Prince Charles = Dr. Who?

Prince Charles has angered British TV maverick Russell T. Davis by turning down a part in Welsh BBC series Dr. Who.

According to Globe and Mail, Clarence House told the BBC, "We receive a great many requests and it's impossible to accept them all." Oh really? Well that's probably true.

But MAYBE it's because Charles IS Dr. Who. Think about it. Have you ever seen them in a room together?

Davies responded to the snub by labelling the Prince a "miserable swine" in a joking reference to the heir to the throne's favourite radio show. But it turns out the Prince didn't turn down the offer--Clarence House did, automatically.

So will we see a royal cameo in the near future? Only the doctor knows ...
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Because all black people look the same ...

... To studio execs.

The Hollywood Reporter, er, reports, that Don Cheadle has signed up to replace Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes (War Machine) in the sequel to this summer's blockbuster comic adaptation, Iron Man.

Listen, everyone loves Don Cheadle, but did Marvel execs really feel Terrence Howard was expendable? Sure Cheadle has an Oscar and Howard's only been nominated, but you can't exactly replace Cate Blanchett with Ellen Page just because they're both white chicks. Howard had the right look and the right attitude, and most importantly he was great in Iron Man. We're not exactly talking Katie Holmes here.

Rumors suggest "financial differences" were the main reason behind the casting change -- amongst other unidentified issues. Which would be what exactly? They didn't feel like paying a black actor enough to keep him around? They're shelling out for Gwyneth Paltrow, and the only thing she's done lately is pop out a few Coldplay kids.

Besides, considering how much this sequel is sure to make, there's no reason to be stingy.

Terrence Howard is more than capable of carrying a big studio film. He's handsome, well-built, and though he has a bitchy reputation (who in hollywood doesn't?), he has the personality to pull off a super hero. Does Don Cheadle?

Hopefully more details will come out about this completely unnecessary change up. Until then we're waiting for answers -- and hope you will too. Nance on......

Twilight Trailer leaks. Fans rejoice. Vamps rejuice.

So unless you've been living under a rock -- or could care less, like most people over the age of 15 -- the Twilight trailer has been leaked on YouTube. Hurray?



Unfortunately it doesn't show too much, so if you're starting to develop ~*sparkling*~ blue balls in anticipation of any hot and heavy Bella/Edward action (and face it, you'll have to wait 3 more movies and 6 more years for that to happen. If Breaking Dawn can even be filmed, that is), check out that other werewolf-vampire-angsty girl love triangle, True Blood, currently showing Sundays on HBO.

Considering how similar the two series are (Okay, okay. They're different. Bella is a speshul snowflake and Edward can't read her mind, and Bill is a speshul snowflake and Sookie can't read his mind. Happy now?) it wouldn't be far fetched to take the Harlequin Romance Novel inspired True Blood mid-season finale and paste poor Kristen Stewart and R Pattz's heads over Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. Hey, they'd be more attractive!

For all you spoilerphobics out there, avoid the following if you don't want to ruin the episode:



PS -- as my roommate discovered, the scene plays much better to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights. I voted Ennio Morricone's Ecstacy of Gold, though in retrospect I Will Come To You is probably the best match.

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At least it wasn't the Solex Agitator!

If only Scaramanga could cap a bitch. Unfortunately for him, the Golden Gun, his legendary weapon (valued at a surprising $148,000) has gone missing from the props house at former Bond home, Elstree Studios. Who could have done such a thing?

Tattoo? Octopussy? Mrs. Sellers? That one guy?

Bond star Roger Moore suspects The Man with the Golden Gun himself, Christopher Lee, joking: "search his house!" Personally, we'd put money on the Turkish belly dancer. Bond jacked her shit and she deserves something in return other than coy innuendo. Or VD.

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Lord British ... in SPACE!

This guy is smarter and richer than you.

Lord of video games, Richard Garriott, rocketed off this weekend on a trip to outer space. (Perhaps scouting locations for the next Ultima game?)

The millionaire king of nerds paid a hefty sum to be the 6th space tourist in history, blasting off from Kazahkstan on Sunday to spend two weeks participating in research before his return on October 24th. Garriott follows in the footsteps of his father, Owen, an astronaut who worked on the US owned Skylab in the early 1970's. Pretty cool, actually.

Space travel was always a dream of the young Garriott, who spent most of his childhood and teenage years programming video games in his bedroom. He created the highly successful Ultima series in 1980, when he was only 19 years old.

According to Yahoo news reports, Garriott's shuttle carries "the digitized DNA sequences of some of the world's greatest thinkers and musicians — as well as athletes, video game players and others."

Video game players?

See mom, it's not a waste of time! Nance on......