tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55506983989066463002023-11-15T22:34:56.925-08:00Nick Nadel's Web PresenceWriting and videos by Nick NadelNick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-46689693373907778592009-09-22T15:12:00.000-07:002009-09-29T23:53:06.272-07:00New Tumblr blogI will be posting new writing and videos on <a href="http://nicknadel.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> from now on. Come <a href="http://nicknadel.tumblr.com/">visit</a>!Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-53409305732248014162009-09-16T22:52:00.000-07:002009-09-16T23:06:39.886-07:00New FiLife Article and Is Madea the Next Ernest?My latest financial funny for FiLife.com is your <a href="http://www.filife.com/stories/fall-culture-on-skid-row">guide to fall entertainment on the cheap</a>. <br />
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Meanwhile, over at <a href="http://www.asylum.com/">Asylum</a>, I ask a question for the ages: <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/09/16/is-tyler-perrys-madea-the-next-ernest/">Is Tyler Perry's Madea the Next Ernest?</a> When Madea saves Christmas, we'll know cinema has officially ended. (Link love courtesy of <a href="http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/16/could_tyler_perry_s_madea_be_the_new_ern">Star Pulse</a>.)Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-53629484118031545742009-09-16T22:00:00.000-07:002011-01-28T01:14:08.203-08:00New Episode of HBO's "Got No Game"Here's another installment of <a href="http://www.hbo.com/gotnogame/">"Got No Game,"</a> the HBO Sports comedy series I wrote for. This time, we explore what really happens in the football referee booth. Listen for me in a voiceover cameo doing my best "Mr. Moviefone." <br />
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<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2BbW4UPR3pc" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-69072464790928932912009-09-03T21:38:00.000-07:002009-09-03T21:53:18.061-07:00Marvel/Disney Humor and College Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-u-_YyTEJYQVFniXvOjLXZx43c6dK0fBdT1WRjCmIXyNSk-olqRSfK2wMrcsWXFdkN-KnPvvUVjFK-QSHlCGR8ssFcoB6Ngj6hQMaYKZ552ru7rRmZJ2B03-dEqohItrGhdPyyk8MOAt/s1600-h/hulk-240.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-u-_YyTEJYQVFniXvOjLXZx43c6dK0fBdT1WRjCmIXyNSk-olqRSfK2wMrcsWXFdkN-KnPvvUVjFK-QSHlCGR8ssFcoB6Ngj6hQMaYKZ552ru7rRmZJ2B03-dEqohItrGhdPyyk8MOAt/s200/hulk-240.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377470034930942290" /></a>Recently I started writing for <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/">ComicsAlliance</a>, AOL's excellent new comics blog. With news of the Disney/Marvel merger, I took a look at <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/08/31/the-strange-business-history-of-marvel-comics/">Marvel's strange business history</a> and also what a <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/09/03/hulk-responds-to-the-disney-marvel-merger/">certain angry Green Goliath thinks of the buyout</a>. <br /><br />Changing gears, my latest piece for <a href="http://www.filife.com/">FiLife.com</a> shows you how to <a href="http://www.filife.com/stories/live-like-a-freshman">save money by living like a college freshman</a>. <br /><br />Finally, on the <a href="http://www.amctv.com/">AMC</a> front, my recent comic book movie columns have tackled the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/09/dastardly-supervillain-quotes.php">best supervillain quotes</a> and the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/08/batman-20th-anniversary.php">20th anniversary of Tim Burton's <span style="font-style:italic;">Batman</span></a>. Oh, and I managed to piss off an Ann Coulter fan. So I've got that going on, which is nice.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-64897203921793890842009-08-30T23:10:00.000-07:002009-08-30T23:16:12.417-07:00More of HBO's "Got No Game"Two new installments of the HBO Sports comedy series I wrote for. This time, we take a look at what really goes on in the referee booth. Check back every Friday for new episodes.
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<br />Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-54037808352030977922009-07-14T14:41:00.000-07:002009-07-14T15:43:09.525-07:00Stan Lee's Best Cameos, Liberian Girl and MoreHere's a bit of recent writing for <a href="http://amctv.com">AMC</a> and AOL's <a href="http://asylum.com">Asylum</a> you might enjoy...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEczXsJF90jfbzd6jVc-jpSyOJB2E-zXHuVEUNvtF4XRWkMP_PRTDIVOo61lvL2nwiERODHQvMPvLowiSf31XCfACbHU-9dOr99r1x94zEwMQ0lLIA6rsWLwK9htQA902ipMmwkiQNlnUH/s1600-h/stan-lee.jpg"></a><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 86px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEczXsJF90jfbzd6jVc-jpSyOJB2E-zXHuVEUNvtF4XRWkMP_PRTDIVOo61lvL2nwiERODHQvMPvLowiSf31XCfACbHU-9dOr99r1x94zEwMQ0lLIA6rsWLwK9htQA902ipMmwkiQNlnUH/s200/stan-lee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358443502787012834" /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/07/stan-lee-cameos-in-comic-book-movies.php">Stan Lee's Best and Worst Marvel Movie Cameos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/future-of-classic/2009/07/actors-turned-singers.php">Actors Who Should Stop Singing</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/future-of-classic/2009/06/actors-playing-woody-allen.php">Best and Worst Woody Allen Stand-Ins</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqFjTHQKcQ8QeqY8Bmd-q4t_3TrN-DkMAqQ5FrGNhVYOC7ge_ACQSKqU5n7VhJut1f_TcjJK4Rnbqw3SvOK7wBIesuR0rPcyKDcake2ppEZf7si-k3ahJf4-vCTp4GJQkkI7A96qQj6k7/s1600-h/lb-girl.jpg"></a><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqFjTHQKcQ8QeqY8Bmd-q4t_3TrN-DkMAqQ5FrGNhVYOC7ge_ACQSKqU5n7VhJut1f_TcjJK4Rnbqw3SvOK7wBIesuR0rPcyKDcake2ppEZf7si-k3ahJf4-vCTp4GJQkkI7A96qQj6k7/s200/lb-girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358442212892876466" /><a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/07/01/michael-jackson-video-girls/">Michael Jackson's Video Vixens</a> (featuring the '80s celeb-studded "Liberian Girl") <br /><br /><a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/06/10/10-celebrity-commercials-were-sold-on/">10 Celebrity Commercials We're Sold On</a> (Shatner shilling for Commodore is classic.)<br /><br />Also, <a href="http://videogum.com/archives/everyones-a-critic/barbara-walters-hated-bruno-an_079312.html#more">Videogum</a> posted the clip of Barbara Walters interviewing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that I featured in my recent <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/05/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-anniversary.php">column on the 25th anniversary of the franchise</a>. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/timcarvell">Tim Carvell</a> for tweeting it.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-59585653899390957912009-06-01T01:15:00.000-07:002009-06-05T01:48:21.608-07:00Barbara Walters Makes Donatello CryI wrote my latest AMC TV column on the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/05/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-anniversary.php">25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a> and included this gem:<br /> <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dKLBUBN_org&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dKLBUBN_org&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />There's so much right here, I don't know where to begin. First off...<br /><br />-The set. Since the interview, from one of Barbara's pre-Oscar specials, exists solely to plug <span style="font-style:italic;">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of Extending Vanilla Ice's Career Past 'Ice Ice Baby'</span>, I'm going to assume she's visiting them on set. However, it looks pretty chintzy, even for a quickie sequel. Was the set constructed specifically for this interview? Did some poor union guy go from working on "Twin Peaks" or <a href="http://sharetv.org/shows/covington_cross">"Covington Cross"</a> to building a fake sewer for Barbara Walters to chat with the Ninja Turtles on for three minutes? Right now some set designer could have "Underground sewer lair, Barbara Walters Special" on their resume. <br /><br />-Babs calling Donatello, "Donatella." You might remember Donatello's later years as an Italian fashion designer with leathery, reptilian skin.<br /><br />-The brilliant twist on the creaky "everyone cries on Barbara Walters specials" gag. That Jim Henson Creature Shop can do anything. <br /><br />-Donatello shaking his head at Barbara's attempt to adopt Raphael's "urban" slang. Yes, Babs isn't hip enough to hang with a bunch of white guys in rubber suits.<br /><br />Besides the occasional Muppet mingling with Matt Lauer, this kind of thing never happens on TV any more. I would kill for a DVD of journalists awkwardly interviewing cartoon characters and puppets. It's a rite of passage for news anchors: you're nobody in the TV news biz until you've bumped fists with Raphael or gotten hit on by Miss Piggy.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-21177840377740711832009-05-12T14:43:00.000-07:002009-05-12T15:27:27.478-07:00Summer Movies and Pig Sickness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqDOLKUZhroRqxPkOOE8L9NispV4LZibHNBBIzxlS4q-91-W4fNsj2lDMjYUIs0HZdj0E2xmH8V6ZB7mFJNwQMj5_hOI0bQIDlAy2lrb-eKHR3E3fvb3onaXNWCrvy9dDJt9ljVv8P0i6/s1600-h/GF-186.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqDOLKUZhroRqxPkOOE8L9NispV4LZibHNBBIzxlS4q-91-W4fNsj2lDMjYUIs0HZdj0E2xmH8V6ZB7mFJNwQMj5_hOI0bQIDlAy2lrb-eKHR3E3fvb3onaXNWCrvy9dDJt9ljVv8P0i6/s200/GF-186.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335063485140713346" /></a>With summer movie season in full swing, it's time for my <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/bookscomics/">AMC column</a> to look at the season's comic book movie offerings. First up, I teamed up with pal <a href="http://matthewkmanning.blogspot.com/">Matt Manning</a> (author of the new Wolverine guide from DK Publishing) for <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/04/wolverine-origins-facts.php">five fun facts about everyone's favorite pointy-haired mutant</a>. How does he get his mutton-chops to stay so sharp? <br /><br />Next up is a look at the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/05/summer-comic-book-movies.php">secret comic book movies of summer</a>. Turns out <span style="font-style:italic;">Transformers: Revenge of Michael Bay</span> and the Hayden Panettiere career-killer <span style="font-style:italic;">I Love You, Beth Cooper</span> have comic book connections. <br /><br />Also in the summer movie vein is my look at the many <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/05/12/summer-chick-flicks-no-man-should-be-forced-to-see/">terrible upcoming chick flicks that no man should be dragged to</a> for AOL's Asylum.com. Oh, Nia Vardalos. What sort of cultural stereotypes will you perpetuate this time? <br /><br />Finally, my piece on the <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/04/29/reclaiming-the-swine-10-pigs-we-will-always-love/">10 pigs we'll always love</a>, swine flu be damned, has gotten love from everyone from <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/04/29/10-pigs-we-will-always-love/">Neatorama</a> to <a href="http://www.thepigblog.com/2009/05/add-names-to-the-list-of-pigs-we-love/">The Pig Blog</a>. Any excuse to make a <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://www.platypuscomix.net/otherpeople2/chickens1.JPG">U.S. Acres</a></span> reference.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-70089702323271357442009-04-01T16:14:00.000-07:002009-04-01T16:54:37.447-07:00New AMC Columns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo2w5ltHDyW_vbn9z45uOAfXrfLlbe11EEY2KVngyd-qBqplSIYXccOh-GMaWj5Hqq7uNzlzTuw53TObRRcusHZO-H05LoMuyQRefGc5wiWT4LRm7DGvLco-VFYnYagbrZOBndZj0x1OZ/s1600-h/supergirl2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo2w5ltHDyW_vbn9z45uOAfXrfLlbe11EEY2KVngyd-qBqplSIYXccOh-GMaWj5Hqq7uNzlzTuw53TObRRcusHZO-H05LoMuyQRefGc5wiWT4LRm7DGvLco-VFYnYagbrZOBndZj0x1OZ/s200/supergirl2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319873619462136498" /></a> Fans of stupid movie villains (like Faye Dunaway's campy witch from <span style="font-style:italic;">Supergirl</span>) and Megan Fox stalkers will want to check out my latest comic book movie columns for AMCTV.com First up, I look at the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/03/dumbest-comic-super-villains.php#comment-9107">dumbest supervillains in comic book movie history</a>. Poor noble Doctor Doom. He's only an almighty despot in the Marvel Comics universe. Three movies under his belt, and he's about as threatening as <a href="http://www.conversationmarketing.com/Snidely%2BWhiplash.png">Snidely Whiplash</a>.<br /><br />Next up,<a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/03/bad-girl-comic-movies.php">comic book movie bad girls</a> get their due as I separate the truly "bad girl" movies from the just plain bad movies. Seriously, <span style="font-style:italic;">Sheena</span> is one of the greatest movies ever made. Where have you gone, Tanya Roberts? <br /><br />On the AOL front, I recently put together fun galleries on <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/03/09/our-favorite-nerds-and-geeks-of-yore-where-are-they-now/">famous geeks of yore</a> and a potential <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/03/06/casting-the-live-action-thundercats-movie-snarf/">cast for the live-action <span style="font-style:italic;">Thundercats</span> movie</a>. <br /><br />As usual, check out my daily gossip and entertainment news roundups for <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-news/">AMC</a> and AOL's <a href="http://www.asylum.com/category/cheat-sheet/">Asylum.com</a>. And should Faye Dunaway try to steal your Omegahedron, just distract her with a bright shiny object.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-86301102131676662009-03-15T01:49:00.000-07:002009-03-15T02:02:37.655-07:00Come to Superhero Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhras2iIA7QSqhVytTKtpI1Pbl57bSh1MEpf-LR1MB8mU3QRZ8U3F2pN1cZd8EWgCEnjgo88LGEvlCaTGaaHYLv9xSY225apoewaH_EZGcOs9wHwq6fWAOGlKP8nlpvQDx51lktBEpkFlKN/s1600-h/nickfury.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhras2iIA7QSqhVytTKtpI1Pbl57bSh1MEpf-LR1MB8mU3QRZ8U3F2pN1cZd8EWgCEnjgo88LGEvlCaTGaaHYLv9xSY225apoewaH_EZGcOs9wHwq6fWAOGlKP8nlpvQDx51lktBEpkFlKN/s200/nickfury.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313336993376163458" /></a>This Wednesday is no ordinary night...it's Superhero Night! I'll be cohosting Scifi Screening Room: Superhero Night live at Under St. Marks Theater on March 18th at 7pm. Kevin Maher (AMC's Scifi Department) and I have a ton of fun clips, guests, and special surprises planned. If you enjoyed the Batman Night we put on a few months back, this show promises to be even better. Details below. Hope you can make it! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SCIFI SCREENING ROOM: SUPERHERO NIGHT!</span><br /><br />From the people who brought you HULK Night and KISS Night comes the ultimate video cavalcade of off-beat Superhero clips.<br /><br />Featuring stuff you won't find on TV, YouTube or Hulu... including scenes from The 1979 cartoon show FRED & BARNEY MEET THE THING.<br /><br />...scenes from The Spirit TV movie<br /><br />...Roger Corman's Fantastic Four<br /><br />...David Hasselhoff's Nick Fury TV movie<br /><br />...and a view-master reel of Superman Vs. The Computer Crook.<br /><br />Special guests include James Dean Conklin, the animator of WONDERMAN (TV Funhouse)<br />Professor Geoff Klock (who contribued to MOMA's Superhero fashion book)<br />Matthew K. Manning (writer for DC's Batman Strikes)<br />M. Sweeney Lawless (curator of BIGFOOT Night)<br />Jay Stern (producer of FRANKENSTEIN Night)<br />Craig Wichman (who played Batman in BATMAN Night's Fan Fiction)<br /><br />It all happens this Wednesday, March 18th @ 7 PM.<br /><br />UNDER St. Mark's<br />94 St. Mark's Place (between 1st Avenue and Avenue A)<br /><br />Tickets are $7 (admission includes a Hostess Fruit Pie)<br /><br />(We are already featured on a <a href="http://www.dhasselhoff.net/blog/?p=121">David Hasselhoff fan site</a>. Come for the Hoff, stay for the fruit pies!)Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-90255489690989076992009-03-03T14:11:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:34:59.294-08:00Alan Moore Is Angry and Belinda Carlisle Is Still Crushworthy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp8BDC5xT_wn4CE4UrsZo17wUvidhWB_HdqjtCkdpOF93uXQLvDLLjvyRWMiMJCeHrlyAXKmPIShNkl0u6XfYqJxKs23sOyExRaVN7ZZkAa963k4fVjzmB5-7N9W0rTYY7HJ-KV4l2R8I/s1600-h/belindacarlisle.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp8BDC5xT_wn4CE4UrsZo17wUvidhWB_HdqjtCkdpOF93uXQLvDLLjvyRWMiMJCeHrlyAXKmPIShNkl0u6XfYqJxKs23sOyExRaVN7ZZkAa963k4fVjzmB5-7N9W0rTYY7HJ-KV4l2R8I/s200/belindacarlisle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309092408702033010" /></a>With <span style="font-style:italic;">Watchmen</span> finally hitting theaters on Friday, my <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/03/alan-moore-movies.php#more">latest comic book movie column</a> for AMCTV.com explores the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/03/alan-moore-movies.php#more">many reasons why Alan Moore hates the movies based on his work</a>. Fingers crossed <span style="font-style:italic;">Watchmen </span>changes Hollywood's track record of turning Moore's brilliant comics into unwatchable garbage. Early <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/watchmen/">reviews</a> seem to range from "this movie will change your life" to "meh," which is never a great sign. <br /><br />Meanwhile, over at AOL's Asylum, you can check out my <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/02/20/80s-crushes-where-are-they-now/">gallery of crushes from the '80s</a>. Find out what Mia Sara and Kirk Cameron's girlfriend from <span style="font-style:italic;">Growing Pains</span> have been up to. (Also check out the <a href="http://www.asylum.co.uk/2009/02/23/80s-crushes-where-are-they-now/">UK version</a> of my piece, which tosses in Samantha Fox for good measure. Hey, naughty girls need love too.) I also put together a fun <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/03/02/former-snl-cast-members-where-are-they-now/">gallery of lesser-known <span style="font-style:italic;">Saturday Night Live Cast</span> members</a> from the '80s and '90s. Any excuse to work in a Danitra Vance reference.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-41704883624234407182009-02-17T23:13:00.000-08:002009-02-21T23:03:51.934-08:00AMC Comic Con Report, Valentine's, Oscars, and Walken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA3qkDf3skPqQUb6Nr963MJe19onAsIhD35fAWDoUDgR7Ba0B9QMIw6bp5jRC_boFZJNriQqDCt8blpowfttQYWBVP7K_dgtoHFEB7ZskA6pqAJlsdCOoAG5DU_kdByAC_M6bjDnSf68h/s1600-h/walken_cat.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA3qkDf3skPqQUb6Nr963MJe19onAsIhD35fAWDoUDgR7Ba0B9QMIw6bp5jRC_boFZJNriQqDCt8blpowfttQYWBVP7K_dgtoHFEB7ZskA6pqAJlsdCOoAG5DU_kdByAC_M6bjDnSf68h/s200/walken_cat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304032856738540146" /></a> Another NY Comic Con has come and gone, and I was there <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/02/new-york-comic-con.php"> covering the geekery for AMC TV</a>. Highlights include <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/02/new-york-comic-con.php">posing for a photo with William Katt</a> (aka, The Greatest American Hero) and watching Stephen Baldwin attempt to plug his terrible Christian crime comic. Or maybe it's a Republican crime comic. Either way it's terrible, and he has Miley Cyrus tattooed on his arm. On the Baldwin level of crazy, Stephen's about an 8. <br /><br />I also have several new pieces for AOL's <a href="http://www.asylum.com/">Asylum</a>, including <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/02/20/80s-crushes-where-are-they-now/">"'80s: Where Are They Now?</a>," and a look at the <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/02/20/top-10-questionable-oscar-winners/">most questionable Oscar winners of all time</a>. <br /><br />(Want more of my recent work for AMC? Go <a href="http://comments.blogs.amctv.com/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&id=464">here</a>. And go <a href="http://www.asylum.com/bloggers/nicholas-nadel/">here</a> if you want Asylum to be more Nick-centric.)<br /><br />As for that mind-meltingly wonderful image of Christopher Walken hypnotizing a cat, it's from the 1988 family film <span style="font-style:italic;">Puss In Boots</span>, featuring <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEjKmsMkPKQ"> the <span style="font-style:italic;">Deer Hunter </span>star as an "all singing all dancing" tabby </a>. (His costar was Jason "son of Sean" Connery.) And it's pretty much sheer insanity from start to finish.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-1298168514629914322009-01-25T02:55:00.000-08:002009-01-25T03:28:39.742-08:00Latest AMC columns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS7zt7muDkibBOUX3z6B9BTRnn_POHZ1oJnLtJUfSaH4K4j_Jm7E9SBBwpM32kfBkWDfCpdB3D_XdgO3zYUmjgyJneZzhs62iBlyEP6wlu3XV-n34do-y6_6aCgb5pntNCXR6IXE2YC4-/s1600-h/wolverine2009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizS7zt7muDkibBOUX3z6B9BTRnn_POHZ1oJnLtJUfSaH4K4j_Jm7E9SBBwpM32kfBkWDfCpdB3D_XdgO3zYUmjgyJneZzhs62iBlyEP6wlu3XV-n34do-y6_6aCgb5pntNCXR6IXE2YC4-/s200/wolverine2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295189833898658450" /></a>I have several new comic book movie columns for <a href="http://amctv.com">AMCTV.com</a> currently up. This week's, about <span style="font-style:italic;">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</span>, takes a look at the new images released and ponders <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/01/iron-man-and-wolverine-casting.php">whether the character is getting crowded out of his own movie</a>. <br /><br />Last week I broke down the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/01/watchmen-lawsuit-possibilities.php">legal battle over <span style="font-style:italic;">Watchmen</span></a> for fans. A couple days later, the lawsuit was resolved. Coincidence? I think not. <br /><br />A few weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on the <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/12/frank-miller-the-spirit.php">pros and cons of Frank Miller's ascendancy in Hollywood</a>. Con: <span style="font-style:italic;">The Spirit</span>. Pro: Moviegoers realize what comic book fans have known for years--that Miller has turned into a self-indulgent hack. <br /><br />Finally, get your entertainment news every day with my <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/movie-news/2009/01/the-newsdesk-012309.php">daily round-up for AMC News</a>. Cause lord knows there's a lack of snarky news on the Web. <br /><br />Column links:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/01/iron-man-and-wolverine-casting.php">Coming Soon, Hugh Jackman Co-starring in <span style="font-style:italic;">Wolverine</a></span><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/01/iron-man-and-wolverine-casting.php"></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/01/watchmen-lawsuit-possibilities.php">Casualties Mount Over World War <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Watchmen</span></a></span><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/01/watchmen-lawsuit-possibilities.php"></a></span><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/12/frank-miller-the-spirit.php"><br />Frank Miller is <span style="font-style:italic;">Great</span>! (Sin City) Frank Miller Is Lame (<span style="font-style:italic;">The Spirit</span>)!</a>Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-34589601713993353672009-01-01T12:32:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:50:00.605-08:00PC World Shout Out and New Year's Resolutions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAYgrMPJPrSf_VCORz__06ib42Vefu0vu4FAmcVN_3m55WuqP_m7vrLE-xxq8LLzHdO7T4jALogiHUi5hmlD69Oqe-kq7wBYAeDzs7GBfkIKxZ_-O80mp9aSF8dtBwVQvi3w_VmF7nACE/s1600-h/megan_fox.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAYgrMPJPrSf_VCORz__06ib42Vefu0vu4FAmcVN_3m55WuqP_m7vrLE-xxq8LLzHdO7T4jALogiHUi5hmlD69Oqe-kq7wBYAeDzs7GBfkIKxZ_-O80mp9aSF8dtBwVQvi3w_VmF7nACE/s200/megan_fox.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286428812322704834" /></a> <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/">PC World</a>, the nation's top source for information related to reliable character actress Patricia Clarkson, I mean, personal computers, has chosen the <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/12/08/the-most-wonderfully-geeky-moments-of-2008/">Wonderfully Geek Moments of 2008</a> list I wrote for AOL's <a href="http://www.asylum.com/">Asylum.com</a> as one of the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/156030/list.html">year's best tech lists.</a> <br /><br />A "best of" list for "best of" lists? Are you listening Charlie Kaufman? I think we found the follow up to your last <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/">meta brain-melter</a>. <br /><br />And since today is a time to reflect on what we hate about ourselves and plan to change for the new year, please enjoy my list of <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/future-of-classic/2009/01/movies-2008-resolutions.php">New Year's resolutions inspired by the movies of 2008</a> for AMC. Happy New Year!Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-15529570930341863372008-12-11T15:01:00.000-08:002009-01-01T13:04:21.531-08:00Lots of new AMC and AOL writing...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxszRXkO-DyfhCcTDrjhYmocNkVWYXlAy8XXdSMb_mgty3Ed5qgxd7pGjAKcRQLSwxtUhEAeR6C4I-ykMZxfsnbJKumGYk5jpcqIQIZyZuP1H2QH0L6USiQ6ryUpdAUqML01ltlnzYj-O/s1600-h/dr+horrible.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxszRXkO-DyfhCcTDrjhYmocNkVWYXlAy8XXdSMb_mgty3Ed5qgxd7pGjAKcRQLSwxtUhEAeR6C4I-ykMZxfsnbJKumGYk5jpcqIQIZyZuP1H2QH0L6USiQ6ryUpdAUqML01ltlnzYj-O/s200/dr+horrible.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279174364935742322" /></a><br />I wrote a big year-end piece for AOL's Asylum.com, <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/12/08/the-most-wonderfully-geeky-moments-of-2008/">The Most Wonderfully Geeky Moments of 2008</a>. <br /><br />And for AMC, here's a fun little piece I did on <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/horror-hacker/2008/12/misleading-horror-movie-titles.php#more">movie titles that sound like horror but actually aren't</a>. Here's one example..<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Monster's Ball</span></span><br />The concept of a fancy-dress function designed specifically for monsters could've made for a truly terrifying moviegoing experience. Imagine the poster: Several well-dressed monsters glower at you; the tagline asking, "Will you accept the invitation?!" Blood-curdling! Of course what we got was a dark Halle Berry-Billy Bob Thornton drama set in the rural South. Come to think of it though, Thornton's nude scenes were pretty scary. (Runner-up: <span style="font-style:italic;">Monster</span>, about a real-life monster, not the fun kind.) <br /><br />Also, here are some recent comic book movie columns:<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/12/frank-miller-the-spirit.php">Frank Miller is Great (Sin City)! Frank Miller Sucks (The Spirit!)</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/11/five-original-movie-superheroes.php"><br />Five Original Movie Superheroes That Are Better Than Hancock</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/12/neil-gaiman-comic-adaptations.php">After Coraline, Hollywood May Finally Tackle Neil Gaiman's Comics</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/12/marvel-knights-dark-characters.php">Can Marvel's Knights Ever Compare with <span style="font-style:italic;">The Dark Knight</span></a>?Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-42596379012147701872008-11-24T20:43:00.000-08:002008-11-24T20:44:57.652-08:00Onion headlineAn old Onion headline of mine is on the front page currently. View it <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/index">here</a>, or <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39433">here</a>.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-83376354904899367722008-11-23T00:04:00.000-08:002008-11-23T00:23:27.570-08:00Celebrity Spies for Asylum.comWrote a new gallery piece for AOL's Asylum.com, on <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/11/18/celebs-who-were-real-spies-from-sinatra-to-disney/">real-life celebrity spies</a>. This is probably the most informative piece I've written for the site, and the one with the least digs at <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/10/03/babes-of-the-new-york-anime-festival/">anime fans</a>.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-68941720948392232092008-11-20T21:07:00.000-08:002008-11-26T00:35:45.399-08:00TwitterAlright, now I have a <a href="http://twitter.com/nicknadel">Twitter account</a>. One minute in and I already don't see the point. But, anyway, I've now joined 2007.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-63047786393054062202008-11-20T00:05:00.000-08:002008-12-13T00:13:25.657-08:00This Just In Videos On Funny Or DieHey, remember <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/">Funny or Die</a>? You know, that Will Ferrell comedy website with the sass-mouth tot video that was all the rage for a couple of months back in 2007? Well, it's still around, and I now have a <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/nicknadel">page on it</a>. Here you can view several videos I worked on with the amazing Jessica St. Clair and Colby Hall while at HBO, and also several <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/nicknadel/playlists/230896">somewhat dated web shorts</a> that I also wrote and helped produce. (Incidentally, I have some new web comedy stuff for <a href="http://www.hbo.com/sports/">HBO Sports</a> coming soon. Just filmed a sketch over the weekend featuring former tennis pro/current Olympic correspondent Mary Carillo.) <br /><br />Putting together the Funny or Die page made me nostalgic for those halcyon days when Barack Obama was just a guy with a very good shot at the presidency. Below are two of my favorite videos from my time working for HBO's defunct comedy website ThisJustIn.com. <br /><br />The first, "<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5446/korporate-komedy-from-jessica-st-clair">Korporate Komedy</a>," was incredibly fun to shoot. Jessica's performance is fantastic, and we were lucky enough to have <a href="http://themessageshow.blogspot.com/">The Message</a>'s Bashir Salahuddin (currently a writer for <span style="font-style:italic;">Chocolate News</span> on Comedy Central)in town to play the part of the boss. Everyone was nice enough to interrupt their workday for our shoot, and it really made a difference. The result is the piece I'm the most proud of from my time at Home Box Office. (Do they still call it that? They should!) <br /><br /><object width="464" height="388" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=5446" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="464" height="388" flashvars="key=5446" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;">See more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/">funny videos</a> at Funny or Die</div><br /><br />Next up, is a sketch that I always loved, even if perhaps others did not. "<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3273/the-break-room-psa-tell-someone-from-jessica-st-clair">Tell Someone</a>" features one of my favorite Jessica performances, and is probably the only parody of the "Tell Someone" Gardasil ads on the World Wide Intertubes. I'm happy to see it's finding a second life on Funny or Die. (Also, The Break Room was a short-lived show idea we were developing. And,yes, the opening music cue is the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFAPzbiGhow">theme from Tootsie</a> by Stephen Bishop.)<br /><br /><object width="464" height="388" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=3273" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed width="464" height="388" flashvars="key=3273" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div style="text-align:center;width: 464px;">See more <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/">funny videos</a> at Funny or Die</div>Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-81372949379349270002008-11-18T14:06:00.000-08:002008-11-18T14:17:42.236-08:00New AMC and AOL stuffNew column for <a href="http://www.amctv.com/">AMCTV.com</a> just went up. Vote for which X-Men character should <a href="ttp://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/11/xmen-origins-characters.php">get the next spin-off movie</a>. Blob, Dazzler, Skin from Generation X--so many minor characters, so little screentime. <br /><a href="ttp://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/11/xmen-origins-characters.php"><br />Who's Next for <span style="font-style:italic;">X-Men Origins</span>? Vote Now! </a><br /><br />Also, check out the latest gallery I put together for AOL's <a href="http://www.asylum.com/">Asylum.com</a> on <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/11/18/celebs-who-were-real-spies-from-sinatra-to-disney/">real-life celebrity spies</a>. Celebrities were so much cooler in the old days. Today's stars are so lazy.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-87627121549114984102008-11-14T14:15:00.001-08:002008-11-15T00:53:56.272-08:00Way to Go, Kid!The new <span style="font-style:italic;">Batman: Brave and the Bold</span> cartoon premieres tonight. Could be fun, if for no other reason then it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. '60s style Batman fighting aliens with current Blue Beetle? I suppose. Not to mention it stars (I never thought I'd write these words) <span style="font-style:italic;">The Drew Carey Show</span>'s Diedrich Bader as The Caped Crusader!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cbTSnVrENOc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cbTSnVrENOc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Still, I gotta wonder...does this show mean anything at all to the youth of today? Sure, the recent Fisher-Price-esque <a href="http://www.toywiz.com/fcosufrtoacf.html">Super Friends toy line</a> introduced kids to the peppy, Dick Sprang-era Batman. But wouldn't they want a Batman who at least slightly resembles Christian Bale? From a brand management standpoint, I can't help but think that Warner Bros. would want to have a dark (at least in look) Batman toon on the air right about now. <span style="font-style:italic;">Dark Knight</span> has only earned a billion dollars worldwide, in large part due to multiple viewings from kids and tweens. <br /><br />Back in 1992, the groundbreaking (and still unsurpassed to this day) <span style="font-style:italic;">Batman: The Animated Series</span> debuted a couple of months after <span style="font-style:italic;">Batman Returns</span>, giving older and younger fans alike a Batman that was at least tonally similar to the one they saw in theaters. Seamless corporate synergy which resulted in the best animated Batman in the character's history. <br /><br />That said, while this new show appears to be a blatant answer to the "Batman is too dark for kids" argument, it also looks like a lot of fun. And way more exciting than <span style="font-style:italic;">Clone Wars</span>, a show which somehow manages to replicate the experience of watching paint dry while on Nyquil and being repeatedly hit over the head.Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5550698398906646300.post-66475409652978853062008-11-12T14:46:00.001-08:002008-11-12T14:54:05.416-08:00New AOL listNew list for AOl Men's <a href="http://www.asylum.com">Asylum.com</a>, on the <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/11/12/ten-guys-you-dont-want-your-sister-dating/">10 guys you don't want your sister to date</a>. Also, check out my daily round-up of <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2008/11/12/stephen-baldwin-gets-hannah-montana-tattoo/">celebrity gossi</a>p. You know you're wondering what Lilo has been up to. (She's causing adorable trouble with Stitch in Hawaii.)Nick Nadelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650507701650555652noreply@blogger.com0