If you have not been living under a rock you know that Lebron James made it known that he was leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA team he had played for since coming out of high school, for the Miami Heat during a live television broadcast on ESPN. To say that the owners and fans were not angry would be like saying Lost was the worst television show ever(I’m a huge Lost fan and I know that it is was one of the best shows ever and it needs to have a movie-but I digress. ) After the announcement Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wrote angry open letter to Cleveland fans that blasted Lebron and the way he made his decision.
In a spoof during the ESPY Awards Steve Carell parodied the Lebron James’s announcement by declaring he was taking his appetite to Outback Steakhouse. He was asked to explain what he would say to the management and staff of Chili’s. Chili’s then issued a satirical letter to Steve Carell that mimicked the letter Dan Gilbert wrote to James. It really softened a very emotionally tense situation. Carell was great and showed why so many fans love watching him on The Office.
It must be the summer for the animations. First ShrekForever After ruled the box office this summer with several weeks at the top. Now Toy Story 3 is set to top this weeks box office sales. . Current projections for this weekend is over $100 million in box office sales for Toy Story 3. It made $41 million on its opening day, June 18th. I have to say that I loved both of the two previous Toy Story stories and they did not dissappoint It was a while sinceToy Story(1995) and and Toy Story 2(1999) has been released. Last fall Disney released a double feature of the Toy Storyand Toy Story 2, which is a good move since a lot of young viewers were not familiar with the first two Toy Story movies; and those that are old enough to remember them may have forgotten a lot of the movies. Hopefully it will not take as long to release Toy Story 4, because sequels are always a good idea when they are full of good ideas.
11 years between the release of Toy Story 3 and its predecessor makes me hopeful that there will be The Incredibles 2. If you are reading Pixar, we are still waiting.
ShrekForever After is one of those sequels that still has audiences interested. The title has everyone speculating that this will be the last Shrek movie made, but when there are still people coming out to watch the film there is still a chance for more Shrek movies to be made.
Shrek Forever After debuted at number one its first week and has kept that spot for the last three weeks. According to, Box Office Mojo, Shrek Forever After, had a budget of $165 million. During its first 3 weeks it grossed $188,602,643 in domestic sales; internationally it grossed $255,752,942 worldwide.
If you want to catch up on other Shrek movies you can take a look at the Shrek DVDs available. You can purchase all the previous Shrek movies (Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third) separately or as set containing all three of the movies together. All films are available for DVD and Blu-Ray.
TheLostFinale had 16.6 million viewers. That was a great number, but not more than some other great finales.
Seinfeld, that comedy about nothing, had 76 million viewers. Friends said goodbye with 52 million viewers. Everybody Loves Raymond had 33 million viewers. The one that tops the list, and probably will forever was M*A*S*H with 133 million viewers.
One thing that you have to consider is the amount of things that are now fighting for people’s attention. As time have gone by, there have been more television networks and more television shows that have divided people’s interests. There are also more DVRs to record show and on demand programs that allow people to watch television shows whenever they want. Television ratings are not what they use to be. Although 16.6 million viewers is not the greatest record, it is pretty good for considering the amount of entertainment sources we have today.
Lost took a week hiatus and left fans at the edge of their seats waiting for a new episode and answers to questions they have had since the first season of “Lost.” Last week was a rerun of the episode that dealt with the history of Richard Alpert. Richard Alpert has been one of the big questions of the island. How could one man never age and be the same all through time? It was a surprise to see that he had less knowledge about the island and Jacob than some of the “candidates.”
This week’s preview of “Lost” seems to feature more than one “Lost” character, unlike the previous episodes. The finale is just a few weeks away so we can see a lot more revelations. Right now we do not know who really is evil and who really is good. What will Charles Whitmore do when he finally get a hold of Benjamin Linus. Whitmore has finally reached the island after being kicked off by Linus years ago. Now that Whitmore has so much power in his hands, what will happen to Linus? Also,how will the memories of the Losties in the Flash sideways on the mainland play into the Losties on the island? Those are just a few questions that will hopefully get answered.
Personally, I hope that John Locke can be alive in the season finale and not possessed by the smoke monster. He is one of my favorite characters and it was a huge letdown when he was murdered by Linus and then when we realized the island had not allowed him to come back to life.
With the finale coming May 23, 2010, the anticipation of what is to come is almost unbearable.
Singer-songwriter and actor-comic Creed Bratton, currently best-known for the quirky former 60s rock-star character he portrays on the NBC TV hit comedy series “The Office”, is scheduled to release Bounce Back, his first CD of new material in two years. Assisted by his backing band, The 3DVB’s and his Office co-star Ed Helms, Bratton returns yet again to his passion as a serious and accomplished musician.
Creed Bratton is musician that portrays the character with the same name on “The Office.” Before that, he was a musician that has been performing since the 1960s.
According to Atlanta Journal Constitution, Mark-Paul Gosselaar is shooting a comedy pilot for TBS. Gosselaar rose to fame starring as Zack Morris on the teen comedy “Saved by the Bell.” He went on to have rolls on to have more grown-up rolls in “NYPD Blue,” “Commander in Chief”, and “Raising the Bar.”
The new comedy pilot, “Franklin and Bash”, also stars Breckin Meyer and Malcolm McDowell
Craig Robinson, who plays Darryl on the “The Office”, will be hosting the next season of “Last Comic Standing.” “Last Comic Standing” has had several hosts, including Bill Bellamy, the show’s most recent host. “Last Comic Standing” is a talent show that has the comics competing to be the best comic.
Couples retreat was a box office hit for Vince Vahn and the rest of the cast. The romantic comedy opened last year at number with over $34 million in box office ticket sales. In the United States it grossed $109 million and almost $169 million worldwide. Couples retreat star Vince Vahn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Malin Akerman.
This past week it also scored some big numbers by being the number one rented and purchased DVD from Blockbuster.
The complete List is Below:
Top 10 Renting DVD Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week ending Feb. 14, 2010:
1. Couples Retreat
2. The Time Traveler’s Wife
3. The Stepfather
4. Zombieland
5. Love Happens
6. Surrogates
7. The Hurt Locker
8. The Collector
9. Amelia
10. A Serious Man
Top 10 Online Renting DVD Titles at Blockbuster.com for the week ending Feb. 14, 2010:
Rentrak have release their top ten list of for DVD sales for last week.
RANK TITLE STUDIO WEEKS IN RELEASE
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1 Zombieland Sony 1
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2 Michael Jackson’s This Is It Sony 2
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3 Love Happens Universal 1
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4 Amelia FOX 1
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5 Surrogates Touchstone 2
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6 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Sony 5
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7 Saw VI Lionsgate 2
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Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By
8 Myself Lionsgate 4
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9 The Hangover Warner Bros. 8
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10 Planet Hulk Lionsgate 1
Many popular titles are in the top ten for this week. “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” continues to remain in the top ten. Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” spent its fourth week in the number 4 spot as the sequel to his movie “Why Did I Get Married”, which starring Janet Jackson, gets set to be released soon. Another Jackson movie of note, Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”, settles into the number 2 spot this week
