Archive for February 13th, 2002

Tonight Show Appearance Moved Up!

February 13th @ 5:22 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Howdy folks, just a quick piece of news here but we wanted to give it a headline so it wasn’t missed – We just got word from Gail that Kevin’s Tonight Show appearance this month has been RESCHEDULED. Don’t fret though, as it’s been moved UP a day, from Thursday the 28th to Wednesday the 27th! As you may know, this time around Kevin’s going to debut the new “Flying Car” short, featuring Dante and Randal! Do NOT miss this appearance. We’ll remind you as the date gets closer, of course, but mark those calendars for 2 weeks from today, Wednesday the 27th.

View Askew NewsBites™

February 13th @ 5:21 pm | No Comments » | Scooped by Daniel Zelter, Petey & Chris Harrison

  • Mewes in the news – Not only do Kev and Scott praise the hell out of him in the upcomign Jay & Bob DVD commentary, but Jason Mewes is also getting some rave reviews regarding his performance in the upcoming film “R.S.V.P.”. Those who have seen the flick have written some intelligent reviews over at the IMDB, noting Mewes’ performance as a highlight. The official site for the movie, www.rsvpthemovie.com, has an article posted about the premiere of the flick at Slamdance a few weeks back as well.
  • Those lucky UK folk are receiving are receving their Region 1 imports of the J&SBSB DVD right now, as most importers have it in stock or are shipping over the next couple of days. Guess we’d better get crackin’ on that review of the test disc! We’re expecting to receive final copies from Buena Vista this week. Stay tuned for the full disc review, which we hope to have completed by the end of the week (it takes a while to compile all the screenshots and stuff).
  • Ya can’t win ‘em all — According to Cinescape, Ben Affleck is one of the Razzie nominees for Worst Actor in Pearl Harbor as well as Worst On-Screen Couple (he and Kate Beckinsdale) for Pearl Harbor. Lots of folks out there don’t like that flick!

Save Futurama!

February 13th @ 9:49 am | No Comments » | Scooped by Brad & Chris

  • Futurama, Matt Groening (of Simpsons fame)’s animated series on FOX, is apparently not going ahead with its fifth season. If you haven’t been watching the show (due to the confusing timeslot and constant pre-emptions by football and other programming), we urge you to start tuning in, especially those of you with that magical Neilsen box.

Several sites are banding together to start a petition to save the show. Please, even if you’re not a huge fan of the show, surf over to the Got Futurarma and Slashdot websites for more information on how you can sign the petition, urging FOX to keep Futurama on the air. So far, over 20,000 people have signed in under a day. The decision hasn’t been finalized yet, and movements like this have helped shows in the past, so it’s well worth your time.

If by any chance anyone at FOX is reading this, we hope you’ll reconsider this decision. For pete’s sake, air it in prime time instead of this awful 7:00 PM Sunday slot it’s been buried in, and give the show a chance to find a larger audience. The show’s never been funnier, and it would be a real shame to lose it. Don’t count on The Simpsons being around forever, Futurama has a TON of good years left!

You can find a direct easy link to sign the petition RIGHT HERE.