This Can't Be Any Worse Then The Real Spiderman On Broadway, Right?

George Takei of Star Trek fame has got a new musical, Allegiance, coming to Broadway in 2012... but he can't wait that long. So he decided to volunteer his services for the 'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' production... and this is his audition tape:

That was wonderful... I love the villains!!! This is bad, but can't be any worse then whats going on over there already, right?

Thank You Spiderman Musical... Thank You!!!

As a comic book geek of epic proportions, I have mixed feelings about 'Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark'. On one hand, you would think that a Spiderman musical is probably the only kind of musical a comic geek would ever see. On the flipside, this is the kind of commercialization that drives true fans crazy. As the bills were piling up for the show (it's price tag is over $65 million!) and the problems kept coming, I began to laugh at Julie Taymor and those U2 dickwads... they had a surefire story to work with. Who the fuck were they to change HOW Spiderman gets bit by a spider or invent villains when Spidey has about 75 in his personal rogue gallery. They took a lot of risks, most for no reason at all... and now they are hitting rock bottom.

This was a tough week. First, they pushed the official opening back for a 3rd time to work out some kinks. Then came the rumor of massive re-writes and editing of the shows script. Then the ultimate disaster happened: A stuntman fell 30 feet when his safety harness broke. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology (and TMZ), here it is:

  

That is wonderful... I never want to see anybody get hurt, but somebody or something has to stop these assholes in charge of the show, and this may be it. Apparently, the Actors Union & the State Department of Labor have shut the show down until they can work out any and all safety issues with the show. Good luck with that.... by the time they get this all worked out, I will be about 65 and they will probably be on reboot #4 of the Spiderman film franchise. Either way, I still want to see this trainwreck....

OHC of the Day: TV Carpio

With a name like TV, its no wonder that Miss Carpio would strive to become famous. It also helps when your mom is a huge singing sensation in Hong Kong and your pops owns a huge textile company. With parents like those you are free to explore some options with your career... and that's just what young Teresa Victoria (TV.... get it?) did. She made some small television appearances on Law & Order, and had a small role in Spike Lee's She Hate Me. She also had a run on Broadway in the play Rent. Then her life changed for the best. She was cast in the all Beatles musical movie Across The Universe, and she played a character by the name of Prudence alongside stars Jim Sturgess & Evan Rachel Wood. She sang a wonderful rendition of I Want To Hold Your Hand (see the video below!!!). That role would open up one of the biggest opportunities of TV's career. The director of the Academy & Golden Globe nominated film, Julie Taymor, would ambitiously (and some would say insanely) develop Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark with collaborators Bono & The Edge of U2. The Broadway musical is the most expensive stage show EVER (over 65 mil!!!) and is experiencing quite a few ups and downs as it tries to gain its footing for a 2010 holiday opening. Carpio plays one of the many villains in the play, Miss Arrow. Whether or not the play is a success is going to be one of the seasons greatest questions, but either way TV's career is on the upswing. Besides her commitment to Turn Off The Dark, you can catch her alongside Robert DeNiro & Bradley Cooper in  Neil Burger's next film Limitless, in which she shares some steamy moments with the heartthrob from The Hangover. Who said that to much TV was bad for you??? With high profile performances like these, she won't be an Obscure Hot Chick for very long!!!

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