On Twitter, it’s ‘Follow Friday,’ the day we suggest our favorites to friends.
The Egg ain’t no Twitter, but today — on the national release date of “Going the Distance,” starring Drew Barrymore — I have the perfect excuse to talk up an actor who has been one of my fav’s for years:
Justin Long
I remember Justin’s very first film — “Galaxy Quest,” that wonderful send up of the “Star Trek” series. Although he was 21 at the time, Jason was cast as teenage sci-fi nerd Brandon, who helps save the cast of a space TV show when they have to play their roles for real to save an alien culture. (It is way funnier than that sounds.) The cast includes Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, and it is genius.
Next, Jason played another geeky high school kid in the TV series “Ed,” starring Tom Cavanaugh. That gig lasted four years, so he able to flesh out the role and make it more three-dimensional. I loved that show — it was an amazing ensemble — but when it ended, Justin went on to play versions of that same lovable, slightly geeky guy in a series of movies.
Then he became the MAC guy.
That person seemed a bit cooler and less nerdy (even for someone talking computers). And while you might think a role with that kind of visibility would move his career forward, it seemed to stall it a bit.
As he described in an interview, ‘it’s hard for the MAC guy to play a cowboy in a western.’
So, I’m really excited to see “Going the Distance.” Many of the top critics are saying good things, and the trailers look really funny. Plus, I think it could mean good things for Justin’s career in the years to come.
Because I want only the best for my friend.
Juiced
As someone who doesn’t own any Apple products — that’s right, people, nary a one — I am often fascinated by the passion that iPod, iPad and iPhone owners exhibit when speaking about their toys.
That must be some tasty Kool-Aid they’re servin’.
I was reminded of this phenomenon Wednesday during my flight to New Orleans. A true Apple-tonian (Apple-ite? Appler?) was seated behind me. As he was putting away his phone for takeoff, the gentleman seated next to him asked if it was the new iPhone4.
Two and a half hours later — when the plane was landing — that apostle of all things Apple emerged from the zone and took a breath.
I’ll admit, Apple makes amazing products and has even more effective marketing. But even their biggest fan on the plane conceded that his iPhone was shit at making phone calls. Didn’t work well at all. But this too he turned into an iPositive.
“It’s the only way I can truly escape,” he said with a contented sigh. “Having ‘no service’ is the perfect excuse.”
Somewhere, an Apple genius has a tear in his eye.
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