Tag: Movie

  • Bill Cosby as Doctor Who

    Bill Cosby as Doctor Who

    Bill Cosby as Doctor Who

    Bill Cosby was one of the first actors considered to play the part of Doctor Who in a Warner Brothers film based on the famous BBC television series.

    Prior to any trip via car/plane I need reading material.  So for this trip I picked up the 25th anniversary edition of Uncle Johns Bathroom Reader.  One of the stories talked about how during the dead times of the Doctor Who franchise, the BBC sold the film rights to Warner Brothers.   In the late 80’s/early 90’s, Bill Cosby was Americas favorite dad and doctor.  So WB supposedly approached Bill who turned it down.  The film was eventually made in 1996 but not by WB and it starred Paul McGann.

    I tried to find some additional evidence but so far only thing I could find was an obscure reference to an Entertainment Weekly tidbit from an edition prior to them posting anything on the web.   Either way, Doctor Who fans would probably be up in arms.

    Love the book though.  It is like my on the go edition of the Friggin Loon and Madhatters ie information that is interesting but really doesn’t make you any smarter haha.  Check out their website at http://bathroomreader.com or buy the book.
    Uncle John’s Fully Loaded 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader (Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader)

     

    Don’t forget, the Charity Challenge continues through May.  Thanks for all that have participated so far.

    2013 Bearman Cartoons Charity Challenge

  • Editorial Cartoon: Colorado Memorial

    Editorial Cartoon Dark Knight Shootings

    Today’s editorial cartoon memorializes all those who senselessly were the victims of a crazed shooter in Colorado during a midnight screening of the Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises”.  Don’t know if this is too harsh an image for some but I didn’t want to sugar coat the tragedy either.  My heart goes out to all the victims’ families this week.  No more to say.

  • 100 Best Movie Lines in 20 Seconds

    Quick post. The Fire Wire has a great entry of a video on the 100 Best Movie LInes in 20 Seconds.   Any of your favorites missing?

  • Bearman Cartoon: Top Movies of the Weak

    OK…the drought is over.  As promised here is a new cartoon.   Looking at the top of the box office charts, the number one and two movies in the US this past week were the Fast and Furious and Hannah Montana.

    What does it say about us?

    4 15 09 Bearman Cartoon Miley and Vin

  • Bearman Cartoon: Don't Watch-Man

    Two blogs that I tend to check out on a regular basis both had reviews of the new move “Watchmen”.

    Now I haven’t seen the movie yet (nor did I read the comic that inspired it) but Tom Richmonds Cartoon Blog and Tannerleah’s Stop Annoying Me Blog, both this week gave much press to the fact that the character Dr Manhatten is nude in much of it and that he has blue junk.  I thought this odd until I googled more reviews and found this being talked about more than other parts of the movie. (See here, here and here for just a few other reviews)

    I’ll be seeing it sometime this week and will give a full review.  I just hope now I can keep from actually looking for the penis.  Maybe when it comes out on video it can become a popular drinking game like “Hi Bob” (bonus if you know what this is referring to).

    Anyway, here is my editorial cartoon take.

    3 11 09 Bearman Cartoon Watching the Watchmen