I have been waiting for The Ten to come out since word first came of the team behind Wet Hot American Summer casting such hotties as Adam Brody, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder, and too-hot-to-be-as-funny-as-he-is fratpack movie mainstay Paul Rudd. And finally, after months with a teaser that highlighted its star-packed ensemble, but told us little about the film itself, the real trailer arrived on YouTube. Honestly, they could have thrown the words up on the screen for two minutes and fifteen seconds and I'd still be excited, but the trailer does look good and now it's just a matter of waiting until August 3rd. A mere 53 days.
And if you just can't wait until then to see (or at least read about) your favorite members of the State, IFC has a great article describing each cast member's best sketch and what they've been up to since the show wrapped in 1995.
Also, I finally got around to seeing Knocked Up, which is, in fact, all everyone's been saying it is-- charming, hilarious, realistic, heartfelt, and wicked awesome. And its box office success should really motivate those in the industry to strive for greatness, not churn out the same formulaic movies. Case in point, the previews that preceded Knocked Up included The Game Plan, The Heartbreak Kid, and License to Wed, all of which honestly look kind of terrible. It confuses me, especially, when the same cast, writing team, etc. behind a fabulous comedy will get together and create something that seems to be created by a machine. But what makes me happy is that extremely talented comedy writers and actors who were getting cancellations out the wazoo in the '90s have become extremely successful now: Judd Apatow, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, all the people from the State. Are network executives and studio heads taking more chances now? And if everything's really getting better, then shouldn't Arrested Development still be on?
