Sunday, December 16, 2007
MONDAY DECEMBER 24 th :
BANNED SANTA?: The writers strike has caused a dip in the sales of Christmas books. As an alternative, parents looking for a holiday book have turned to the recent online-only graphic novel collaboration between Frank Miller and screenwriter Joss Whedon.
"Cold Claus" is a revenge story about the gift of giving and receiving.
After the abduction of Santa, Mrs. Claus travels the world, picking up clues as to her husband's whereabouts. Along the way, she faces other holiday icons, some good, some bad.
Neither Whedon nor Miller could be contacted for comment on the site's popularity. Since its creation, the site has received millions of hits from readers.
"It's the new comic book," one fan said.
"Cold Claus" is currently available online only.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 22 nd :
BATTLE OF THE BLAND: Day 12 of the roommate deadlock. Dave and Mike still up in arms over Zombie flick. Neither side can agree on a single point. Mike has tried his best to give in to Dave's insistence on the third act of Rejects , but Dave will not budge. He demands Mike give up his entire opinion of the movie.
"This isn't a compromise anymore," Mike said.
MONDAY DECEMBER 17 th :
BOX OFFICE HIJACKING: I Am Legend debuts, grossing $76 million in its first weekend. Studio executives shit their collective pants.
MONDAY DECEMBER 10 th :
ROOMMATES STILL CLASH ON FILM: Dave and Mike remain deadlocked with opposite-side-of-spectrum opinions of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects . No comment from either side as to the acting capabilities of Sid Haig. Dave contests Zombie's sophomore effort is "an orgy in his mouth, but, uh, on the screen."
FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 th :
OOPS: Sorry, this date was before the strike. It shouldn't have been posted, and it will be deleted as soon as humanly possible.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9 th :
DON'T HONK: In a bizarre turn of events, the recent writers' pickets have contributed indirectly to the surge in vehicle collisions. Passers by honk, other cars look, bam! Collision.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 8 th :
RELAX, DON'T DO IT: With the day off, writers help Starbucks investors' stocks surge.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 7 th :
UNITED BEAN WEBCAST: We're getting the band back together! Tell your friends!
THURSDAY DECEMBER 6 th :
OPPOSITE DAY: In a drastic move, the WGA-E and WGA-W members all made a cross-country trip to their sister coasts. Members from both sides were greeted with weather they weren't expecting, resulting in multiple cases of overheating and hypothermia.
MINNESOTA, IDAHO SUPPORT, IOWA'S HANDS TIED
With an upcoming election, the latter state has decided to "stay out of the movie train's path and focus on smaller potatoes."
Meanwhile, Minnesota and Idaho show signs of enthusiasm.
"We haven't been this excited since Jesse [Ventura]," one spokesperson said.
Posted by Mike Azzopardi
