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I was surprised, therefore, to learn the other day that Sigourney had a last-minute change of mind (after learning that Bill Murray was on board) and tried to be added to the game but was told she was too late.  Atari had replaced the female lead with a new character, Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn, which will be portrayed by Alyssa Milano (Who’s The Boss, Charmed).  “Obviously, fans of the movie are going to miss Sigourney Weaver,” said Milano. “I have so much respect for that character in the movie that I hope I do the position that she is in justice. I was just flattered to be asked to be part of ‘Ghostbusters‘.”

I’m not sure how I feel about this but there’s nothing I can do about it.  The dynamics and relationship between Murray’s character, Peter Venkman, and Dana Barrett was so important in the films but I guess they are going to find a way around it.  Maybe Slimer got her?

The game, which is currently scheduled for a June 16, 2009 release, was conceptualized by Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stantz) and Harold Ramis (Egon Spengler), and will take place two years after the end of the second movie.   It should be available on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and PC.

If you can’t wait to check out the action, watch the trailer:

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Alyssa Milano Joins Ghostbusters Video Game

Now that we’ve had a few days to reflect on the way the L.A. Lakers blew a 24-point lead in Game 4 and gave the now 3-1 Boston Celtics a chance to clinch the title tonight, we think we know what happened to Jack Nicholson’s favorite team.

Here are the Top 5 reasons the Celtics made such a big comeback in Game 4, in no particular order:

1. That Laker Girl Whitney, who got her start as a Celtics cheerleader, is bad luck. (Move over, Jessica Simpson. There’s a new jinx in town!).

2. The overall putziness of announcer Jeff Van Gundy, who professes a crush on Alyssa Milano yet has her confused with Vanessa Minillo as the girlfriend of Nick Lachey (glad to know The Sports Diva Magazine also found this annoying), somehow infected the Lakers. We think it’s some kind of putz virus with a distinct strain that negatively affects teams Van Gundy deems the winner in the first quarter.

3. Kobe Bryant is probably still embarrassed over the purple tutu his wife Vanessa wore to his on-court MVP ceremony. Yeah, we’ve mentioned this several times already, but if we’re still not over it, Kobe probably isn’t, either.

4. Here we defer to eTrueSports, who actually offer 11 (satirical) reasons on this video clip with which we can’t disagree. Sure, we know that’s double-dipping, but eTrueSports editor Frank Coffey said it was OK.  Really!

5. This reason (1m, 24s) isn’t funny—especially if you’re the Lakers. It’s Just. Plain. Awesome. Watch Ray Allen wave off the screen and blow by Sasha Vujacic in a one-on-one clip for the archives if the Celtics win this championship:

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Top 5 Reasons for Celtics’ Comeback in Game 4

Dinsa of “Six and Out” blog fame has opened my eyes to the hotties of cricket, complete with photos and mini-bios.  Looks like Tom Brady might have to share GQ space with some of these guys.

Yes, I know this is a rather girlie post. So, to appease the menfolk, here’s a shout-out to Alyssa Milano’s baseball blog. (You have to promise to come back here, though, or we’ll start feeling REALLY insecure). You can see for yourself that Tony’s little girl is all grown up. We’re giving her the nod because a) we watched a lot of Who’s the Boss during our liddle kiddle years; and b) she’s a Dodgers fan, and we have a soft spot for them (the ‘rents live in Vero Beach, so we’ve taken in some Dodgertown games and even picked up a spiffy blue Dodgers t-shirt).

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Cricket Hotties and Alyssa Milano