Comments on: COMEDIES RULE BECAUSE OF BAD NEWS: Tina Fey's 'Baby Mama' Berths No. 1; 'Harold & Kumar' #2, 'Sarah Marshall' #3

By: a spouse

a spouse — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:35:27 +0000

Is Amy Poehler a vehicle for fashion magazine PR??? Uh, sure, she looks great, but no. Maybe for Japanese children’s comic book PR.

Anyhow, what this movie really seems to be is the first Chicago Annoyance Theater/New York-LA Upright Citizens Brigade project that’s been a clear-cut commercial success, as opposed to a critics’ darling.

If Baby Mama continues to do well, maybe someone will actually distribute Martin & Orloff on the art house circuit, at least, and maybe Ian Roberts will get better parts.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:33:55 +0000

Boy, I haven’t been to the movies in a while. The stuff they are doing now on SNL is still lame compared to the early 90s though.

‘It’s CARSENIO!’

By: jay turney

jay turney — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:51:30 +0000

Comedies rule- I don’t know why I cannot get on but this is either obscure rules or typical LA fascism.

By: jay turney

jay turney — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:47:45 +0000

This whole chick flick phenomena is a combination of politics and fashion magazine PR. The numbers since 2000 prove it. The real news is Sarah Marshall lost its first week to a kickboxing movie, and the second week to a stoner movie.

By: jay turney

jay turney — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:44:43 +0000

Another year of the woman. I like Fey and Poehler, but this is hardly that big a deal. Historically, and I could crunch the numbers since 2000, chick flicks are all hype and no muscle at the box office. What these movies really are, basically, is PR for the fashion mag industry, and so are most of the Sex in the City style knockoffs. How many people subscribe to these magazines, altogether? But they are a niche audience, and that’s all TV and the movies have left. And no, I am not a Republican.

By: chrissypoo

chrissypoo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:13:24 +0000

Also, Harold and Kumar’s strong 2nd place says to me: I have to find a stoner comedy that can be made for 10 million.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:12:45 +0000

Looks like Universal used the same release date as Fey’s last hit, Mean Girls, back in 2004. The strategy worked. Fey knows how to get women to go the theaters. She needs to ditch 30 Rock, and continue to bang out funny and original scripts.

By: chrissypoo

chrissypoo — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:11:50 +0000

Yep, looks like Expelled got expelled from the top ten. I guess the “kool-aid” drinkers will be blaiming the “liberal media” for that too.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:33:27 +0000

I told you so. It made my day to see Baby Mama in first place. Honestly I like Tina Fey. I loved her SNL Weekend Anchorships with Amy Pohler. Well Anyway it made my day to read this by the way. Even I like a good comedy. I wouldn’t mind seeing her 30Rock made into a movie.:)

By: Jessy S.

Jessy S. — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:54:49 +0000

40yearold is on the right track. However, the next project that could be done is have Amy Poehler co-star as Wendy in a modern update of Peter Pan with Ellen Page as Peter. A Paul Rudd or Giamatti character can play Captain Hook.

By: noliberalsplease

noliberalsplease — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:49:58 +0000

Wot, no Drudge? Guess I must pontificate in their absence:

Once agan, the normal(as in right as in Right)mainstream America audience shows they do not put up with the pinko retoric of Hollywood “elite”.Give us some films we like.See, box office responds when its not the liberal “hate the USA” go to Cuba traitors garbage.

GOD BLESS!!!1!!

By: 40yearoldstitzer

40yearoldstitzer — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:41:14 +0000

Fey & Poehler have an appeal that can crossover to the young male demographic. Looks like they didn’t need that market to make Baby Mama work, but give them both a project opposite a Paul Rudd or a Paul Giamatti and they could open at $30 million. Use the Knocked Up format, have Amy play a character (not an SNL sketch like in Baby Mama), and it could be dynamite.

By: Jessy S.

Jessy S. — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:38:42 +0000

Actually I would put 30 Rock’s audience under 6 million viewers or so. The only reason why the show is still on the air (though I watch it) is to appease Prince Lorne (Michaels) who controls all of late night on NBC as of 2009.

As for this weekend’s battle, not surprised Baby Mama is #1. Tina knows how to make movies and she does have her fans.

By: cadavra

cadavra — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:02:46 +0000

I can think of a couple of others: THE BANGER SISTERS and ROMY AND MICHELLE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.

By: Arrested Development Fan

Arrested Development Fan — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:26:19 +0000

Not to mention Amy’s husband is the great Will Arnett.

I’m more of a Sarah Silverman fan myself. Im looking forward to whenever her show returns.