Pushing Daisies comic book delayed...

It's been almost two years since Pushing Daisies went off the air. While the show did have a great ending, there were still quite a few mysteries left unresolved. And some of those were going to be answered in season three.

But season three would not be on TV. Instead, it would be in comic book form. Specifically, twelve comic books with the first one being released in early 2011. Which is now. But now has been pushed back a bit.

A division of DC Comics was going to release the comics. But the company at DC Comics, like the TV series itself, has also been cancelled. Or in this case, went out of business. So the wait for the comics (and the resolutions) has been extended.

But there is a little bit of good news. Three little bits to be exact.

First, a black and white page preview of the comic has been released online on the websites for Bryan Fuller (the show's creator) and Lee Pace (Ned / The Pie Maker on Pushing Daisies).

Second, the Pushing Daisies season two soundtrack was recently released (yes, over two years after that season debuted). The season one soundtrack is also still available.

But my favorite news of all is this from a few weeks ago - Bryan Fuller wants to do a Pushing Daisies six episode mini-series on the Starz network. Now maybe it won't end up at that network and maybe it won't happen at all since it's kind of just a writer's wish at the moment. But at least now there's hope that Pushing Daisies could come back to life (much like Chuck and Digby in the series).

He's brought another show of his back from the dead before. Dead Like Me returned with a two hour direct-to-DVD movie over four years after the final episode had aired on Showtime. And one of the storylines from his show Wonderfalls was continued over four years after that show was cancelled in a season two episode of Pushing Daisies. So maybe there is hope this could happen.

But for now, the only sure thing is seasons one and two on DVD (both also available on Blu-ray) and the soundtracks for both seasons.

Andy Grammer's interactive music video...

The first couple times I heard Andy Grammer's Keep Your Head Up, I wasn't a fan. But thanks to the power of a cool music video, it's now a favorite of mine.

The video is interactive - kind of like one of those old "Choose Your Own Adventure" books.

Some of the choices are basic like who Andy runs into or what color shirt he gets from a dryer. Other choices are a lot more elaborate like how the song ends (a-capella or full band). And all the choices you've made throughout continue right to the end of the video.

You do need the latest version of Flash Player for this to work. If you don't have it, there's a link for the free download (it was simple and easy - I had to do it too).

You can find the interactive video for Keep Your Head Up on Andy Grammer's website. Here's the video I ended up with...

Lady Antebellum & Eye In The Sky...

Remember the Alan Parsons Project in the 80's?

Everytime I hear the name now, I think of that joke in the Austin Powers movie. While the group themselves did end up just a movie joke, they did have a few great songs in the 80's. Time was always my favorite, but Eye In The Sky was their biggest hit.

So what's this have to do with Lady Antebellum? Apparently an Executive Personal Assistant to Alan Parsons (I am totally stunned that this is an actual position that exists in this world) recently sent a letter to a Nashville magazine saying that hundreds of Alan Parsons Project fans are complaining that Lady Antebellum's Need You Now is a ripoff of Eye In The Sky.

Nothing has come of this yet other than that complaint. I couldn't really hear the similarity until I listened to the mashup of the two songs below. But I still don't think it's close enough to warrant anything legal.

Below are the videos for Need You Now and Eye In The Sky. And then the third video is that mash-up of the two songs...

Weird Al's Perform This Way...

Weird Al's parody of Lady Gaga's Born This Way almost didn't happen.

Weird Al only releases song parodies when he receives an OK from the original artist. So he sent the track to Lady Gaga's people to get the approval. They responded with a "no".

But then it turned out that Lady Gaga herself never actually heard the track. Her "people" had never told her about it. Somehow she ended up hearing it, loved it, and Weird Al can now include it on his upcoming album Alpocalypse (due out June 21st).

Until then, you can hear the song here...

Water For Elephants movie trailer...

A guy who takes care of the circus elephants falls in love with a woman who rides the circus horses.

That's Water For Elephants, the new movie in theaters this weekend starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. It's based on the best-selling book by Sara Gruen.

I usually like to read the book before seeing the movie. But in this case, I'm think I'm going to reverse things. The movie has an incredible look to it and I kind of want to make sure I see this one in the theater.

Here's the trailer...

Burger King's Meat Monster!

This is so exciting, I just drooled on the keyboard.

Burger King's brand new sandwich has two burgers, cheese, bacon AND a full chicken breast all on one bun. If that's not enough, there's an option to add an egg or a fish patty too!

The calorie count is a nice healthy 1,160 (without the add-ons). After seeing it, I'm thinking I could easily eat two.

I only have one problem with this. I'm kind of fussy about mixing different foods before they're in my stomach and I'm not so sure that burgers and chicken really go well together.

But that's a dilemma that can wait - the Burger King Meat Monster is only available in Japan for now and there's no word on when or if it will make it's way to North America.

Sara Bareilles interview...

She was in town for two different concerts today - one at Shea's and another at Canisius College. And she'll be back July 8th with Sugarland at Darien Lake!

A few years ago, I got to hang out with her on her tour bus before one of her Darien Lake concerts. Here's the interview from that day.

Sara's website / Sara's Facebook page

The Deep Fried Cadbury Egg Recipe!!!

I think everything is on YouTube now. I can't believe I found this recipe for deep frying Cadbury Eggs on there.

It's actually a very healthy Easter treat since it's only 350 calories. And when I say healthy, I mean it's more healthy than eating an entire package of Peeps & six peanut butter eggs (which I've done on many Easters).

Enjoy...

Bon Jovi guitar auction...

You can own the guitar Jon Bon Jovi played "Wanted Dead Or Alive" at Bon Jovi's 2011 concerts.

The auction ends Tuesday. Hope you have over $7000 to spend on it as that's what the bid is up to now...

The killer tire movie trailer...

I haven't been a fan of movies lately because the good ones are so rare. But all of a sudden, there's a ton of great movies on the way.

The superhero movies Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers all look great.

And then there's this movie about an extremely evil villain - a telepathic tire named Robert that terrorizes a small desert town. How could this not be awesome?!

It's called Rubber and just opened Friday. Unfortunately, it's not playing in Buffalo yet. :(

The most insane flight safety video ever...

Air New Zealand has managed to put together one of the most ridiculous in-flight safety videos ever.

But it works. Not only is it hysterical, but it also forces you to pay attention to the dull safety instructions (because you just can't take your eyes off this train wreck).

I won't say anything more about it as you just have to see it yourself...

Darien Lake ride battles...

Darien Lake has been holding ride battles on Facebook to determine the park's best ride. Take part in the final ride battles (Viper vs. Weather Balloons today and I'm guessing Viper vs. UFO tomorrow) by visiting their Facebook page.


And here's the ride announcements I did for the 2010 season. This was definitely the highlight of the year for me!

VIPER:

Departing / Returning / Delay / Inclement Weather


MIND ERASER:

Departing / Returning / Delay / Inclement Weather


BOOMERANG:

Departing / Returning / Delay / Inclement Weather

Lady Gaga goes country!

Lady Gaga's Born This Way is a giant pop hit. But can you imagine it as a country song?

She recently had it remixed as a country version and amazingly, it's pretty good (but I still prefer the pop version)...

A sneak peak at Wonder Woman!

I'm getting more and more psyched about the Wonder Woman remake every day. It's between this and Fox's upcoming Terra Nova for what will be the best TV show of 2011.

Here's a scene that was filmed the other day on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles with Wonder Woman in full costume!

This is especially cool to me as I used to live right around the corner from where this was filmed (my apartment was right behind the Mann's Chinese Theater). I would walk right by this area when heading to the subway or going to get cheeseburgers from McDonald's.