Tweeting Machine
After taking a Twitter break for a month, Craig Ferguson is back to his old tweeting self, sending out multiple tweets this week. First, he inquired about his rights as leader of the Robot Skeleton Army:

I get droit du seigneur over my twitter followers right?

Despite a lack of historical evidence, the right to which he refers has been mentioned frequently in literature and satire, including in Braveheart.  Following up the first tweet, Craig offered a bit more Latin, spinning him from one theme into another:

Tried writing “primae noctis” but spellcheck kept changing it to “primate nocturnal” which made me think of vampire monkeys #notabadidea

Once on the vampire monkey theme, lots of robot skeletons joined in with suggestions and Craig approved:

[stextbox id=”custom”]Now as I think about it. Vampire Monkeys is an awesome idea. Like Twilight but with a tire swing and bananas. #countchimpula

“@KdGodbomber: @CraigyFerg Orangutangula and VanHelchimp.” Winner of best Vampire Monkey names. #teamorangutangula

also very good vampire monkey moniker “@peterdebay: @CraigyFerg Nosferat-ooo-ooo-ooo #teamorangutangula”

Many great Vampire Monkey names pouring in. People clearly want this to happen. You listening Hollywood? #teamorangutangula #Nosferat-ooh

THE @WilliamShatner & THE @brekinmeyer make for quite the chortlefest tonight . #monkeyvampires #teamorangutangula #Nosferat-ooh![/stextbox]

Along the way, a creative use of photoshop caught Craig’s attention:

http://twitpic.com/a188mh Ach. Mein. Gott. They’re here. #vampiremonkeys #orangutangula #nosferat-ooh-ooh.

And the RSA’s @HoboRobot joined in with an idea:

@craigyferg @RSA_news What do you get when you cross a Vampire Bat with a Spider Monkey? No, NOT a flying monkey! pic.twitter.com/oLlTMzD9

We can only imagine that the vampire monkey theme will continue on the show and on the tweety box.

Power Problems
Bringing back memories of a similar problem a few years ago, the lights went out in the studio during the taping of Wednesday night’s show, prompting Craig to tweet:

Massive electrical failure at the studio. Did the show with almost no lighting at all. Kind of an improvement. #arty #atleasttherobotworked // I was told the electrical failure at the show was the result of a blown transformer. Do your own Optimus Prime joke.

Among the media covering the power outage were the New York Times, the Washington Post and TheInsider.com. Thanks to the RSA’s @alliemjonze and many more for links!

Brave Hits Bullseye at Box Office
The Disney/Pixar animated feature film Brave debuted as the number one film in the world in its first week, toppling Madagascar 3 from the top spot and bringing in more than $66 million in just its first three days.  Reporting on the boffo box office were US Weekly, DigitalSpy.com, France24.com, the Atlantic Wire and many others.

Brave European Premiere
Brave will hold its official European premiere on Saturday as part of the Edinburgh Film Festival.  The movie will debut nationwide in Scotland on August 3rd and in the rest of the UK and Europe on August 17th.  The website Scotsman.com is reporting about the premiere and VisitScotland.com says Craig will attend. We’ll be watching and have the latest on Saturday night.

More Brave Reviews
Now that Brave has been on American and Canadian big screens for a week, more reviews have been coming in.  These contain spoilers:  FSUNews.com and busseltonmail.com.au.

More Brave Cast Interviews
As Brave spreads its way across the world, the media blitz of cast interviews is finally slowing down.  Here are a few more for your enjoyment:  MovieWeb.com, JustStopScreaming.com, Extra TV, MovieViral.com, Deals4Dummies.com, Fort Wayne, Indiana’s Journal Gazette and the Scottish Sun.


One More Look at Scotland
All this week, we’ll be featuring the Late Late Show in Scotland, which was first broadcast in May. If you missed any of the shows or just want to revel in them again, please enjoy:

Video courtesy: DrPinch2190

Craig’s friend, television writer and producer Hart Hanson recently tweeted:

I finally got to watch Craig Ferguson doing his Scotland shows. I’m fair puckled with delight.

Tonight’s Guests
Thursday on the Late Late Show, Craig talks with actor/comedian Denis Leary and we’ll hear the music of Brandi Carlile.  On Friday, Craig welcomes actor Tyler Perry and we’ll enjoy the comedy of Matt Kirshen.

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