Comic-Con 2007

I whittled 333 pictures down to 72. Please click on this link to enjoy my photos of Comic-Con 2007. I will also post this picture, since it is my favorite of the group. As we were walking out, we saw guys dressed like the dudes from 300 eating nachos and pretzels and I thought it was funny. Even Spartans have to eat.

Hell's Kitchen Is Almost Over

The contestants had to reinvent classic comfort food. As if that hasn't been done on every season of Top Chef. The nanny doesn't know what Franks & Beans are and think they're British. She's retarded, right?

Jen is so unfortunate looking and was all over this episode with her crying and laughing and screaming. She's a nutbag. And she looks like dirty dishwater. She ended up being eliminated. Because they had to make it a photogenic finale, right?

Rock's been my man since Day One and should mop the floor with Bonnie. She's retarded!

Also, why was Chef Ramsay so damn nice? He's losing it. One more episode left!

San Diego Log: Comic-Con Saturday

Saturday morning was a lot more packed than the day before. We lined up at 8:20 for the room where the Heroes panel was to be held at 12:45. The line was really long, and yet people continued to stream past us to line up for another hour. This room held 4500 people.

First up in the room was the pilot of The Bionic Woman followed by Q&A with the cast and creators. Mike surprisingly didn't like the show, but I'll give it a shot. It has potential and the cast is good.

The Heroes panel was definitely the most fun panel of all. The cast is amazing and gets along so well and is always funny. And there was some man-on-man action which also always seems to happen with this cast. Everyone (everyone who was still alive in the finale) was there, except for the dude who plays D.L. So I'm guessing he's a goner. They were all so appreciative of the fans, since the show debuted at Comic-Con last year and really took off because of the buzz from it. They showed a brief montage of scenes from Season 2.

Here's the Heroes scoop. There will be a Heroes video game. Heroes: Origins will be 6 self-contained episodes focusing on a new hero per episode. It will debut at the end of April. Kevin Smith will be the writer and director of the first episode. He showed up and surprised the cast - apparently his deal was signed very recently. New characters on the regular Heroes show will be Maya (played by the hot chick who was A.J.'s girlfriend on The Sopranos) and Monica, a flood survivor from New Orleans (the actress wasn't named).

After that panel, we headed back to Hall H for the movie studio presentations. First up: Disney. For those interested in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, the director and star were live via satellite from Prague and some crew were present in San Diego. They plan to do movies of all 7 books and release them every May. They showed scenes from this new one, along with very early CGI stuff. I'm not into these movies, but it was still cool to see it. They showed the National Treasure 2 trailer and what can I say, it looks awesome! I love that cornball movie. Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, and Ed Harris are in it.

Disney/Pixar presented Wall.E. I love Pixar and this movie looks adorable. It's about the last robot left on Earth. It's amazing how they can give a robot a personality. It will be interesting because there isn't much dialogue, just robot sounds. But I'll bet they pull it off. The Sound Editor was there with a soundboard and demonstrated all the effects. The director said there would be a live action element, but wasn't specific. We saw drawings, test animation, and an almost-finished scene.

Next up: Marvel Studios. The Incredible Hulk started filming two weeks ago. Ed Norton and Liv Tyler were on the panel. They said the movie would be the beginning of a whole new Hulk saga, and more like the TV show. Ed Norton wrote the screenplay, which I didn't know. They showed a picture of the Hulk concept. It's totally CGI, but better than the Green Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man from the other Hulk movie. They plan to use Ed Norton to create the Hulk, so I'm thinking performance capture like Gollum. Hopefully it will look realistic. Iron Man finished filming a month ago. Jon Favreau (skinny again!), Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert Downey, Jr. were on the panel. They showed some kickass footage - this is going to be a great movie. There are lots of practical effects, making it pretty realistic. The crowd demanded to see the footage again. Also, Stan Lee joined the panel. That man is a god at Comic-Con.

Finally: the Sony panel. Resident Evil: Extinction is bloody zombie action. I haven't seen those movies. Milla Jovovich was very pregnant. The panel for 30 Days of Night included Sam Raimi, Ben Foster, and Josh Hartnett. It's another snowy graphic novel, this time with vampires. The clips were scary and gory, but I don't know that I'm going to run out and see it.

Superbad was, of course, a hysterical panel. Judd Apatow, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (that would be McLovin) were in attendance. Random hilarity ensued. The clips were painfully funny. My stomach hurt afterward. They also showed the first 6 minutes of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story starring John C. Reilly and Jenna Fischer. It was a straight-up parody of Walk the Line where Johnny Cash's brother dies and it was freaking hysterical.

Comic-Con was crazy fun. We got in at 1 AM this morning after a flight delay, but the trip was so worth it. We're in the airport last night looking at our pictures going, wow, the place was packed, this was a hectic trip. And then we said, Can't wait to do it next year - and for all 4 days. So I'll be booking my hotel shortly and heading out to San Diego again in a year!!!

San Diego Log: Comic-Con Friday

Comic-Con is pretty kickass, I have to say. We got to the convention center at 7:45 AM. We got our badges quickly, and then got in line for the big Exhibit Hall. The loooong line that eventually wrapped around the entire convention center. We were in the first third of the line. In the shade. We got into the Hall at 9:45, along with 6500 of our closest friends.

First up was the Warner Brothers presentation. First panel: the cast of Get Smart: Steve Carell, Masi Oka, The Rock, the Fat Dude From Borat, and the Dude From the Enterprise and Capital One Commercials. We saw scenes from the movie, which they described as a "comedic Bourne Identity." The scenes weren't LOL funny, except for one of them. There were lots of explosions. I'll reserve judgment but it wasn't that money.

Next: another Japanese horror remake, One Missed Call. Wait - they're still remaking Japanese horror movies? I think Houman told me about this movie - the one where you get a cell phone message of you dying. And then you try not to die. It looked a'ight. Shannyn Sossamon was the biggest twit. But what do you expect from a chick that named her kid Audioscience or whatever. Ed Burns wasn't exactly dynamic either. They weren't prepared to deal with the geekdom.

As opposed to Kate Beckinsdale. She must have been to Comic-Con before. She was funny and charming. She was on the Whiteout panel. It's based on a graphic novel about murder in Antarctica. It looks good, and cold. And I love snowy movies.

The Greatest of All the Panels was Shoot 'Em Up. Clive Owen. Need I say more? Also, they showed a bunch of scenes from the movie. IT WAS AWESOME! It's the kind of over-the-top action that makes you laugh while watching it. It was so funny and so good. Can't wait to see the whole thing in September!

We left at a decent hour so we could have dinner with even more of Mike's family. They were all so great! And the Filipino food was soooo good.

(Pictures to follow Monday evening.)

San Diego Log: Thursday

Thursday we arrived outside San Diego. This is the Land of the Asians. And not just Mike's relatives. His relatives are all really great; they have a great sense of humor.

Our first important stop was In 'N Out Burger. I have heard the tales for years, and they're all true. It kicked ass!! We also went to the Harrah's Casino. There are a bunch of casinos on various Indian reservations outside San Diego. They are all in this crazy, rocky, mountainous, no-vegetation area. With horrific windy roads with no guard rails. I'd hate to drive that at night.

Downtown San Diego looks cool; not that I saw much of the outdoors....

West Side!

I'm off to San Diego early tomorrow morning!! I'm butt-exited for Comic-Con Friday and Saturday, and for the 65 trips to In 'n Out Burger.

I'll try to report from the road; we'll see how successful that is.

Celebrating B&C's First Anniversary With Google Analytics

I signed up for Google Analytics about 5 weeks ago. Since then....

I've had 280 unique visitors from 40 countries, including Romania, Serbia, and Turkey.

People have visited from 34 U.S. states.

People have come to my site after searching for such random things as: "wiggles news", "luvs2eaturpeach" (hi perv!), "the inferno timmy 50 stitches", "six flags feet reattach", and "false testicles". That just goes to show the diversity of content you get here at Baloney & Cereal.

Happy Anniversary to me!

Celebrating B&C's First Anniversary With Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan was popped for possession of cocaine, driving under the influence, transporting a narcotic into a custodial facility and driving on a suspended license. Sources say her blood alcohol level was between .12 and .13, well over the .08 legal limit.

Cops tell TMZ cocaine was found in her pants pocket.

Celebrating B&C's First Anniversary With Hell's Kitchen

One year ago I started this blog and one of my first posts was complaining about how bad Hell's Kitchen sucks, but how I can't stop watching. Wow, good to know I've made so much progress in one year.

Last night was actually good because of the moment where Chef Ramsay sent Josh home in the middle of dinner service. Just ripped him a new one and kicked him out of the kitchen. Bye bye Josh! He was a prick anyway. In the end he also sent Julia home. Chef Ramsay's turning into a softy because, instead of his usual "F off", he hugged Julia and said he would send her to culinary school. Waffle House Cook Makes Good. Gotta love that.

It's pretty unbelievable that the final 3 are: a talented, real chef (Rock), a dimwitted nanny (Bonnie), and a horse-faced twit (Jen). Go Rock!

No F-ing Way

I have a general policy banning any mention of LL on my blog. But if she keeps this up, it's just worth it...

Lindsay Lohan was arrested for drunk driving in Santa Monica early this morning -- her second bust in less than three months.

According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept., 21-year-old Lohan was nailed around 2:15 AM near Pico Boulevard and Main Street early Tuesday morning.

Just last week, Lohan was quietly booked by Beverly Hills PD for an alleged Memorial Day weekend DUI crash. She was due back in court on August 24 to face charges of driving with a blood alcohol level greater than .08 and misdemeanor hit and run.

Lindsay just turned 21 -- legal drinking age -- earlier this month. She's been voluntarily wearing a SCRAM alcohol monitoring bracelet for the past couple of weeks, even flaunting the device during a recent beach outing in Malibu.

24's New President

They're going with the chick thing!

Cherry Jones has been appointed president, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter, representing the first major casting for Season 7. Jones, 51, has appeared in such recent films as Ocean's Twelve, The Village and Signs. Also of note, she became the first openly lesbian actress to win a Tony award (for The Heiress) when she thanked her longtime partner during her 1995 acceptance speech.

Is it stereotyping for the first female President to be a lesbian? Isn't America more likely to vote for a hot 32-year-old?

My Home State Knows How to Party!

Police said they made 63 arrests at the John Mayer concert at the Hersheypark Stadium. Officials said 46 people were accused of underage drinking; 14 of disorderly conduct; and three each of public drunkenness, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Woo-hoo - chocolate and John Mayer are a deadly combination!

I'm In Love With Chris Hansen

Why didn't Chris Hansen get nominated for an Emmy for Best Actor in a Comedy? This week's Dateline: To Catch a Predator was the funniest one yet. We were laughing hysterically and rewound in about 4 places.

There was LOTS of begging, this time with Jersey accents. New Jersey cops don't mess around - they tackled these dudes hard.

Best screen name: whosurdaddynj.

Oldest guy: 53 ("You're the daughter I never had" - always a nice pick-up line for a chick you're gonna bang.)

Greatest line of the night: predator tells Chris Hansen: "I thought you were really funny on Opie & Anthony." Great O&A shout-out! He also said, "Right when I saw the brownies, I knew." LOL, dude.

Longest distance traveled: I'll give this to the guy who WALKED 2 1/2 miles to get to the house (and then asked Chris Hansen for a ride home).

We got 2 guys who cried like a baby and one dude with profuse sweating. And I mean profuse.

Next week: an Asian dude passes out. Head first. Into a bar.

The Best Emmy News of All

This song has been nominated for Outstanding Original Music & Lyrics. Who even knew that category existed?

Emmy Nomination Day!

As usual, the Emmy nominations snuck up on me. I always get cised for the Emmys.

The good:
Heroes for Best Drama.
24 not being nominated for Best Drama. (Let's face it, it doesn't deserve it this year.)
The Office and 30 Rock for Best Comedy.
Tina Fey for Best Actress, Rainn Wilson for Best Supporting Actor, and Jamie Pressly and Jenna Fischer for Best Supporting Actress.

The bad:
No Lost for Best Drama - I know I hated on the first part of the year but the rest was awesome.
2 1/2 Men for Best Comedy? Really?
Nothing for The Wire. Which I have come to expect, but this past season was so unbelievably good I thought there was a chance.
How do you choose between Alec Baldwin, Steve Carell, and Ricky Gervais for Best Actor in a Comedy? Can there be a 3-way tie?

Tom Jones Would Be Proud

"She's a lady! Woah, woah, woah, she's a lady!"

Keep thinking you can pop a squat next to your car when there are photographers around! Funny thing is, this is the exact technique I recommended to Kim when she was stuck in traffic. Good to know Pink and I are on the same emergency-urination wavelength.

If She Keeps This Up She'll Be Just Another Fat American

Posh takes the kids to TGI Friday's after soccer practice.

Big Brother is the Worst Show on Television

I watched Big Brother the first two seasons - and loved it - then I stopped. I thought I'd pick it back up this year since it's a CBS show. I watched the first episode going, "This is why I hate this show. These people are so self-involved." It's worse than any other reality competition because these people don't have talent, they don't have to survive in the jungle. They're on TV and they live in a house. BFD. When Jen had TWO crying fits because she didn't like her picture, I immediately took it off my DVR series recording. I definitely liked some of the house guests, but my dislike for others was strong enough to overpower that. The show stinks. Also, I know she's like my First Lady and all, but Julie Chen is a massive head of hair on a spindly little body and she blows too.

So You Think You Can Dance, on the other hand, is the greatest summer show ever. Unlike other reality competitions, these people are all actually talented. They are amazing and it's hard to pick the worst of the bunch. The music is great, the dancing is great, and I'm training now for next year's auditions!

Q: What Do I Have In Common With Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes?

A: We're the only ones who watched Victoria Beckham: Coming to America!

I thought the show was great and I'm so bummed it was cut from a series to a one-hour special. That was lame. I love her, and I think she has a great sense of humour and loves her family so much. It was a funny show, and crazy to see the paparazzi swarming her wherever she goes. I don't know how people live like that. Woe is Posh.

A Wife Swap repeat, 3.9/7, put ABC on top at 8 p.m. The NBC special Victoria Beckham: Coming to America scored a 3.5/6, finishing in a dead heat with reruns of How I Met Your Mother and Old Christine on CBS.

Oh Yeah, He's Definitely Sober Now