5 Reasons an ‘Office’ Reboot Is a Terrible Idea
Dunder Mifflin might be back in business. A reporter from Puck News revealed NBC is planning a reboot of one of TV’s greatest sitcoms. “The Office,” spun from the British comedy of the same name, is reportedly prepping a comeback of sorts The original series following the travails of Scranton, Pa.’s signature paper company ran …
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‘The Creator’ Has an ‘Avatar’ Problem
Artificial Intelligence is top of mind for just about everyone. Hollywood fears it. Tech giants crave it. Politicians wonder how they can leverage it against their opponents. The rest of us worry A.I. will make movies like “The Terminator” into tomorrow’s reality. “The Creator” has something fresh to say on the subject. To reveal more …
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Free the People Pummels Apple Over Woke Eco Video
Apple stands at the forefront of the green revolution. That’s the message a new video featuring Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer shouts from the rooftops. The five-minute clip finds Spencer, playing Mother Nature, getting a progress report from Apple executives on its environmental promises. So far, so great, we learn from Spencer and co. The clip doesn’t …
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Conservatives Can’t Fight Culture Wars Without Doing THIS First
Remember the Late Night Wars? Letterman vs. Leno was the grudge match for the ages. They even made a movie about the dueling talk-show titans. Today, late-night comedians pal around on stages and podcasts, putting competition aside for what they see as the greater good. Survival, for starters. Late-night revenue and ratings are spiraling downward, …
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Howard Stern Banned Adam Carolla for Craziest Reason
Howard Stern is living in the past – March 2020, to be precise. The radio legend’s fear of COVID-19 is all-consuming. He didn’t leave his home during the pandemic, broadcasting his SiriusXM show from his Southhampton home. While others masked up and went about their lives, Stern lived in mortal fear of a virus with …
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‘No One Will Save You’ Crumbles at Worst Possible Time
Writer/director Brian Duffield paints himself into a corner in “No One Will Save You.” And, like too many genre storytellers, he never writes his way out. Don’t blame star Kaitlyn Dever. The “Last Man Standing” alum delivers a powerful turn, with nary a line of dialogue, that anchors the ambitious thriller. It’s still not enough …
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Russell Brand: I Won’t Stop Targeting Corrupt Media, Big Pharma
The snap, crackle and pop of your average Russell Brand video was nowhere to be seen today. The British comedian aired his first new video since a media investigation revealed four women have charged him with sexual assault. Brand looked the same on screen, but his bubbly presence and smiling visage were replaced by a stoic …
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Is Bill Burr’s ‘Old Dads’ the Comedy Conservatives Crave?
Mainstream comics leave countless jokes on the table. Just consider the Biden administration, for starters. The material practically writes itself, from the president’s near-daily short circuits to VP Kamala Harris’ word salad speeches. Ideology keeps getting in the way. The same holds for the woke mindset. Comedians ignore how the Left labels every third word …
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Howard Stern (Yes, THAT Howard Stern) Calls Bill Maher Sexist
It’s hard to believe the broadcaster who once threw bologna slices at female buttocks has gone woke. It’s true, and we’re not talking about Jimmy Kimmel. Yes, the former “Man Show” host who once made bikini girls jump on trampolines for the “male gaze” went woke. He’s abandoned his ribald past and embraced the far-Left …
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Celebs Rally Against ‘Book Bans,’ Ignore Real Censorship
Hollywood has been mostly silent on the wave of censorship washing over the culture. Consider the following examples in the arts alone. “The French Connection,” an Oscar-winning classic, got snipped to remove an offensive word Books by Agatha Christie, Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming got a sensitivity reader “upgrade” Films and TV shows with problematic …
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