Man Up, You Punks

Bob Hayes — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:00:01 +0000

Well, he says it nicer.

Not unrelated.

(H/T Evangelical Outpost.)

Tom Cruise’s Scarily Funny Doppelganger

Bob Hayes — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:00:12 +0000

This is pretty hilarious, right here.

A Review of “Cloverfield”

Bob Hayes — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:44:09 +0000

…over at the Speculist.

We Want Kirk!

Bob Hayes — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:46:11 +0000

Sign the petition.

[Homer Simpson voice]: do it!

This Outrage Shall Not Be Born

Bob Hayes — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:22:07 +0000

There will be a new Star Trek movie next year, highlighting the adventures of the original series crew. Chris Pine is set to be the new Kirk, and Leonard Nimoy is slotted to play (the older) Spock – but apparently there was no room at the inn for William Shatner.

Nothing is yet written in stone. There is still time to reverse this terrible error.

My wife, who is a genius, hypothesizes that Shatner wanted too much money. I could see that happening; his career is doing really well, he has become a genuine cultural icon, and his importance to the Trek franchise, while possible of overstatement, is enormous. He may have thought he was being low-balled.

Or maybe the creators of the film are just being Hollywood idiots. That wouldn’t be a novel explanation, but it has a certain historical plausibility. Whatever the scenario, I hope this is fixed. A re-imagining of the old series has the potential to be fantastic – and it wouldn’t be the same without the original, accept-no-imitation, 100% James Tiberius Kirk.

Oh, and yeah, this is my first post here at the new digs, but never mind that. Take to the streets and demand this outrage be corrected!

Bob Hayes Online » Hollywood

Man Up, You Punks

Tom Cruise’s Scarily Funny Doppelganger

A Review of “Cloverfield”

We Want Kirk!

This Outrage Shall Not Be Born