1. 18E Friday, October 16, 2009 GO 386: COMICS The Daytona Beach News-Journal The Daytona Beach News-Journal GO 386: ENTERTAINMENT Friday, October 16, 2009 3E
BLONDIE PEANUTS
Matches made in heaven?
he economy is in
tatters. There isn’t a
corporation in the
world that isn’t feeling some
T
pinch from these rough times
and that includes Disney.
But now the House of
Mouse is trying to make
GARFIELD GASOLINE ALLEY some changes to its retail
stores so they’re bringing in
the big gun: Apple honcho
Steve Jobs.
Jobs, who was appointed to
the Disney board of directors
in 2006, has given Disney
access to the blueprints for
his Apple Store and has told
Disney engineers to ‘‘think
bigger.’’ Jobs’ vision is that
the stores will no longer be
purely retail centers, but
‘‘Imagination Centers’’ that
HI AND LOIS BEETLE BAILEY show off ‘‘Pixar-esque winks
and nods.’’
According to Jobs, the
stores will also have some
form of scent component. ‘‘If
a clip from Disney’s coming
‘A Christmas Carol’ is
playing in the theater, the
Nickelodeon
whole store might suddenly
be made to smell like a GETTING HITCHED: Disney is calling on Apple honcho Steve Jobs, left, to lend his exper-
Christmas tree,’’ Jobs said in tise in reimagining their retail stores. Above, SpongeBob SquarePants and Sandy the
a press release. Associated Press file Squirrel are tying the knot in a special episode airing at 8 p.m. Nov. 6 on Nickelodeon.
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I often talk about films and Varney as Slinky. Dead’s’’ Simon Pegg. We’ll be
Tom Iacuzio PPP
CATHY WIZARD OF ID remakes that have no right to PPP
keeping an eye on this one.
be made. This week we’re hit- According to the New Eng-
I got some cool news for my land Genealogical Society, PPP
ting stage shows.
fellow Gleeks out there. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Paramount Pictures is
Melissa Gilbert of ‘‘Little
(Gleeks: the official term for are more than just childhood looking to cast Chris Pine as
House on the Prairie’’ is
fans of the Fox hit ‘‘Glee.’’) pals. They’re also related. the next Jack Ryan.
launching a touring musical
version of the show. Gilbert, How would you like the Researchers found that Dam- Pine, who took on the role of
who played Laura in the TV se- chance to see the cast perform on and Affleck are descended Captain Kirk in the ‘‘Star
ries, will play Ma in the musi- some of your favorite tunes from William Knowlton Jr., a Trek’’ reboot, would fill the
cal version. live? According to Fox Broad- bricklayer who came to the shoes of the Tom Clancy-cre-
casting president Kevin Reilly, FANBOY states from England around
The national tour kicks off in ated action hero that has been
that Mecca of Broadway ex- you may get the chance soon. 1630. This makes the pair tenth previously played by Harrison
travaganzas, St. Paul, Minn. The series’ music has been pretty lame, NBC. cousins. Once removed, of Ford, Alec Baldwin and Ben
blowing up on iTunes and with course. Affleck.
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a soundtrack due out on Nov. 3, Keep up the good work,
DILBERT MIDDLETONS Lee Unkrich, director of the iron is officially hot. And Here’s what else is happen- NEGS. PPP
Disney/Pixar’s upcoming while nothing is confirmed, ing . . . Lastly, some sad news as we
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‘‘Toy Story 3,’’ has unveiled the ‘‘Glee’’ co-creator Ryan Mur- Hey ‘‘SpongeBob Square- learn that wrestling legend
film’s cast. According to a re- phy says a tour would most Pants’’ fans, your favorite un- According to Bloody-Disgus- Captain Lou Albano passed
cent video blog by Unkrich, likely be scheduled around derwater cartoon character is ting.com, iconic director John away Wednesday at the age of
most of the cast has remained spring 2010. getting married! Landis has announced that his 76. May his rubber bands live
intact. One place the tour won’t The event will happen in a next film will be ‘‘Burke and on in our memories.
Names like Tom Hanks, Tim land? The Macy’s Thanksgiv- one-hour special called ‘‘Truth Hare.’’ The film is based on the
Allen, Wallace Shawn and ing Day Parade. or Square’’ and will feature the infamous British duo that sup- tom.iacuzio@news-jrnl.com
John Ratzenberger will be The organizers of the parade celebrity voices of Ricky Ger- plied a British medical school
joined by new cast members were instructed by NBC to re- vais, Rosario Dawson, Craig with cadavers they obtained Accent writer Tom Iacuzio
Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, scind an offer to the cast to per- Ferguson, Will Ferrell, LeBron from grave robbing or flat out scours the pop culture uni-
Timothy Dalton and Whoopi form. Kinda makes sense. Why James, Robin Williams and murder. verse for the latest in enter-
Goldberg. would a network flat out pro- others. And starring as the duo? For- tainment news. Fanboy can
FRANK & ERNEST HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Blake Clark of ‘‘The Water- mote one of their rival net- The episode airs at 8 p.m. mer ‘‘Doctor Who’’ star David be found online as Fanboy
boy’’ will replace the late Jim works’ biggest hits? Still, Nov. 6 on Nickelodeon Tennant and ‘‘Shaun of the 2.0 at go386.com/fanboy
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