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    Image of Dominant Glee Club Dominant Glee Club
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    Now that Ben Lyons has been muzzled, clearly it needs to become the Stop Roland Emmerich blog.
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    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    This is the greatest, most inspiring news of the week!
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    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    Am I the only one who liked I Am Legend? I mean it wasn't the best movie of all time, but it was pretty good.
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    skt.smth promoted this comment eorbital was starred eorbital was unstarred
    Image of skt.smth skt.smth
    08/06/09

    @eorbital: The movie certainly has some arresting moments earlier on, but once the feud between Will Smith and the "Zombie General" begins, the movie just goes completely downhill. The movie could have been quite good if it didn't follow the cynical Hollywood truism that we must have a recognizable central villain, and that he must yowl at the audience in an extreme close-up so we know he's the bad guy to focus our attention on. And god, the ending was just ... horrid. Why am I supposed to be touched by an ending which lionizes the martyrdom of a fictional figure? That move only works in biopics and documentaries.
    Wait, did "I Am Legend" really happen?
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    Image of HandsomeBwonderful HandsomeBwonderful
    08/06/09

    @eorbital: Yes.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    So the Monica Bellucci ref was just a tease? Geez, Cajun Boy, you do play hardball.
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    Edited by skahammer at 08/06/09 8:43 AM skahammer was starred skahammer was unstarred
    Image of 1.1.1. 1.1.1.
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    They couldn't have made one of the replacements a woman?
    I never watched this show, but Mankiewicz is fine on TCM, nothing special, but perfectly pleasant. I remember when TCM supposedly had a major search for a host for the weekend program and came up with someone who clearly was an insider. When I saw that the other show had been staffed with two insiders, I threw up my hands.
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    Image of skt.smth skt.smth
    08/06/09

    @1.1.1.: Hey, as long as it's not Salon.com's Stephanie Zacharek, I'm fine with that!
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    08/06/09

    @1.1.1.:
    True Ben M. is okay on TCM. He at least knows what he speaketh of.
    Having seen a pirated version of "I am Legend", and not ever seen Ben Lyons, I can only ask is he retarded or does he just enjoy having a studio's hand up his ass?
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    Mankiewicz still has his day job at TCM, he will be fine. I just hope that Ben Lyons has to go on unemployment and eventually realize that he has no place on either side of the entertainment industry fence, and get a job as a faux barrista somewhere. He just sucks that much.
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    Image of MissNormaDesmond MissNormaDesmond
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    I'm happy about Lyons, but sad about Mankiewicz. I liked him. Plus, the poor man managed to sit across from that useless waste of skin for months without once punching him in the face, and this is the thanks he gets?
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    Image of Dominant Glee Club Dominant Glee Club
    08/06/09

    @MissNormaDesmond: I agree. Wouldn't it have made more sense just to bring Robert Osborne on? Disney could do worse than mimicking TCM's stellar roster.
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    Image of OldTowneTavern OldTowneTavern
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    First the liberation of our two journalists from N. Korea, and now this. Oh, if only I had a sailorman to dip and kiss me.
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    Wasn't Michael Phillips supposed to join Richard Roeper in some new Ebert-supported review show? Now we'll never see "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" again.
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    Image of Peoplefamiliarwith Peoplefamiliarwith
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    Will Leitch would have been perfect for this job. I wonder what the people at Disney have against him?
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    The Cajun Boy promoted this comment Peoplefamiliarwith was starred Peoplefamiliarwith was unstarred
    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    08/06/09

    @Peoplefamiliarwith: Unfortunately, Will isn't the son of film critic. Certainly that's a big strike against him. And he says "sir" way too much.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/06/09

    @Peoplefamiliarwith: Isn't Will Leitch the guy who ran deadspin?? Why would I want him to talk about movies?
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    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    08/06/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: He is the guy who ran Deadspin, but Will's life goal is to be the next Roger Ebert. He's an incredibly knowledgeable film historian and writes reviews frequently on his Tumblr.
    [leitch.tumblr.com]
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    08/06/09

    @The Cajun Boy: Well what do you know! I'm very surprised and pleased by this news. Good for him!
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    Image of seyswho seyswho
    08/06/09

    In reply to Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
    So Ben Lyons will now be sucking on a curb somewhere?
    Which curb???
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    Image of Iwillnotauditionforastar Iwillnotauditionforastar
    08/06/09

    @seyswho: The good news is he is now free to use both thumbs to hitch his way out of town.
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    seyswho promoted this comment Iwillnotauditionforastar was starred Iwillnotauditionforastar was unstarred
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    08/06/09

    @Iwillnotauditionforastar: Well, maybe. First he would have to remove them from his ass.
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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    02/25/09

    In reply to Life-Threatening Hemorrhages at Newspapers as Usual
    "You know where you can find some sympathy cards for the occasion."


    Yes: someecards.com

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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    02/25/09

    In reply to Life-Threatening Hemorrhages at Newspapers as Usual
    The Times will have to get behind Dr. Evil and MiniMe to sue Wolff.
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    Image of bringmemyTofu bringmemyTofu
    02/25/09

    In reply to Life-Threatening Hemorrhages at Newspapers as Usual
    God, Howie Mandel is creepy.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    02/25/09

    @bringmemyTofu: I thought that that was Yule Brenner..
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    Image of bringmemyTofu bringmemyTofu
    02/25/09

    @Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): Zombie Yule Brenner! That's horrifying, terrifying, etc. etc. etc.
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    Image of TedSez TedSez
    02/25/09

    In reply to Life-Threatening Hemorrhages at Newspapers as Usual
    Sympathy (editorial)


    It's a sad day

    When your magazine folds

    Nobody knows

    What the future holds

    Are there other card mags

    For your free-lance pitchin'?

    If not, there's always

    That nice soup kitchen.

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