The Office MumboJumbo
Years ago, video games were for playing in the living room or den, on the couch. Then there were hand-held models you can take outside, or into your bedroom, or on the subway. The next step was internet games you could play at work when your boss wasn’t watching.
Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s The Office video game for PCs. Based on the NBC series starring Steve Carrell, Rainn Wilson, cutie John Krasinski and too many hilarious people to list, the game, from a company called MumboJumbo, is set to be in stores this fall. You can buy it in stores or online. Next year, the company plans to create new games based on the show for Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. Beyond that, there’s games for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network — the sky’s the limit.
The Office cast members will appear in the game as bobble-heads.
On its last day, the Licensing Show at New York City’s Javitz Center was just as crowded, just as large, and just as overwhelming as it was on Day One. This time, however, I knew where I was going and what I wanted to see.
Marc Foster, director of Finding Neverland and Monster’s Ball, is set to direct the next James Bond movie. Monster’s Ball earned Halle Barry an Oscar, so maybe we’ll get to see Daniel Craig smooched onstage as well.
The Licensing Show in New York City is a three-day orgy of consumerism. I don’t mean like Las Vegas is an orgy of consumerism, or like Christmas has been debased into an orgy of consumerism. No, the Licensing Show is an entire Javitz Convention Center full of companies large and small, looking to expand their properties onto more properties.
There were lots and lots of Asian companies trying to be the next Sanrio (there was also Sanrio, for that matter). I was especially pleased to discover Aska Studio, a Taiwanese company with lots of properties. The best, IMO, was the Mouchoir Club, about a box of tissues and a roll of toilet paper that have adventures. As the handout says, "They bring hapapiness to people; heal them of broken heart. Moreover, at the same time, they found the meaning of life." I’d buy a pillowcase that could do that for me.
My husband really liked the column I did on Mothers’ Day (
The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey
The Post Chronicle has an earth-shattering news story today, reporting that Christian Bale is "dreading" the filming of Batman: The Dark Knight because it’s hot in Chicago in the summer and he has to wear the rubber suit.
