Archive for October, 2006
Conan Halloween Special - Skelevision

NEW YORK (AP) — Watching Conan O’Brien’s Late Night on Halloween may be a scary proposition — the entire episode will be in “skelevision.” The Oct. 31 edition will be a painstakingly reconstructed rerun of a show last May, with all featured performers appearing as skeleton puppets, NBC announced Monday.
The episode featured Larry King, House co-star Omar Epps and pole dancing workout instructor Sheila Kelley.
Skelevision appears a close cousin to a previous Late Night episode done entirely in clay animation.
Late Night has done a show from a Circle Line boat circling Manhattan, redid the show as an infomercial and aired a travelogue to Finland.
Jets’ Martin reportedly close to retirement
Curtis Martin is done donning his helmet and pads, according to a newspaper report.
The Newark Star-Ledger on Monday reported that the veteran New York Jets running back will not be returning this season and is very close to ending his career.
Martin, 33, has been on the physically unable to perform list the entire year. He underwent surgery in December after suffering an injury to his right knee in Week Two of the 2005 campaign. Martin doesn’t have any cartilage in the knee, leaving him unable to run effectively. - MSNBC
Reynolds says he’ll sue ESPN
Harold Reynolds plans to sue ESPN over his departure from the network as a baseball analyst last summer.
Reynolds played 12 major league seasons and joined ESPN in 1996.
“I have tried everything possible to handle this situation quietly behind closed doors. After numerous conversations and multiple mediation discussions with ESPN executives, it is clear that ESPN had no intention of solving this problem amicably,” Reynolds said in a statement.
“For 11 years, I served ESPN with enthusiasm and dedication. It is unfortunate that ESPN has handled this process in an unprofessional manner. At the end of the day, my integrity, reputation and family are my top priorities, and for those reasons I need to set the record straight and clear my name.” - SI
Kobayashi wolfs down 97 burgers
Japan’s Takeru Kobayashi, heralded as the worldwide leader in hot dog eating, can add King of Hamburgers to his title after finishing first at the Krystal Square Off III World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Kobayashi swallowed the previous world record of 69 burgers by downing 97 of Krystal’s square hamburgers in the eight-minute contest.
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut finished right behind Kobayashi with 91 hamburgers, and Patrick Bertoletti came in third with 76.
Kobayashi broke his record of 53½ hot dogs this summer by eating 53¾ at the Nathan’s Famous annual Independence Day hot dog eating competition on Coney Island. - ESPN
Reese Witherspoon & Ryan Phillippe Split
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated after seven years of marriage, PEOPLE has confirmed.
“We are saddened to announce that Reese and Ryan have decided to formally separate,” a rep for the couple said in a statement released Monday. “They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time.” TMZ.com first reported the couple’s split.
Witherspoon, 30, and Phillippe, 32, have two children, daughter Ava, 7, and son Deacon, 3.
Heroes Graphic Novels
Online Graphic Novels from the Heroes TV show.
Gooday, Mr. Kubrik 2006
A follow up to this.
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