Daniel WhitehillNow this is the kind of hard hitting journalism we need in 2020.
There is nothing good about Hot Pockets, and I am saying this as a person who, for some reason, enjoys a Hot Pocket every now and again. Have I ever been under the impression they were good? No. I have always known what I was getting into and have always understood the consequences. Hot Pockets are not so much a food…
Daniel WhitehillThat's heartbreaking. Fuck them. I never like that game ANYWAY. Assholes.
Daniel WhitehillYAY NBC! WE LOVE NBC! (this has been a sponsored message)
On July 15, NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock will launch. In April, there was a soft launch of the service for Xfinity users that didn't include originals. 2020 has been a big year for new streaming services. Quibi revealed its sub-par service, and HBO Max debuted--which was great, if you could actually watch it.
Peacock will showcase NBCUniversal properties. This will include Universal movies, and series from networks like USA, Syfy, NBC, and more. Additionally, Peacock will include content from the networks under the ViacomCBS umbrella--GameSpot's parent company--along with content from A&E and History channels.
During a video presentation for Peacock earlier in the year, many movies and shows were showcased that will be a part of Peacock from TV hits like The Office, Parks & Recreation, Saturday Night Live, Murder She Wrote, Xena: Warrior Princess, and more. Additionally, movies like Shrek, Minions, and Fast & Furious were shown as well. Reality TV was also highlighted, with shows like WWE's Total Divas appearing, an E! Networkproperty, which falls under the NBCUniversal umbrella. There will be a large VOD library to watch all of these programs. Many movies, shows, and originals can be viewed in 4K UHD--something HBO Max has yet to deliver on.
Continue Reading at GameSpotDaniel WhitehillDoesnt look that funny, still interested. #Nerds4Lyfe
Apple TV+ launched back in November, and the new streaming service features original content from creators you know and launched with The Morning Show, See, and other programming. As far as comedy goes, Apple TV+ wasn't offering a lot, until now, with the trailer release of Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet.
In the new video, Rob McElhenney (It's Always Sunny) plays Ian Grimm, the creative director of a video game company who runs a very popular game. He's a bit delusional though, as you can see in the trailer below.
Aside from McElhenney, Mythic Quest stars F. Murray Abraham (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Danny Pudi (Community), Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris), Charlotte Nicdao (Thor: Ragnarok), David Hornsby (It's Always Sunny), Ashly Burch (Life is Strange), and Jessie Ennis (Better Call Saul). The series was created by the team behind It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: McElhenney, Charlie Day, and Megan Ganz.
Producing the series is Lionsgate/3 Arts Entertainment, along with none other than Ubisoft. Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet will consist of nine, half-hour episode which will all drop on Friday, February 7 on Apple TV+.
The latest streaming service is available on the Apple TV app and on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, select Samsung smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku devices. The service costs $5 and new subscribers get a seven-day free trial.
Daniel WhitehillFuck. I need a new TV
In a flex that few consumers will ever see firsthand, Xbox has marked its next console's graphical capabilities on the internal components.
Today, Xbox head Phil Spencer changed his Twitter avatar to a picture of the Xbox Series X's processing chip. It's engraved with the designation "Project Scarlett" and "8K." It's something of a callback to Project Scorpio, now Xbox One X, having "4K" engraved on its processor.
The timing is curious and probably telling. AMD's CES keynote takes place today at 2pm Pacific. Xbox Series X's processor is based on AMD's Zen 2 architecture. There's a reasonable chance this keynote will shed more light on what's powering the next generation of Xbox.
Daniel WhitehillWonder how much credit is on that Arby's gift card?
Barry Cole Poyner, an Elder at anti-LGBTQ Kirksville Church of Christ in Missouri and a professor at Truman State University, was arrested this week and charged with soliciting sexual favors from male college students on Grindr.
The Kirksville Daily Express reports that Poyner, who goes by the screenname ‘DILF’, was nabbed in a police sting as he attempted to meet one student at a gas station. ‘DILF’ had told the undercover officer that he wanted to have a “sugar daddy relationship” and asked for sexual favors in exchange for filling up the officer’s gas tank and giving him an Arby’s gift card. Upon meeting the officer at the gas station, Poyner tried to flee but pulled over soon after, claiming he was just “trying to help” kids out.
The Daily Express adds: “In addition to his position as a professor of communication at Truman State University, Poyner is a leader at the Kirksville Church of Christ. He’s listed as one of three church elders and over the years has coordinated numerous events from vacation bible schools to marriage counseling. Truman State University issued a statement Friday evening saying Poyner has been placed on suspension.”
Friendly Atheist reports that Poyner’s church denounces sex outside of marriage, particularly homosexuality.
The post Elder at Church That Condemns Homosexuality Arrested for Soliciting Sex from Male College Students on Grindr appeared first on Towleroad Gay News.
Daniel WhitehillA bit pricey, but I LOVE this place.
Daniel WhitehillYes! YES. Now we just need robots to put the pizza in my mouth while I play video games and we would have peaked a species.
Self-driving delivery vehicles could soon become a relatively common sight on California streets. The state's Department of Motor Vehicles will allow "light-duty" autonomous delivery vehicles under 10,001lbs for testing and commercial uses. Companies...
Daniel WhitehillOMFG. I LOOOOOOVED THIS SHOW. It was so before it's time it is nuts. I would shit if they brought it back!
Fond memories of the Xbox 360 are not in short supply. The long-awaited launch of Halo 3. The annual barrage of quality indies during the Summer of Arcade. Xbox Live parties that stretched 'til 4am. Your third red ring of death. Wait.
But one that keeps coming up, probably because it was criminally cut short long before people were tired of it, is 1 vs 100. The twice-weekly community-driven interactive trivia show was beloved by most all who played it. It turned everyone into a game show contestant, offering up Xbox Live games and currency for those lucky enough to be part of the hundred-strong Mob or The One. It's not uncommon for people to lament that Xbox should bring back 1 vs 100.
That opinion goes all the way up to the tippy-top. "We should do it again," Xbox head Phil Spencer says in an interview with Australian outlet Stevivor. Spencer isn't necessarily talking about 1 vs 100 specifically because that's a property Microsoft doesn't own and would require some sort of leasing agreement. But, spiritually, Spencer wants to do something that's the same as 1 vs 100.
Games like HQ Trivia have proven that there's a very sizable audience for live trivia shows. And Microsoft is in prime position to offer it. With Mixer as a streaming service and Project xCloud allowing people to essentially use their Xbox from mobile devices, most of the barriers to hosting a live event are eliminated.
This sounds like a matter of when rather than if. Spencer confirms that him and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty have brainstormed how something like this might work. He also says resurrecting this sort of trivia show "is something we'd love to do" and that he "suspect[s] you'll see something from us in that space because I think it just should happen."
Xbox exploring alternatives to 1 vs 100, says Phil Spencer [Stevivor]
Daniel WhitehillFun stuff
It’s hard not to look at the news every day and wonder if your life has somehow forked into an alternate reality or dimension than the one you were familiar with. Not helping the matter are the recently revealed best illusions of the year, including Frank Force’s winning Dual Axis Illusion which can look like it’s…
Daniel WhitehillIt hasn't even aired yet! It's that like putting the starship before the horse?
Star Trek: Picard, the upcoming CBS All-Access show that continues the story of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard, has reportedly been renewed before the season one premiere has even aired.
Deadline reports that a second season is all but officially confirmed thanks to the revelation that over $20.4 million in California tax incentives have been allocated to the Alex Kurtzman-led project. CBS has refused to comment on any plans for a second season, but that money trail certainly suggests something big. For comparison, the first season was awarded $15.6 million this time last year, which certainly paints a picture of a second season being put in place.
Daniel WhitehillGo buddy
In the world of Hollywood, there’s apparently no better workout regiment than being in a Marvel movie. Silicon Valley and The Big Sick star Kumail Nanjiani knows this all too well, evidently. The actor recently shared two full-body photos of his new physique he’ll be showing off in Marvel’s The Eternals in late 2020.
Source: Kumail Nanjiani on Instagram
Daniel WhitehillThis is good stuff
Folks, if you aren’t heading into your weekend with an image of a king penguin forsaking public pool etiquette and absolutely unloading his ass without shame or a rhino pissing all over a bird, you’re not doing it right.
Daniel WhitehillI AM DEVASTATED. They were so cute together.
Sadly, the sight of Richard Madden furiously plunging a toilet as Brandon Flynn stands in the doorway saying, “Harder, faster, put your back into it, bro!“, is one that’s only going to exist in your head from now on. And no, that wasn’t a euphemism. They were roommates! I say, “were,” because according to The Sun, they aren’t anymore. A source says they had a “falling out” and are fucking done with each other! So Richard is no longer dropping loads in Brandon’s Bosch. Again, not a euphemism, you gutter-brained sucios! They were roommates! And shared a washer!
When 33-year-old piping hot slab of Scottish meat, Richard Madden, broke up with his girlfriend Ellie Bamber, he moved to Los Angeles, and that’s where he met 26-year-old piping hot slab of twink meat, Brandon Flynn (who had broken up with Sam Smith a few months before), and moved in with Brandon. The two bro pals were papped hanging out together, and there was talk that when Richard moved into Brandon’s house, he moved into that ass too. But when Richard was asked about his relationship with Brandon, he let us all know that a Privacy Please sign is always hanging on the door to his personal life. The Sun is now saying that there’s no reason to ask Richard about Brandon anymore because they aren’t roommates and their bromance is over.
“Richard and Brandon bonded over being up-and-coming actors in the industry and decided to share a place while both working in LA. But they have fallen out in the past few months and have cut ties with each other.”
Shit between Richard and Brandon is apparently so bad that Brandon got Richard banned from a Versace party. Yes, it’s “ban that bitch from a Versace party” levels of serious.
“Brandon has made it clear he doesn’t want to see Richard because he asked the team at Versace not to invite him to a party they are having at the beginning of December. Richard has been dressed by the brand a few times and he spoke with (Elton John’s friend) Donatella Versace to prepare for his role as John Reid in Rocketman. But as they are working with Brandon now, they are respecting his wishes and haven’t asked Richard to attend the bash.”
Richard is currently in the Canary Islands where he’s shooting The Eternals with Angelina Jolie and one of her old Salt wigs. Richard is playing MCU’s first openly gay superhero.
So, I guess this means that soon we’ll see Richard on Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother, and he’ll do several Amazon wish lists, be the face of any product who offers him a contract, and have to drive Lyft on the side. Now that he’s no longer got a roommate, he’s got to pay crazy Los Angeles rent prices on his own. I mean look at Jeremy Renner. He’s got serious Marvel coin and Amazon money and he’s still got a roommate. The rent is always too damn high, I guess.
Pics: Wenn.com
Daniel WhitehillI love nerds. Other than impeaching our horribly corrupt president, these are the kids of social injustices that should not be ignored.
The Disney+ launch didn't just have some technical hiccups -- it also irritated The Simpsons fans. Viewers have discovered that all classic Simpsons episodes are the cropped widescreen versions, not the 4:3 originals that FXX brought back in 2015....
Daniel WhitehillI'm impressed at the turn around on the fan sentiment with this. Maybe the internet/humanity isn't a steaming pile of shit... maybe.
Daniel WhitehillI would totally watch this.
Netflix is turning eight Dolly Parton songs into an anthology series, Dolly Parton's Heartstrings. The first trailer arrived today, and it gives us a glimpse of the dramas based on iconic songs like "Two Doors Down," "JJ Sneed" -- and of course, "Jol...
Daniel WhitehillSee. Seeeee. This is why snakes make bad pets. That and they whole, you need to feed them live mice sorta thing.
In a residence purportedly housing 140 other snakes, an Indiana woman was found dead Wednesday evening with an 8-foot-long python hanging around her neck.
Daniel WhitehillThis is a fucking nightmare. FUCK LAX.
LAX is one of the busiest airports in the world, and anyone who’s passed through its terminals understands that waiting is a big part of your LAX adventure. But yesterday lines and delays were especially nightmarish for travelers using ride-sharing services as the airport officially started a new program requiring…
Daniel Whitehillthey better kill her. The last movie sucked.
The huge success of last year's Halloween reboot ensured that the long-running horror series will continue for a while longer. In July, it was announced that masked killer Michael Myers will return for two new movies, Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends, which will shoot back-to-back. Production has now started on Halloween Kills, and star Jamie Lee Curtis has posted the first image from the set.
The picture is a behind-the-scenes selfie of Curtis as Laurie Strode, smiling but looking dirty, bruised, and battered--presumably from another encounter with Michael. The caption reads "NEVER SAY DIE! First day back in the battle for my life!" Check it out below.
NEVER SAY DIE!
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) October 8, 2019
First day back in the battle for my life!#HalloweenMovie #HalloweenKills pic.twitter.com/EicJ86Nq4m
Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends are set to be released on October 16, 2020 and October 15, 2021 respectively. They will both be directed by David Gordon Green, who helmed last year's movie, while series co-creator John Carpenter is to compose the soundtrack once more.
Interestingly, the original plan for 2018's Halloween was to shoot it back-to-back with a sequel. As co-writer Danny McBride told Entertainment Weekly last year: "We were going to shoot two of them back-to-back. Then we were like, 'Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves. This could come out, and everyone could hate us, and we'd never work again. So, let's not have to sit around for a year while we wait for another movie to come out that we know people aren't going to like.'
For more, check out GameSpot's guide to everything we know to date about Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.
Daniel WhitehillWowza. Great trailer.
Daniel WhitehillI'd be down to see this.
Horror is at its best when there’s mythology behind the mayhem. That’s why franchises like Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Saw, Halloween, and so many others endure. We love the scares but also the history and story of these evil characters.
Daniel WhitehillSoooooooo. We're going to invent a device that skips network commercials, but we're going to make you watch our commercials. Sounds legit.
TiVo isn't wasting much time implementing pre-roll ads before recorded shows. The company told Light Reading in a follow-up statement that these promos will reach "all eligible" retail DVRs within 90 days. This marketing will be a "permanent part o...
Daniel Whitehilldu fuq is this monstrosity?
There was great curiosity in Takeout land when we learned that Pizza Hut was planning to release a Stuffed Cheez-It pizza. Would the Cheez-Its be scattered across the top, like Doritos on a Quad Cities pizza? Or would they be pulverized and pressed together to form the base, like a graham cracker pie crust?
Daniel WhitehillWhy don't they just sell diabetes? It would be faster. Also, I am curious to try it. hahahaha. hurl. JK, I can't do KFC anymore because I worked there for so long.
We all figured that another fast food chain would enter into the Chicken Sandwich Wars of 2019, but what we didn’t know is that they (KFC) would bring out a secret weapon: donuts. I guess if you’re going to show up late to the party you might as well bring the Four Loko of chicken sandwiches. Who needs bread when you can have donuts?! Why don’t we just skip all this formality and start putting fried chicken between two sticks of fried butter?
According to Delish:
To paraphrase the great thinker Joey Tribbiani from Friends donuts? Gooood. Fried chicken? Goood. Donuts and fried chicken? Gooood. Though it may seem like a truly strange pairing, KFC announced Tuesday that it was testing out a donut and fried chicken sandwich in select markets.
The sandwich is absolutely what it looks like; it will feature a piece of fried chicken between two glazed donuts for $5.99. It’s actually just one of two pastry/chicken combinations the chain is testing out. The other is a Fried Chicken & Donut Basket meal, which includes chicken on the bone or chicken tenders paired with one donut for $5.49. You can make it two donuts $7.49 if you’re feeling up to the task. Just want a donut? That will run you $1.
Well, if you’re going to clog your arteries you might as well do it as fast as possible, and though I’ve been a fan of the Chicken Sandwich Wars, things have officially gotten out of hand.
That said, if you decide a donut fried chicken is too fancy or not for you, KFC is also giving you the option of a fried chicken and donut basket. KFC, you dirty dog, this started out as a war of chicken sandwiches and now you just dropped a basket of donuts and fried chicken on everyone?! Way to play dirty and bring a donut to a chicken sandwich fight.
It turns out this is a just test run and it’s going to be up to the good people in Norfolk/Richmond and Pittsburgh to see if this can go national.
If you’re looking to give this one a try, it’s available now if you live in the Norfolk/Richmond, Virginia, and Pittsburgh areas. It’s just a test, but chances are if it’s successful, you could be seeing this one in other places around the country soon. In the meantime, I guess you can MacGyver this one by getting a hot dozen from Krispy Kreme and a bucket of boneless chicken from KFC. You can’t really go wrong with that!
But know, sure, why not? At least we now know the exact day we can all really let ourselves go: KFC Donut Fried Chicken Sandwich Day.
Pic: KFC.com
Daniel WhitehillI'll take it!
Sony recently unveiled its Crystal LED screen for cinema exhibitors, but it has now announced that the tech will be available to consumers, as well. It will be selling the screens through specially trained and certified dealers in sizes up to 63 feet...
Daniel WhitehillThis is amazing!
Tesla cars have an “Autopilot” feature where the car can, on a long straight drive like a highway, take care of some stuff like lane changes and cruise control. The driver is supposed to still be paying attention, but some people—like UFC fighter Kevin Lee—haven’t got time for that.
Daniel WhitehillMatt - Study up! It's almost time!
Daniel WhitehillWoof!
Either Instagram is taking a stance against circumcision or they’re against peen prints, because they may have yanked down a picture of Gus Kenworthy showing us which side he dresses on at Burning Man. So wait, hold up, Instagram will allow tricks to sell diarrhea-inducing scam tea, but they may be against a peen print?! I am disgusted with those alleged peen print-hating pieces of trash at Instagram, and I would boycott them if it wasn’t for the fact that we probably wouldn’t have this pic of Gus Kenworthy’s peen print if it wasn’t for them – Kenneth In The (212)
Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton are apparently a thing and in love. Congratulations to Zawe, because now she’s in a relationship where she can easily win and shut down every argument by saying, “Bitch, at least there’s no photographic evidence of me wearing an I Heart T.S. tank top!” – Celebitchy
And a minute after these pictures were taken, an 8-year-old girl from the 80s took a nap on Duchess Kate after mistaking her for a bed covered with a Laura Ashley coverlet – Lainey Gossip
That drunk Florida blossom is doing an A+++ impersonation of me breaking into my own house after coming home from the bar and realizing that I lost my keys, which turned out to be in my pocket the entire time – Drunken Stepfather
Ariel Winter is serving weekday shift Reno call girl elegance – Popoholic
Nice try, Paramount, but we already have a TV series where the characters change faces. It’s called Keeping Up with the Kardashians – Pajiba
Wherever this Comedy Central Roast was held, I’m sure that the carbon monoxide detectors went off over the fumes that wafted off of Caitlyn Jenner after she got roasted by my new favorite comedian Blake Griffin – Towleroad
Thanks to Arnold Schwarzenegger, I now have the image of Donald Trump drawing a heart around a picture Aaah-nald with one hand while furiously fapping with the other – Just Jared
FYI, The Weeknd is now a young Neil deGrasse Tyson in Lamont Sanford cosplay – HuffPo
Pic: Instagram
Daniel WhitehillDa fuck!? Welp. That explains the blood pressure. Adios, teeth!
Your mouthwash could have a bizarre effect on how exercise affects your body, a new study this week suggests. The study found that swigging mouthwash can prevent exercise from lowering your blood pressure as it normally does. Strange as that sounds, the results highlight just how important the bacteria living in our…
