs and tug on our heartstrings. It succeeds regularly on all three counts.
- 3/21/2017
- Den of Geek
What's in store for season two of Love? Recently, executive producer Judd Apatow spoke with Yahoo about the upcoming season of the Netflix series.The romantic comedy follows Gus (Paul Rust) and Mickey (Gillian Jacobs), two seemingly opposite people who begin a relationship. The cast also includes Claudia O’Doherty, Dave Allen, Steve Bannos, Chris Witaske, Chantal Claret, Briga Heelan, and David King.Read More…...
- 2/22/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
What's next for Gus and Mickey? Love stars Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust recently discussed season two of the Netflix series with Deadline.
The comedy chronicles the relationship between Gus (Rust) and Mickey (Jacobs), two Los Angeles residents struggling with romance and life. The cast also includes Claudia O'Doherty, Dave Allen, and Mike Mitchell.
Read More…...
The comedy chronicles the relationship between Gus (Rust) and Mickey (Jacobs), two Los Angeles residents struggling with romance and life. The cast also includes Claudia O'Doherty, Dave Allen, and Mike Mitchell.
Read More…...
- 6/15/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ever since Netflix and Judd Apatow inked a two-season deal for romantic comedy series Love in late 2014, all has been quiet as the show began to pick up steam. Fast forward to today and ahead of the series premiere in mid-February, the online streaming giant has debuted the very first image and teaser for Apatow’s latest, showcasing Paul Rust and Community‘s Gillian Jacobs in the starring roles.
Centering on the core and mismatched dynamic between Rust’s do-gooder Gus and the unhinged wild child of Jacobs, Love has been pitched as a modern-day story of a romance between two self-proclaimed commitaphobes. The official logline for Netflix’s new original drama describes Apatow’s new creative venture as so: “They’ve had plenty of romantic misses. But when a jaded Angeleno meets a nerdy guy, they may figure out this “love” thing.”
And though today’s teaser clip tells...
Centering on the core and mismatched dynamic between Rust’s do-gooder Gus and the unhinged wild child of Jacobs, Love has been pitched as a modern-day story of a romance between two self-proclaimed commitaphobes. The official logline for Netflix’s new original drama describes Apatow’s new creative venture as so: “They’ve had plenty of romantic misses. But when a jaded Angeleno meets a nerdy guy, they may figure out this “love” thing.”
And though today’s teaser clip tells...
- 1/4/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
It was reunion night in Hollywood on Saturday, as the casts of some truly beloved TV series got together for the first time in ages at the TV Land Awards. Picking up the Groundbreaking Award at this weekend's event was the cast of "Ally McBeal," Calista Flockhart stepping out for a rare public event to share the stage with her costars 13 years after the Fox series went off the air. While we'll have to wait for the special to air on April 18th, Flockhart told the audience, "What I remember the most are the friendships, truly." Flockhart was joined at the event by Gil Bellows, Greg German, Lisa Nicole Carson, Courtney Thorne-Smith, series director David E. Kelley, Peter MacNicol and writer Bill D'Elia. They all look great, don't they?! That wasn't the only reunion of the evening though. The stars of "The Wonder Years" were also on hand to accept the Impact Award,...
- 4/13/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Much like grief, there are five stages of losing your husband to a gay man. And Netflix’s Grace and Frankie is about to delve into every one of them.
The streaming giant has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming comedy, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women whose husbands (played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, respectively) leave their wives for each other.
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Press Play on the video below to see the titular pair experience shock, denial, confusion, rage and reflection in the face of...
The streaming giant has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming comedy, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women whose husbands (played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, respectively) leave their wives for each other.
RelatedGeoff Stults Books Recurring Role in Netflix’s Grace and Frankie
Press Play on the video below to see the titular pair experience shock, denial, confusion, rage and reflection in the face of...
- 4/9/2015
- TVLine.com
"Freaks and Geeks" fans, rejoice: The cast is slated to reunite at the upcoming TV Land Awards.
The beloved one-season wonder will receive the 15th Anniversary Award at the ceremony, with TV Land announcing in a press release that despite its short run from 1999-2000, the show "continues to find new fans every year." One of the reasons for that, no doubt, is the stellar ensemble that creator Paul Feig and co. assembled (casting director Allison Jones snagged the series's sole Emmy for her work), and TV Land revealed that almost every single main actor from the series will be present at the awards show.
Scheduled to appear are Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Busy Philipps, Samm Levine, Martin Starr, David Gruber Allen, and Steve Bannos. Feig and producer Judd Apatow are also confirmed.
In addition to that star-studded lineup, the awards will also feature a performance by Jennifer Hudson,...
The beloved one-season wonder will receive the 15th Anniversary Award at the ceremony, with TV Land announcing in a press release that despite its short run from 1999-2000, the show "continues to find new fans every year." One of the reasons for that, no doubt, is the stellar ensemble that creator Paul Feig and co. assembled (casting director Allison Jones snagged the series's sole Emmy for her work), and TV Land revealed that almost every single main actor from the series will be present at the awards show.
Scheduled to appear are Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Busy Philipps, Samm Levine, Martin Starr, David Gruber Allen, and Steve Bannos. Feig and producer Judd Apatow are also confirmed.
In addition to that star-studded lineup, the awards will also feature a performance by Jennifer Hudson,...
- 4/9/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Freaks and Geeks Episode 7 ‘Carded and Discarded’
Written by Judd Apatow & Paul Feig
Directed by Judd Apatow
Aired 1/10/2000 on NBC
Technically the tenth episode (in terms of production order) of Freaks and Geeks, there’s a noticeable dissonance in this episode’s tone when contrasted against the episodes surrounding it – things are markedly more optimistic in the first two thirds than in last week’s ‘I’m With the Band’ and next week’s ‘Girlfriends and Boyfriends’. But considering where it was placed (after a two-month hiatus at the end of 1999), ‘Carded and Discarded’ actually provides a nice light moment in between the dark stories bookending it.
‘Carded and Discarded’ – like many episodes of Freaks and Geeks – are about the idealistic minds of youth, and how that naivety leads to both moments of wonderment and disaster. This comes to a head memorably when the geeks meet Maureen, the new girl...
Written by Judd Apatow & Paul Feig
Directed by Judd Apatow
Aired 1/10/2000 on NBC
Technically the tenth episode (in terms of production order) of Freaks and Geeks, there’s a noticeable dissonance in this episode’s tone when contrasted against the episodes surrounding it – things are markedly more optimistic in the first two thirds than in last week’s ‘I’m With the Band’ and next week’s ‘Girlfriends and Boyfriends’. But considering where it was placed (after a two-month hiatus at the end of 1999), ‘Carded and Discarded’ actually provides a nice light moment in between the dark stories bookending it.
‘Carded and Discarded’ – like many episodes of Freaks and Geeks – are about the idealistic minds of youth, and how that naivety leads to both moments of wonderment and disaster. This comes to a head memorably when the geeks meet Maureen, the new girl...
- 6/12/2013
- by Randy
- SoundOnSight
In "Piranha 3Dd," which hits theaters this Friday, the community of Lake Victoria is besieged by another swarm of prehistoric, man-eating fish. In the first film, it was drunken spring breakers who fell victim to the gory attacks. This time around, it's the partygoers at the Lake's "Adults Only" water park Big Wet (which happens to be watched over by stripper lifeguards and celebrity spokesman David Hasselhoff). The piranha invade thanks to an illegal river pump Ok'd by the park's dirtbag owner, Chet, played by none other than "that guy!" comedic scene-stealer David Koechner. (You might remember him as the sleazy Todd Packer on "The Office" or the sleazy boss from "Waiting..." or the sleazy boss from "Final Destination 5.") Koechner spoke with Moviefone and explained how to convincingly portray a slimeball that unwittingly unleashes a stomach-churning monster massacre -- and how to do it while not being distracted by the constant on-set nudity.
- 5/29/2012
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
Welcome to another instalment of our regular section in which members of the HeyUGuys family discuss a variety of topics concerning all things cinema.
We’ll pick a topic inspired by what’s happening in the world of film and invite our writers to voice their opinions, an invitation we extend to you. If you want to submit your own answer, or respond to an answer from one of our writers, then please do so.
With 21 Jump St proving to be a resounding critical and commercial success both here and over the Atlantic, it’s clear that there is still an audience for big-screen remakes of old TV shows.
We asked our team if there were any other cult TV offerings which could benefit from a cinematic makeover.
Kenji Lloyd
Despite being cancelled after only 18 episodes, Paul Feig and Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks is one of my all-time favourites; a true instant classic.
We’ll pick a topic inspired by what’s happening in the world of film and invite our writers to voice their opinions, an invitation we extend to you. If you want to submit your own answer, or respond to an answer from one of our writers, then please do so.
With 21 Jump St proving to be a resounding critical and commercial success both here and over the Atlantic, it’s clear that there is still an audience for big-screen remakes of old TV shows.
We asked our team if there were any other cult TV offerings which could benefit from a cinematic makeover.
Kenji Lloyd
Despite being cancelled after only 18 episodes, Paul Feig and Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks is one of my all-time favourites; a true instant classic.
- 3/29/2012
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When it comes to comedy, there are all sorts of approaches - not to the material, mind you, but the motivation to do it at all. Some performers are idealists, always in search of an elusive, perfect punchline; others enjoy the nuts and bolts of assembling a routine or a joke that functions on one level and seven others at the same time. For David Koechner, comedy is a simultaneous celebration of personal expression, and a practical way to pay the bills; after abandoning an early career in political science, the "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and "Final Destination 5" costar found his calling in improvisational comedy, and later, more straightforward acting and stand-up.
IFC caught up with Koechner to talk about his eclectic, constantly expanding career, whose evolution is a byproduct both of his own creative impulses and larger familial obligations. But either way, it's what he loves,...
IFC caught up with Koechner to talk about his eclectic, constantly expanding career, whose evolution is a byproduct both of his own creative impulses and larger familial obligations. But either way, it's what he loves,...
- 11/23/2011
- by IFC
- ifc.com
Paul Feig is nothing if not open. As the author of two wonderfully observed memoirs - "Kick Me," covering his childhood and "Superstud" chronicling his twenties, with his TV series "Freaks and Geeks" to semi-autobiographically fill in the rest of his early years -- he's let audiences grow up with him. With sharp, self-deprecating wit and warmth, he's been the best teller of his own story, one that's led him from an adolescence in Michigan where a respite from constant teasing in junior high was making TV commercials for his father's hardware store before he eventually took center stage himself to the slings and arrows of being a standup comedian and actor. However, partly out of his considerable humility and just as likely because it would ruin some of his schtick, the one area of his life that hasn't been as nearly well-documented has been the success he's found as a director.
- 5/9/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
James Urbaniak, the actor best known for playing Simon Grim in Hal Hartley's "Henry Fool" and provided the voice of Dr. Venture on "The Venture Bros" (not to mention a damn fine Twitterer), has launched a faux talk show web series called "Topic A with James Urbaniak."
In episode one, below, he takes on the genesis of the phrase "jumping the shark" with "James Breederman" (played by Dave Allen, aka Mr. Rosso from "Freaks and Geeks"), the writer of the "Happy Days" episode that inspired the saying. "Would you like to be smeared as a hack?!" a defensive, humorless Breederman demands.
In episode one, below, he takes on the genesis of the phrase "jumping the shark" with "James Breederman" (played by Dave Allen, aka Mr. Rosso from "Freaks and Geeks"), the writer of the "Happy Days" episode that inspired the saying. "Would you like to be smeared as a hack?!" a defensive, humorless Breederman demands.
- 11/18/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
"Freaks and Geeks" is now airing on IFC, and we thought we'd take this opportunity to revisit the show that launched a thousand bromance movies. Every week, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore will be offering their thoughts on that night's episode.
Episode 8: Girlfriends and Boyfriends
Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by Patty Lin and Paul Feig
Originally aired January 17, 2000
"It was the worst five dollars I've ever spent. And I wish I could get that five dollars back." -- Harold Weir
Matt: This week's episode is all about biology: while the geeks learn about plant cell structure with their lab partners (and Sam tries to forge a relationship with his crush, Cindy Sanders (Natasha Melnick)), Lindsay considers going all the way with Nick. And after last week's brief flirtation with lightness and broader humor, "Freaks and Geeks"' takes a sharp turn back toward the dark side.
By...
Episode 8: Girlfriends and Boyfriends
Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by Patty Lin and Paul Feig
Originally aired January 17, 2000
"It was the worst five dollars I've ever spent. And I wish I could get that five dollars back." -- Harold Weir
Matt: This week's episode is all about biology: while the geeks learn about plant cell structure with their lab partners (and Sam tries to forge a relationship with his crush, Cindy Sanders (Natasha Melnick)), Lindsay considers going all the way with Nick. And after last week's brief flirtation with lightness and broader humor, "Freaks and Geeks"' takes a sharp turn back toward the dark side.
By...
- 8/20/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
This interview is part of our ongoing series related to The Influence Project.
When I saw that Dave Allen--the original bassist for the seminal post-punk band Gang of Four and the digital anthropologist at the Portland-based ad agency/production shop North--was involved in The Influence Project, I knew he should talk to Jason Harris. Harris is the president of the Sf-based ad agency/production shop Mekanism--the company producing The Influence Project with Fast Company--and a bassist who plays with the band Slumberparty. Though Slumberparty is no Gang of Four (yet, who knows?), I thought each would admire in the other their kindred spirits and have an interesting conversation about social media, rock and roll and how the punk rock ethos exists on the Internet. The exchange doesn't disappoint and even reveals a sultry definition of the word pampelmoose. A nice little bonus.
Jason Harris: Dave, your currently...
When I saw that Dave Allen--the original bassist for the seminal post-punk band Gang of Four and the digital anthropologist at the Portland-based ad agency/production shop North--was involved in The Influence Project, I knew he should talk to Jason Harris. Harris is the president of the Sf-based ad agency/production shop Mekanism--the company producing The Influence Project with Fast Company--and a bassist who plays with the band Slumberparty. Though Slumberparty is no Gang of Four (yet, who knows?), I thought each would admire in the other their kindred spirits and have an interesting conversation about social media, rock and roll and how the punk rock ethos exists on the Internet. The exchange doesn't disappoint and even reveals a sultry definition of the word pampelmoose. A nice little bonus.
Jason Harris: Dave, your currently...
- 8/6/2010
- by Mark Borden
- Fast Company
Ron Donald "Do's and Don'ts" begin episode 208, where a champagne and cocaine fueled Hollywood party is the setting for the Party Down crew. It's all glammy until sneering Joel Munt (Paul Scheer) makes his appearance, to his old writing partner Roman's chagrin. "Intellectual Titan" A.F. Gordon Theodore (Dave Gruber Allen) one of Roman's (Martin Starr) Science fiction author heroes, has hired "f***ing hack" Munt to adapt one of his epochal tomes to the big screen. But Hollywood has a way of putting everyone in their place, and Lydia (Megan Mullally) learns that powdering her nose has a whole new meaning in a party filled with "Philistines and Jews." After a quick tutorial in "Othello," Kyle...
- 6/9/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Amber Benson and Adam Busch (Tara and Warren, respectively, of "Buffy" fame) have teamed up to co-direct a film called "Drones," which appears to be a cross-pollination of the office slacker comedy and the aliens infiltrating and invading science fiction flicks, the love child of "V" and "Office Space." It's an independent film but landed a fairly impressive second tier cast with Samm Levine, Angela Bettis, Jonathan Woodward, and Dave Allen. Although she's the co-director, Amber Benson unfortunately doesn't pull a Shyamalan and give herself a role, probably because her SAG contract forbids her from appearing on screen unless making out with Alyson Hannigan.
Two trailers have gone up online over the last month, showing very different angles of the film. First they released this one:
Then this one:
I think what happened is that the first trailer is just a little too indie cutesy romance with the sci-fi element...
Two trailers have gone up online over the last month, showing very different angles of the film. First they released this one:
Then this one:
I think what happened is that the first trailer is just a little too indie cutesy romance with the sci-fi element...
- 1/19/2010
- by Steven Lloyd Wilson
Burbank – Chat Fatigue is coming.
Forget swine flu (or H1N1); Chat Fatigue will be the sickness that will overtake millions this fall. The group most susceptible to this are NBC viewers. Now that Jay Leno will be taking over the 10 p.m. slot from Monday to Friday (starting Sept. 14) on the Peacock network, viewers will get four hours of people sitting behind desks and talking directly to the camera.
Can the average viewer really handle going from Leno to local news to Conan O’Brien to Jimmy Fallon to Carson Daly? How many guys in suits and ties sitting behind a desk do you want to experience after an 8 hours of work day with guys in suits and ties sitting behind desks? They’re all going to stare at you through the boob tube and jibber jabber. Kinda like the doofus with the desk next to you at work.
Forget swine flu (or H1N1); Chat Fatigue will be the sickness that will overtake millions this fall. The group most susceptible to this are NBC viewers. Now that Jay Leno will be taking over the 10 p.m. slot from Monday to Friday (starting Sept. 14) on the Peacock network, viewers will get four hours of people sitting behind desks and talking directly to the camera.
Can the average viewer really handle going from Leno to local news to Conan O’Brien to Jimmy Fallon to Carson Daly? How many guys in suits and ties sitting behind a desk do you want to experience after an 8 hours of work day with guys in suits and ties sitting behind desks? They’re all going to stare at you through the boob tube and jibber jabber. Kinda like the doofus with the desk next to you at work.
- 9/15/2009
- by UncaScroogeMcD
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