July 2013 – Page 5 – The Medium is Not Enough

While generally the US has chosen the path of friendly and/or informative public information films, occasionally it’s chosen to walk the same path as the UK and decided that scaring the crap out of people is the better option. In 1991, the city of New York decided to pick the nuclear option for an ad warning people of the dangers of dropping litter: it hired David Lynch to direct it.

You aren’t going to drop litter again after this.

What if Don Draper were gay and deeply in love with Roger Sterling?

16 July 2013 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Well, I think it would go a little something like this…

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Tuesday’s “More True Blood, Damon Wayans returns to New Girl and Veronica Mars books” news

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Film casting

Dustin Hoffman and Bobby Cannavale join Jon Favreau’s Chef
Domenick Lombardozzi joins God’s Pocket

Trailers

Trailer for Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave, with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch et al

Books

Rob Thomas developing Veronica Mars book series

UK TV

Sunday ratings: Law & Order: UK returns with 4.5m

US TV

HBO renews: True Blood
VH1 renews: Hit The Floor
ABC Family cancels: The Lying Game
Suits to have webisodes, online game
Teaser for season 4 of Boardwalk Empire
Sunday ratings: Crossing Lines hits new low
Sunday cable ratings: The Newsroom gets 2.2m viewers

US TV casting

Mira Sorvino to recur on Psych
Damon Wayans Jr to return to New Girl
Sherri Shepherd to guest on How I Met Your Mother
Governor Chris Christie to guest on The Michael J Fox Show

Random Acts of Scarlett Johansson: Looking confused with Matthew McConaughey

15 July 2013 Rob Buckley Post a comment

I’m guessing she’s just seen Iron Man or something.

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Month: July 2013

Wednesday’s “Heroes returns, disappearing Castle, more Ray Donovan and five new BBC HD channels” news

Charley (and David Lynch) says: Beware the rats and keep New York clean

What if Don Draper were gay and deeply in love with Roger Sterling?

Tuesday’s “More True Blood, Damon Wayans returns to New Girl and Veronica Mars books” news

Random Acts of Scarlett Johansson: Looking confused with Matthew McConaughey

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent