I Hated Brand First

(I have revised this post, as on second reading it really wasn't vitriolic enough)

I feel I should say that I hated Russell Brand long before any of those bandwagon-jumping complainers phoned the BBC. I hated him long before I even knew who he was -- just seeing his bloated, retarded face staring out at me from bookshelves was enough to instil an animal desire to eliminate him from the gene pool lest he soil it by reproducing. I literally could not punch his face often or hard enough. And then I heard him speak.

I'm not too sure what all this prank call fuss is about since I don't live in the UK and don't really want to give the turd any mental bandwidth, but hopefully this will be the end of him. The British Public really only have themselves to blame -- this is what happens when you look to a fat, talentless junkie to provide your five minutes of entertainment: having suddenly pulled a "purpose" out of somewhere, they outstay their welcome until the last puerile laughs have died out. Comedy is a profession, don't leave it to useless wastes of skin.

If he does somehow end up on ITV, I'll only watch him if he stars in "Overdose of the Week". It's a pitch I have been developing. Call me.

If Only...

Though I don't agree with the use of "probably" -- it's too much like fence-sitting, and I bet Dawkins doesn't approve either. Still, it's a start.

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... it's not just me, is it?

Ridley Scott to film The Forever War?

When I heard the rumour a shiver ran down my spine - I had to stand up at my desk and pace around a bit. Could it really be true?

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993856.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2564

I'm quite stunned -- it would simply be The Best Thing Ever.

Joe Haldeman's The Forever War is, 34 years after its publication, one of the most intelligent, compassionate pieces of (science) fiction ever written. When Alien out in 1979, I used to think what a great job he'd do it it. I can hardly belive it's going to happen.

Last week, the possibility of a new Thomas Pynchon novel, and now this? If I'm this lucky at the moment, look out for headlines that Russell Brand has contracted Ebola, and bizarrely, every single recording or trace him ever made has been coincidentally lost. Though since the Catholic Church has officially admited that god didn't create man then I shouldn't expect too much.