BS SHOW BIZ BUZZ:
★ The new “Ghostbusters” film trailer has been voted ‘Most Disliked of All-Time’ on YouTube. It’s also the only movie trailer to make it onto the list of YouTube’s all-genre ‘Top 100 Most Disliked Videos’. The all-female remake of the classic 1984 comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, is due to open in theaters July 15th. Perhaps in a bid to sway opinion the original movie, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis, is getting a limited re-release, screening in more than 750 cinemas on June 8th and 12th, during which theater-goers will also get a sneak peak at the redo.
– ScreenCrush.com
★ Prince’s chef says the late music star battled stomach and throat issues before his death last month. A cause of death has yet to be released, but police are currently looking into claims suggesting the singer suffered from a dependency on prescription painkillers to treat an ongoing hip injury. But now his personal chef Ray Roberts says his boss just wasn’t himself the in the last month or two, struggling with “being sick a lot”, sometimes for “weeks at a time”. He began to eat less and would often ask for smoothies or juices to help ease his health problems.
– Associated Press
★ And final numbers from the weekend show that “The Jungle Book”, Jon Favreau’s live-action retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s 1894 story, has now hauled in some $685 million at the box office worldwide. That includes $42.4 million over the weekend domestically, topping the North American box office a 3rd week in-a-row. Meanwhile, “Captain America: Civil War” has skyrocketed to the top of the box office overseas with a $200-plus million opening, one of the biggest all-time in the foreign market. The movie opens in North America this Friday.
– WENN.com

TODAY’S SHOW BIZ SKED:
• “Conan” (TBS/CTV) – Weird Al Yankovic (“Mandatory Fun”).
• “Janis: Little Girl Blue” (PBS) – The story of blues singer Janis Joplin who tragically died at age 27 in 1970. Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg’s documentary is part of the “American Masters” series.
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (ABC/CityTV) – Avett Bros (“True Sadness”, out June 24th).
• “Late Late Show With James Corden” (CBS/M3) – Catfish & The Bottlemen (“The Ride”, out May 27th).
• “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS/Global) – Lukas Nelson & Promise Of the Real (“Wasted”).
• “NCIS” (CBS/Global) – This episode features an appearance by US First Lady Michelle Obama, who welcomes ‘Gibbs’ (Mark Harmon) and the wife of a Marine to the White House for a roundtable with military spouses.
• “Person of Interest” (CBS/CTV) – Debut of Season 5, likely the last for this sci-fi crime drama.
• “The Talk” (CBS) – Florida Georgia Line (“Dig Your Roots”).
• “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (NBC/CTV2) – Lecrae (“Church Clothes 3”).
• “The Voice” (NBC/CTV2) – Viewer voting determines which singers remain in the competition; performances by last year’s winner Sawyer Fredericks, and DNCE (“Cake By the Ocean”).

BS MUSIC NOTES:
• Beyoncé – She’s scored her 6th #1 album on the ‘Billboard 200’ chart with “Lemonade”.
• Drake – His new album “Views” is set to knock “Lemonade” off next week, selling  630,000 copies on its first day of release. His 4th studio album is projected to sell more than 800,000 copies by Thursday. The last album to sell more than 800,000 in a week was Adele’s “25”.
• Five Finger Death Punch / Shinedown – Tonight in Evansville IN they commence a series of co-headlining shows in conjunction with their performances at various festivals, including Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Rock On the Range, and Rocklahoma.
• Justin Bieber – Animal rights group PETA is shaming him after he was pictured posing with a chained tiger at his father’s Toronto ON engagement party over the weekend. PETA believes the tiger came from Ontario’s Bowmanville Zoo, whose director stepped down last month after being charged with 5 counts of animal cruelty.
• One Direction – Their hiatus may last longer than initially thought. The group promised they’d be back in a year, but it’s now reported any sort of reunion likely won’t happen before 2020. According to “Daily Star”, they’re all simply having too much fun away from each other.
• Scotty McCreery – Today his biography “Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream” is published. Co-written with Travis Thrasher, the book narrates McCreery’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis in Garner NC to his 2011 win on “American Idol”. A 14-city book tour in support is planned.
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – He tells “Cigar Aficionado” magazine he wants to do a ‘victory lap’ before he hangs up his microphone for good. The rapper announced in November that “No Way Out 2” would be his final album, amid plans to focus on an acting career. Now it seems he wants to do a world tour before he retires from music.
• Sturgill Simpson – He’s again #1 on today’s new ‘Billboard Hot Country Songs’ chart with “Somewhere On a Beach”. Tim McGraw remains 2nd with “Humble and Kind”.
• Selena Gomez – She and Taylor Swift attended last night’s annual Met Gala together. Taylor co-chaired the annual fashion event at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art alongside actor Idris Elba, Apple’s Chief Design Officer Jonathan I’ve, and “Vogue” magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Selena says of the event: “It’s kinda like prom for fashion.”
• Taylor Swift – NME.com reports she’s appearing in the upcoming “X-Men: Apocalypse” film (out May 27th) as a mutant singer named ‘Dazzler’.
• Tyga – A leaked sex tape starring the rapper and his ex-fiancee Blac Chyna is allegedly being shopped around. They dated for 3 years until 2014, then moved on with members of the Kardashian-Jenner family; he with Kylie Jenner, she with Kylie’s half-brother Rob Kardashian.
• X Ambassadors – Tonight the Northeast leg of their “VHS 2.0” headlining tour gets underway in Buffalo NY. The trek wraps with a hometown show in Ithaca NY on May 14th. They’re also confirmed to play several major festivals this Summer.

THIS WEEK’S VIDEO RELEASES:
Coming out on DVD, Netflix, Google Play and/or other video providers …
• “The Choice” ( PG-13 Romantic Drama ): ‘Travis’ and ‘Gabby’ first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town. They wind up in a relationship that is tested by some of life’s most defining events. Stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario, Maggie Grace. Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.
• “The 5th Wave” ( PG-13 Sci-Fi): The bigscreen adaptation of Rick Yancey’s popular YA novel stars Chloe Grace Moretz stars as ‘Cassie’, one of the human survivors after 4 waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Also in the cast: “Sons of Anarchy” star Maggie Siff and “Hart of Dixie” actress Talitha Bateman. A film trilogy is planned.
• “Joy” ( PG-13 Biographical Dramedy ): The story of a family across 4 generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty. Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro again star in a David O Russell film, their 3rd (following “American Hustle” and “Silver Linings Playbook”).
• “A Royal Night Out” (PG-13 Romantic Comedy): Inspired by true events, the story of the singular evening in Europe when UK’s Princess Elizabeth (Sarah Gadon) and Princess Margaret (Bel Powley) leave the confines of Buckingham Palace to join the glorious celebration of the end of World War II. The young royals venture out into London for a whirlwind adventure.
• Also being released: “Bob the Builder: Construction Heroes” (Animation); “The Brokenwood Mysteries, Series 2” (TV); “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (TV Movie); “Independence Day – 20th Anniversary Edition” (1976 Sci-Fi Epic); “The Last Ship” (TNT TV Series); “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir” (Nickelodeon TV Series); and “Sesame Street: Sing It, Elmo!” (Kids TV).

BS WAYS TO PICK UP WOMEN THAT ONLY WORK IN MOVIES:
• Literally Bumping Into Them: A guy – either in the halls of his high school or maybe an art gallery – literally bumps into a girl and BAM! … there’s an instant attraction.
• Writing a Mushy Love Letter: You pour your heart out online or on a sheet of paper explaining how much you love a woman. In real life she’d file a restraining order for stalking.
• Getting a Makeover: A total nerd gets a new haircut and wears trendy clothes, and all of a sudden he’s the cool kid? Not likely.
• Simply Being a Nerd: Are there really girls who look hot that can’t control their hormones around band geeks and uber-dorks?
• Being Poor When the Woman is Rich: In the real world, trash collectors and maintenance guys don’t have a shot with a Hollywood actress or NYC socialite.
– UnrealityMag.com

RAT RACE RAMPS UP:
If modern life is tiring you out, you’re not alone. A recent study shows that pedestrians all over the world are walking faster, with an average increase in speed of about 10% over 10 years. Psychologists say part of the reason may be that the rapid advances in technology are making us all a bit more impatient and developing an increasing need for speed. According to the study, Singapore has some of the fastest walkers worldwide. (Wanna relieve stress? Learn to lollygag.)
– Reuters.com

INSTANT MOOD ELEVATORS:
Lack of sleep, too much work, whatever … you’re in a crappy mood and you just can’t seem to shake it. Here are a few ways to feel good fast …
• Close your office door or head to a private area and do invigorating stretches.
• Flash back to how you felt at a moment of achievement and bask in those positive feelings again.
• Ask a 4-year-old to tell you ‘knock-knock’ jokes. Don’t have one handy? Call a friend who does. No one tells jokes like a preschooler.
• Focus on something yellow. Warm colors (such as red, orange, and yellow) have been proven to make people feel happier.
• Steal your kid’s Play-Doh and squish away. Stash a spare can in your desk at work.
• Keep favorite photos from a great trip handy and glance at them when real life gets overwhelming.
– “Redbook”

BS AMAZING ‘GINGER’ FACTS:
• Studies have shown that redheads can require up to 20% more anesthesia during surgery.
– List25.com
• People with variants of a ‘ginger gene’ look, on average, 2 years younger.
– BBC News

BS CHRONOMETER 05.03.16

TODAY’S CELEBIRTHDAYS . . .
1970 [46] Bobby Cannavale, Union City NJ, TV actor (“Vinyl” 2016)/movie actor (“Ant-Man”)

1971 [45] John Driskell Hopkins, Atlanta GA, country bass guitarist-vocalist (Zac Brown Band-“Colder Weather”, “Chicken Fried”)

1975 [41] Christina Hendricks, Knoxville TN, TV actress (“Hap & Leonard” 2016, “Mad Men” 2007-15)/movie actress (“Drive”)

1977 [39] Eric Church, Granite Falls NC, country singer (“Springsteen”, “Drink in My Hand”)

1978 [38] Tanya Wright, NYC, TV actress (‘Crystal’ on “Orange Is the New Black” since 2014)

1978 [38] Paul Banks, Clacton-on-Sea UK, rock vocalist (Interpol-“The Heinrich Maneuver”, “Slow Hands”)

1984 [32] Cheryl Burke, San Francisco CA, professional dancer (first 2-time champion on “Dancing With the Stars”)

TODAY’S BS REASONS TO PARTY . . .
• “Different Colored Shoes Day”, ie: one brown and one black. It’s a day to take a risk and step outside your daily routine. Why not go for the socks, too? Pink and chartreuse?

• “Garden Meditation Day”, a day to let go of concerns and center full attention on a garden even if it’s just for a few minutes. Meditate about when you’re going to get around to weeding.

• “Paranormal Day”, a day for all paranormal enthusiasts to get together and share their unique experiences with each other. Seminars and readings are scheduled worldwide.

• “Specially-Abled Pets Day”, begun in 2006 to educate the public about caring for disabled pets and to find homes for orphaned and physically-challenged animals.

• “World Asthma Day 2016”. According to the World Health Organization there are close to 300 million people suffering from asthma across the globe. It is one of the most common non-communicable diseases among children and remains highly undiagnosed and untreated.

• “World Press Freedom Day”, created by the UN to recognize the value of freedom of expression and the sacrifices journalists have made to attain this freedom.

THIS DAY IN SHOW BIZ . . .
2012 [03] On its opening weekend, “The Avengers” earns $200.3 million in domestic box office, overtaking “Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2” for biggest film opening of all-time

TODAY’S MUSIC EVENTS . . .
2008 [08] Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

2008 [08] Mariah Carey’s 11th studio album, “E=MC?”, hits #1

TODAY’S FIRST . . .
2000 [16] The sport of ‘geocaching’ begins, with the 1st cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet

TODAY’S RECORD . . .
2010 [06] United and Continental airlines announce that the 2 companies will merge, creating the ‘World’s Largest Airline’

AND REMEMBER . . .
[Wed] International Firefighters Day
[Wed] Day to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy
[Wed] Petite & Proud Day
[Thurs] Cinco de Mayo
[Fri] “Captain America: Civil War” opens in movie theaters
This Week Is … Be Kind to Animals Week
This Month Is … Barbeque Month

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BS RANDOM JOKE:
Anything you do can get you fired. That includes doing nothing.

BS U-PICK TRIVIA:
Some well-known coins, such as the sou, are notable for their negligible value. Another example of monetary inconsequence is the ‘satoshi’. Of which currency is it the smallest unit?
a. The digital currency Bitcoin. [CORRECT. Named for Bitcoin software inventor Satoshi Yakamoto, it is worth about 100-millionth of a Bitcoin.]
b. The Japanese Yen
c. The Klingon Darsek
d. The Laotian Toshi
– TriviaPark.com

BS PHONE STARTER:
☎ If you could have the world’s largest collection of any one thing, what would it be?

BS WATER COOLER QUESTION:
Question: Over a lifetime, the average woman spends a total of 2 years doing THIS.
Answer: Getting ready to leave the house.

BS DEEP THOUGHT:
If it smells like poop wherever you go, check your own shoe first.