Wednesday, February 27, 2019 – Edition: #6402

Bully For You!

BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ An animated “Gremlins” series is being developed for WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service. The first “Gremlins” film was released in 1984, along with a sequel, “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” in 1990. Not much is known about WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service, except that it will launch this year and it will include “Friends” as its star attraction (and they really don’t want to share it with Netflix).
-TheWrap
★ Luke Wilson will star in an unknown role among a ton of major names who will be part of the highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 horror comedy “Zombieland 2”.  Wilson will appear alongside returning cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin, who will all reprise their roles from the original movie. Zoey Deutch and Rosario Dawson have been confirmed as new characters for the sequel. Production is set to start this month, with a scheduled October release.
-ContactMusic
★ Could another Austin Powers film be on the way? Star Mike Myers was on hand at the 91st Academy Awards, where he was asked about plans for a possible return for the shag-a-delic International Ian of Mystery. Myers said: “There are. But I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of such a program should they exist or not exist.”
(Sounds like something a “Man of Mystery” would say…)
-ET
★ Oscars producers are once again in hot water for missing a star in the annual “In Memoriam” montage. During Sunday’s ceremony, tribute was paid to legends such as Stan Lee, Burt Reynolds, Margot Kidder and more. But there were complaints from viewers on Twitter when Verne Troyer was snubbed from the montage, despite being a huge part of the “Austin Powers” movie franchise as “Mini-Me”.
-MSN

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/Global): Adam Carolla, Lauren Cohan, Mana
• “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV): Jessica Chastain, Patton Oswalt, Gary Clark Jr
• “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global): John Oliver, Blackpink (R)
• “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (NBC/CTV): Tyler Perry, Christina Hendricks, Astrid S., Jon Epcar
• “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS/CTV): Claire Foy, Andie MacDowell, Freya Ridings (R)
• “Conan” (TBS): Cedric the Entertainer
• “Watch What Happens Live” (Bravo): Padma Lakshmi, Derek Hough
• “The View” (ABC/CTV): Tyler Perry
• “The Talk” (CBS): Howie Mandel
• “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC/CTV): Tyler Perry, Christina Hendricks
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC/CTV): Idris Elba
• “Survivor: Edge of Extinction” (CBS): The first castaway is stranded all alone on “Edge of Extinction.”
• “The World’s Best” (CBS): The Battle Round, Part 2
• “The Masked Singer” (FOX): Season 1 finale: the three remaining finalists compete for the golden mask, and one by one their identities are revealed.
• “Whiskey Cavalier” (ABC): Series premiere: Will Chase is assigned to work with Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge. Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world—and each other—while navigating the rocky roads of friendship.

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Lady Gaga – After seeing Gaga’s intimate performance of ‘Shallow’ with Bradley Cooper at the Oscars on Sunday, Mel B said that she “felt so uncomfortable for Bradley’s girlfriend, oh my gosh,” referring to Irina Shayk, who was in the audience at the time.
• Ariana Grande — will headline Manchester Pride, her first time returning to the city since she held the “One Love Manchester” concert in June 2017, which she curated in honour of the victims of the Manchester bombing. The annual LGBT pride festival, Manchester Pride, takes place August 23-26.
• Eminem — has reissued “The Slim Shady” LP to mark its 20th anniversary.  The new set comes with a selection of bonus tracks “From the vault!”, as he wrote on Twitter. “The Slim Shady LP Expanded Edition” is now streaming.
• Spice Girls — Emma Bunton has teamed up with Robbie Williams for a rendition of the group’s hit ‘2 Become 1’ for her first solo album in 12 years.  Baby Spice says she is calling the album ‘My Happy Place’ “Because my happy place is with my family, with my friends, listening to music and being in the studio.
• The Offspring – say that work is complete on their latest album – their first since 2012’s “Days Go By”. Noodles Instagrammed that they are “Working on getting it to the fans now. Stay tuned!”
• Stevie Nicks — will release two “Stand Back” solo collections, the first of which comes out the same day she’s being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for her solo work. A one-disc set will be released March 29, and a three-disc, 50-track version arrives on April 19.
• Elton John — The official trailer for his forthcoming biopic has been released. “Rocketman,” hits theaters in North America on May 31st. Star Taron Egerton sings the songs in the film. Elton John has been quoted as saying, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone sing my songs better than Taron.”
• Talk Talk – Co-founder and singer Mark Hollis has died at 64. Talk Talk had early mid-80s synth-pop success with the singles ‘Talk Talk’ and ‘It’s My Life’, which was a 2003 hit for No Doubt.
• AJ McLean – His new country single, ‘Boy and a Man’ is out, and a full-length country album called “Long Road” is coming this spring. The song features the Backstreet Boys star’s vocals with a slight twang and soulful grit.
• Walker Hayes – says his family’s new puppy, a cavadoodle (that’s a Cavalier King Charles spaniel mixed with a poodle) named Hazel is helping him and his wife Laney and their six kids heal following the death of his infant daughter Oakleigh Klover, last June.

CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN’:
A California senator wants his county to have its own version of Germany’s Autobahn.  That’s right, Senator John Moorlach of Orange County has introduced a proposal that would allow unlimited speed lanes on two major highways. Bill SB-319 would add two lanes each to the north- and south-bound lanes of I-5 and Highway 99. Those lanes would have NO speed limit.  None.  Drive as fast as you please.  Or as fast as you dare.  Or as fast as your car can go.  Although an American Autobahn might be a tantalizing proposition, the senator’s logic might be a bit suspect.  Moorlach says that if you’re driving at 100 miles per hour, “You’re burning the fuel efficiently, as opposed to just sitting in slow traffic waiting for one truck to pass another truck for 20 minutes.”  California’s current speed limit is 65 mph, except for a very few exceptions where the limit is 70 mph.
(When I was 20, this would have seemed like SO MUCH of a better idea than it does now…)
(My wife would still sit there telling me that I’m going to get a speeding ticket!)
(I’ll be the guy scavenging for car parts along the side of the road!)
-BroBible

SO THAT’S WHAT REDDIT DOES!
Is it possible that we have finally reached “peak social media”?  That’s what the co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian thinks. He feels that platforms that are built around “following individual persons…have reached their saturation point.”  While he wasn’t naming specific social media platforms, it’s fairly clear that he was referring to sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, for starters.  And he may not be far off.  Both Facebook and Twitter have posted disappointing ‘monthly active user growth’ reports this year.  So, what’s next?  Ohanian says that users’ tastes are shifting toward intimate, communally-focused alternatives. He sees people preferring things like group chats and smaller communities.  Funny enough, that is exactly what he says Reddit provides…“A network of communities…for people to discuss whatever is most important (to them) and vote up the best stuff and vote down the stuff that folks don’t like.”  He says we’ll see more and more social platforms that are built around communities of interest, as opposed to following individuals. 
(For more stories like this, follow me on Reddit.  Wait…following isn’t a thing on Reddit, is it?)
(It’s funny, I shared this story on Facebook yesterday…and somehow…it’s disappeared!)
(Somewhere there’s a Kardashian screaming in horror with mascara tears running down her face!)
-YahooFinance

BEST ACTION MOVIES EVER MADE:
1. First Blood (1982): When John Rambo could still formulate a sentence.
2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003): The Crazy 88 fight is so good, they didn’t need to film it in color!
3. The Raid 2: Redemption (2014): Brilliantly violent (if that’s a good thing).
4. Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015): The introduction of Rebecca Ferguson manages to amp up the emotional stakes.
5. The Bourne Ultimatum (2006): James Bond is still playing catch-up.
6. John Wick (2014): Like any good action hero, he won’t let his grief get in the way of shooting every bad guy in the head at point-blank range.
7. Enter the Dragon (1973): Unrelenting action, and not a gun to be found.
8. The Killer (1989): The first legit dove-filled action scene, which has been parodied to death ever since (Pardon my choice of words…)
9. Aliens (1986): Don’t dare NOT think of this as an action movie.
10. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): There is no record of anyone ever getting up to use the washroom during this 2-hour action fest….
(I wouldn’t want to be the one to tell Liam Neeson that he didn’t make the cut…with that “very particular set of skills” of his and all…)
(***See “Fake Action Movie Facts”, below…***)
-MensHealth

DID YOU KNOW?
The winner of last fall’s $1.5 billion Mega Millions lottery in South Carolina has still not been found.  And if no one comes forward with the lucky ticket by the April 19 deadline, the “winner” won’t be the only person to forfeit some bucks.  The owner of the store where the winning ticket was sold won’t be able to collect a $50,000 bonus.  And each South Carolina taxpayer may lose a $50 rebate, tied to the $61 million the winner would pay in taxes on the jackpot.
-AP

BS CHRONOMETER 02.27.19

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1954 [65] Neal Schon, Tinker Air Force Base, OK, classic rock guitarist (Journey-‘Don’t Stop Believin’, Bad English-‘When I See You Smile’, Santana)/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017

1959 [60] Johnny Van Zant, Jacksonville, FL, classic rock singer (became Lynyrd Skynyrd’s lead singer when the band reunited in 1987, 10 years after the plane crash that killed his brother, singer Ronnie Van Zant, and other band members)

1971 [48] Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas, Atlanta GA, oldies singer (TLC-‘Waterfalls’, ‘No Scrubs’)

1980 [39] Chelsea Clinton, Little Rock AK, Clinton Foundation board member/daughter of Bill & Hillary Clinton

1981 [38] Josh Groban, LA CA, pop singer/operatic baritone (‘You Raise Me Up’, ‘To Where You Are’)

1983 [36] Jared Champion, Bowling Green KY, rock drummer (Cage The Elephant-Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked’, ‘Come a Little Closer’)

1983 [36] Kate Mara, Bedford NY, movie actress (“Fantastic Four”)/TV actress (“House of Cards” 2013-16)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Anosmia Awareness Day” [an-OHZ-me-uh], a day to spread awareness about the loss of the sense of smell. (Which would have come in very handy here in the studio this morning…)

• “International Polar Bear Day”, declared by non-profit conservation group Polar Bears International to heighten awareness of the declining population of the big white guys of the Far North.

• “Kahlua Day”, celebrating the coffee-flavored liqueur from Mexico that contains rum, corn syrup, and vanilla bean. Mix it with milk and – voila! – a ‘brown cow’.

• “No Brainer Day”, when we’re encouraged to slack off. Any activity attempted should be something done without serious thought … a ‘no brainer’ activity. (Like this show, for instance.)

• “National Retro Day”, swoop the hair into a mile-high beehive or strut those eight-inch bell bottoms. Can you maximize the curls for a stellar Afro? Don’t hesitate to break out the old roller skates and see if you still have those mad skills.

• “Strawberry Day”, today we pay homage to one of the most popular fruits in the world. Strawberries are the first fruit to ripen every year, so they are often called the “taste of spring.” The bright red juicy berries are both delicious and incredibly good for you. Each bite is packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber.

COMING UP . . .
[Thurs] National Chili Day
[Thurs] Fat Thursday
[Fri] Dress in Blue Day
[Fri] Employee Appreciation Day

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2005 [14] Jamie Foxx wins a ‘Best Actor’ Oscar for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the movie “Ray”

2015 [04] Actor, director, photographer, and writer Leonard Nimoy, most popularly known as ‘Dr Spock’ on “Star Trek”, dies at age 83 from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
1980 [39] Michael Jackson wins the first of his 13 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Performance for ‘Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough’.

2018 [01] Barbra Streisand reveals she has cloned her Coton du Tulear dog twice, resulting in “Miss Violet” and “Miss Scarlett”.

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
1827 [192] 1st ‘Mardi Gras’ celebration in New Orleans LA (and 1st co-ed flashes to get a cheap string of beads)

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
1988 [31] ‘Longest Tandem Bicycle’ is unveiled in New Zealand, measuring 72.96 ft and weighing 340 lbs

BULL’S BITS

BS WACK FACTS:
✓ 99% of people cannot lick their elbow.
✓ In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die.
✓ It snows more in the Grand Canyon than it does in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
✓ The human brain cannot feel pain.
✓ If you buy a lottery ticket on a Monday you are 100 times more likely to die before the draw is held on Wednesday, than to win the Jackpot.
✓ (***CAUTION***) A ‘face-off’ in hockey was originally called a ‘puck-off’.
-RandomFactGenerator

FAKE ACTION FILM FACTS:
• Directors only shout “action” when filming action films. When directing a comedy, directors shout “comedy”, and when directing a rom com, they shout “rom com”.
• “Waterboy” was a prequel to “Aquaman”.
• “Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot” set the standard for the action films that followed.
• The bad guy never misses when shooting at the good guy.
• Schwarzenegger is an anagram for “Get to the choppa”.
• The plane was fake but the snakes were real.
• “The Matrix” was filmed before a live studio audience.
• “Rainman” and “Mad Max” are based on the same true story.
• The number of slow-motion explosions has a direct correlation to box-office success.
• “Die Hard” is not a Christmas movie.
• The larger the actor, the poorer the acting. (Wait, that one might be true…)
-Twitter

Best of BS . . .
BS THINGS TO SAY TO START A FIGHT:
• “It isn’t pizza unless it has pineapple on it.”
• “No offense, but…”
• “Toilet paper should go (yadda yadda yadda…)”
• “Don’t you think you should be eating salad?”
• “Taylor Swift only writes songs about her ex-boyfriends.”
• “Star Wars, Star Trek, same thing.”
• “Calm down.”
• “Soccer sucks.”
• “My dog is cuter than your dog.”
• “Hey! You guys wanna fight?”
-Twitter, first published in ‘BS’ in 2018

BS RANDOM JOKE:
Have you ever noticed that a woman’s “be ready in 5 minutes” and a man’s “be home in 5 minutes” are exactly the same?

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
• What inorganic molecule is produced by lightning?
a. carbon Dioxide
b. ozone [CORRECT]
c. methane
d. table salt

• In the X-Men film franchise, Halle Berry played the role of which character?
a. Storm [CORRECT]
b. Flash
c. Quake
d. Catwoman
– TriviaFYI

BS PHONE STARTER:
What is one childhood memory that you will never forget?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question:  4% of men admit to having checked a sports score HERE. Where is it?
Answer:  A funeral

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
You can do anything…but not everything.