"Only In Theaters"

I was watching TV yesterday, which is something I tend to do since I'm lazy and don't excercise. As I was watching a preview for a movie came on. I was engaged in the preview when all of a sudden, at the end, they made this statement: "Coming soon, only in theaters!"

Here's my question. Do we really need to put that, "Only in theaters," statement at the end of a movie trailer? I think we all know as soon as we hear that movie announcer voice that it's gonna be 'only in theaters.' When was the last time you saw a movie trailer that said, "...only in theaters, and select interstate truck stops"?

Besides, it's going to eventually come out on DVD anyway. So really they should be saying, "Coming soon to theaters, and eventually to DVD."

It's like putting a subtitle on a movie that explains the plot. It's annoying. It's insulting to my intelligence. I don't like it.

When Does It Stop?

If you haven't heard, a record producer in the UK is making Shaun "Diddy" Combs change his name again.

Here's the story:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/11/diddy.dispute.ap/index.html

Now in honor of Diddy's newest name change I've decided to hold a competition. What do you think his next name should be? Leave a comment letting me know.

Fun weekend ahead!

I'm having a good week and am looking forward to the weekend. On Wednesday Wiseguys was able to present two shows by Frank Caliendo. You know frank from his work on Mad TV and his impressions on the NFL on Fox. He was hilarious and I had a great time.




Last night was the first night of the Rocky Mountain Laugh Off(RMLO). I finished the first night in a three way tie for 5th place, so that wasn't too bad, but there is also room for improvement. There was also an article about the Laugh Off that appeared in a weekly magazine here in Salt Lake. It featured a photo of yours truly and my friend and fellow competitor Aaron Burrell. You can read the article here:

http://www.slweekly.com/article.cfm/funnybusiness

So I have four nights and six shows left before this thing is over. It's going to be a lot of fun.