One year from today, we get Anchorman 2

If there was any reason to look forward to this exact time next year (besides the fact that no one will be talking about the Mayans), it's this: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues will hit theaters on December 20, 2013. Let the year-long party start NOW. (via Vulture)

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daneyul

Year-long party for a sequel to that over-rated pile of steaming mediocrity???

Sorry, busy.
- dculberson
  
  Or, “HOW DARE YOU ENJOY SOMETHING I DON’T ENJOY!!”
  - Preston Sturges
    
    The crime was that a lot of talented people wasted their time on the original movie. Every SNL alumni thinks they are Christopher Guest, and if they just get a bunch of their pals together, magic will happen.
    What made the Marx Brothers good was that they worked in Vaudeville. By the time a routine went into a movie, they might have refined it during a hundred live performances.
  - daneyul
    
    Are you serious? I said how I feel about it–kind of a thing in a comments section. I could give a shit if you enjoy it, just like I could give a shit if you enjoy posting sanctimonious nonsense in all-caps.
http://twitter.com/jtnix jtnix

It’s made with bits of real panther, so you know it’s good.
Damian Barajas

Even my die-hard Will Ferrell friends are not excited… :(
http://www.kmoser.com kmoser

First prize: Anchorman DVD. Second prize: Anchorman and Anchorman 2 DVD box set.
- Preston Sturges
  
  Or a poke in the eye with a blunt stick?
http://www.facebook.com/dpease Dave Pease

a lot of boing hate for anchorman–and i know how it goes because that’s how i respond on a kevin smith thread. but i thought the original was frequently hilarious and i’m looking forward to the second one.
- vonbobo
  
  I just couldn’t get past the lack of any counter balance to the characters’ dumbness- there is zero contrast (other than MORE dumbness).
  
  I get that is what they wanted, and it works for a lot of people. It just left me flat- I don’t think I laughed once.
  - noah django
    
    Veronica was the counterbalance.
sebastian6

I simply do not get what all the hype around Anchorman was/is. It’s such a broadly played schtick with zero subtlety that I didn’t laugh once.
- robotnik
  
  “60% of the time, it works every time” is not exactly The Three Stooges.
- noah django
  
  I, too thought “eh, this is a bit overplayed and obvious,” at first. but once it made me laugh — and mightily I did laugh — the spirit of utter ridiculousness carried the rest of the show. Plus, the clothes were awesome.
http://www.facebook.com/scherr.jeff Jeff Scherr

Stay classy, Boing Boing.
http://marrickvillian.blogspot.com/ Al Corrupt

Seriously?
Kenmrph

Yeah, a bit surprised that Anchorman is in the BoingBoing wheelhouse.
http://www.karljones.com karl_jones

I have the “Will Farrell is Funny” gene, which causes me to perceive Will Farrell as funny, whatever he does.

The original Anchorman was funny in a lowbrow way. Beer may enhance the effect.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8834925 Chauncey Scott

Will Farrell is funny in everything but that slop Elf. I love Anchorman, favorite line is probably. “Come on Baxter, you know I don’t speak Spanish.”
signsofrain

Wow… Anchorman is probably one of my all-time favourite comedies! I do not grok the hate!

“I’m in a glass case of emotion!” ”I love lamp”"You’re so wise. You’re like a miniature Buddha, covered in hair. “”I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.”"Yeah, there were horses, and a man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.”"Brick, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that. You should find yourself a safehouse or a relative close by. Lay low for a while, because you’re probably wanted for murder. “”I’m Brick Tamland. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded. “
http://www.facebook.com/DasKlaun Rich Bowen

Well, if it’s anything like the original, I won’t need to see it, as every single line will be quoted incessantly.
- signsofrain
  
  “Rosebud” – well, I guess I don’t need to see Citizen Kane!
  “I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle” – Ditto Terminator 2!
  “He’s a nut-bag! Just because the fucker’s got a library card doesn’t make him Yoda!” – Well, that’s Se7en in a nutshell!
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    To be fair, “Luke, I am your father,” does pretty much cover that whole trilogy, let alone the movie.
  - http://www.facebook.com/DasKlaun Rich Bowen
    
    The difference being that those movies didn’t have Will “Jar Jar Without The Ears” Ferrell.