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In the second installment of his latest film Harold Kumar 2 Escape from Guantanamo Bay John Cho reprises his character as the straitlaced-but-lovable Harold The film reprises the stoner duo in yet another adventure in which Harold and Kumar Kal Penn are on the lam and encounter everything from the KKK to a Texas whorehouse as they flee from the evil pursuit of a government official played by Rob Corddry Theres no shortage of commentary on race and politics in America teen humor and gags not to mention the requisite appearance of Neil Patrick Harris playing of course Neil Patrick HarrisAs the cult-fave stoner flick gets a redux Cho is already feeling the heat of the spotlight for his next role as Sulu in the upcoming Star Trek film In a recent interview Cho described how hes reacting to all the fandom saying Im discovering how much of a basic building block of American citizenship it is he said Everyone knows something about Star T
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Liz Lemon will be so excited. Marvel Studios has lined up Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, and who came thisclose to helming X-Men 3) to direct a big-screen Thor.... Also from Variety, Twentieth Century Fox is close to a deal with the Mark Gordon Company to adapt Voltron: Defender of the Universe into a live-action pic.... Anne Hathaway has joined Debra Winger and Anna Deveare Smith in the ensemble for Jonathan Demme's Dancing with Shiva.... Per the Reporter, Rob Corddry and Lake Bell are the respective best buds of Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz in What Happens in Vegas.... 3rd Rocker Joseph Gordon-Levitt has booked back-to-back indies: Uncertainty, about a couple facing a big decision and presenting the two different fallouts of their two choices, and The Frog King, a Darren Star-directed coming-of-age drama.
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As the season finale, this was Glen’s very last time to get lucky with the ladies. And lo and behold, he did! Well… sort of. And with none other than Married with Children’s Peggy Bundy (Katey Sagal, whose voice you may also recognize from Futurama. And who, for the record, is looking great these days). I was glad to see this date go better than Glen’s last date with the gay man from the video store, although I suppose when it comes to Glen, “better” is a relative term. Glen’s role-playing with his old teacher was hilarious, although it was a tad uncomfortable to watch Glen admit he was a virgin. I also love how Glen, upon meeting her, exclaimed, “You have a first name?!” Only a child like Glen would still be uncomfortable calling his old teacher by her first name at the age of 32. All of the sex lessons were hilarious as well. I loved everything from the chalkboard diagrams to the timer! I’m so glad the show has finally made some pr...
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I don’t know what was sadder, when Alison told Glen that Josh’s new friend was the “first time he has ever had a ‘cool’ friend,” or when Glen actually followed Josh and his new friend Murray to the movies! And let’s not forget that Josh actually took his new friend’s side when Murray called the usher to get rid of Glen. Poor Glen! Is this guy ever going to catch a break? I know we already know he ends up a millionaire, but I wish there was some indication of Glen losing some of his insecurities as well. My heart just breaks for Glen in moments like these.I am happy that the show is focusing more on Glen’s work life than his home life. His parents never really do it for me, and while they do serve to let us know how pathetic Glen is, I just am not feeling the laughs coming from them. His mom did have one great line tonight though when she told Glen that she bought him and his new friend tickets to the Ice Capades. While I’m not a huge...
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My initial thought on tonight’s bonus episode is that Rob Corddry looks like an entirely different person with hair! And that I love Glen’s alter ego “Lance Manly.” From the moment Glen put on his wig, he took on a confident, adult persona that’s actually appropriate for a 32-year-old. It was a refreshing change from insecure Glen Abbott who lives at home, works in a video store and makes $208 per paycheck (even if it is 1994). My favorite Lance Manly moments were his calling the other bald man at the spelling bee finals “Rapunzel,” ordering “three Michelobs” at dinner and telling Donna that his pilot job “pays the bills and gives the foxy mamas thrills.” Rob played Lance Manly as only Rob Corddry could, and I loved every minute of it.As for Rob’s real character Glen, I thought it was endearing how excited he was in what appeared to be Glen’s very first hotel experience. From gawking at the “art” to being so ...
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I didn’t find this episode of The Winner to be quite as strong as the pilot. I think too much of the episode was focused on Glen and Josh preparing for their dates, but I do think it’s adorable the way they are bonding. It’s funny how Josh seems to be more mature than 32-year-old Glen, and I love how Josh was the one giving Glen advice at the end of the episode and not the other way around. I also think it’s so funny that Glen is working at the video store. What a perfect job for him! I laughed out loud when they showed Glen with his name tag that said, “Be patient, I’m learning.” The tag seems so symbolic of Glen’s life in so many ways.As for Glen and Josh’s relationship, this episode really showed their friendship blossom. I think the two have a good rapport and both characters seem to complement each other well. However, I still find it so bizarre that Josh is helping Glen date his mom, especially when Josh suggested that Glen go to a ...
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Being a fan of both The Daily Show and Family Guy, I’ve been looking forward to The Winner and tonight’s pilot did not disappoint me. Family Guy creators Seth MacFarlane and Ricky Blitt successfully bring their oddball humor to the show’s main character, Glen Abbott, and I think there is no one better to portray the 32-year old loser than Daily Show expatriate Rob Corddry.First off, I love how the show is set in 1994. The subtle (and not so subtle) 90’s references cracked me up, among them Glen’s Party of Five mention and of course, the O.J. Simpson car chase. I think one of the funnier lines in tonight’s pilot was Glen’s mom, Irene (Linda Hart), declaring that O.J. “couldn’t hurt a fly,” rivaled only by Allison (Erinn Hayes) noting that Clinton “seems to be a good family man.” I love how the writers intentionally take us back to 1994 through these references and I’m excited to see more of them as the series continues....
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Rob Corddry, The Winner
Glen Abbott, the title character of Fox's new sitcom The Winner (premiering Sunday at 8:30 pm/ET), is a 32-year-old schlub living with his parents. He can't cook for himself. He's never had sex. He's obsessed with Steven Weber's Wings. In short, this winner's a big loser.
Rob Corddry plays this man-child, and it's not an insult to say that he makes as convincing a TV loser as anyone in recent memory. Narrated from the present by a successful Glen, The Winner is set in 1994, the year when he decides to turn his life around. In order to impress Alison (Erinn Hayes), a divorced doctor who's the only person he's ever kissed, Glen befriends her 14-year-old son, Josh (
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Fox, which does well with animated comedies, is overdue a live-action winner. The network may finally have found one in the unlikely form of a balding, bumbling, giggling, socially maladroit perpetual adolescent named Glen Abbott, who is also the season's most original comic hero.
Like Glen, The Winner (premiering Mar. 4 at 8:30 pm/ET) is deeply silly, endearingly sweet, a little creepy and undeniably weird. Told in flashbacks to 1994, this is the story of how, at the overripe age of 32, Glen (The Daily Show's Rob Corddry) awakens from life with Mom and Dad at home, where he has cultivated an unnatural fascination with the sitcom Wings.
New neighbors provide the catalyst for Glen's long-delayed coming of age, which he tells us in voice-over will lead him to become the richest man in Buffalo. Alison (the winsome Erinn Hayes
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Per Variety, Roman Polanski is on board to helm his most expensive undertaking ever: Pompeii, a $130 million thriller set against the backdrop of Mt. Vesuvius before and during its eruption.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Journey 3-D, an eye-popping remake of Journey to the Center of the Earth starring Brendan Fraser, will hit theaters in summer 2008.... Jason Schwartzman will star in The Marc Pease Experience, about a guy who, 10 years after the fact, is still living off his glory days as the star of his high school's musical productions.... Rob Corddry has been cast as Woody Harrelson's nemesis in the basketball comedy Semi-Pro.... The six-time Oscar-nominated Pan's Labyrinth expands to 1,000-plus screens this weekend.
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