It's no secret around here that recycled ideas are often, well, garbage. Many of us suffered through Bionic Woman (which even Katee Sackhoff couldn't rescue), I'd guess that very few of us bothered to suffer through Catherine Zeta-Jones in the unnecessary No Reservations, and scribegrrrl and Malinda have already expressed apprehension about plans for a new Barbarella. So Moviefone's recent "25 Worst Movie Remakes of All Time" is a little bit like shooting (already dead) fish in a barrel — fun, perhaps, but also depressing, kind of like 101 Dalmatians, which made No. 11 on the list.

Fun due to the presence of Glenn Close, with some of the best movie hair around; depressing due to the presence of Glenn Close, who may be the perfect Cruella but who really can do oh-so-much-better. Give me boiled bunnies over yappy puppies any day, Glenn. Better yet, give me power suits and power trips of the non-puppy sort.

Sadly, there are numerous great actors stuck on Moviefone's list. Checking in at No. 20 is The Planet of the Apes, with a furred Helena Bonham Carter missing the quirky target and hitting the just-plain-wrong bull's eye. … continue reading

I really like my Entertainment Weekly subscription. It was a total suckered-in kind of thing. I got the “free trial” that I was going to cancel before the not-free period began. Right. But I enjoy the magazine, and I particularly appreciate the subscription when I learn of fun things — such as the Entertainment Weeky/TV Land special The 50 Greatest TV Icons, scheduled to air this Friday night.

I'll be out of town on Friday night, but my DVR is already set. I love me some TV and I want to know who is crowned the Greatest TV Icon of all time. I know who I'd pick: Kermit the Frog.

Unfortunately, I suspect that Kermit will not be number one because he's pictured in the listing in the magazine. Where would the suspense be then?

But let's watch a video of TV icon Kermit singing his iconic song, “The Rainbow Connection,” with punk icon Debbie Harry — just because it's fun. … continue reading