BILLY CRYSTAL RETURNS TO TV

Billy Crystal



Billy Crystal will return to TV in a comedy for FX called, "The Comedians" according to the New York Times (read the article here). The comedy will star Crystal as a veteran comedian who is paired up in a late-night sketch comedy with an over the top, edgy, young comedian played by Josh Gad.



This will be Crystal's big return to TV since he was a cast member on SNL from 1984-1985. He was also on a comedy called "Soap" in the late 1970's.



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THE YES MOVEMENT "OCCUPYS" RAW

Daniel Bryan aka Bryan Danielson

Last night on WWE RAW Daniel Bryan and several "fans" "hi-jacked" the show and refused to leave the ringside area until Triple H accepted Bryan's challenge for WrestleMania. Triple H and Stephanie came out and tried to threaten Bryan and the "fans" that they would be removed by police and security. In the end, Triple H agreed to fight Bryan at WrestleMania 30. Bryan added the stipulation that if he wins then he gets added to the main event and it becomes a triple threat match for the WWE World Championship.

Ever since Batista came back in January and won the Royal Rumble, fans have been adamant that Bryan be added to the main event at WrestleMania. WWE didn't want to listen but after the walk out of CM Punk and fans plotting to "hi-jack" the show with chants for Punk and Bryan, WWE gave in.

Bryan will most likely beat Triple H and win the triple threat match at WrestleMania 30 becoming the new World Champion. The next question will be: How long will WWE let him hold the championship? A day?, A week?,  A month? Who knows?

The fans and CM Punk's walkout have put Daniel Bryan in the main event title picture. The big question is: How long will WWE let him stay there?

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CM PUNK APPEARING ON "TALKING DEAD" ON MARCH 16TH

According to ProWrestling.net (read the article here) CM PUNK will appear on the Talking Dead show on March 16th at 11pm on AMC. Punk is being advertised under his real name of Phil Brooks so to avoid any legal issues with WWE.

I doubt that there will be any talk of Punk's standing in WWE but it sure will be nice to see Punk on television again.

A part of me hopes that Punk will return to wrestling in some capacity either as a commentator or manager if he chooses to no longer wrestle. He could even write his own column on a website like WRESTLEZONE. Punk also has friends in the comic book community and that could be another avenue that he lends his creativity.

I guess all we can do is wait and see.

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R.I.P. HAROLD RAMIS

As a fan of Caddyshack and Animal House, I couldn't go without saying something about Harold Ramis' passing on Monday.

Harold Ramis was a visionary. His films including Stripes, Ghotbusters 1 and 2, and Groundhog Day have become iconic and universally loved. As an aspiring writer, I can only hope to create something that impacts people in that manner.

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THE NEW FANTASTIC 4?

Miles Teller, Jamie Bell, Kate Mara, and Michael B. Jordan; The New Fantastic 4?

The New York Daily News reports (read it here) that the new cast of the of the Fantastic 4 reboot movie have been selected. Miles Teller will play Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Jamie Bell will play Ben Grimm/The Thing, Kate Mara will play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, and Michael B. Jordan will play Johnny Storm/The Human Torch.

Only Kate Mara and Michael B. Jordan have confirmed their association with the film through Twitter. The casting of  Jamie Bell and Miles Teller is pure speculation at this point.

While some may have a problem with Michael B. Jordan playing Sue Storm's brother, Johnny, I don't have a problem with it. Rumors have surfaced that Johnny was adopted by the Storm family.





The two Fantastic 4 movies that were made that featured Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis grossed over 660 million at the box office. They featured Fantastic 4 villains, Dr. Doom, Galactus, and the Silver Surfer.

It will be interesting to see what changes are made to this next film to make it different from the previous two films. One thing is for certain is that with Marvel's recent successes  (The Avengers)since the original Fantastic 4 film was made, this new film will have high standards to live up to.

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SI SWIMSUIT COVER 2014

Move Over Kate Upton! There are three new ladies gracing the cover of the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, and Chrissy Teigen are on this year's cover. The last time three models appeared on the cover was when Kathy Ireland, Elle McPherson and Rachel Hunter graced the cover in 1994.

Nina and Chrissy have appeared in the magazine for the past few years and Lily will debut in the magazine with this issue. Sports Illustrated's bikini issue is celebrating its 50th anniversary with this issue as well.





Kathy Ireland, Elle McPherson, and Rachel Hunter on the SI Cover in 1994




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CM PUNK LEAVES WWE

CM PUNK


CM PUNK has left the WWE. According to reports from PROWRESTLING.NET, CM PUNK had a meeting with Vince McMahon on Monday and told him he was going home. Punk has not been happy with the creative direction of WWE or his performances in the ring.

CM PUNK cut a promo on the state of WWE back in the summer of 2011 (you can read my blog post on it here). It has gone down in history as his "pipebomb" promo. I think he thought that the WWE would change it's perspective and create new stars. Instead Vince has continuously pushed former stars such as THE ROCK and Brock Lesnar.

I knew as a fan that PUNK's pipebomb promo was ground breaking but if Vince McMahon didn't want to change then he wouldn't. It's his promotion. He can do what he wants.

Throughout wrestling history change has come with promoters who wanted to give the fans something different. Whether it was the Von Erichs and WCCW or Paul Heyman and ECW, wrestling has always changed because a promoter decides on a certain vision not a wrestler.

I don't know what the future holds for CM PUNK but I want to thank him for all that he's done in the business to entertain fans like me.

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