Voting Ready to Go, Citizens Begin Pimping Their Stuff. Yowza. I Feel Like Pancakes for Dinner. Hmm.

It don't cost nothin'. Ya might as well.

Voting for the current HTG Awards can be done here. Have at it.

Now if I can get RS to drop the "Annual" from the title completely, haha.

EIC Lazy, Copies and Pastes MB Posting Concerning Noms

Voting will begin shortly.

Best New Producer
Czartim (But Alas Pictures)
Phaethon (Tour Films)
Kaven (Kaven Productions)

Best Critic
Czartim
Lucian
RS

Best Journalist
Czartim
Marlowe
Lucian

Best Creative Company
RS (RS Creative)
Czartim (CCNCC)
Phaethon (Pure Class)

Best Cinematography
Batman: Puzzle Factory
Collins' Comet: Descent
B.A. Mofo(s)
Dungeons & Dragons: Trial By Combat
Print

Best Soundtrack
Beibo Suncloud
B.A. Mofo(s)
Print
Secret Insurance Agent Man
Amateurball

Best Advertising Campaign
Collins' Comet: Descent
Batman: Puzzle Factory
Plants vs Zombies
The Kid 2: The Rise
TCW Destructive Energy

Best Cast
Beibo Suncloud
Print
Batman: Puzzle Factory
Richard III
AmateurBall

Best Site
Plants vs. Zombies
B.A. Mofo(s)
Brothers
Dungeons & Dragons: Trial By Combat
Print

Best Poster
Beibo Suncloud
Plants vs Zombies
Brothers
Richard III
A Hitchhiker's Labyrinth

Best Supporting Actor
Nitro (Artistra)
John C. McGinley (Print)
Crispin Glover (Batman: Puzzle Factory)
John C Reilly (Phil Scotto)
John Cusack (The Battle Within)

Best Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Banks (B.A. Mofo(s))
Allison Janney (Peaches and Cream)
Abigail Breslin (Uncle Artie’s True Tales of American History)
Jessica Aimlee (Our Mutual Friend 2)
Vanessa Ferlito (Batman: Puzzle Factory)

Best Actor
Billy Crudup (Beyond Redemption)
Richard Schiff (Print)
Neil Patrick Harris (Phil Scotto for President)
George Clooney (No Way to Treat)
Casey Affleck (Batman: Puzzle Factory))

Best Actress
Megan Fox (B.A. MoFo(s))
Julia Stiles (Print)
Beyonce Knowles (Peaches & Cream)
Tilda Swinton (Richard III)
Julianne Moore (No Way to Treat)

Best Short Film (Under 45 Pages)
Peaches & Cream
Print
Beyond Redemption

Best Original Screenplay - Tie Pushed to 6 Nominees
Beyond Redemption
Beibo Suncloud
Phil Scotto
Print
Uncle Artie's True Tales of American History
Brothers

Best Adapted Screenplay
Batman: Puzzle Factory
Plants vs Zombies
Richard III
Gridiron
No Way to Treat a First Lady

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron (Batman: PF)
Steven Soderbergh (Print)
Ang Lee (Peaches and Cream)
Woody Allen (Beibo Suncloud)
Sam Mendes (Beyond Redemption)

Best Producer
Pedro
Bryan Bishop
Lucian
CzarTim
Goose

Best Picture - Tie Pushed to 6 Nominees
Batman: Puzzle Factory
Print
Beyond Redemption
Beibo Suncloud
Peaches and Cream
Uncle Artie's True Tales of American History

HTG TV Based Comic Scrapped, Producer Settles for Monterrey Jack on His Nachos

In preparation for its third season on HTG Television, Skully award winning It's Always Me is considering a number of promotional options. For months an advertising scheme was in development that was centered on a set of short comics.

"It was going to be just a dozen panels or so per comic" explained the show's producer, Marlowe of Miracle Pictures. "It would explore the life of an everyman thrust into strange situations with his android wife. I was looking forward to it. But after several tries, I couldn't quite get the presentation the way that I had originally planned. So, unfortunately, I had to cancel the IAM comic."

So when will approved advertising plans be revealed for the series?

"We've still got plenty of time" Marlowe continued. "The next session won't get under way until September. We don't want to burn out too early, right?"

It's Always Me appears on Devil Ray Television. Returning for the new season are stars Jason Segel, Rashida Jones and Skully winner Neil Patrick Harris.

To Be Honest, I Don't Think That Skirt is Short Enough. But That's Me.

Hot off the heels of his action comedy My Name is Bob, newcomer Tuckerjoe is preparing for his next film, Nowhere Land. According to the Living Color producer, the movie is an adventure concerning a grocery store customer (Seann William Scott) and two employees of the store (Margaret Cho and Mickie James) who are forced into an underground cavern. They discover a civilization descended from 19th Century miners and must deal with the cultural clash.

"It's got a little of everything" claimed Tuckerjoe when questioned on the film. "I'm really looking forward to people seeing it."

Nowhere Land, a Lake Hope Features release, opens on August 14.

Poll Pulled in Early Hours Assault on MB

In a late-night move that still has HTG residents baffled, this news source has deleted one of only two articles that it had published in the prior week. Concerning a recent poll posted by 10K Cases producer Bryan Bishop on the HTG message board, the article was cut when it was discovered that Bishop's poll was eliminated from the mb.

"It made little sense to have an article up about a poll that ceased to exist" stated a Happening staff member. "Instead, EIC Marlowe placed a new poll on the mb about tomatoes. Everyone loves tomatoes, right?"

Although Bishop is keeping tight-lipped about the deletion of his poll, some HTG citizens have theories.

"I think that it just wasn't going the way that he had predicted" guessed one man.

"Mah shoe!" exclaimed another.

10K Case's latest film, Scream Bloody Murder, is currently in theatres.

Mayor Reacts to Lack of News While Happening EIC is Occupied Elsewhere. Oh! Oh!

The Last Time Someone Stroked Argentina Like That, Madonna Made a Movie About It

Here's some straight skinny on the new HTG TV series for next session, brought to us by Ritchie Steven himself:

The new series is being penned by Lucian. It adapts the original comic series. The Tick was originally created by Ben Edlund.

The Tick's superpowers are nigh-invulnerability, which allows him to crash and bang about without injury (though not necessarily without pain); super strength (he can bend a steel girder with ease); and something referred to as "drama power," or basically a tendency for the Tick's powers to increase as the situation becomes more dramatic. He can also survive out in space without a suit and underwater without oxygen for a long time.

Main Two Cast Members (Regulars)
The Tick – Patrick Warburton
Arthur – John Hodgman

Supporting Cast (Regulars)
Rich Little – Various
Kari Wahlgren – Oedipus/various
Ben Edlund – Series director
Dean Cain – Clark Oppenheimer
Dan Aykroyd – District Manager

Episode List Titles

Episode 1 – The City
Episode 2 – The Caped Wonder
Episode 3 – Mr. Nedd
Episode 4 – High Rise Hijinx
Episode 5 – Night of a Million-Zillion Ninja
Episode 6 – We’re a Hedge (Season Finale)

The show is a half hour show that will likely be teamed up in an hour (super) block with either Chocolate Dog's Super or PJ Flip's Hero (or Something Like It).

Publishing Difficulties Cause Problems for Happening Editor

According to a staff memo from our Editor in Chief, a software glitch has prevented the successful updating of this newsite over the last few days.

"It's a conspiracy" Marlowe grumbled, perched on his padded office chair. "It's as if someone was out to harm us. I won't tolerate this. I'll see this problem fixed or my name isn't Marlowe!"

When Happening staff members pointed out to the EIC that his name really isn't Marlowe, the producer/studio chief shrugged it off."

All I know is that I'll get this stuff that I have saved posted or there will be Pedro to pay. Pedro to pay, do you hear me?!"

Harmer Dating Lucky Actress From Spy Flick

Perhaps HTG Hollywood's most eligible bachelor, former city leader Chris Harmer has proven time and time again that no actress of desire is beyond his reach. Over the weekend our ex-mayor was seen on the town with the lovely Emmanuelle Chriqui. Best known for her roles in Entourage and the unfortunate Adam Sandler comedy You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Emmanuelle has not participated in an HTG project since 2006's Godsend Conspirator.

That's all set to change, according to Miracle Pictures producer Marlowe. From a source at MP, Marlowe has included the Canadian actress in his upcoming spy-action-thriller Chris Harmer: International Man of Intrigue and Adventure: The Prometheus Stone.

"She portrays one of many love interests for super spy Chris Harmer," stated the insider during a recent phone call. "She, of course, cannot resist the charm of the man whose talents exceed James Bond and Ethan Hunt put together. Can you blame her?"

Although still in pre-production, confidence is high that the film will be completed for a 2009 release.

"Marlowe has so many things in the works that it's hard to tell what he'll finish and when. But the opening scene of this one has tested very well, which is enough to encourage the long-time producer."

Chris Harmer appeared last in 2008's Pizza Tycoon. The producer-actor-man about town has several projects in the works.

"Any time Chris is in a film, ticket sales go through the roof" explained a local theatre operator. "I can hardly wait for his next one to come out!"

And Now We Have Three Stories in a Row From Quantum. He's On Fire! I Might Need to Rename This News Site.

Country folk like movies, or at least they like movies set in rural areas. Country folk, who've been helping keep the HTG Small Pond clean, have agreed to help fund the upcoming Baseball Mogul/Lake Hope Features film "The Cabin in the Middle of Nowhere."

The film, set at a remote wooded cabin, follows a deranged killer (played by Neil Patrick Harris) who goes on a killing spree at the said cabin. The film co-stars Blake Lively, Emma Stone, Chace Crawford and Emilie Hirsch, as well as a string of other high profiled young actors.

Neil Patrick Harris has recently come off a string of hit films, including his starring turn in Phil Scotto For President and his co-starring role in the hit comedy Amateurball. He also has an HTG TV series in It's Always Me, which performed solidly last session and earned NPH a Scully Award. He is said to be in talks for a role in President's Choice: Zombie Survival, a horror comedy coming from Quantum, which is said to be based upon the Zombie Survival Guide book.

The Cabin in the Middle of Nowhere is set for a July 17th release.

Two Stories By Q in a Row? That's Like Being Surprised With Ice Cream for Dessert and Finding Out You Also Get Sprinkles. Score!

It's been two years since Costa debuted the failed TV series "Gunz: The Duel," but it seems now that the Gunz franchise is ready for a big screen debut.

Production has begun on the new Raptor Inc/Lake Hope Features action blockbuster "Gunz: Lost Salvation," which is set to star Wesley Snipes in his first role since 2004's "The Sweet Forever." He is said to be playing a man simply known as "The Man in the Trenchcoat" as he battles his way through a pay and play free will deathmatch game in a stadium known as The Dome.

"It's like Shoot'em Up meets Tron," said producer Quantum, who also has a role in the film ."I'm excited to be working on this film with Paul [Verhoeven]. He's just the best."

Also a part of the cast is Cuba Gooding Jr., who has just come off making the smash hit comedy "Amateurball" with the studio. "He plays 'The Suit Wearing Man' in the film. The character suits him. I believe he's the only one that's got enough zest to pull the character off. It might also help that he's been doing a lot of [RL] action films recently."

Rounding out the cast are Steven Seagal (who agreed to work on the action movie for free), Diane Neal (of Law & Order: SVU fame), Zoe Bell (who has worked with Quantum in the past), Tia Carrere, Thom Bishops and How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor.

Gunz: Lost Salvation hits theaters July 31st via Lake Hope Features.

Quantum News: Actor/Singer Discovers Zen, Still Afraid to Drop Soap in Shower

Former HTG Jail resident Leif Garrett is getting a chance at movie redemption as he has booked a role in the new arthouse drama The Zen of Travel. According to various sources, he will be playing the husband of Leann Hunley's character.

"It's a bit of a stark move on our part," said Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer in a recent interview. "But I think he does a good job in the role."

This will be Leif's first on screen apperance since 2005's The Screech Monkeys, where he played himself.

"I'm thankful for this oppurtinity," said Leif in an interview promoting the movie. "If it weren't for Quantum and Jerry Bruckheimer, I'd still be in prison right now."

The Zen of Travel comes out this Friday.

Phae Forwards News Concerning His Next Project. Thanks, Phae. Take the Rest of the Weekend Off. Happy 4th!

You might not care, you might not want to hear about it, and you might dog it bad. However, I’ve got to tell you this: I Don’t Care About Snow Dogs is in theaters July 10th. The film’s release is coinciding with Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie about a gay fashion host) who stars in the aforementioned film.

Sacha Baron Cohen talks with us about his time on the set.

“So I’ve been on the set for a few days now. We’ve been having fun. It’s pretty cold. It’s like the Coors train has been circling us for days. Even the voice actors are on set, which, I thought very odd. Producer Phaethon has been making us work very hard since he literally thought up this movie a month ago and had it release so soon.”

John Witherspoon is enjoying the shoot.

“Oh, I loved working with the cast of I Don’t Care, but now they got me with a bunch of dogs! And I thought Jonah Hill ate a lot of food. Boy, that dog ate my sandwich while I put it on a table. They had to pry my hands from its neck, but I got it back. Tasted funny, but it was alright. Yeaaa booiii! I hope this movie makes some money. Maybe the series will be coming back. I’m sure this exposure will get me some good publicity. Expect me in Hancock 2 after this! What? No, as Hancock! Forget Will Smith!”

If you care about one thing this summer, make it be this movie.