Early Buzz: Cranston, Bowie, Stamos and more
Good morning! As many of my pals are headed to Comic-Con, I'm planning a nice long weekend in Virginia with my family. Baby's first road trip!
Last night I had a fun time hanging out with Jeff Garlin at the Apple store. Thanks so much to the Pop Candy readers who came! In a few days I'll have video and my own exclusive interview, so stay tuned.
Headlines:
- GQ talks to Bryan Cranston.
- The short list for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize has been announced.
- American Dad is moving to TBS.
- Here's a fun "name that TV theme song" quiz.
- John Stamos' Full House band, Jesse and the Rippers, is reuniting.
- TheNew York Times has a great profile of comedy writer Jack Handey.
- And the best Cosby sweater is ... (I called it!)
- David Bowie released a new video.
- Largehearted Boy rounds up a bunch of Replacements covers.
- We have a story about Hulu's new animated series, The Awesomes.
- Is Ghost Shark the next Sharknado?
- Costume designer Janie Bryant talks about working on Mad Men.
- Business Insider has the oral history of Trading Places.
- Huey Lewis wrote a piece about why prerecorded music should be banned from sporting events.
- Director Andrew Bujalski discusses his new movie, Computer Chess.
- We have a story about the fun comic Batman '66.
- The Office's Ellie Kemper will be on How I Met Your Mother next season.
- Will Ad-Rock be in Noah Baumbach's new movie?
- "50 Places Every Literary Fan Should Visit."
- Call this number, and you can hear a new single from Dismemberment Plan.
- Adam Ant performed Goody Two Shoes on Fallon.
- And finally, how do you promote Game of Thrones in England? By dumping a 40-foot "dragon skull" on the beach, of course.