Michael Giacchino Interview

I thought this was a really interesting interview about film scores. Michael Giacchino isn't a household name but he did the scores for "Up", "Lost", the new "Star Trek" movies, "Ratatouille" as well as the scores for the "Medal of Honor" and "Call of Duty" video game franchises.

The interview talks about the art of scoring, how they're written, how they work, why sometimes they don't and so on, and so on. Check it out if you have half an hour.

New Late Late Show Host Named

The new host of the Late Late Show has reportedly been named and it is..... James Corden,

Who?

Pictured: James Corden's reaction to being told he's taking over Callahan Auto Parts the Late Late Show.

Well, allow me to explain. "Corden stars in Disney's “Into the Woods” and can currently be seen alongside Keira Knightley in “Begin Again.” He also starred in 2011’s “The Three Musketeers.”"

Oh yeah, of course! That James Corden!

I was rooting for Norm Macdonald.

Tonight Show - Thank You Notes

This is a great example of how the current iteration of the Tonight Show is different from other talk shows. The bit, "Thank You Notes", is a sufficiently original bit but it's not entirely different from other comedy bits. The difference is the ability of the Tonight Show to veer off the written comedy (or the interview for that matter) and go on a complete tangent for some improvised comedy sillies.

The setup to this comes from a monologue story where a man was selling crack at a McDonald's drive-thru.

Late Show - MacArthur Park

Jimmy Webb performs his 70s hit "MacArthur Park" with the CBS Orchestra.

Conan in a Movie

Conan will make his debut as an actor in the upcoming SyFy movie "Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda" and he's put the entirety of his role online. This is not a joke - "SvP" is a "real" "movie" and Conan is really in it.



You'll note that a lot of the different shots of beaches don't appear to match each other. In "Rifftrax Live: Sharknado" there was the same problem. As the shot would change there was a lot of "Meanwhile on another beach..."

"Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda" airs August 2nd at 9PM on SyFy.

Late Show - Elaine Stritch

Long time character actor Elaine Stritch died recently so the Late Show posted this video to their Youtube channel from the night where she made a very special appearance.



The first time I remember seeing her it was in a very special TWO PART episode of "Head of the Class" in which the school is trying to put on a production of the musical "Hair" but encountering resistance from the school administration. It was dramatic. So every time I saw her thereafter I thought, "That's the woman from 'Head of the Class'".