SFist Watches: TV Monsters This Week
Ahhh, monsters. We love monsters. Our love for monsters has a lot to do with our love for "Lost." But with that monster being strangely silent in the last month, and with "Lost" going into reruns for a few weeks, it looks like we'll have to get our monster fix elsewhere on the boob tube. And what better place to look for monsters than MTV?
Seems the folks at MTV have granted PR exec and maniacal SUV-driving Lizzie Grubman her own show, called "PoweR Girls." ("PowerR"...PR. GEDDIT?) We guess mowing down nightclub goers in the Hamptons is as good a reason as any to give someone a show, but really, does anyone outside of the East Coast even know who she is? Much less care if she's a bitch or not? Well, we could be wrong about that, but unless the show involves putting Ms. Grubman into her own personal version of "Frogger," we'll just wait for Martha's new show instead.
One word: Mansquito, after the jump!
Image of Lizzie Grubman (not to be confused with Mansquito) from USA Today.
You heard us: Mansquito. Has a movie title ever sounded more perfect? Not since the fake film Mant has the insect/human hybrid flick sounded so awesome. And while we doubt it will compare to David Cronenberg's truly excellent, and surprisingly compelling The Fly, (the man in "mansquito" is a bad guy from the beginning, and thus not someone to feel sorry for) we still thank our lucky stars we've got the Sci-Fi channel. It premieres Saturday at 9 p.m.
We doubt the latest Hollywood hopefuls partaking in the new season of "Project Greenlight" could ever dream of coming up with anything as amazing as Mansquito, but the chances of that happening this season are higher than they have been in the past as the project being greenlit this time is a horror movie, and Wes Craven is lending his seasoned hand to the shenanigans. For those who missed the show when it was on HBO, now's your chance to catch a marathon of season one this Sunday on Bravo. The new season premieres on Tuesday the 15th at 9 p.m.
And last but not least, if you're just dying to see the latest Star Wars: Episode III trailer, and glimpse more of those scary contacts Hayden Christensen seems to be sporting in the film, you can watch it sometime during "The OC"'s 8 p.m. time-slot on Thursday. And if you like the trailer, and would love to see the movie in a great single screen theater, perhaps the one you actually saw the first Star Wars in, then maybe you could try and write George Lucas a letter telling him to DEMAND that the Coronet theater stay open through May. A request from the mighty George, and a flash of some of his mighty green, could do the trick...