Continuing on last night’s “What. The. Fuck.,” NBC is going to extra-promote the Leno show next Sunday by using, wait for it, the upcoming Green Bay Packers v. Chicago Bears football game (during Sunday Night Football).
What’s interesting (or ridiculous, your pick) is that, besides the obvious call-outs during the game by the announcers, NBC will have strategically placed inside the stadium, amongst the fans, some insiders wearing football jerseys in Packers colors “with Leno’s name and either a “10” — his new timeslot in most of the country — or a “9” — his slot in the Central time zone. […] Also at Lambeau Field, spots featuring Leno dressed in a half-Packers/half-Bears jersey will run throughout the stadium.”
Throughout the game they’ll spam you by frequently cutting to either promos or “those Leno-clothed fans in the stands.”
Nice touch.
In other great news, The CW’s Vampire Diaries have scored the best ratings ever for the network, placing it not fourth nor fifth, but in third place!
In case you’re keeping tabs, the show scored around 4.8 million viewers, whilst the 90210’s second season premiered with 2.6 mil.
Meanwhile, the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie is going to begin shooting circa April/May with a tentative Summer 2011 release set.
It is still unknown if Gore Verbinski will be back even if his Bioshock movie got passed to another director. But Depp is on board.
The title has been as well revealed, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
I’m so not looking forward to it.
This post was long overdue…
Unsurprisingly, Megan Fox has today been officially announced as the Sept 26 host for Saturday Night Live‘s 35th season.
And after last week’s news, I’m wondering:
Seriously, what the hell is Lorne Michaels thinking?
A year ago, he was actively looking for more “diverse cast members” (read: someone who can do a decent Obama impersonation without blackface).
After auditioning dozens of incredible actors, it turns out he’s not hiring any of them and is sticking with Fred Armisen.
No offense to the latter, but I just don’t find his Fauxbama that good (same for Maya Rudolph’s Michelle I’m afraid).
That said, let me get Lorne Michaels’ thinking straight:
Everyone (including the President himself) is telling you to hire someone being able to do a good Obama impersonation, so you audition great comedians, and then you don’t hire any of them?
What. The. Fuck.
And now, he’s adding two new female cast peeps.
Okay, that’s a good thing.
But then he subsequently fires two other female cast members (Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson)?!
What. The. Fuck.
I saw last year Watkins at the Groundlings, she was fantastic.
Though I’m not a big fan of the whole Today show skit, her other impersonations/characters on SNL are great.
Fortunately for her, she doesn’t seem über-pissed about the firing (and there may be a show for her down the line).
Now as for Casey Wilson, that’s a whole other thing.
According to E!’s Ted Casablanca, Wilson was asked to loose 30 pounds during the hiatus (and was fired because she didn’t).
What. The. Fuck.
SNL has now officially become a boring, safe, formula show, without anything new or groundbreaking about it.
I wish Watkins and Wilson the best of luck with all their future endeavours.
At least they won’t be limited to 5-second background roles anymore.