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Monster Blog Wednesay: The 3 People You’d Pick to Stay on Earth During The Rapture
We’re in full Leftovers mode after Sunday’s premiere, so naturally this week’s monster blog has to do with The Rapture. While that might not be what’s happening on the show, for the sake of this monster blog, we’ll say it is. Naturally family and friends are excluded here, because if you don’t pick your family and friends to stay behind during The Rapture maybe you should stop reading this and lay down for awhile. Actors, actresses, musicians, athletes, celebrity chefs!? Here are our picks:
- George Clooney
I’d probably pick Clooney over certain friends and family members, but that’s neither here nor there. I need Clooney on this Earth. If he goes, I go. If The Rapture is going to ravage this planet, I’m going to need my best friend by my side. Together (along with my two other picks), we’ll take over the world, and Clooney will eventually take claim his rightful throne as King of the World.
2. Giada De Laurentiis
A man’s gotta eat during The Rapture, and while I can confidently say Giada and Clooney are going to shack up, at least my best friend will be happy and I’ll have some good eats. I don’t really know much about Giada beyond that’s she smoking hot and she hosts a cooking show so she probably has some decent culinary skills. Two for two in my book.
3. Rihanna
I can’t survive without music, and maybe while Giada is busy with Clooney, me and Rihanna could get to know each other. Or she goes with Clooney too, which seems like the more likely scenario. Either way, I’d like to keep Rihanna around. There’s definitely something primal about her that makes me want her by my side during some kind of world catastrophe. She doesn’t fuck around. Always has her business/sex face on, which I think will really come in handy down the line. Party in the front, party in the back.
– Ryan
1. Bear Grylls
People start disappearing who you gonna call? Bear fucking Grylls, that’s who. During rapture time i’m sure the world will be in chasm, that’s why me and my group of three will be taking to the forest. Bear Grylls will come in handy there.
2. Louie CK
What’s the point of surviving rapture if you can’t laugh about it? Louie would provide some much needed comedy relief as well as someone to talk to about tv show and film production. Hey, maybe we start our own post-apcalypse tv show. We could call it Louie….& Matt. I see this going somewhere.
3. Kate Beckinsale
Do I really need to explain this one? Just insert nasty thoughts.
-Matt
*Spoiler Alert* If the Rapture Ever Happens, Gary Busey is As Good As Gone
The Leftovers premiered Sunday night, and while it wasn’t a great first episode about eating last night’s dinner for today’s lunch, it was a great first episode about loss and how we, as humans, handle it. If you haven’t seen it, I strongly suggest you do, but I won’t be a dickhead and list all of the spoilers here. However, I will list one spoiler: R.I.P. Gary Busey. The premise of the show is that on October 14th, 150 million people (2% of the world’s population) mysteriously disappear. Some people think it’s The Rapture, some people don’t: the only thing everyone can agree on is that there are a lot of people missing, and one of those people is Gary Busey. I think it’s safe to say that if Gary Busey was one of the people taken, it is not The Rapture.
– Ryan
Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg Getting High and Reviewing Game of Thrones is My New Favorite Thing
Game of Thrones wasn’t new this week (damn you HBO) so we’ll have to settle for Seth Rogen and Snoop Dogg intellectually dissecting the plot of everybody’s favorite medieval drama. I think I just reached my big word quota for the week.
– Ryan
P.S. I love how Snoop Dogg calls Tyrion “Peter”. There’s a 100% chance he doesn’t know any of the characters names.
In the Best News Since the Invention of the Bikini: Bill Hader to Create, Star In New HBO Series
Stefon – Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader has signed an exclusive development deal with HBO to create and star in a new comedy series for the premium cable network. Hader is best known for his eight-season stint on SNL where he was one of the most popular cast members of the past decade, creating such memorable characters as NY club scene expert Stefon and Italian talk show host Vinni Vedechi and earning two Emmy nominations. Hader also wrote for the venerable NBC sketch comedy show as well as for Comedy Central’s South Park, sharing in an animated program Emmy award. Hader, repped by Odenkirk/Provissiero Entertainment, UTA and attorney Fred Toczek, is in production on Judd Apatow’s feature Trainwreck for Universal Pictures and will next be seen in the Sundance Film Festival breakout drama The Skeleton Twins opposite fellow SNL alumna Kristen Wiig, set for a September release from Roadside Attractions.
Well this is awesome. There are very few details as it appears the deal was just reached, but if there’s one person I have confidence in it’s Bill Hader. My heart wants a sketch comedy show, but my head knows HBO thinks bigger than that. The best part about this announcement is going to be watching it all play out, especially as new cast members sign on. Will we see old SNL friends, or a slew of new comedy breakout stars? All Hader fans should be doing the Ragin’ Cajun shake right about now.
– Ryan
John Oliver and Bill Nye CRUSH the Climate Change “Debate”
Just when I thought John Oliver couldn’t win me over more, he goes and does this! Finally, someone explaining, plain and simple, how insane this ‘debate’ actually is.
Billy Nye for President, John Oliver for VP, and Bill Paxton for Secretary of State.
-Matt
Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In: Amazon Signs Deal to Stream HBO Shows
Source – Take that, Netflix. Beginning on May 21 the multi-year agreement will enable Amazon Prime subscribers to stream series including The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, and later — about three years after episodes initially air — Girls, The Newsroom and Veep. In addition, by year end Amazon will offer HBO GO on its new Fire TV platform. (It’s already available to HBO subscribers on other devices including Google’s Chromecast.) The shows will still be available on HBO’s platforms, but the companies say that this is the first time the premium pay TV channel’s shows have been licensed to an online-only streaming service. “As owners of our original programming, we have always sought to capitalize on that investment,” HBO EVP of Business and Legal Affairs Glenn Whitehead says.
Amazon shares are up 1.4% pre market, and Netflix is down 2.7%, following the announcement. That suggests investors didn’t fully accept Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ claim on Monday that the streaming video providers can peacefully coexist. “It’s a very much not a zero-sum game and we are building this ecosystem together that’s about Internet video and the more players there are in Internet video, the bigger that ecosystem gets,” he said. “The big theme is Internet video is taking share away from linear video. So we are all participating in that transformation.” He has more mixed feelings about HBO: In January he joked that HBO chief Richard Plepler’s Netflix password was probably: “Netflix bitch.”
Stifel analyst Benjamin Mogil says HBO probably made its deal with Amazon, instead of Netflix, because there’s less overlap among their subscribers. Still, it’s “clearly a negative for Netflix, given the high profile nature of the HBO content” and could “somewhat limit” the streaming company’s just-announced plan to raise its prices for new customers. He notes, though, that HBO and Amazon released few details about the deal terms and that it doesn’t include all HBO shows.
Fuckin’ internet is right, Tony. Last week I wrote about how I didn’t trust Amazon anymore because they had the craziest person in the world Gary Busey pimp their TV product. I take all that back now. Any streaming service that gives me another outlet to watch my pal Tony is alright in my book. Why Netflix never signed this deal is beyond me, but it’s their loss. HBO has the best shows to offer to a streaming service, and the biggest advantage is their rewatchability factor. I’ve watched The Sopranos three times from beginning to end and if I get sick this weekend I could start all over and have just as much fun. Plus, the list of older HBO shows is the television version of murderer’s row. The Sopranos. The Wire. Deadwood. Oz. Entourage. The Life and Times of Tim. Six Feet Under. And that’s just my personal short list. If you can’t find a show to fall in love with and watch over and over on that list then you hate television. Simple as that. Amazon Prime just pulled a game changing move. Watch your ass, Netlifx.
– Ryan
In Awesome TV News: ‘Silicon Valley’ Gets the Green Light for Season 2
The “bad boys” of Palo Alto are getting renewed for a second season! The new HBO comedy, “Silicon Valley”, airs after “Game of Thrones” Sunday nights and runs for 30 minutes. The story revolves around a newly created startup called Pied Piper, designed and coded by lead man, Richard (Thomas Middleditch). Thomas Middleditch, fills the unlikely hero role perfectly. He is unintentionally funny and surprises people when he needs to. The entrepreneurial spirit that this show brings forward makes it fun to watch Richard and Pied Piper develop as a human and application, respectively.
Glad to see it is going to be brought back!
-Matt
