The Prince of Persia in The Inanity of Entertainment TV News
The Prince of Persia has a new enemy, and I’m not sure how much his time powers will be able to help him. Unless he’s able to fast-forward instead of rewind (a la Viewtiful Joe), he’s going to have to sit through a number of insipid questions from the dim-witted Entertainment Tonight reporter, a feat deadlier than any spiked pit. Also, Jerry Bruckheimer says the cinematography of the PoP movie is like Lawrence of Arabia, which is embarrassing for all involved. Also, the heroine seems to have “I kill you!” as one of her lines, which might not bode well for the script’s overall brilliance. Lucky, the Prince?better known as Jake Gyllenhaal?has his deprecating wit, short attention span, terrible hair, and his new buffness to combat these foes. Will it be enough? I’m already bored, so you can let me know later. (Via Kotaku)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.