Fanboy's long-time nemesis, Jimmy Fallon, made his return to the airwaves this week.
Now occupying the 12:35 a.m. spot once held by Conan O'Brien, Fallon debuted his "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on NBC with guests Robert De Niro and Van Morrison.
I was contemplating doing a full review but a two-word one will do: excruciatingly awkward.
Fallon's attempt at an interview came off more like a rip-off of the "Chris Farley Show" skit from Fallon's old show, "Saturday Night Live." Instead of asking questions of presumably one of the greatest actors of our time, Fallon found it more fun to do an impersonation of De Niro from the film "Taxi Driver." And for a follow-up? Fallon asked the six-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner if he wanted to do an impersonation of him.
Now look, it's a known fact that I don't find the so-called comedian very funny. But I'm willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. After all, it's his first show and De Niro is known for being a pretty dull interview. But come on, give a legend the respect he deserves. Don't put the guy in some stupid skit you wrote called "Space Train." (About an astronaut who is afraid to fly so...he... takes.... the.... train. Not kidding.)
So I'll give you a second chance, but be warned Jimmy Fallon, I've got my eyes on you.
Now occupying the 12:35 a.m. spot once held by Conan O'Brien, Fallon debuted his "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on NBC with guests Robert De Niro and Van Morrison.
I was contemplating doing a full review but a two-word one will do: excruciatingly awkward.
Fallon's attempt at an interview came off more like a rip-off of the "Chris Farley Show" skit from Fallon's old show, "Saturday Night Live." Instead of asking questions of presumably one of the greatest actors of our time, Fallon found it more fun to do an impersonation of De Niro from the film "Taxi Driver." And for a follow-up? Fallon asked the six-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner if he wanted to do an impersonation of him.
Now look, it's a known fact that I don't find the so-called comedian very funny. But I'm willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt. After all, it's his first show and De Niro is known for being a pretty dull interview. But come on, give a legend the respect he deserves. Don't put the guy in some stupid skit you wrote called "Space Train." (About an astronaut who is afraid to fly so...he... takes.... the.... train. Not kidding.)
So I'll give you a second chance, but be warned Jimmy Fallon, I've got my eyes on you.
There are a few perks to being in the media. (None of which is money.)
This week I had the chance to check out an advance screening of
"Watchmen."
Before I give you my thoughts, here's some full disclosure. I have never read the graphic novel that this film was based on. I know that it's considered the Mecca of all graphic novels in the fanboy community and to my fellow geeks, I apologize.
Now for my second apology... I have to tell you that I was not as thrilled with the film as I had hoped.
Mind you, I'm not saying "Watchmen" was a bad movie, far from it. But the hype and the hoopla that surrounded the film built it up so much that I'm not sure anything could have achieved the level of greatness that was promised.
First, the good points. It's directed by Zack Snyder, the guy behind "Sin City" and "300," so of course, it was a visually stunning movie.
There are things in "Watchmen" I have never seen on film. I don't want to ruin anything for those who haven't read the comic, but there are a few scenes that I'm sure will disturb the sensitive viewer -- some of which are shown right away in mind-blowingly-well-done opening credits.
My problem with the film is that I don't know what my problem with the film is. But if I had to pick something, (I'm so gonna get disowned for this) it would be the story. It drags on for a bit and truly, aside from Jackie Earle Haley's performance as Rorschach, I found it hard to connect with the characters.
But who knows, maybe it was just me. I'll have to watch it again and let you know.
Here's what else is going in the world of pop culture:
Director Danny Boyle, fresh off an Oscar coup for his "Slumdog Millionaire," is rumored to be talking to Sony Pictures about directing a big screen remake of the musical "My Fair Lady."
After a year of pushing "Life on Mars" on viewers who just didn't care, ABC announced that it won't renew the sci-fi cop series for another season. For the nine of you who do watch the show, the network says it will produce an episode that explains how the lead character, a present day cop, wound up in 1973.
Charlie Murphy, comedian and brother of Eddie Murphy, will debut "Charlie Murphy's Crash Comedy" on Crackle.com starting March 20. Murphy made a splash in the "True Hollywood Stories" sketches on Comedy Central's "Chappelle Show."
Before I give you my thoughts, here's some full disclosure. I have never read the graphic novel that this film was based on. I know that it's considered the Mecca of all graphic novels in the fanboy community and to my fellow geeks, I apologize.
Now for my second apology... I have to tell you that I was not as thrilled with the film as I had hoped.
Mind you, I'm not saying "Watchmen" was a bad movie, far from it. But the hype and the hoopla that surrounded the film built it up so much that I'm not sure anything could have achieved the level of greatness that was promised.
First, the good points. It's directed by Zack Snyder, the guy behind "Sin City" and "300," so of course, it was a visually stunning movie.
There are things in "Watchmen" I have never seen on film. I don't want to ruin anything for those who haven't read the comic, but there are a few scenes that I'm sure will disturb the sensitive viewer -- some of which are shown right away in mind-blowingly-well-done opening credits.
My problem with the film is that I don't know what my problem with the film is. But if I had to pick something, (I'm so gonna get disowned for this) it would be the story. It drags on for a bit and truly, aside from Jackie Earle Haley's performance as Rorschach, I found it hard to connect with the characters.
But who knows, maybe it was just me. I'll have to watch it again and let you know.
Here's what else is going in the world of pop culture:
Director Danny Boyle, fresh off an Oscar coup for his "Slumdog Millionaire," is rumored to be talking to Sony Pictures about directing a big screen remake of the musical "My Fair Lady."
After a year of pushing "Life on Mars" on viewers who just didn't care, ABC announced that it won't renew the sci-fi cop series for another season. For the nine of you who do watch the show, the network says it will produce an episode that explains how the lead character, a present day cop, wound up in 1973.
Charlie Murphy, comedian and brother of Eddie Murphy, will debut "Charlie Murphy's Crash Comedy" on Crackle.com starting March 20. Murphy made a splash in the "True Hollywood Stories" sketches on Comedy Central's "Chappelle Show."
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