Complaints About Ross And Brand
It was revealed today by Ofcom that over sixty million British people have not complained about the comments made by usually totally uncontroversial presenters Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand during a BBC Radio 2 show on the 18th October. Conservative party media spokesman Jeremy Hunt told this site: "It is inconceivable in a time like this that British taxpayers would not be phoning up and complaining about material that a handful of taxpaying, British people found offensive by two possibly taxpaying gentlemen who we – as British taxpayers paying British tax – are ultimately employing by paying tax. Inconceivable." Brand and Ross made comments regarding Brand’s sexual relationship with the granddaughter of actor Andrew Sachs, Georgina Baillie, and left these on the actor’s answerphone. Ms Bailie said she felt embarrassed that the relationship had been revealed to her grandfather but has so far refused to rule out exclusive newspaper deals detailing all the intricate sordidness of her time with the comedian, all of which she’ll probably be perfectly fine with. Both Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross have issued a joint apology of sorts. In it, Brand – best known for and employed because of his family-friendly, non-offensive style of funny, family-time, clean humour – stated that he shouldn’t have left the message. Jonathan Ross, widely regarded as the BBC’s boyishly attractive, primetime show-hosting, child-friendly joking, light-talking face of the early weekday evening, agreed with his co-presenter that the action was regrettable while laughing because he found it funny and it turns out that humour is subjective. The BBC is now under pressure after calls from the incredibly tiny minority of people who didn’t not complain to Ofcom to sack the presenters but has so far refused to act as impulsively and vociferously as those with an axe to grind against the organisation or a desire to promote themselves but not the guts to come out and admit...
Close Encounters: Prelude
I recently got my hands on a copy of the "Prelude" section to the planned but sadly shelved 30th anniversary release of Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: The Special Edition: The Collector’s Edition: The Extended Collectors Special Edition Edition and was pleased to see that – had it been shot and distributed – it would have papered over some of the holes and sanded down some of the flaws in the otherwise spectacular movie. After an exchange of emails with the esteemed director Mr Spielberg, none of which were overly threatening or contained intimations that certain photographs were in a certain person’s possession and a certain someone might want to allow a certain other person who happened to be the first certain person certain rights to reproduce a certain film script, the generous filmmaker has granted me an exclusive worldwide right to reproduce this script here so that fans of the cinematic masterpiece can finally fully appreciate Close Encounters Of The Third Kind in its fullest glory. INTERIOR – ALIEN MOTHERSHIP – BRIEFING ROOM Bright, minimalistic look, something John Lennon and Yoko Ono might like. Tall, thin alien sits at head of a table. Fanning out from him are smaller, childlike aliens. Panning view as the aliens communicate with one another using quick hand movements and head tilts. Close in on tall alien CAPTAIN QUEEDLESTEIN who presses his hands together and a stillness settles over the room. Tilt to his mouth which then speaks. CAPTAIN QUEEDLESTEIN Gentlebeings, this is the final mission briefing. We are now in cloaked orbit over the planet known by many names among its disparate peoples but which we’ll call Earth since we’ve all just undergone intense American language lessons. Queedlestein looks around at the faces of his fellow aliens, blinking and smiling. They blink and smile back. Very serene feel. CAPTAIN QUEEDLESTEIN Many of you will have visited Earth before on earlier missions. Some of you have had misgivings over our continued, er, "borrowing" of Earth equipment in recent solar rotations. Let me assure you that we shall be returning all borrowed equipment immediately prior to the main mission. Lieutenant Badoodleberg of the Antiquities Division will explain. Lieutenant? A child alien makes a brief hand gesture. LT BADOODLEBERG Extensive examination of the Earth artefacts has turned up nothing useful – yes, you were all right; there really was no benefit in taking them and to be frank, there was no place to store the battleship anyway – so we have agreed to return all airborne and sea-based vehicles back to the Earthlings … ANOTHER ALIEN (cutting Badoodleberg off) I was under...
Professor Brian Cox TV Appearances
In recent weeks – because of his role as one of the scientists working at CERN with the Large Hadron Collider, because of his bitchslapping of the alleged President of the British Association of the "Advancement" of "Science", Sir David King on Newsnight, and because I interviewed the man several years ago before he was uber-famous – this site has seen a surge in search queries looking for information about Professor Brian Cox. Is he gay? Is he married? Is he married to a gay? And so on. Well, I know the answers to all those questions but I’m not going to address them here. Before he was a professor, before he was even a mere doctor, and before he performed with D:Ream, Brian Cox was a child actor who appeared on TV and in print many times in the United Kingdom throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. If you’re of a certain age then you might just remember growing up with Brian but if you need reminding then I’ve collected some of his more well-known youth appearances for your delectation. Here Come The Double Deckers, 1970 Brian is front left Brian was one of the original cast of cult children’s television programme Here Come The Double Deckers, playing the troublemaker Spotter. His role was quickly replaced by that of Sticks the American in order to pander to a wider audience. A little-known fact about Brian is that he developed a fixation with the London bus featured in the series and spent many years looking for it on the roads of Britain. These days, however, after receiving a box set of Jimbo and the Jet Set one Christmas, he confesses he is more likely to spend hours at airports wistfully gazing into the sky. The Tomorrow People, 1976 Brian is far right Season four of terrifying children’s sci-fi series The Tomorrow People introduced Brian in the role of telepath Mike, a working-class telepath with a criminal background. Viewers were unconvinced by Brian’s Cockney-cum-Mancunian accent and flooded popular magazines of the day such as Look-in with complaints. After his contract was not renewed Brian vowed to never buy Look-in again. And he never did. Rainbow, 1977 Brian is front right In addition to appearing in several episodes during the 1976 and 1977 seasons of Rainbow Brian also featured alongside Rod and Jane on an album of songs either from or inspired by the series including tracks such as "Where’s Your Other Hand George?" and "Gettin’ Zippy Wit’ It". What isn’t widely known is that Brian also filled in for Bungle on one of the episodes when the actor in question...
Gay Universe Movie Quotes
If that plane leaves the ground and you’re not with him, you’ll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and over a frappuccino. Casablanca Cooee! Adrian! I did it! Rocky II You’re the wrong guy at the wrong place at the wrong time in the wrong shoes with the wrong coat and what were you thinking when you asked for that haircut!? Die Hard 2: Die Fabulouser You had me at "Hello Sailor!" Jerry Maguire No, Luke. I am your father’s new boyfriend. The Empire Minces Back You’re only supposed to blow the bloody nails dry! The Italian Job I see dead skin. The Sixth Sense Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was pneumonia and other complications resulting from HIV/AIDS killed the beast. Queen Kong I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that. I’m in the middle of a Judy Garland marathon. 2001: A Space Odyssey I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. A two-for-one sale on angora sweaters off the shoulder of Orion. I watched an ABBA tribute band glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time … like tears in rain. Time to die. Blade Runner I’ll be ba-aack! The Terminator Bears and bears and bears, oh my! The Wizard Of Oz I know what you’re thinking. "Did he go for the Ralph Lauren or the Pierre Cardin?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a Tuesday, the most fabulous day in the world you’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, bitch? Dirty Harry I feel the need – the need to exfoliate! Top Gun My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates … it goes straight to your hips. Forrest Gump They may take our lives, but they’ll never take … our make-up! Braveheart Get your unmanicured paws off me, you damned dirty ape! Planet Of The Apes A census taker once tried to test me. I scratched his eyes out, the brute. The Silence Of The Lambs Say hello to my little life partners!...
Exclusive X-Files Merchandise
If you’re a fan of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s characters of Mulder and Scully then it probably won’t have escaped your attention that The X-Files: I Want To Believe is hitting cinemas right about now. It certainly didn’t escape the attention of neOnbubble Movie Merchandising And School Dinners Enterprises GmbH who have teamed up with Fox (the company, not the character) to produce a web-only (no shops would stock them!) exclusive line of X-Files related gifts. If you’re an X-Files fan then you can’t not possibly not want to not miss out on not purchasing one of these top quality products. David Duchovny’s The X-Files: I Want To Beekeep If you’ve ever wondered just why it is that Mulder repeatedly talks about bees during X-Files episodes then wonder no more! In real life David Duchovny is a keen apiarist and he reached an agreement with series creator Chris Carter during the second season to slip in bee references in return for all the honey Carter could eat. Now you can keep bees just like David with this officially licensed beginner’s beekeeping kit from neOnbubble Movie Merchandising And School Dinners Enterprises GmbH. Included in David Duchovny’s The X-Files: I Want To Beekeep is: 1 Duchovny Class Hive 8 Deep Waxed Frames 8 Medium Waxed Frames Entrance Reducer Porous Bee Gloves with embroidered David Duchovny signature 8" Hive Tool Stainless Steel Smoker Beekeeping Outfit with X-Files patch on the back It’s true! David likes honey with his Tea! Agent Dana Skully Having your very own lifesize and anatomically-correct Agent Dana Scully doll that you cared for, talked to, dressed, and kept with you in the bedroom at night – to protect you from the Greys! – would be just plain weird and if there’s one thing that X-Files fans aren’t then it’s just plain weird. But they are a tad weird and that’s why any X-Files fan worth his or her salt will just be dying to part with their money for this skinless, head-only replica of Gillian Anderson’s FBI agent, punningly named "Agent Dana Skully". With realistic hair and a permanent doubting look across the plaster skull’s brow it will be just like having the character in your own home if you lived the life of a serial killer. For quality X-Files movie merchandise you simply cannot beat neOnbubble Movie Merchandising And School Dinners Enterprises...
Top 10 Science Fiction Outfits
Having recently watched Tin Man (and enjoying it despite the flaws, or maybe because of them, or maybe because of Kathleen Robertson, hubba hubba, yes probably that last bit) it occurred to both me and my other half that you get some bloody great clothing designs in the world of science fiction. Obviously, you also get Gil Gerard in white spandex in Buck Rogers, but let’s gloss over that and think happy thoughts instead. Now, since my Hottest Sci-Fi Babes Ever article continues to get good traffic (who’d have thought that a post containing the words "hottest" and "babes" would do so well on the web?) it seems only right and proper and easy (never forget the easy part) to supplement it with a rundown of what I consider to be the best outfits, costumes, or uniforms from the world of science fiction, on television or in film. And, just so we’re clear before we start: no, I’m not gay, but I do play a metrosexual on the internet. 10 Character: Azkadellia Actress: Kathleen Robertson TV Show/Film: Tin Man Azkadellia gets to wear a plethora of wonderful outfits in this TV mini-series. The chain mail look, the feathered look, the rather tasty black number with the weird upturned collar that looks like it’s there to prevent her from biting her skin while she heals after a trip to the vets, and, of course, as pictured, the medieval knight chic look. Combining style with practicality is always important for a sorceress ruler of any outer zone and Azkadellia combines both here with a colour that’s flattering to her skin tone and hair and the common sense protection against neck-level sword-swings that can often spell the end to any reign of terror. 9 Character: Robert A. Fett Actor: Jeremy Bulloch TV Show/Film: Star Wars Boys love playing with their toys and you don’t get a better toy than a fricking jet pack! With a flame-retardent cape billowing out behind you you’ll look only slightly like a multi-coloured Lego explosion being tossed through the air as you soar through the sky in your bounty hunter costume. But who cares! You’ve got a fricking jet pack! 8 Character: Tron Actor: Bruce Boxleitner TV Show/Film: Tron The Matrix would have you believe that inside the computer the world is just like our own but Tron got there first and Tron knew better. It’s dark inside a computer and it’s full of dust. That’s a recipe for disaster when it comes to avoiding getting lost. Unless your uniform of choice has glow-in-the-dark strips woven into it, that is. Great for nightclubbing too. 7 Character: Necromonger...
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