So Random: Katherine Heigl's Romantic Comedies of Doom

Even as a fan of Katherine Heigl, I have to admit that she's grown incredibly tiresome. I miss the days when she was that spunky, but gorgeous, actress in shows like Roswell and Grey's Anatomy (before it went to shit). While I enjoy 27 Dresses, the standard of her mismatched-pair-that-are-obviously-made-for-each-other rom-coms in which she is increasingly shrill and he (generic "he") is a bit of a douche have become dire.

While it may be sad to have to witness this worsening crisis, at least somebody out there is using it to their advantage. Enter The Onion with this hilarious news video entitled "In Freak Accident, 34 Katherine Heigl Films Released At Once". The hilarity, however, is tinged with sadness at the fact that all the films they invent - not 34, but a fair chunk - look like legitimate Heigl romantic comedies. Especially "Peeping Polly" and "Venus & Mars". The poster for the latter is not only a stinging jab to Heigl (and Bradley Cooper), but to key art designers around the world. Yikes.

Watch and laugh, folks. Watch and laugh.


In Freak Accident, 34 Katherine Heigl Films Released At Once

Dreams as I Know It

I have been known to talk about Katherine Heigl every now and then. I like her, I really do. Reading my Twitter feed on a daily basis brings forth a deluge of anti-Heigl sentiment, but what can you do? She tried my patience with the woefully misguided The Ugly Truth, but her new movie, Life as We Know It? I can't. I just can't. I mean, the movie involves two people who decide that, upon their death, their infant child will be put into the guardianship of two people they want to play matchmaker with! Doesn't that just sound abhorrent? Who cares about the proper welfare of their child, there is matchmakin' from beyond the grave to be done!

Nevertheless, I wouldn't even be bringing any of this up - trust me, I would have be more than welcome to let this movie go by with nary a whisper or a word being said - but last night I had a dream. It involved Katherine Heigl and I playing hide and seek (we were the hiders, the seeker I do not know) in this large castle made out of what appeared to be crystal and sand. I don't know what that meant, either. However, as I was hiding under a bush along came Heigl wanting to climb under there with me (we were in a castle, find your own spot!) and then we got into a big fight in which I screamed at her...

"I DO NOT WANT TO SEE LIFE AS WE KNOW IT, IT DOES NOT LOOK APPEALING TO ME!
Apparently, in my dreams, I am quite rational and not wanting to upset people by hurling curse-laden abuse at them. Who knew? Nevertheless, it is very much true that I do not want to see that movie and that it does not look appealing to me. Katherine Heigl was none too pleased, and I'm sure she went back to her pile of money and wept.

Meanwhile, is something wrong with Josh Duhamel's legs or are they just really skinny compared to the rest of him. They're called leg exercises, Josh! Do them!

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