Thursday Random Thoughts

* So The Hills premiered last night and I think it was a smashing success. Lauren (LC) was always the most likable and intelligent of the Laguna Beach crowd. Last night she even used a Seinfeld reference, even though she referred to George as the bald guy. Her new found friends more then make up for her lack of intelligence and it looks like drama will ensue. Plus, everyone's favorite bad boy, Jason from the LB, looks like he’s on the horizon so that’s something to keep watching for.

* Saw X-Men 3 today and I’m not sure what all the piss and vinegar are about. It’s not as good as the second one but it sure holds up. I’m a big X-Men fan and I do tend to recoil when the mythology from the books is fowled up but I thought the film did the characters justice. There were just enough fanboy moments (like the fastball special) for me to get my geek on. Biggest complaint is that it felt like they crammed two movies into one and that they set the stage for a crappy sequel centered around the x-babies.

* I think there might be real money in starting up a religion based on Brangelina’s baby. You’ve already got a predestined anti christ in Tomkat’s kid. Brooke Shields and Gwen Stefani’s kids could be the disciples cause we all know they don’t have the celebrity DNA to start their own following. You could call it the Church of Smith after the film where her parents got the whole thing started. Just a thought.
 
* After my column yesterday about not being excited about Celebrity Poker Showdown, I did end up watching the show and I’m glad I did if only to see the complete disaster that is Phil Helmuth.  Clearly the poker brat is trying to rehab his image but instead we get this robot with a cheesy smile who laughs about 3 minutes late to Dave Foley’s jokes.  And the hair, are you kidding me? Perhaps the overexposure won’t kill poker, but Helmuth’s hair might.