Real Steel #1? Really?

This movie looked terrible. And America spent $27.3 million dollars on it this weekend. Really? "Ides of March" on the other hand, looked really good. So does "Moneyball" But "Real Steel?" C'mon. If it was actually good, I guess let me know, but I can't imagine how it would be.

Here are the top ten films at the North American box office:

1. "Real Steel" $27.3 million
2. "Ides of March" $10.4 million
3. "Dolphin Tale" $9.2 million
4. "Moneyball" $7.5 million
5. "50/50" $5.4 million
6. "Courageous" $4.6 million
7. "The Lion King 3-D" $4.6 million
8. "Dream House" $4.5 million
9. "What's Your Number" $3.1 million
10. "Abduction" $2.9 million

Scarebros

If you need a laugh, check out the hidden camera pictures of these kids at a haunted house in California.

RIP Steve Jobs

The world lost one of it's best innovators in recent memory yesterday, with the passing of Steve Jobs. Plenty of beautiful, well-written tributes to a man well-deserving of high praise, but The Onion went a little different direction with their homage, yet I think it still works. (Some naughty language, just so you know.)

FNL coming to the big screen...again

After the cult hit wrapped up its fifth and final season on television, fans of Friday Night Lights have been clamoring for a movie to wrap up the story once and for all. Well, that may be coming soon, according to Mrs. Coach. There might be some momentum to get this made, as the show finally won a number of writing Emmys and Kyle Chandler won an Emmy for Best Actor for his portrayal of Eric Taylor. I love the show, so I'm pumped. If you haven't seen it, catch up on Netflix. Clear eyes, full hearts...can't lose.

Clicker Cops

This man is my new hero. He's 97, and started to freak out when he couldn't find his remote control. He's a die hard Brewers fan, and needed to get his baseball fix. Can't find the remote? Of course the next logical step is to call the police. I'm glad they responded and were able to find the remote. At that age, you can call the police for just about anything and get away with it.

Tale of Two NFC North Teams

Apparently Vikings fans are damn close to giving up on the season. There was a screenshot circulating around the interweb this morning from StubHub showing Minnesota fans selling their tickets to this week's game for four bucks. $4 bucks? You'd have to pay twice that to get a beer.


On the other side of things, the Lions are flying high after their comeback victory over the Cowboys this week, earning them the Sports Illustrated cover for this week. They play the Bears on Monday night football and sit at 4-0, tied with the Packers for the best record in football. Considering the SI jinx, could this spell doom on Detroit this week? If I were a gambling man, I'd lay money on Chicago.

Attendion GOB and Buster Bluth fans...

If you have never seen the TV comedy "Arrested Development", I highly encourage that you do so because it is phenomenal (it's on Netflix too, which helps). It only lasted three seasons because it could never find a mainstream audience, but all three seasons were critically acclaimed and have become sort-of cult favorites. Well after years of rumors and clamoring from old and new fans alike, MTV.com reported here that there will be a fourth and final season of Arrested Development, as well as a feature film to wrap up the series. I, for one, am stoked for this to come out in early 2013.


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