Youth In Revolt

Hello there!

I figured that it's about time to make a little blog that I actually keep up with and write in, so yep, here goes nuffin.

So on January 8th, "Youth In Revolt" is scheduled to open up in theaters. I'm pretty stoked since it's my favorite book, and you know who else's favorite book it is? None other than the lead actor, Mike Cera. And how do I know it's his favorite book?

Well.

It all started a long, long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away (ours, to be exact). Mikey Cera was in his mid-teens acting as George Michael Bluth in a little TV series that would go down as the funniest show in the history of funny shows on TV... Arrested Development. Me? I was hooked. To this day I believe that the two and a half seasons of Arrested Development are the greatest thing that I have ever seen, that the greatest tragedy of this young century was the failure of the American Public to fully realize the genius that was put before their eyes, that such a well-written critics' darling was put to an early death in spite of the protests and anguish of too few loyal fans who would have loved nothing more than to take every non-watcher and sit them down in front of the TV and yell, "THIS! THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE MISSING! HOW DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT-"

Ahem. Anyways.

Me being one of the aforementioned loyal fanboys, I wanted as much access to everything Arrested I could get. The middle of the decade was an interesting time, a time when the true power of social networking sites was just beginning to blossom... so when someone somehow found the real Myspace page of the real Michael Cera, well, let's just say shit hit the fan.

Legions of Arrested Development-ers flocked to the page, and lo' and behold, there's the mug of George Michael, only... "in real life". Naturally I was balls-to-the-wall excited, here was George Michael stripped of everything that made him George Michael. And his favorite book was "Youth In Revolt".

Hmm. Never heard of it. But if Mike Cera likes it enough to list it as his favorite book, it must be pretty good. I went to B&N, snagged a copy, and finished it within three days. Mind you, this is not a short book, not by any means. But it was just so damn good that it was virtually impossible to put it down.

Since then, I've re-read that book so many times, the pages are worn out and crinkly and there are a few soup stains from one too many dinner table readings. But it's still my favorite book.

What I'm trying to say is, how crazy is it that it was Mike Cera's favorite book, before any word of a film was ever spoken, and a few years later he got to act out the main character? To me, that's pretty nuts. In the best way possible.

Alright, sorry if this was a bit lengthy, not all of them will be this way. In conclusion, I hope you are having a terrific day, and Happy New Year!!!