Newsarama has posted an interview with Monsters vs. Aliens‘ Conrad Vernon, and he mentions some ad lib sessions that I really hope he succeeds in getting onto the DVD release. Hee! Talking w/ ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ Co-Director Conrad Vernon By Steve Fritz posted: 24 March 2009 03:53 pm ET . . . Vernon also found [...]
More on the Emmy rule change
March 24, 2009 By
Okay, we’ve blogged about this before, but it’s a dark week, and I’m (not surprisingly) still riled up about this. Tom O’Neil’s Gold Derby over at the L.A. Times did what I think is a pretty good article on why the Emmy category elimination is so ridiculous. From Gold Derby (internal links omitted): Emmy rule [...]
Stephen Colbert interviews Allison Silverman for Elle Magazine
March 23, 2009 By
Thanks to Zoner R. who tipped me off to a most excellent article in this month’s Elle magazine. In the article, Stephen Colbert interviews ‘Colbert Report’ Executive Producer Allison Silverman, asking about her background, her desire to write, and her favorite parts of her job. Here’s an excerpt of the interview, but you simply must [...]
Spoiler alert: Rep. Schock (R-IL) records ‘Better Know a District’
March 23, 2009 By
I love it; this great recurring segment just keeps on rolling! From Politico: ‘Go Six Pack!’ March 23, 2009 Categories: Antics … Schock and Colbert had a good time and filmed over an hour of footage — talk about the longest hour in a press secretary’s life — and his press sec Dave Natonski revealed [...]
Zoner Chat – Come chat with your fellow Colbert fans tonight!
March 22, 2009 By
Hello, Zoners! To do a quick test chat with other Zoners, I’ve set up a Chatzy room, and I’ll keep it open tonight for a few hours. Come and join us! The password is “sweetness”. Come chat in the No Fact Zone chat room! EDIT: Well, the chat room is now closed, and we had [...]
Colbert University: Course of the Week – Tek Jansen
March 22, 2009 By
The theatrical release of Monsters vs. Aliens is less than a week away! These last few days of waiting can be the most difficult, so to tide you over, let’s take a look at another animation featuring the voice talents of our fearless leader, Stephen Colbert Presents Stephen Colbert’s Alpha Squad 7: A Tek Jansen [...]
Fangirl Suit Report- Week of March 16
March 22, 2009 By
Hello, all, and welcome to another edition of the FSR. Let’s see what Stephen did this week in the World of Wardrobe: Monday, March 16. Today he wears a black windowpane suit with a pale blue shirt and burgundy tie with a gold square pattern and barrel cuffs. For the BKAG rerun segment: a black suit complete with [...]
Spoiler alert: Rep. Maffei (D-NY) films his ‘Better Know a District’
March 21, 2009 By
Yay! Another it-getting congressman appears. From the Post-Standard (Syracuse): Colbert quizzes Syracuse congressman about ‘Star Trek’ by Mark Weiner / The Post-Standard Friday March 20, 2009, 6:37 PM In his first 100 days in Congress, Rep. Dan Maffei has debated on the House floor, appeared on CNN and visited the White House to discuss weighty [...]
Final vote count for NASA’s Node 3: To infinity and Me-yond!
March 21, 2009 By
Man, when Stephen mobilizes his Nation, they do their utmost to prove themselves the mindless drones he so clearly cherishes. It was just a little over two weeks ago that Stephen told us about NASA’s contest to name Node 3: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Space Module: Colbert – Name NASA’s [...]
Four Horsemen of the Apopcalypse – Pop culture references in The Colbert Report: March 16-19, 2009
March 20, 2009 By
Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of cultural references on The Colbert Report. From Darcy to Dangermouse, String Theory to Shakespeare, we’ve got the keys to this week’s obscure, oddball, and occasionally obscene cultural shout-outs (hey!). Hey Zoners! Our apopcalyptic theme this week appears to be fictional characters, from the erudition of Tolkien to [...]