Episode 77 - An Awesome Train Wreck

Yeah, the video didn't screw up on us! Yeah, the audio sounded good! Yeah, Optimusgene & MiAmoreNYC are having twins! Yeah for everyone! Well almost everyone; PSN is taking away your rights, Bucky Larson could be one of the worst movies ever, the Wii U may be having development issues and Hollywood keeps giving Tyler Perry more money. Boo to them but yeah to everything else!

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Show Notes

New Releases

• This Week:
  • Movies - Drive, I Don’t Know How She Does It, Restless, Straw Dogs
  • DVDs - Thor, Star Wars
  • Games - Arcade 3D
• Next Week:
  • Movies - Abduction, Dolphin Tail, Killer Elite, Machine Gun Preacher, Moneyball
  • DVDs - Bridesmaids
  • Games - Gears of War 3

News

• Movies - Beetlejuice sequel could be written by Seth Grahame-Smith
  • Grahame-Smith wrote Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
  • Not remake, “reboot it by advancing the storyline of the original
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/beetlejuice-sequel-development/
• Movies - 2011 Summer Movie attendance lowest since 1997
  • Revenue was up by less than 1%, ticket sales were down
  • 543 mil tickets, lowest since 540 mil tickets in ‘97, 3D helped
  • Franchises did well, star power not a draw, word of mouth helps
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/2011-summer-movie-attendance-lowest-1997/
• Movies - Bucky Larson & Creature have worst weekend ever
  • Bucky Larson made $1.45 mil, 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, avg. < 8 viewers per
  • Creature made $331,000, 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, avg. <6 viewers per
  • Distaster Movie, Norbit & Jonah Hex all scored higher than 0%
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/worst-weekend-bucky-larson-earns-0-rotten-tomatoes-creature-breaks-records-poor-box-office-showing/
• Industry - Tyler Perry highest paid man in entertainment
  • Tyler Perry - $130 mil, Jerry Bruckheimer - $113 mil, Steven Spielberg - $107 mil
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/tyler-perry-tops-forbes-list-highest-paid-men-entertainment-130-million/
• TV - Eddie Murphy to host 84th Academy Awards
  • Brett Ratner, producer, picked Murphy who is starring in his upcoming movie Tower Heist
  • http://www.slashfilm.com/eddie-murphy-agrees-host-84th-academy-awards/
• Games - Wii U having development problems
  • “Reliable source” claims hardware was rushed; chipset too weak
  • Wireless functionality does not work; streaming issues even when tethered
  • Being pushed from June to Sept. 2012
  • http://www.screwattack.com/news/wii-u-already-problem-child-developers
• Games - PSN Terms update waives ability to sue
  • New PSN terms & service at login states you cannot sue Sony for PSN issues
  • Can send snail-mail letter to opt out
  • http://geekscape.net/news/psn-terms-services-update-waives-ability-to-sue

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