PETA TO BOYCOTT OSCARS DUE TO LACK OF NOMINATIONS FOR ANIMAL ACTORS

Animal rights activist group PETA announced today its intention to boycott the 2016 Academy Awards due to the “lack of nominations for animal actors”. 

“Throughout history, the Academy has put animal actors on the chopping block,” said a PETA spokesperson. “The camels in Lawrence of Arabia. The whale in Free Willy. Clyde the Orangutan in Every Which Way But Loose was twice as entertaining as Clint Eastwood. And don’t even get me started on Seabiscuit. It’s the fucking title of the movie!!”

Apparently the straw that broke the camel’s back* was this year’s Best Picture nominee, The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

“Leo is a fine actor, don’t get me wrong,” the spokesperson continued. “But that bear put everything it had into that role. And actually died for it. Heath Ledger dies after filming The Dark Knight and wins an award. The bear dies, on camera mind you, in The Revenant and what does it get? It becomes a coat for Leo, who in turn gets nominated for Best Actor. It’s just not right.”

A spokesperson for the Academy of Arts and Sciences said there’s a perfectly good explanation for animals not receiving nominations. “If they paid their Guild dues like everyone else, maybe they’d get nominated.”

*PETA disapproves of this phrase.

Latest Star Wars TFA Trailer Makes My Force Senses Tingle

Apparently China just released their Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer and it's probably the best one yet. It's certainly the most action-packed. Take a look...




And this basically sums up my reaction...




Less than a week to go until The Force Awakens hits theaters. We. Can't. Wait.

Life Lessons from George Costanza

In honor of Jason Alexander's birthday, I figured it's a perfect time to receive some life lessons from Jason's most famous, and my personal favorite role...George Louis Costanza. Now I know what you must be asking. "Bri, George provided so much wisdom. How can you put it all in just one post?" I agree. It's impossible to put them all here. So I've included my top 7. Why 7? Naturally, that's George's name for his unborn child, in honor of his idol, Mickey Mantle.


So without further ado...7 life lessons from George Louis Costanza. Follow these tips, and your life will be perfect.

Happy Birthday Michael Keaton!

Hey there sports fans, welcome to football season. But today, September 5th, is special for another reason. Today, on Michael Keaton's birthday, we celebrate the original Batman (well, the movie original) and one of the greatest comedic actors of mine, or any generation. OK, that might be a stretch, but his movies are some classics, and some of my personal favorites. He's played everything from the President of the United States in First Daughter to a reincarnated snowman in Jack Frost. And with his latest piece of comedic genius, Birdman, coming out in October, why not celebrate him? Why not, indeed. Happy Birthday Michael Keaton!

Emmys Put Cable at the Kids Table

I watch a plethora of TV.

Holy Cocktail! Batman Turns 75!

In honor of Batman turning 75 years old today, we here at Producers in Bars have compiled a list that only we can. We've scoured the internet, and by internet, we of course mean YouTube, for our favorite clips that had something to do with the adult beverage. Holy Cocktail, Batman!

A Toast to Seinfeld, Part 2: Ring Dings and Pepsi

We came up with Part 2 of A Toast to Seinfeld, not because we forgot about the following episodes, but because it gave us an excuse to keep talking about Seinfeld. As if we needed another excuse. It also gives you another excuse to read Part 1 again. As if you needed another excuse. Enjoy.