Charlie is 'green' with.... annoyance after seeing Seth Rogan's THE GREEN HORNET. Going in not expecting much, which is how we all treat movies these days, Charlie was not impressed with the story or the comedy. But he did take a liking to the action and would recommend seeing the film at least once for as little money as possible. On a related note, we received a friend request on MySpace from THE GREEN HORNET movie folks. I accepted it. They didn't, however, publicly post the comment I left for reasons which I'm sure you can figure out.
From one green thing to another... GODZILLA! Okay, so 'Zilla isn't really green. He's more of a charcoal, rubber suit black, but lets just leave my segue as is. What's important here is that he's getting a reboot. And god knows after Rolland Emmerich got ahold of him, he desperately needs it. Or does he? The Japanese rights holders, the Toho Company, seem to be farming out the copyrights to us USA-folk. You'd think after what Rolly did to him in '98 they wouldn't let us anywhere near their most treasured franchise. Yet, here we are. Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are gearing up for a re-imagining with a virtually unknown actor. The guy they chose has done a monster movie already. And he did it pretty much by himself. So maybe there's hope for this model-masher after all.
And then we go from a radioactive reptile to a guy named Reuben... Paul Reuben, you remember him don't you? He's best known as Pee-Wee Herman. The goofy, pasty skinned, man child in the red bow tie. The lights in his playhouse have been off for many-a-year, but the lights on his broadway stage haven't. You read that right, Pee-Wee has been playing on Broadway! And his show wrapped up with a taping that will air on HBO later this year.
Then it's onto a disappearing act even Jambi the Genie wouldn't want to wish for as we introduce to the revolutionary product known as "The Cuchini". Without cheating by looking in the Show Links, try to visualize what this product might be using the clue I just gave you and perhaps a breakdown of its name. This is a "Chase's Challenge" on today's program. Will the guys guess what this item is and what it does? Tune in and find out.
Absolute panic has gripped the countryside as the Earth has wobbled and the skies have changed! That was the gist of a nonchalant comment made by an astronomer in a local newspaper while talking about Zodiac signs. Because the Earth's equinox and poles have shifted, so to have the astrological dates associated with your "sign"... that is, if you go by the Sidereal Zodiac, which also includes a 13th sign around December. Most western cultures use the tropical version that never changes. And this is all a mute argument anyhow, because the constellation overhead at the time of your birth dictates your sign. And you don't need an expert in this biz to tell you that you are who you are. Just because the Earth has shifted on its axis doesn't mean your personality has too.
And finally some Toledo residents and school district staff wish they could send a certain radio host to the stars after he made a few remarks that could be construed as racist. Fresh off our lengthy discussion of removing the N-word from HUCKLEBERRY FINN, we're onto what you might call, the M-word. Conservative radio host, Brian Wilson used the term 'monkeys' in a comment he was making about poor education in Ohio. The quote was originally taken out of context and was interoperated as derogatory by some. He later posted a transcript of his entire comment on his website and it, in our opinions, with the exception of Mike, was determined not to be racist. Wilson was doing fine by us until another comment he made later in that same broadcast that was vague, but pretty damn racist. This topic dominates the remainder of the program. If it weren't for time constraints, we'd probably still be talking about it until next Serpentarius!
