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Meryl Streep stealing Dan Aykroyd's thunder? Seriously, this should be his role...

Old by Nivek666	Nov 1st, 2007 05:44:51 AM
Um. Is this serious, or was this the only joke you could make out of this? Aykroyd did that skit 30 years ago, at least half of the readers dont even understand the reference.
WHA'S UP WITH THIS SITE??? by Shermdawg	Nov 1st, 2007 06:04:23 AM
Three times over the past ten hours or so, old stories have been popping up on the main page. I just got done reading a Watchmen casting story, and realized it was from last summer. What gives?
I've never really watched SNL by caruso_stalker217	Nov 1st, 2007 06:05:35 AM
And even I know that Aykroyd is Julia Childs. Hilarious skit, by the way.
At least she's not playing Dr. Raymond Stantz... by beastie	Nov 1st, 2007 06:12:45 AM
That's what I was afraid of.
Nivek666 by MRJONZ72	Nov 1st, 2007 06:28:55 AM
I'm in agreement witih Nivek666 on this one, I remmber the skit clearly, but I didnt find the reference to SNL funny, maybe barely a chuckle and Im sure a lot of folks wont even get the joke to begin with i.e RICARLEITE 2 posts bove me..
What by Series7	Nov 1st, 2007 06:51:59 AM
they are making a Dr. Katz the movie!!! Awesome! I didn't really read the article, I just saw the words Meryl Streep and I fell alseep.
Nivek666... by BizarroJerry	Nov 1st, 2007 07:04:02 AM
I was a year old during that SNL time period, and I got the reference. I also chuckled at it. What's wrong with a reference everyone doesn't get, especially one that the kiddies don't get? Damn kids with their hair and their clothes and the rock and roll music! The world doesn't always have to revolve around 16 to 25 year olds...
Well, it probably doesn't merit repeating, but... by Dr.Poots	Nov 1st, 2007 07:04:47 AM
Dan Aykroyd gotta eat.
Even Julia herself said Dan was spot on by Damned if I can login	Nov 1st, 2007 07:18:19 AM
In her biography she said the skit was hilarious. He even had the "save the liver, SAVE-THE-LIVER" bit.
SOUNDS LIKE A FUN MOVIE by BringingSexyBack	Nov 1st, 2007 07:18:28 AM
As great a cook as Julia was, she never took herself seriously. One of the rare chefs who actuall deserves the respect she's given.
Streep's like 100 pds. by rev_skarekroe	Nov 1st, 2007 07:24:12 AM
Couldn't they cast Kathy Bates instead?
I like Amy Adams by Knuckleduster	Nov 1st, 2007 07:33:46 AM
She's hot in a stupid sorta way. My kinda lady.
I miss the funny Aykroyd. by DocPazuzu	Nov 1st, 2007 08:04:55 AM
That all ended when he assumed the form of a large and moving Torb.
Meryl Streep, Julia Child & Nora Ephron? by Dr Hemlock	Nov 1st, 2007 08:32:14 AM
Wow! Imagine the box office! I'll bet the movie grosses hundreds of dollars.
MERYL STREEP TO PLAY DOCTOR DETROIT, OB-GYN! by Pound Sand	Nov 1st, 2007 08:53:22 AM

JOAN CUSACK HAD THIS ROLE by edmundBONpain	Nov 1st, 2007 09:18:15 AM
Joan Cusack was set to play this part originally and this could have been a much more offbeat and interesting film with her involvement. Does Streep have to be in EVERYTHING?!
SK229 by DocPazuzu	Nov 1st, 2007 09:37:42 AM
Shubs and Zools! Don't know what happened to Moranis, but my sister (who's an actress in NYC) once waited on him during her day job and said he was a rude shit. Maybe bad karma finally caught up with him? Honey, I shrunk my chakra!
Rick Moranis... by clark_kent	Nov 1st, 2007 09:42:35 AM
...is a singer now. http://www.rickmoranis.com/
BizarroJerry: True, but... by Saluki	Nov 1st, 2007 09:49:01 AM
... True, the world doesn't have to revolve around the likes of a 16 to 25 year old such as myself, but this one was pretty damn obscure. AICN loves typecasting actors with their old roles, but this was stretching.
Horatio Sanz: Jake Meryl Streep: Elwood by Darth Bauer	Nov 1st, 2007 09:50:45 AM
The Blues Brothers Re-Imagined
"He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms." by Mr. Nice Gaius	Nov 1st, 2007 09:54:15 AM
"During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!" Oh, and don't forget "Tobin's Spirit Guide". Choice.
oh dear i've cut the dickens out of my finger by FleshMachine	Nov 1st, 2007 10:17:35 AM
spurt spurt spurt...classic!
Ephron??! the CUNT that ruined Bewitched?!! YUCK!! by rectalscan	Nov 1st, 2007 11:23:37 AM
They should fire her stupid, untalented ass. Get rid of these sickly female "writer/Directors" and get someone who doesn't have to sleep their way to the top of the shitpile!!
CHICK FLICK! by thegreatwhatzit	Nov 1st, 2007 11:34:00 AM
Yes, moohoohaha. You, you and--YOU!--will be spirited to a movie theatre, at the insistence of your wife or girlfriend, to agonize through two hours of Streep. You know you're in trouble when your "girl" laughs hysterically at the trailer and you're stone faced...you sweat, choke and experience your first ulcer when it dawns upon you that you'll inevitably have to watch the entire movie. As for SNL, who cares? It's about as funny as nuclear wastes wrapped in Christmas tissue.
Will Earl J. Waggendorn make an appearance in this? by Uncapie	Nov 1st, 2007 11:48:46 AM
That's an obscure reference!
"Save the liver!" by Lance Rocke	Nov 1st, 2007 12:29:47 PM
Classic
Nora Ephron by Live.	Nov 1st, 2007 01:11:26 PM
Why is she the only one in Hollywood who can make a decent chick flick? It's like she's her own little cottage industry. Do no other females work behind the camera? As soon as you hear about any chick flick, you are sure to hear the name Ephron attached. This movie is going to make stupid mad money. It's going to make its young female lead a big star.
A real The Orchid Thief? by George Newman	Nov 1st, 2007 01:21:11 PM
good luck
wait till someone famous dies then make a movie about him/her by Bong	Nov 1st, 2007 01:51:17 PM
Instant oscar contender!
why the hell is this story even ON this site? by blackshuck	Nov 1st, 2007 10:20:30 PM
buncha no chick-getting misanthropic nerds weighing in on a Nora Ephron movie. Fucking pathetic.
JULIA & JULIA: THERE WILL BE BLOOD FROM A CUT FINGER by MrMysteryGuest	Nov 1st, 2007 11:09:03 PM

Meryl Streep: Ghostbuster? Blues Brother? by MrMysteryGuest	Nov 1st, 2007 11:13:26 PM
My Mother-In-Law is an Alien?
??? by FILMFUNK	Nov 1st, 2007 11:46:51 PM
today is a whole lot of confusion!

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