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Tuesday Is the Elevator of Days
This is Tuesday.
Awkwardness on elevators is nothing new. There’s just something inherent about having people–usually perfect strangers–standing together in a confined space, even for only a few moments, that sparks mild discomfort at best and stressful hilarity at the best of the best.
What we must determine in these split decisions is what is better for our health when we are about to get on an elevator with someone else like in the scene above:
Walking up stairs or exerting substantial energy from explaining to our random elevator mate why we are pressing every single button on the elevator panel for personal spite entertainment?
Whichever option you have the most enthusiasm for at the moment is the right choice.
That Star Wars Trailer
Topher Grace, who is best known for his role as Eric Forman in the hit Fox sitcom ‘That ’70s Show,’ is, like his aforementioned character, a major ‘Star Wars’ fan. It’s one of those cases when the real interests and passions of an actor are written into a character. And we all remember how his TV dad Red used to make fun of him for playing with his “dolls,” which provoked Eric’s reaction, “They’re ACTION FIGURES!” Lightsabers and all the rest fell under Red’s wrath.
Well, it turns out Topher Grace has synced with his past TV persona (sans a Luke Skywalker doll action figure) for a ‘Star Wars’ project that’s been 42 years in the making. And the final edit that was recently released online is quite entertaining and impressive.
Ladies and gentlemen, here’s the text of Topher Grace’s tweet that he used to introduce his ultimate ‘Star Wars’ movie trailer titled ‘Star Wars: Always.’
10 movies. 2 nerds. 1 weekend (when our wives were out of town). Enjoy…
As a former video editor, it must be stated how painstakingly impressive ‘Star Wars: Always’ is in its final version. Just awesome! Again, specific scenes from 10 different films from the ‘Star Wars’ cinematic universe were chosen for a pop culture hit. One thing that is clear from this crazy good edit, which is that Topher Grace needs to be made a Stormtrooper in one of the live-action ‘Star Wars’ films in the future.
P.S. Topher Grace forgot to insert one pivotal scene into ‘Star Wars: Always.’
Happy Monday!
Jimmy’s Daily Planet was partly created for pop culture crossover moments seen in the video below.
We’re not worthy yet we’ll watch it over and over and over again whilst headbanging the entire time…
‘Wayne’s World’–that cult cinematic classic born from an SNL skit–triumphantly made the stage of the Academy Awards last night by way of fate nearly 30 years after the film’s theatrical release to introduce the Freddie Mercury biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ Simply put, Mike Myers (Wayne) and Dana Carvey (Garth) were 7 kinds of awesomeness. Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor giving the SNL sketch masters a standing ovation was particularly cool.
It was a nice schwing from the normal ceremonial procedures of the Oscars.
Have a Better Week Than Last Week.
P.S. Last night’s Oscars appearance proved the comedic duo clearly still have ‘Wayne’s World’-level chemistry on stage. Is a final chapter of the film series on the way that would make ‘Wayne’s World’ a trilogy?
Hopefully, Mike Myers and Dana Carvey will cave under pressure to this specific fan demand.
Happy Monday!
Just watch the video below. You’re welcome.
Seeing the creative process of John Williams scoring the soundtrack for ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ alongside Steven Spielberg is about as cool as it gets. Quite simply, Steven Spielberg and John Williams are the greatest movie director & musical composer duo in history. This behind-the-scenes video clip is Nostalgia Gold.
Ladies and gentlemen, if this collaboration between a cinematic genius and a musical genius does not inspire you, then I don’t know what will.
Have a Better Week Than Last Week.
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