So “Orange is the New Black” has just landed on Netflix for a third season. And I think that most people probably know by now that the character of Piper Chapman is based on the real life persona of Piper Kerman. And the character of Alex Vause is based on a woman by the name of Cleary Wolters.
Actor Christopher Lee passed away on Sunday, June 7th in Chelsea, London, England, at the age of 93 due to heart failure. His career spanned the course of almost 70 years, starring in films from “The Curse of Frankenstein” all the way to the “Star Wars” prequels and “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies. His last film, “The 11th” isn’t scheduled for release until next year.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch your favorite TV sitcom live in person? Just think, your favorite actors in their familiar settings only just a few feet away from you? You could just literally reach out and touch them (though I would strongly suggest you don’t do that). Well, if you live in or visit Los Angeles, there is a good chance you could see a taping of your favorite show.
So I watch this show “Gotham” on Fox. You know, the show about Batman, but without Batman. Well, he’s there, but he’s a kid still. He’s at least fifteen to twenty years away from donning the cowl. In truth, the show is about Gotham City before The Batman arrives. So instead we follow the exploits of Detective James Gordon before he becomes Commissioner. And to tell you the truth, I really like the show. It sucked me in. But I’m getting off track as to what this post is about.
Are you having a rough start to the week? Well…
Have you ever wanted to look like the Red Skull, the archvillain from “Captain America?” I didn’t think so. I don’t think the Red Skull wanted to look like the Red Skull. But this superfan certainly did. Thirty-seven year old Henry Damon of Caracas, Venezuela, (who now officially goes by the name “Red Skull”) took artistic expression to a whole ‘nother level. And probably one that no one on the planet Earth should go to.
This isn’t makeup that this fan applied. He had a medical school dropout by the name of Emilio Gonzales (who does this sort of thing for a living) make modifications to his face. Damon (Red Skull) had part of his nose removed, facial implants, well, implanted, and lots and lots of tattoos applied to his face. This includes tattooing his eyeballs as well. (Ouch! I mean really… Ouch!) All so he could look like the Red Skull.
Welcome to a new segment called Know It All Joe’s ‘Weirdo of the Week.’ And for the very first one, the honor is bestowed to “Independence Day” and “Christmas Vacation” actor Randy Quaid. This NSFW video pretty much speaks for itself. It truly is frightening to see the places the mind can go when it breaks. And the fact that there is two of them? Even more frightening.
There isn’t anything new I can say that hasn’t already been said about the whole Sony hack / “The Interview” debacle. So I’ll just offer this up instead.
This sounds like every relationship I’ve ever been in.
So here I am posting another version of the “Saturday Night Live ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” parody teaser trailer. Only this time it’s because I noticed that on Saturday Night, they aired an unfinished version of the trailer (at least on the West Coast). Several of the visual and sound effects were incomplete. But the parody trailer they posted online was the completed and finished version. So obviously at the time of airing, somebody at Studio 8H goofed.