'Oh, you guys can't breathe in outerspace?'

"Dark Knight" ads are popping up all over the place now that the movie is out on DVD and word just came out that Heath Ledger has been posthumously nominated for a Golden Globe. (Ledger, who played the Joker, will vie for the title of best supporting actor Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., Ralph Fiennes and Philip Seymour Hoffman.)

All this Batman talk got me thinking about how awesome Dark Knight is and reminded me of a funny College Humor short I saw a few months back. I'm a Batman fan all the way (much more realistic, relative to other super heroes), but this made me laugh.




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RIP Michael Crichton

Famed writer Michael Crichton died unexpectedly Tuesday night after a private battle with cancer, sources say.

Crichton, a 66-year-old medical doctor, was best known for penning "Jurassic Park" and his work with the television show "ER."

He also wrote "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere" and "Rising Sun" and his 2004 novel, "State of Fear," in which he took on global warming and the theories surrounding it. He directed "Westworld" (1973), "Coma" (1978), "Looker" (1981) and "Runaway" (1984).

Crichton, who graduated from Harvard Medical School, won an Emmy, a Peabody and a Writers Guild of America Award for "ER," and won other awards as well.

[click here to read his New York Times obit]

He is survived by his wife, Sherri, and daughter, Taylor.

Reagle Beagle

Congratulations to Uno, the 3-year-old Beagle who won the Westminter Kennel Club Best in Show, the breed's first ever title in the show's 131 previous editions.


Personally, I was rooting for the Australian Shepherd. That dog was gorgeous. Her, or the Weimaraner.



Uno won the hound group (the first time the breed has done that since 1939), and then moved on to win Best in Show. Good for the Uno, though. He was clearly the under dog, no pun intended.

150 strangers, picked to sit in an audience

If it seems like 15 years since MTV's "The Real World" was...well, real, that's because it has been. And while you may have jumped ship on the abomination of reality that the show represents long ago, MTV is giving you a thrilling chance to indulge in its last 19 seasons. Come on, I'm sure you liked at least one of them...

The "Real World Awards: Roast 'Em and Toast 'Em," which airs March 29 at 1 p.m., will gather nearly two decades' worth of "reality stars" who simultaneously established and degraded themselves on a national stage...and probably some of those no-name, scrub Real Worlders as well.

The awards portion of the show will be decided by viewers. You can visit the Real World Awards Web site to vote for at least 13 categories, including Hottest Male and Female, Best Fight, Best Meltdown and Biggest Playa.

I must gripe for a moment about how I see this playing out. Because most people who watched The Real World in its prime years are now in their '30s, I have a feeling that all the new d-bag Real Worlders are undeservedly going to win. For example, Hottest Male will probably go to Alex from Denver, even though he's a major tool, but (aside from Las Vegas) that season had comparatively high ratings and it's fresh in people's minds. Plus, why aren't Irene and Steven from Seattle listed under Best Fight!? [click here to watch that fight!] That was the slap heard 'round the world, for reality's sake!

And no one should even stand a chance against Puck for Roommate from Hell, but that was FOURTEEN YEARS AGO. All current RW viewers know is that dumb, what's-her-name blond girl on this last season who pushed what's-her-name into a bookcase. Puck constantly disrupted the entire house and stuck his scabby fingers into the community peanut butter - that still skeeves me out!

I don't really care about this as much as it seems, but if you feel like taking a trip down Real World memory land, check out the voting and represent for the good old days. Or vote for the toolbags. I don't really care.

The reality special will precede the show's 20th season premiere--God help us--and feature tributes to both Pedro Zamora (San Francisco), who died from AIDS after the season aired, and Frankie Abernathy (San Diego), who died last year from cystic fibrosis.

Big bucks, no whammies--err--Grammy --STOP!

According to Nielsen Media Research, last night's Grammy Awards shows was the third lowest rated in history.

I guess I don't feel so bad for being an "entertainment blogger" who had no idea the Grammies were even on last night, haaa. Whoops!

The show brought in17.5 million viewers, edging out 1995's 17.3 million and 2006 17 mill - the show's lowest ratings.

Taking home top honors were Amy Winehouse, Kanye West and Herbie Hancock. For a full list of winners, click here, blah blah blah.

What I really want to bitch about is Kanye West and his gratuitous, ego-filled acceptance speech.


First of all, where does he come off telling the orchestra to stop playing its "get off the damn stage" music? Freaking Jack Nicholson has gotten the music before and taken his cue and the man is second only to Katharine Hepburn for most Academy Awards won. Kanye cries about losing an MTV Video Music Award - he has zero credibility.

And why did the orchestra stop!? Yes, he was talking about his mother and it's a tragedy that she died, but if it mattered that much to him, why didn't he thank her first and foremost? He was rambling on about making the Grammies his "new place of residence," selling records, Nas, and how he deserves to win Album of the Year...'oh, and yeah, let me talk about my mom so people don't start remembering what a conceited prick I am.'

Kanye up there looking like a black, bug-eyed Elton John. His attitude--and his fashion sense--legitimately disgust me.

Any other good Grammy moments from one of the 17.5 million people? I heard Tina Turner and Beyonce together was pretty good. Anyone see the Foo Fighters perform "Pretender"?