Thursday, July 31, 2008

A Loss To The Acting World

According to reports, Freddie Prinze Jr. has retired from acting, at least temporarily...and a nation mourns.

What has one of our country's top thespians leaving the stage? He landed a gig as a writer for the WWE. That's World Wrestling Entertainment. "Bringing on board an experienced Hollywood writer, actor and producer like Freddie Prinze, Jr. will only increase the level of entertainment to millions of viewers and passionate WWE fans every Monday on USA," said Chris McCumber, soon to be former Executive Vice President of Marketing Digital & Brand Strategy for USA Network. Because if there's one demographic I know has a big overlap on that Venn diagram, it's Freddy Prinze, Jr. fans and wrestling aficionados.

Prinze has already worked with the WWE as a blogger with their Fan Nation site, and is a reportedly a huge fan of the WWE, which therefore qualifies him to be a wrestling writer. Just like I'm ready to become a hockey coach. If ever there was a rung of the writing ladder that seemed unnecessary at the bottom, it's the one shared by the authors of wresting plotlines and reality television contests.

What a lucky little boy. He probably jumps out of his bunk bed (top, of course - sorry SMG) in the morning and runs downstairs wearing his bootie pjs, then eats cereal while drawing writing wrestling pictures stories in crayon. Such a life!

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