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Post-Strike The Office Premiere Catch-Up
2008-04-02 20:24:00
Yay! The Office is back, The Office is back! I know I've missed Jim and Pam, Michael and Dwight, but there's that good chance that you have forgot where things left off when those ink pens dried up. So, courtesy of moi here at otherkidspacklunch, here's a Post -Writers Strike catch-up so you'll be ready for that big Office premiere. Jim and Pam are now an item. Who could forget that, right? Since the Season 4 premiere, the two have been seen kissing and, in one instance, even shared a weekend together at Dwight's Beet Farm. Karen's gone! She is now the regional manager at the Utica branch. During an uncomfortable run-in with Jim, Karen scolds Jim for leaving her in NYC to go to Pam. Michael and Jan are still together despite the fact that Jan sold out Michael by providing Dunder-Mifflin with his diary. This prompted Michael to go bat for Dunder-Mifflin instead of Jan. However, despite this "setback," the two remain together. As of the final pre-strike episode, the two were li...
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13 Scary, Bitchy Movie Villainesses
2008-03-31 20:01:00
Women can be scary. I know. I am one. Then why is it that it seems so hard to find decent female villains? Especially when some of the best villains are female? Peruse any "Best Villains" list and you'll find that male villains outnumber female villains 4 to 1. Blah. Let's skip the rest of the yada yada yada and just get down to the bitches. Annie Wilkes - Misery Baby, I'm your number one fan! Annie Wilkes is scary because she exists out there. When an obsessed Bjork fan sent an acid bomb to Bjork's doorstep because he was upset with her over her relationship with a black man, it was easy to make parallels to Annie Wilkes. Annie was a disgruntled, obsessed fan. The worst kind. Cruella de Vil - 101 Dalmations In movies, you can have hundreds of human causalities, but put a dog in there and people get downright angry. "You can have the humans, but for God's sake, leave the dog alone!" Cruella didn't leave the dogs alone. She liked to make fashion access...
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9 Best Uses of Boobs in a Movie
2008-03-25 18:41:00
Photo by Todd Huffman [Flickr] You know, boobs are fantastic things. No really. Many times, though not always, they are aesthetically pleasing. They are fun - sometimes. And they can even help you out of a jam. Sometimes. Better yet, they can make a bad movie seem just okay and a good movie even better. Don't believe me? Fine. I'll show you. No. I'm not showing you those. I'm showing you these: 9 Best Uses of Boobs in a Movie Fembots - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery   It isn't often that you get to see steel nipples protrude from feather covered boobies. Okay, I'm going to have to reevaluate that last sentence over the coming months and years. For now, it stays. In Austin Powers, these weren't just boobs. They were boobs of mass destruction.   And she showed me her boobies and I liked them too! - Waterboy   Ah, Waterboy. You may have hated it, but Bobby Boucher doesn't care because he likes Vicki Vallencourt. Especially after she showed him h...

Three Baseball Movies I Can't Help But Love
2008-03-25 00:49:00
   Baseball season is here and I have to admit that I'm not a big sports fan. I know that if the Yankees are playing, they should, well, win, but that's more because I am in love with New York than anything else. Of course, I do love the idea of baseball. And maybe that's why I love baseball movies. Good ones, anyway. So, without further adieu, here are my three favorite baseball movies. Eight Men Out Scandal and baseball make for good story. Most of the time. And while the story was fantastic, I think what really makes this film all the better is the amazing cast. John Cusack, D.B. Sweeney and David Strathairn, among others. I'm sure there are few baseball fans out there who haven't seen this one, but on the chance you're like me, this movie is one that's easily enjoyed by baseball enthusiasts and, you know, someone like me. A League of Their Own I heard you making your comments and long drawn out signs. I don't care. I love this movie and everything about it....
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How to Throw the Ultimate Indiana Jones 4 Party
2008-03-20 19:15:00
What has a fear of snakes, a dirty leather jacket and sweats like a pig? Actually, I don't know if [insert preferred politician name here] has a fear of snakes, but I do know that Indiana Jones does. And since we're all throwing a party in his honor come May 22, I think it's only fitting that we do it right. So, takes these tips and make me proud. Indy is an obtainer of antiquities. For decor, raid your local World Market or even a thrift store that might have some good finds for a stash of "old world" decor. Copper plates, stone crucifixes and aged books will work well.  Instead of placemats, take segments of an atlas or world map and tea stain them. Or, if you're really enterprising, make your own in Photoshop and have it printed up at a local print shop.  While you definitely want to play the soundtracks from the three films, you might also intersperse some classic Indian music or even soundtracks from other adventure flicks. The Mummy is a good one.&...
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8 Ghost Movies That Don't Suck
2008-03-18 07:25:00
Not all ghost stories are ones filled with scares. There's always that story about the spirit who looks after the child that fell in the well or some such stuff. Or the ghost who likes to short sheet the bed. Therefore, I think it's high time we had a list dedicated to ghost movies in general. Though some will scare the crap out of you. Just sayin'. Here they are, in random order. The scary, the funny and even the romantic. The Ring The Ring has been one of the few Asian remakes to really capture the feel of true horror that is the Asian ghost tale. There are a number of truly unforgettable scenes in this film that make it one of those films you almost regret watching. Which, of course, are the best kind. The Ring has all the classic trademarks of the Asian horror flick. Scary girl with long hair that covers her face and sometimes crawls. The quick glimpse of something so horrid (the closet corpse) that it makes you curse the filmmaker for putting it in there. In fact, this blo...
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Pac-Man Christmas Tree - So, I'm Late. So What?
2008-03-12 08:51:00
I don't care what anyone says: Pac-Man was one of the coolest "video" games ever (although, back then, they were known as "arcade games"). And this Christmas tree is easily one of the coolest I've seen as well.
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Patrick Swayze Is Dying? Has Cancer With Five Weeks To Live?
2008-03-05 22:25:00
I just searched through a number of news articles. FOX News is the only major outlet reporting this story thus far. And while it may be true, that's enough of a reason to give me pause. The quote is, apparently,...
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Flash Gordon: The Best Horrifically Bad Movie Ever
2008-03-03 04:49:00
I'm probably ruining my geek cred here, but it was only recently that I saw the original Flash Gordon movie. And let me tell you, it was a thing of wonder. Have you ever seen a movie so god-awful that...
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The Other Kids Pack Lunch Lost Brain Dump
2008-03-01 00:10:00
I realize I've posted about Lost quite a bit lately. Pair that with my posts on Cloverfield and you'd think that I was in Abrams pocket. I assure you I am not. If so, I would have at least come...
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Lost Recap - Episode 4:4, Eggtown
2008-02-22 04:42:00
So, Locke's fixing Ben breakfast. Nice. He's bringing him some nice eggs (he even smelled them to make sure they were fresh!) and a Phillip K. Dick book. At least that's what it looked like to me. Androids Dream of...
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Lost - A Beeper. Her Boss Is Old Fashioned
2008-02-22 02:47:00
I'm rewatching last week's Lost . I was sick the night it first aired and as a result, didn't really pay proper attention. But now I'm watching it and paying attention. Elsa, the turncoat, says that her boss is old fashioned...
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OMG! Marie Osmond Just Passed Out On Dancing With The Stars!
2007-10-23 02:15:00
What the heck just happened? I hope she's okay. That scared the crap out of me and I'm watching from home. ETA: Okay, she's fine, apparently. That was something. ETA2: Blow by Blow: Marie finished dancing. She was a little...
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J.K. Rowling: "Dumbledore Is Gay"
2007-10-20 05:49:00
I love moments like this. J.K. Rowling apparently revealed tonight, in front of a crowd of Harry Potter fans, that the beloved Wizard and Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore , was gay. It makes sense really. Throughout Harry Potter and The Deathly...
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"Amy Winehouse Held in Pot Case"
2007-10-20 03:01:00
I love my GMail news ticker. It's always telling me all kinds of fun stuff. Like the time it tried to convince me that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt sold their baby by teasing me with the blurb, "Pitt &...
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Deborah Kerr is Dead at Age 86
2007-10-18 18:23:00
All the news outlets are reporting that actress, Deborah Kerr , has died after suffering a long bout with Parkinson's Disease. For many, I'm sure that "The King and I" is the first movie that pops into mind when the name...
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More Details on That Star Wars TV Series
2007-10-18 05:23:00
The other day, I posted about George Lucas' plan to put out a new television series based on Star Wars . I speculated - rather badly (on purpose, mind you) - about what a television series based on Star Wars would...
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Blogging for the Environment Day - Movie Edition
2007-10-15 12:37:00
Upon finding out that October 15 was "Blogging for the Environment Day," my first question was: "How will I turn this into something that fits with my blog?" The answer? Natural disaster movies. Obviously, this blog entry is posted as...
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Star Wars TV Series - George Lucas Gets His Steven Bochco On
2007-10-14 11:11:00
And you thought this Star Wars TV Series wasn't going to happen. Maybe you're right. But according to Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider blog, George Lucas will be leaving the bunker in order to meet with the writers that have been...
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Fisher Stevens is Joining Lost?
2007-10-14 02:26:00
Comingsoon.net is reporting that Fisher Stevens will be joining the Lost cast this season. Yanno, the season that we have to wait until February for? Apparently, Fisher will be the face to the character whose voice we heard telling the...

The Office: Angela = Booster Seat
2007-10-13 11:37:00
On this Thursday's Office , you'd think that the biggest laugh would have come from Kelly smashing pizza into Ryan's TV face or Andy's rendition of "Take A Chance On Me." And while all those got huge laughs, perhaps the one...
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Why "Other Kids Pack Lunch?"
2007-10-13 00:52:00
The first thing you might ask yourself upon finding this blog is, "Why did she name it 'Other Kids Pack Lunch ?'" The phrase comes from a Johnny Depp appearance on David Letterman. Apparently, during Johnny's 21 Jump Street days, Fox...