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Win Season 7 Of 24 On DVD Right This Instant!
If you like watching episodes of 24 on DVD as much as we do then you probably haven't seen daylight in a while. And also, good news! Season 7 of 24 is released on October 19, and to mark this momentous occasion we've got five DVD boxsets to give away. That's a whole day of shouting, explosions and torture to look forward to. And before you get all "Well actually it's only 18 hours without commercials" on us, we're counting the DVD special features as well, which are so good you'll want to watch them for six hours. Probably. The competition question is after the jump. God, we love 24...
If you like watching episodes of 24 on DVD as much as we do then you probably haven't seen daylight in a while. And also, good news! Season 7 of 24 is released on October 19, and to mark this momentous occasion we've got five DVD boxsets to give away. That's a whole day of shouting, explosions and torture to look forward to. And before you get all "Well actually it's only 18 hours without commercials" on us, we're counting the DVD special features as well, which are so good you'll want to watch them for six hours. Probably. The competition question is after the jump. God, we love 24...
Press Release Purgatory: Dina Lohan’s Shoes
On an average day, hecklerspray gets inundated with hundreds of emailed press releases. Some are good, most are boring and a tiny minority are so awful they actually defy definition. Welcome to another edition of Press Release Purgatory, where we show you some of the mind-curdling crap we receive. THIS WEEK: Dina Lohan's new shoe collection, which is entitled Shoe-Han. Yes, you read that right. Shoe-Han. We hate our lives. Read the press release in full after the jump...
On an average day, hecklerspray gets inundated with hundreds of emailed press releases. Some are good, most are boring and a tiny minority are so awful they actually defy definition. Welcome to another edition of Press Release Purgatory, where we show you some of the mind-curdling crap we receive. THIS WEEK: Dina Lohan's new shoe collection, which is entitled Shoe-Han. Yes, you read that right. Shoe-Han. We hate our lives. Read the press release in full after the jump...
Awesome or Off-Putting: Black Eyed Kids
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. Ghosts are passe and Sasquatch seems about as scary as a bucket full of lollipops. Whatever is the former world of terror/monsters to do? Why, they need to invent some sort of a new creature to fear - and by new creature, we mean of course, children. Not just any children though - needy ones with black eyes. Black eyed children, it seems, are a fairly new epidemic.
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, government conspiracies, cults, ghosts, EVPs, ancient artifacts, strange facts, odd sightings or just the plain unexplainable. Ghosts are passe and Sasquatch seems about as scary as a bucket full of lollipops. Whatever is the former world of terror/monsters to do? Why, they need to invent some sort of a new creature to fear - and by new creature, we mean of course, children. Not just any children though - needy ones with black eyes. Black eyed children, it seems, are a fairly new epidemic.
World Contraception Day 2009, Or What I Did On Holiday (Part Two)
Hello kids, Stu here. Firstly, a bucket of thanks to good old Josh for looking after hecklerspray last week. Wasn't he wonderful? Secondly, allow me to briefly bang on about where I was last week. As you may have heard, Saturday was World Contraception Day 2009. And as you may have also heard, it's something I've been trying to help out with. So I've spent the last few days in Germany doing exactly that. And what a really sodding excellent cause it is. So after the jump you'll find an avalanche of World Contraception Day-related photos and videos and links. And if you love me you'll look...
Hello kids, Stu here. Firstly, a bucket of thanks to good old Josh for looking after hecklerspray last week. Wasn't he wonderful? Secondly, allow me to briefly bang on about where I was last week. As you may have heard, Saturday was World Contraception Day 2009. And as you may have also heard, it's something I've been trying to help out with. So I've spent the last few days in Germany doing exactly that. And what a really sodding excellent cause it is. So after the jump you'll find an avalanche of World Contraception Day-related photos and videos and links. And if you love me you'll look...
Megan Fox’s Body Doesn’t Convince People To Watch Movie!
Over the weekend, the latest Megan Fox movie opened for business, then whimpered its way through the first few nights, barely creating a ripple on the vast Hollywood ocean. Meanwhile the cartoon about meatballs caused a splash the size of Philip Seymour Hoffman high diving into a shot glass. What in hellfire is going on here? The Megan Fox film is called "Jennifer's Body", it's got Fox playing the part of "Jennifer". Surely that makes it Megan Fox's body, no? Who wouldn't want to see a film about Megan Fox's body? The answer to that question is this: barely anyone. Especially not on a massive cinema screen, where it would be ten times more intense, and twenty-three times bigger. Has everyone turned gay? Again, the answer is a resounding "no". Not everyone has turned gay. Some people might have, but that probably had little to do with this particular actress, and more to do with genetics, hormones, and an insatiable urge to wear swimming knickers instead of long Bermuda-style trunks. No, the real reason that the masses have avoided this horror-slash-comedy romp is that Fox is fast becoming rather difficult to like.
Over the weekend, the latest Megan Fox movie opened for business, then whimpered its way through the first few nights, barely creating a ripple on the vast Hollywood ocean. Meanwhile the cartoon about meatballs caused a splash the size of Philip Seymour Hoffman high diving into a shot glass. What in hellfire is going on here? The Megan Fox film is called "Jennifer's Body", it's got Fox playing the part of "Jennifer". Surely that makes it Megan Fox's body, no? Who wouldn't want to see a film about Megan Fox's body? The answer to that question is this: barely anyone. Especially not on a massive cinema screen, where it would be ten times more intense, and twenty-three times bigger. Has everyone turned gay? Again, the answer is a resounding "no". Not everyone has turned gay. Some people might have, but that probably had little to do with this particular actress, and more to do with genetics, hormones, and an insatiable urge to wear swimming knickers instead of long Bermuda-style trunks. No, the real reason that the masses have avoided this horror-slash-comedy romp is that Fox is fast becoming rather difficult to like.
Go To The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Premiere! On Us!
What do we know about The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus? Oh, plenty. We know that Terry Gilliam directed it, for instance. And we know that it's Heath Ledger's final film. And that it's released on October 16. And that it also stars that big-faced girl from the Marks And Spencers advert. And - oh! - we've got two tickets to give away to the London premiere of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus next month! If you can get to London on October 6, have a friend and enjoy probably being fairly close to Johnny Depp, then you’re strongly advised to read on…
What do we know about The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus? Oh, plenty. We know that Terry Gilliam directed it, for instance. And we know that it's Heath Ledger's final film. And that it's released on October 16. And that it also stars that big-faced girl from the Marks And Spencers advert. And - oh! - we've got two tickets to give away to the London premiere of The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus next month! If you can get to London on October 6, have a friend and enjoy probably being fairly close to Johnny Depp, then you’re strongly advised to read on…
The Emmy Awards: Big TV Love-In Update
Like movie stars and music moguls, television people like nothing better than an evening of expensive outfits, impressive golden statuettes changing hands, and beautiful faces all sitting around telling one another just how brilliant they all are at their jobs. It's only a shame that such wonderful nights out don't stretch into normal jobs. We shall only ever dream of a day when undervalued stone masons and building site skivvies get to breeze around outside hotels shouting details of their suits/blouses to hysterical reporters. What a great day that would be.
Like movie stars and music moguls, television people like nothing better than an evening of expensive outfits, impressive golden statuettes changing hands, and beautiful faces all sitting around telling one another just how brilliant they all are at their jobs. It's only a shame that such wonderful nights out don't stretch into normal jobs. We shall only ever dream of a day when undervalued stone masons and building site skivvies get to breeze around outside hotels shouting details of their suits/blouses to hysterical reporters. What a great day that would be.
Hecklerspray Attends The Motorola Dext Launch
Sixty-seven miles up Millbank Tower, and after many glasses of champagne, a playboy comedian/presenter is announcing the phone that might just save Motorola’s bacon. Nearby tech journalists were none the wiser as to whom this man was, yet they still rejected our theory that it could be Dave Berry. However, simply asking one of the PR people, and waiting for them to ask another PR person was all we had to do to discover that he was none other than Big Brother's Big Mouth's Jeff Leach. We took Jeff aside for five minutes to reflect on the event and ask what he’d been up to. While not currently a Motorola customer, Jeff was pleased at the news that he was to receive a new Dext handset as part of his fee - not too shabby when combined with the free drinks.
Sixty-seven miles up Millbank Tower, and after many glasses of champagne, a playboy comedian/presenter is announcing the phone that might just save Motorola’s bacon. Nearby tech journalists were none the wiser as to whom this man was, yet they still rejected our theory that it could be Dave Berry. However, simply asking one of the PR people, and waiting for them to ask another PR person was all we had to do to discover that he was none other than Big Brother's Big Mouth's Jeff Leach. We took Jeff aside for five minutes to reflect on the event and ask what he’d been up to. While not currently a Motorola customer, Jeff was pleased at the news that he was to receive a new Dext handset as part of his fee - not too shabby when combined with the free drinks.
