TOM FRANCK - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I’m a stand-up comedian and writer. I’ve written a lot of different stuff but the most-discussed thing I’ve ever penned was this blog entry slamming Quidditch .
I’m a collector of a category of Japanese toy robots called Jumbo Machinders. I’m pretty insane about it, actually. I found the holy grail of the series in 2006. You can read a PRESS RELEASE about the find from toyboxdx.com.Since 03/30/08, I’ve kept a list of every movie I watch. Six year’s later, the list is up to 1032, which isn’t very good. In any event, HERE’S THE LISTKING OF COMEDY OF THE DC UNIVERSE Here are a couple of pages from Green Lantern, issue 143. The plot revolves around the villain "Grayven," son of Darkseid, becoming "jokerized." In this state, it is his goal to become the top stand-up comedian around. His first step is to blow up all the comedy clubs in NYC (After performing at some of them I can honestly say perhaps some of them deserve such a fate). Grayven’s final gambit, however, is the real clincher. Like some super-powered Rupert Pupkin, he ties up the "nations most popular comedian" and then does a set on his (late-night, TV talk) show. And who is this top comedian of the DC universe? The comic/"TV star" who would have to be gotten rid of somehow before anyone else could be considered the "most popular?" Why lo and behold, it’s me! I’ll tell you, any struggles I’ve had in the comedy world of our universe are easier to take knowing that when Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne have a night off and want some laughs, it’s me they’re watching on TV before they hit the sack. Although it’s unclear from the issue itself, I’ve spoken to the author and I do survive. I wonder how many MySpace friends I have in the DC universe...

My Interests

Movies:

Star Wars, Andrei Rublev, The Three Fantastic Supermen, Rififi (1955), Scaramouche (1952), The Seven Samurai, Project A II, Only Angels Have Wings, Memento, The Iron Giant, La Ceremonie, Rabid Dogs, The Incredibles Every Movie I've Seen Since 03/29/02 (909 of them) UPDATED 03/15/07

Books:

Great Expectations, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories, The Odyssey

My Blog

4/27 TIME MAGAZINE - HIGHLANDER

After seeing the cover from this week's issue of Time at the newsstand, I have to wonder if their editors realize that they're quoting from Highlander. The magazine is so traditionally unhip, t...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:50:00 PST

4/15 JULES DASSIN R.I.P.

The great film director Jules Dassin died at the end of last month. I've been a fan of his work for quite some time and was so enthusiastic about him that, at one point, I made an effort to...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:10:00 PST

3/30 MOVIE WATCHING LIST

Today is the six year anniversary of me starting my movie watching list. I only put films on their that I see for the first time or if I see a movie in a theater. I will make an entry for ...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:30:00 PST

3/19 MOVIE POSTERS

Driving around LA, I’m seeing billboards everywhere for the upcoming George Clooney flick, "Leatherheads." Below is the one-sheet poster, which is more vertical than the rectang...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:10:00 PST

3/17 WRITING/WRESTLING

I haven’t written a ton of articles for REVWRESTLING.COM this season, but with the NCAAs coming up this week, I cranked one out about the wild card process....
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:25:00 PST

3/8 BIRTHDAY

Today is my birthday. Good day. I went running this morning and had a good finish time. I ran some errands and found a good parking spot in a crowded area. There was a meter th...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:20:00 PST

3/6 NOT HYPERBOLE

Here's an article on the 149 lb. bracket for this weekend's Big Ten wrestling tourney. The author is not exaggerating. I can't recall a conference bracket this tough. The 1998 Big T...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:33:00 PST

3/5 GARY GYGAX R.I.P.

Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has died. While Dungeons & Dragons still thrives today - in fact it's bigger than ever - it's a different beast from when it ...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:35:00 PST

2/27 MEDIA MANAGEMENT

I recently went over to a friend's place and in the middle of my visit, our conversation drifted to a movie that he wanted to show me. He then looked something up on his computer, went to ...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:51:00 PST

2/22 PARTY HACKING

I haven't blogged for a while since I've been very busy and am procrastinating fool. One thing that kept me busy that usually never does is that I went to a big showbiz party almost two weeks ...
Posted by TOM FRANCK on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:21:00 PST