No. 2 on Pop Candy

This What's His Face? is the one that finally kicked me in to gear to start doing this blog.

While watching "Lost" last week, the guy playing Kate's attorney was bothering me. I knew him from somewhere, so I checked IMDb. Turns out, the guy was in the film "Frequency" and played a character named--wait for it--Jack Shepard. (For those who don't watch "Lost," Matthew Fox also plays Jack Shephard). Granted, the spellings are different, and the names might not mean anything in the long run, but surely this wasn't just a happy accident. There's no such thing on this show.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2008/02/lost-in-a-fla-2.html

For the record...

Actor: Shawn Doyle
Previous work: "Frequency" and "Big Love"

Note: I altered the image above to save space and get everything on the same page. Also, I blurred my username for safety's sake, although you can view it if you go to the blog itself.

Gus' Nicknames

Burton Guster (Gus) is the sidekick to Shawn on "Psych." This is a list of his nicknames, as given to him by Shawn.

Lavender Gooms
Ovaltine Jenkins (my personal favorite)
Nick Knack
Silly Pants Jackson
The SuperSniffer
Magic Head
Spellmaster
Weepy Boy Santos
Schoonie "U-Turn" Singleton
Gus T.T. Showbiz
Chocolate Columbo
Burton "Oil Can" Guster
Big Head Burton
Dr. Mc[click][cluck][click]Toock
Tan (of Black & Tan)
Schmuyel Cohen
Francois
Vernus Lambert Watkins
Shutterfly Simmons
Galileo Humpkins
Convertible LeBaron (it was more of an adjective, not a nickname, but I liked it)

... more to come as the show continues.

Woodstock (Ill.) Represent!

For those of you who don't know, "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray, was filmed primarily in Woodstock, Ill., not Punxsutawney, Pa. When watching "Groundhog Day," look in the background when Ned Ryerson (Bing!) first appears. You'll see Woodstock Jewelers.

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THIS JUST IN: "Groundhog Day" was recently named to AFI's 10 Top 10. The film placed No. 8 all time in the Fantasy category.
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Jake 'Gill'-en-hall

We know that isn't how it is pronounced, but the voiceover artist of the trailers for "Donnie Darko" didn't. The trailers are on the DVD. You'd think they would have caught on before they released it. It's just interesting that even then, no one could decide how to pronounce his last name.

For the record, it’s "Jill-en-hall."

On a personal note, I must say that I feel for the guy. My last name is mispronounced all the time. Only after knowing me do people get it right. Well, most of the time.

The Green Inmate

This actor played a former inmate from the Stamford branch of Dunder-Mifflin, and at times he appears in Toyota commercials. Oh, and puts a lot of old greedy (sometimes naked) white men in their place. That's him leading the show, as well.



Actor: Wayne Wilderson
Commercial(s): Chevy green vehicles (he explains green to children while walking around the vehicle); Washington Mutual (all the WaMu vs. all the old white guys); Fruit of the Loom (the grapes)
Previous work: "Evan Almighty" and "The Office"

My So-Called Best Buy

With the relatively recent release of "My So-Called Life" on DVD, this one was fresh in my head. Delia Fisher, the short, frizzy-haired girl that had a thing for Brian (who also frizzy-haired, oddly enough), now is in a Best Buy commercial.



Actress: Senta Moses
Commercial(s): Best Buy (the "psychic" salesperson helps pick out a laptop)
Previous work: "My So-Called Life" and "Beakman's World"

Domino's Cures the Munchies

… I'm told. Anyway, I was just sitting here watching "Monk," and a Domino's commercial comes on. The delivery person is finding her stride as a new mom who helps distribute marijuana alongside Conrad and Heylia on "Weeds."

Actress: Indigo
Commercial(s): Domino's (Sharpied eyebrows)
Previous work: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Family Guy"