Another week, another batch full of memories. Here are some of the things that were interesting from the past seven days of the 2012 calendar:
Movie Trailer of the Week: "Django Unchained"
This...looks exactly like a Quentin Tarantino film. Which is why I can't wait to see it!
Death of the Week: Author Ray Bradbury
The great American writer passed away this week at the age of 91, leaving behind a storied works that include "The Martian Chronicles," "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Illustrated Man." Obviously, he will be missed dearly.
Videos of the Week: It's a tie! This week's picks for the best viral videos go to two videos about two television shows each beloved in their own way and making them into song form. The first one, which was released exclusively on comedy website Funny or Die on Tuesday, is called "The Wire: The Musical," a promotional campaign for a broadway version of one of television's most heralded dramas, even featuring guest appearances from five different 'Wire' alums! It's a video so good that it's been approved by David Simon himself!
Two days later, another interesting TV-related video was released, this time by PBS's Digital Studios and featuring an auto-tuned version of some of the most memorable quotes from Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood titled "Garden of Your Mind." The genre of the show they were paying homage to is completely different from "The Wire" in many ways, but it's still just as fantastic, with a song just as catchy as those shown in the previous video.
Mr. Rodgers sadly passed away a few years back and, therefore, not able to give his thoughts on the clip that Simon did. However, I'm sure that he was still around, he would've been a big fan of it nonetheless.
Quote of the Week: Actor and The mj15 Blog Hall of Famer Charlie Sheen, sharing his thoughts on his famous 2011 media binge over a year after it happened:
"Clearly, a guy gets fired, his relationships are in the toilet, he's off on some f*cking tour, there's nothing 'winning' about that...I was in total denial."
Wait...not winning, you say? The world makes no sense to me anymore!
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Wins State's Re-Call Election
In an election that was being closely followed not just locally, but nationwide as well, the controversial governor famous for his 2011 battle with public employees over their collective bargaining rights got a big break in his favor, defeating Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett (whom he outspend 7 to 1 in campaign finances) 53%-46% to stay where he was until 2014 at the least. Depending on which cable news station you were watching that night, this was either the signal of the beginning of the end of unions forever, the sign of Mitt Romney's inevitable presidential victory, or the end of American democracy as we know it. I see no hyperbole in either of those statements whatsoever.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Canadian Porn Star Luka Magnotta Arrested in Germany Under Suspicion of Murdering and Decapitating Chinese Lover
I'm pretty sure his days as adult film star are starting to be outnumbered.
Motivational Speaker of the Week: The "Good Job, Good Effort" Miami Heat Fan
Person of the Week: Former Actress Amanda Bynes
who actually sent a tweet this week directly to President Obama, asking him to fire the police officer who arrested her on the night of her famous charged DUI from earlier this month. Not even Lindsay Lohan would read this message and think that she was being reasonable.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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