Brangelina’s "Two Little Nicois" in the Oven
Forget buns! Looks like Angelina’s cooking up a couple Niçois in her oven.
In case there was any doubt about the French’s affection for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s unborn twins, the mayor of Nice proclaimed them honorary citizens of his city on Friday.
“All their lives they will be Niçois and all their life they will be able to come to Nice and we will receive them with great honor,” mayor Christian Estrosi said.
Jolie checked into Nice’s Lenval hospital on Monday, where it’s expected she’ll give birth to the much anticipated new additions “within the coming weeks,” according to her doctor.
“We are very happy for this choice of Mrs. Angelina Jolie and Mr. Brad Pitt and I want to say to them that I wish a lot of joy to them and the babies, and great success for all of their lives,” the mayor said.
Pitt and the couple’s four childrenMaddox, 6; Pax, 4; Zahara, 3; Shiloh, 2are living in a massive chateau 60 miles away and have been seen making visits to the hospital.
Tatum O’Neal is still on Rescue Me
File this one under “non-story of the day.” TV Guide is reporting exclusively that yes - wait for it - Tatum O’Neal is still part of FX’s acclaimed drama Rescue Me.
Was there ever any doubt that she wouldn’t be?
Sure, her recent drug bust was a major headline a few weeks ago, but there was never a moment when I thought, “Man… I guess she won’t be on Rescue Me anymore.” Last I heard, her charge was only a misdemeanor. According to TVG, she’s already filmed 2 episodes for the drama’s fifth season, which doesn’t return until 2009.
Personally, to me, she seems like the type of person who can laugh at her own follies. With her character Maggie and her brother Tommy (Denis Leary) dealing with the death of their father from the season four finale, I think they’d be crazy to not turn O’Neal’s drug issues into a storyline. It’d fit Maggie’s character perfectly.
In the meantime, FX has ten Rescue Me minisodes slated to air this summer in lieu of a full season. They premiere on Tuesday, June 24th at 10:00PM ET.
Is it Super Friends, or Superfriends? (Or even SuperFriends)
Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
Here is one of those questions that doesn’t come up too much in normal conversation. Yet, it’s one of those things that, once you think about it, does make you go ’hmmm’. It’s about the Super Friends. Well, actually, the Superfriends. Or, is it the SuperFriends?
I’ve seen it written so many ways over the last 35 years(!) that it is a bit confusing. And, while it probably isn’t the most earth-shattering question, it is something to take into consideration when you are writing a post about the Saturday morning show. Especially when there are fans of the show reading the post who are ready and willing to point out the mis-spelling in fine detail.
So, for the purposes of accuracy, I present the following evidence to you, the TV readers, to help me determine the proper spelling.
The most obvious way to write up the title of the show would be Super Friends. That’s because the first season of the show, premiering on ABC in 1973, was Super Friends. It was hard to tell as the two words were so close together on the title card that they seemed to spell SuperFriends. However, the subsequent comic book by DC Comics and the DVD release of the series were also titled Super Friends. So, that doubt was put to rest.
Here’s where the confusion begins. Starting in 1976 the title of the show changed. Instead of a space between the Super and Friends the words merged into the compound noun Superfriends. From that point on the word ’Superfriends’ seems to have been used in each incarnation of the series. This included the classic Challenge of the Superfriends, The World’s Greatest Superfriends, and Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show. The confusion has been amplified because each DVD release has had the title of Super Friends as well.
Add to that the various ways thousands upon millions of people on the Superinfohighwayweb have written Super Friends over the years, and you can see where I am unsure of how to write it up. Being the purist I’m going to go with Super Friends for the time being. Then again, writing Superfriends seems to be a cleaner version of the title. Ah, I’ll just call it ’That Show with Superheroes’ and leave it at that. Or, is it Super Heroes?
Sexiest Man Alive: Matt Damon
Sexiest Man Alive: Matt Damon
If there was any doubt that the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise was chock full of hunky men, it’s all been put to rest. Matt Damon has been named People Magazine’s Sexiest man alive. And he’s thrilled to accept the title.
“You’ve given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime. My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I’m cool – well, cooler,” Matt wrote in a letter to the magazine.
Two other “Ocean’s” stars nabbed the title before Damon - George Clooney and Brad Pitt. But Matt’s claiming it’s his machismo that helped him grab the 2007 title.
“They are taller than me, but I’m more macho. I pack more testosterone into my smaller frame,” he joked to press.
And Matt’s brother-from-another-mother Ben Affleck even had some fun-poking words for the Bourne Ultimatum star. “For a guy like Matt, 4’11″, 295 lbs., it’s a heck of an achievement… Congratulations, Matt! You did it!”