Who & Who? Or, Two Thumbs Down

With Ebert & Roeper leaving At the Movies, industry chic Nikke Finke says that the new hosts will be Ben Mankiewicz and Ben Lyons (Ben & Ben!). Who the fuck are they, you rightly ask?

...a Generation Why duo who only got the gig due to nepotism. Ben Lyons is the nobody son of Jeffrey Lyons, the film critic world's biggest hack and quote whore with zero credibility, while Ben Mankiewicz is the slacker host on Turner Classic Movies, whose only claim to fame is that he's a watered-down member of the famous film family. Now, there's a working definition of the death of film criticism for you.

Via la Wiki: More on Mankiewicz -

Son of political figure, Frank Mankiewicz, grandson of famed screenwriter, Herman Mankiewicz, and great-nephew of screenwriter, producer and director, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. He is the brother of NBC News reporter Josh Mankiewicz. He is married to Contessa Kellogg.

Via la Wiki: More on Lyons -

Ivanka Trump once called Lyons' house collect when they were kids. They went to the same school as children and have several mutual friends [probably all insufferable private school shitbags]. Lyons deejays every week at L.A. hot spots the Dime and the Roosevelt Hotel. Ben dated Whitney Port from the MTV reality show The Hills.

Gee, I can't wait for them to tell me what they think of High School Musical 3! Man, they've got cred coming out their asses. Wait, what's that sound? Yes, Gene Siskel is doing a triple lindy in his grave...