WGBH, the Boston-based public television station responsible for the beloved cartoon Arthur, has a message for social media users everywhere: Please stop making Arthur fuck.

Here's a trailer for the remake of the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur, starring the wonderful Helen Mirren and the irksome comedian Russell Brand. Mirren plays the weary caretaker of the childish, dopey heir, played by Brand, who gets cut off from the family pot and has to strike out on his own.

In a live action clip from the classic Arthur, kids verbally abuse each other with too-cute insults for a PBS teachable moment. When the playground is a moralistic microcosm, freak-faces and normals alike learn a little lesson in equality.

NY Press editor Jeff Koyen appears to have permanently turned his weekly editorial into a sort of personal journal. His "What I Did This Week" essay contains the usual "been hanging in Brooklyn bars" bit, more analysis of local 'zines, and another bizarre swipe at The Onion. (Yes, The Onion.) "New issues of two Brooklyn-based freebies showed up this week: Arthur and Jest. The first, though it's trying very, very hard, sucks hard; their previous issue was far more engaging. The May 2003 Jest, on the other hand, wasn�t bad at all. Last month, I slammed the ambitious humor zine after wasting my time looking for jokes and finding only a handful. The new one, though�not bad at all. (Even with their lil� dig at New York Press.) Though I think they should've included more of Joe's 'tardy comics, they hit the mark more often than not. With the Onion so painfully unfunny these days, they may actually have a chance at surviving in the market."
The Intro [NY Press]