Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers is teaming up with former SNL producer Michael Shoemaker to create a new superhero cartoon. The Awesomes is about “an unassuming superhero and his cohorts battle diabolical villains, the ever-present paparazzi, and a less-than-ideal reputation as second-class crime fighters.” It will debut on Hulu in 2013, as part of the company’s move toward original programming, but has been in development since 2007. Lorne

Fringe was destined for cancellation the moment Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly revealed “We lose a lot of money on the show.” However, it will get a proper ending. The show has been renewed for an abbreviated season of 13 episodes, which not coincidentally will make a total of 100 episodes (the threshold for syndication). “Fringe is a remarkably creative series that has set the bar as one of television’s

A controversial advertisement for Oreo has been leaked to the media. The ad features a busty woman breastfeeding a child holding an Oreo cookie. The tagline reads: “Milk’s favorite cookie.” Kraft Foods says the ad was created by the South Korean ad agency Cheil Worldwide for internal use. “Our understanding is that they created it for use at an isolated advertising awards forum in Korea,” said a spokesman for Kraft.

Gym idiots, every gym has them. They’re shallow, selfish, egotistical, attention whores, who wear clothes two sizes too small, slam weights, grunt, and basically think they own the gym. It’s no wonder that so many people are intimidated about working out but there’s a new franchise that promises a “judgment free zone.” Planet Fitness takes this promise very seriously. They have what’s called a Lunk™ Alarm, which lights up and

In last week’s episode of Community “Virtual Systems Analysis,” Inspector Spacetime gets a new companion. Annie sets up Troy with Britta and fills in as temporary constable Geneva but simulation quickly ends, and not just because of Annie’s ridiculously stereotypical English accent. Abed tells Annie that he’s mad at her for tampering with the fabric of the group. He explains that he’s run all the scenarios through the Dreamatorium engine,

Ugly Americans gets a even uglier when Mark Lily is bitten by a Bat-Boy and transforms into a creature resembling Steve Buscemi. The milquetoast social worker decides to use his singular power to loudly shriek to help clean up New York as Bat Person! The episode also features parodies of other comic characters like Koala Boy Wonder and literal interpretations of Catwoman, Two-face, and Penguin. There’s even a guest appearance

Lorne Michaels has reportedly invited Mitt Romney to appear on Saturday Night Live. Romney says it’s news to him but that he’s open to the possibility. “I haven’t made a decision on that, just heard about it,” he told Diane Sawyer. “Of course it would depend on the nature of the skit. I want it to be funny.” Romney’s sense of humor is open to self-deprecation. He says that he’s

The University of Colorado – Boulder has an unwanted reputation for weed. Each year at 4:20 p.m. on 4/20 thousands gather on Norlin Quadrangle to “protest” marijuana laws by lighting up. This year the only grass smell was coming from the fish-based fertilizer. “We’re able to enrich the grounds here, which are lovely, and then we can also create an extra deterrent for people to show up today,” said university

Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (AKA Ron Artest) is facing his 13th suspension. This time for violently elbowing Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden in the head and knocking him to the floor. The basketball player has gone out his way to clean up his bad boy image by volunteering, donating to charity, and changing his name to “World Peace.” He is attempting explain away the incident as

Ever since Bruce Banner became the Hulk, he’s struggled to control and ultimately extinguish the monster within him. Ironically, it’s the Banner who is the monster. In the latest story arc “Hulk Vs. Banner” the Hulk makes a deal with Doctor Doom to separate the pair but while Hulk finally finds peace, Banner goes mad. Banner believes that his greatness has been stolen from him. He becomes obsessed with recreating

Islands’ catchy song “Hallways” just got a little more memorable with the release of the music video. It’s co-directed by Lex Halaby & puppeteer Toben Seymour and features the band’s singer-songwriter Nick Thorburn performing with, and then joining, an exuberant band of skeleton musicians. It’s reminiscent of the Grateful Dead “Touch Of Grey” music video but these skeletons are much more animated. “From the beginning we talked with Nick about

New Teen Titans goes old school in this week’s DC Nation Short “Turn Back the Clock.” The team faces off against the retro super villain Mad Mod, who uses a time machine reminiscent of the TARDIS to make himself young again. However, it also affects his henchmen and the Teen Titans. They transform into previous incarnations of themselves circa the 90s, 80s, 70s, and 60s. Eventually, they travel to the

Digital comics have been around for a while (and not just the kind found on torrent websites) but, for the most part, they’ve either been a direct translation or bastardization like motion comics… until now. “Marvel ReEvolution seamlessly brings the worlds of print and digital media together for a comics experience like no other,” touts a Marvel press release. “The first two elements of this exciting new initiative were revealed

Beast Boy made his first appearance since the DC reboot in Superboy #8 but you may not have recognized him. He was more muscular, furrier, and RED! Garfield Logan became the shape-shifting Beast Boy after he was bitten by a green monkey. It turned him green as well as all the animals he transformed into. His green skin landed him a role as alien on the television series Space Trek:

The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) was slated to star both of the trilogy’s previous male leads, Dieter Laser (THC1) and Laurence R. Harvey (THC2), as well as creator Tom Six but much like the fictional creature, they couldn’t stomach being stuck together. Production has been delayed while Six Entertainment Company takes legal action against Laser for breach of contract. Six issued the following press release: Tom Six’s company will