Quotation #10--A Quote About War

"The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living."--Omar Bradley

A bonus quote:

"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime."--Ernest Hemingway

Wild Wild West--"The Night of the Cut-Throats"

“The Night of the Cut-Throats” goes back to the theme o traditional western. This could have easily been an episode of Bonanza or Gunsmoke. That does not make it a bad episode, but it is an odd fit considering most of The Wild Wild West.

Jim and Artie receive a letter from a contact claiig he has information vital to the Secret Service, but he can only tell them in person. When they get to his hometown of New Athens, they discover he has been killed and the townsfolk are leaving in droves to avoid a bunch of outlaws coming to burn the place down.

The outlaws are associated with a guy named Mike Trayne. Trayne was sent to prison years ago when he killed a man for allegedly having a fling with is girl. He blames everyone in the town for his incarceration, so he has arranged for it to be destroyed just as his life was. Our heroes are the only thing that stands in the way of its complete destruction.

There is a twist--the mayor, who has supposedly been bravely standing up to Trayne and his men, is secretly in cahoots with them to rob New Athens of all money. Burning the town down will cover up all evidence of his involvement. He gets his in the end, along with Trayne and his men, during the big shoot out which takes up nearly the entire final act.

“The Night of the Cut-Throats’ feels out of place, but is not a bad episode. There is no big villain. Trayne is just a cruel man out for revenge. There is no romance for our eroes. No gadgetry. It may not be typical fare for the series, but the episode is well down with an interesting twist. I did not see the mayor as a traitor until he actually turned. I have to give the writer props for that one.

Rati: *** (out of 5)

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere celebrates OctoerFest.

EMINEM FEAT. LIL WAYNE - NO LOVE OFFICIAL VIDEO

Eminem dropped his new video, No Love, featuring Lil Wayne today. It's definitely one of the best songs off the album so I'm glad it finally has a video. Even more badass is the fact that Weezy is actually in the video. As you are probably aware, he's currently in jail. I am positive that he's still locked up because according to facebook, I'll be attending his release party on November 4th. The video is predictable but solid. Em's verse has to be one of the greatest verses in recent history. His part of Drake's Forever was hot, but this just killed it. That's just me though.

50CENT TELLS TWITTER HOW TO PLEASE A LADY

Thank you 50Cent for making twitter worthwhile. I'm sure there are a lot of ladies out there that would like to thank you as well.

The Big Bang Theory--"The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification "

I figured with Sheldon becoming the clear breakout character and Jim Parsons having been a shoo in for an Emmy, even more episodes were going to revolve around the character. This is not necessarily a bad thing as long as he remains an caricature of a real person rather than be more humanized, but The Big Bang Theory has always been a ensemble series. Two Sheldon episodes in a row hints at Jumping the Shark. Just how long can the same shtick be repeated done?

The answer, at least or now, is…well, okay for now. Sheldon still comes up with unique and amusing weirdness Tonight, he has become obsessed with extending his own lifespan beyond the, if Sheldon and parsons are the same age, 94 years genetics estimates he will last. That is 24 years above the Biblically allotted three score and ten,. Not bad, but not good enough for Sheldon, who believes will just miss the window for technology allowing him to transfer his consciousness into a robot body.

So he begins a health nut regimen of rabbit food and exercise. The plan leads to two unfortunate fart jokes an penny in a tight outfit stretching provocatively before jogging with him. I guess the former is to be expected in a Chuck Lorre produced sitcom. As for the latter, at least Lorre understands Kaley Cuoco is a big reason guys tune in to the show.

Failing all else, Sheldon goes into full Howard Hughes mode by locking himself in his room while employing a mobile monitor of himself to go about his daily life. It does not seem any more antagonistic to his friends than normal until he injures himself scurrying out to meet Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple, and sprains his ankle. The accident leads to Sheldon accepting he cannot make allowances for every possibility. The episode ends with another chorus of “Soft Kitty” did not see that coming, huh?

There we a few laugh out loud moments. Mobile Sheldon was also inspired. Stooping to not just one, but two fart jokes was something I hope we do not see more of. Wozniak, appearing as himself, was stiff even for a non-actor guest star. He only had three lines, but could not even play himself well. How did that happen? "TI figured with Sheldon becoming the clear breakout character and Jim Parsons having been a shoo in for an Emmy, even more episodes were going to revolve around the character. This is not necessarily a bad thing as long as he remains an caricature of a real person rather than be more humanized, but The Big Bang Theory has always been a ensemble series. Two Sheldon episodes in a row hints at Jumping the Shark. Just how long can the same shtick be repeated done?

The answer, at least or now, is…well, okay for now. Sheldon still comes up with unique and amusing weirdness Tonight, he has become obsessed with extending his own lifespan beyond the, if Sheldon and parsons are the same age, 94 years genetics estimates he will last. That is 24 years above the Biblically allotted three score and ten,. Not bad, but not good enough for Sheldon, who believes will just miss the window for technology allowing him to transfer his consciousness into a robot body.

So he begins a health nut regimen of rabbit food and exercise. The plan leads to two unfortunate fart jokes an penny in a tight outfit stretching provocatively before jogging with him. I guess the former is to be expected in a Chuck Lorre produced sitcom. As for the latter, at least Lorre understands Kaley Cuoco is a big reason guys tune in to the show.

Failing all else, Sheldon goes into full Howard Hughes mode by locking himself in his room while employing a mobile monitor of himself to go about his daily life. It does not seem any more antagonistic to his friends than normal until he injures himself scurrying out to meet Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple, and sprains his ankle. The accident leads to Sheldon accepting he cannot make allowances for every possibility. The episode ends with another chorus of “Soft Kitty” did not see that coming, huh?

There we a few laugh out loud moments. Mobile Sheldon was also inspired. Stooping to not just one, but two fart jokes was something I hope we do not see more of. Wozniak, appearing as himself, was stiff even for a non-actor guest star. He only had three lines, but could not even play himself well. How did that happen? "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" was entertaining, but i hope the writers remember there are more characters besides Sheldon for future episodes.

Rating: *** (out of 5)

HOW A TOTAL BADASS SHOWERS

This might as well be titled "Your Shower vs. My Shower." If you are slow, that implies that you are the top frames, and I am the bottom.  I once showered in water shot directly out of a giant hose connected to a truck. True story.

CRAZY RUSSIAN UNEVEN BARS ROUTINE FROM 1972

When you woke up this morning and thought to yourself, "Man I can't wait to check The Skinny," I guarantee you didn't think you were going to visit here and see this video. Yes folks, I am posting a video of gymnastics from 38 years ago. I don't even remember where I saw the video this morning (sorry whoever you are, you get no link) but I recall thinking it was pretty cool. She's like a tiny little Russian monkey. And for you sketchballs out there, I did a little math. She would have been 17 at the time, so don't worry about those inappropriate thoughts we all have about gymnasts.

Tony Curtis (1925-2010)

Jamie Lee Curtis confirmed this morning her father died last night of cardiac arrest in his Las Vegas home Wednesday night. This has not been a good week for Hollywood and the Grim Reaper. We have lost Arthur Penn, Eddie Fisher, Gloria Stuart, and now screen legend Tony Curtis. Curtis was a throwback to classic, perhaps mythic, Hollywood of decades ago.

I have been a Curtis fan for a long time. Some of my favorite of his films are Spartacus, Houdini, Operation; Petticoat, Boeing Boeing, The Great Race, and my personal favorite, The Defiant Ones, for which he received a Oscar nomination. I even recall fondly his voice appearance as Stony Curtis on an episode of The Flintstones.

My appreciation for his films has deepened as I have gotten older and more discerning in my entertainment choices. While Curtis had a well earned reputation for playing the tough guy/ladies man, he deserves much credit for his diversity I roles. He plausibly played a wide number of character types, including drag.

It was the brief time period in the early ’90’s when VH-1 began airing Hollywood Babylon, a rather tawdry series exposing the darker side of Hollywood, that I first realize Curtis was a representative of a classier Hollywood that was dead and gone. From time to time, he would tell an anecdote from those days which stood in stark contrast to te tabloid material the bulk of the show presented. The stories told, along with the obvious joy he had in once being a part of them, was a bittersweet reminder of a fading Tinsel Town.

A very large part of that Tinsel Town is now gone forever. Godspeed, Mr. Curtis.

Quotation #9--A Quote About Music

"Music's the medicine of the mind."--John A. Logan

Wild Wild West--"The Night of the Falcon"

“The Night of the Falcon” is one of the more interesting episodes of the third season. For those who appreciate who appreciate the more James Bon-like elements of the series, this episode is about as close to a bond film as you will get. Granted, it descends into laughable campy elements towards the end--pictured above is, unfortunately, the doomsday weapon at the heart of the plot--but it is still an entertaining episode nonetheless.

I think it has the best teaser, bar none. The cavalry is clearing out a small Colorado town for reasons which are not yet clear, but everyone in the know keeps looking at their watches, anxiously awaiting the noon hour. When the hour arrives, so does an apparent missile attack which destroys the entire town.

The attack was a test run for a even bigger demonstration set for a few days later. The second attack will destroy Denver before a group of international criminals who will then bid on the weapon. The whole shebang is organized by the Falcon, a wonderfully megalomaniacal villain played by a young Robert Duvall. The story plays out in typical fashion for The Wild Wild West. Artie poses as one of the international criminals after he is killed. Jim eventually gets captured, but escapes. He and Artie wind up at the The Falcon’s secret lair I which they learn he has two of those bird cannons. One he will sell, the other he will keep to take over the United States. Our heroes fight it out with The Falcon’s goofily dressed minions. Ten the how place blows up.

“The Night of the Falcon” is an episode that must be seen to be believed. Dvall plays it completely straight, even when he is wearing a birdhouse. There are a couple really huge goofs. In one, Jim is nearly blown up while lying on a bed in is hotel room. He is wearing a shirt and pants. He jumps out of the window and onto his horse in order to pursue his attacker. Somewhere between the bed and the window, e put on his jacket. Somewhere between getting on his horse and making it to The Falcon’s lair, he put on a pair of chaps. Out of thin air, I assume. The second goof iswhen Jim knocks a uard out I order to escape his prison cell. Theactor apparently did not know he was supposed to stay down, because he gets up and slinks off screen an instant after he was "knocked out," but never stops Jim from escaping!

In spite of all this--maybe because of it--”The Night of the Falcon” is one of my favorite episodes.

Rating: **** (out of 5)

Kristen Bell

This is Awesome

A reminder of how bad Star Trek: Generations was.

JIM JEFFRIES: ALCOHOLOCAUST - ALL THE SWEAR WORDS

There are a lot of things in this world that I really like. Pretty close to the top of that list are both comedy and swearing. There's no better way to accentuate a great point or joke than with a good curse word. I especially like the word cunt when said with a accent. I don't know why, but it somehow seems to tone down the offensiveness just enough that women don't act like you just said the most horrific thing on earth. It was comedian Jim Jeffries who really started the idea in my head that "cunt" seemed less vulgar with an accent, so it's appropriate that he tied my favorite things into a tidy little video. If you notice the little clock on the left, you can tell that this isn't a remix. It just so happens to be every time he swears throughout his entire next DVD special. Pretty amazing if you ask me. In case you have no idea who he is (kill yourself), I added one of his older videos for your viewing pleasure.

Obviously NSFW language

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY ON SLIDE WHISTLES

Quick, name a classically awesome song involving a video and Wayne's World. Yep, you got it. It's Bohemian Rhapsody. Ever wonder what if would have sounded like using slide whistles and kazoos? No, neither did I. Thanks to Mystery Guitar Man though, I now know, and it's sweet.

24 PICTURES TO GET YOU THROUGH HUMP DAY

Sorry Conan. At least you get to hang out with George Lopez

It's true, I read it on a sign.

It's true. Bill Murray told me so.

Back in the day this would have earned you a handjob.

I am terrible at being wrong. It's just not something I support.

Sorry buddy, ladies ditched the muff. Gillette FTW!

Screw safety, this could go viral!

It's called sex, and it's all the rage these days.

That's the spirit! You can be buried in the backyard with the rest.

No idea why this is funny, but I laughed. You did too. Admit it.

I'm so hot Imma melt all this ice.

You can't spell slaughter without laughter!

You clearly have the internet, what more could you want?

Much like a priest, your rules don't apply to me. 

Literally. We're frowning. See? Very upset.

Ladies, take note. You'll win every single time.

Carving this pumpkin this weekend. Then, it's a waiting game...

If you can't cum in 'em cum on em.

Damn you Shakey J Fox! Now we're dead. Thanks.

The only way to get nerds to exercise.

What's the difference between jelly and jam?
I don't try to jelly my dick up a girl's ass.

This happens to me every goddamn day with my phone charger.

Too bad you are a dude. Could have been the most successful ad ever.

X-to-the-Z would be a great addition. Pimp my bat mobile, bitch.

JERSEY SHORE DON'T SPEAK NO AMERICANO

I saw this video a couple weeks back and didn't think too much of it. Then this morning Steve told me that he had the song No Americano stuck in his head. I didn't really know what song he was talking about, so naturally I looked it up. Sure enough I had heard the song before. It's catchy, and annoyingly repetitive, but damnit I can't stop listening to it. Watching DJ Pauly D and his boys dance around like morons is fairly entertaining too.

NORTHWESTERN LAW STUDENT OFFERS HANDJOB, REPLY TO ALL FAIL

Disclaimer: This is law student related, but I promise it's not super boring or intelligent. This is copied directly from another site because I didn't have that much witty commentary to add, and I'm not sure I could have topped the phrase "hand to wiener contact" anyways.
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You know how cars can be equipped with an ignition interlock device that prevents the engine from being started if the driver is intoxicated? Can we get one of those thingies for the personal computer, Blackberry, or any other device people can use to send email? Because I’m pretty sure a Northwestern Law student could have used a little technological warning before she logged on to her email this weekend.

Over the weekend we received an email that was (I can only assume) intended for an officer on the Northwestern Student Bar Association. But it was accidentally sent out to the entire NU law school student body. Whoops.

These are the things that happen when you try to email people at 12:30 on Friday night/Saturday morning….

When we usually talk about Northwestern’s SBA, we’re talking about something ridiculous that the organization is up to. But this time the SBA just sent out a perfectly innocuous email to the student body:

The SBA executive board will hold office hours in the SBA office… on [Tuesdays and Thursdays]. Feel free to stop by with any questions or concerns. In a lot of cases it’s easier for us to have a face-to-face conversation with you than to go through a back and forth email exchange. (That said, you can also always drop us a line about anything at our individual email addresses or [redacted].)

It turns out that one lady wildcat wanted to do a little more than have a face-to-face chat:

Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:29 AM
To: [All Law Students] @LISTSERV.IT.NORTHWESTERN.EDU

Hey [SBA Guy],

So, I understand that the SBA office is the best place to have face-to-face convos. What about hand to weiner convos? teheheheheheheehehe

Love, [Lady Who Likes Giving Hand Jobs]

Hand to wiener contact

I have a number of questions for this NU student (many of which I already know the answer to but can’t publish). From the email, it seems like the lady knows the SBA guy personally (she referred to him with a colloquial nickname). You wonder if they’ve had hand-to-wiener conversations before? And you wonder if, “but for” the mass email, future hand-to-wiener conversations would have taken place in the SBA’s offices?

But most of all, you wonder if the SBA guy has a girlfriend in the law school who never quite understood why her boyfriend was spending so much time on “SBA-related” activities. I hope, for his sake, that he hasn’t been having “conversations” out of turn.

In any event, while I’m sure this Northwestern lady is mortified, it’s actually a pretty low-impact way to learn a lesson about the “reply-all” button: DON’T EVER PRESS IT. Today, it’s a random email at 12:30 in the morning; tomorrow, when you have a job and a career, it could be so much worse.

But probably not as funny.

EVERY LITTLE STEP WITH WAYNE BRADY AND MIKE TYSON

Take Bobby Brown, Wayne Brady, and Mike Tyson, put them in a music video, and what do you get? A music video. Don't get me wrong, this video is definitely entertaining, but I just kept waiting for something else to happen. Maybe that disclaimer will help dampen your expectations so you can truly enjoy this video.

Every Little Step with Mike Tyson & Wayne Brady from Mike Tyson

Quotation #8--A Quote About Your Favorite Animal

"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." - Hippolyte Taine

Wild Wild West--"The Night of the Circus of Death"

We are back to familiar territory with ’The Night of the Circus of Death” after the sojourn into camp Indiana Jones territory. Very familiar territory, in fact. Plates from the Denver mint are stolen to produce nearly perfect counterfeit money which is beings spread around by a traveling circus. You may recall that is vaguely similar to the first season’s "The Night of the Sudden Death” in which plates are stolen from the Denver mint to create nearly perfect counterfeit money which is being spread around by a traveling circus.

The plots are not as identical as I make them sound, but you get the idea. Time made the two episodes blend together in my mind until I watched them both to catch the differences.

For one, there is a more elaborate mystery involved which takes up much of the episode. Jim and Artie have to investigate the death of a circus performer who left behind a suitcase full of money. Two, there is a lot more action. Jim nearly gets roasted by a flamethrower in the teaser. Later, he is locked in the lion’s cage. Finally, there is a conspiracy rather than a straightforward counterfeit operation. the wife of the mint’s director is in on it. She is using her senile old counterfeiting father, whom authorities believe is dead, to make the money without him knowing what she is doing with it.

“The Night of the Circus of Death” is an underrated episode in general. Perhaps that I because the general plot has been done before. There are enough new elements for the installment to stand on its own. I would not call it anything special, but considering how often the writers experimented during the third season, a classic, back to basics adventure I welcome at this point.

You may recognize Arlene Martel pictured above. She was Spock’s arranged ride-to-be in Star Trek “Amok Time,” which aired almost two months prior to this episode.

Rating; *** (out of 5)

Christina Aguilera Bikini Photo

United Nations Appoints Representative for Alien Contact

The United Nations is a body of incompetent, undemocratic do nothings who cannot sit me no matter what they do. Part of me wonders why they are wasting time on some silly stunt lie this instead of calling attention to to more urgent matters like human rights oppression, but another part of me breathes a sigh of relief they are working on this sort of frivolousness instead of screwing up something important.

The United Nations is set to appoint Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman to act as Earths first contact for any alien that may come calling. the urgency, assuming there is one, is the appointment is because discovery of hundreds of planets around other stars has made the detection of extraterrestrial life more likely than ever before.

more likely, it is because the United nation's Office for Outer Space Affairs, of which Othman is a member, is jockeying for more money and therefore needs to increase its importance. NASA has a habit of announcing potential new discoveries that could shatter all that we know about the universe every time its relevancy comes under scrutiny, too.

Is there an increased potential for alien contact in the near future because o the discovery of new planets? Probably not. If first contact with aliens was an important issue, no one would be stupid enough to leave it to the United nations to handle.

For that matter, there is the standard viewpoint it has been a terrible thing for more advanced cultures to make contact with primitive ones because of the whole myth of the noble savage being destroyed by evil modernity. How can the intellectuals elite hold that viewpoint while encouraging contact with an alien race more advanced than humans?

Quotation #7--An Inspirational Quote

"Fall seven time, stand up eight."--Japanese proverb.

Wild Wild West--"The Night of Montezuma's Hordes"

I labeled the third season largely subdued, meaning there are very few episodes with over the top, world conquer ring villains and more straightforward western themes. Among the season, there are still a select few strange stories thatare high on the camp factor. “The Night of Montezuma’s Hordes’ is definitely one of those.

Two con men, played by frequent cowboy villain Jack Elam and everyone’s favorite Martian, Ray Walston, impersonate the leaders of an archeological team Jim, Artie, and a Mexican colonel are supposed to be escorting through the Mexican desert in search of an Aztec temple full of treasure. They intended to just steal the map from the colonel and find it themselves, but he memorized it instead, so the con men have to go along with the ruse until they all find the temple.

Have patience, folks. It is a long journey. Two acts worth, including two overnight camping scenes which are intended to show tension among the parties, but completely fail because it dragged out for two different scenes. I cannot help but feel the story was short on material so someone suggested doing the same scene twice, but with the cactus on the right side this time.

They reach the temple, which is not realy that well hidden, point of fact, to find the treasure is guarded by the Sun Goddess and descendants of the Aztecs. At this point, I have a low rent Indiana Jones ad the Last Crusade vie going on. Very low rent. The stone steps in the temple bend and creak like the plywood they really are.

Naturally, Jim pulls off the Sun Goddess’ mask and smooches her. Twice. Someone, this saves them all from certain death, but two of the party have to die. Big surprise that Jim and Artie are chosen. They wind up having to escape from a room with the ceiling slowly descending upon them. All right, so there is a lot Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom thrown in, too. Our heroes stop the crooks from stealing the treasure. Teir good deed earns the respect of the Aztecs, so they get to leave in peace as long as they keep the temple a secret.

“The Night of Montezuma’s Hordes” is a strange episode which drags in many places The series has too low a budget to try pulling off a plausible temple, as well. Still there is some goofy fun to be had. That keeps the episode from being a complete cellar dweller in my book.

Rating: ** (out of 5)

Rosie Huntington Whiteley

AZIZ ANSARI: THE SHITTY MIXTAPE

Aziz Ansari had a contest with his roommate to see who could come up with the worst five song mixtape. The loser had to walk around town with an badass boombox jamming out all 10 songs. While this is awesome idea/challenge, I am left wondering one thing. Why the fuck does Aziz Ansari have a roommate?
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CLEVELAND SHOW HOT 100 CHARTS

The season premier of the Cleveland Show was just like every episode. It wasn't great as a whole, but there were a few really funny parts. This Sunday's show featured Kenny(Kanye for the retarded) West as a budding rap star. Cleveland helped him find a hit and watched his career take off. There was one point where they were showing that the new song, Be-Cleve in Yourself, started out low on the charts and sprung all the way to the top within the week. I was curious what else was one that chart, so I figured I'd take a few screenshots and see what was up. I'm glad I did because there are some pretty entertaining jams in the list. I was a little confused by the charts numbering technique in the 2nd half of the last picture, but what the hell do I know.

Quotation #6--A Quote About Life

“Not only is life a b*tch, but she’s always having puppies.”– Anonymous

Wild Wild West--"The Night of the Hangman"

“The Night of the Hangman” is a unusual, but welcome straying from the formula. Jim and Artie get caught up in a mystery when they stop over in a small town as a very public murder takes place. Jim helps apprehend the alleged murderer. He serves as the key witness at trial, but after the guy is sentenced to be hanged, has doubts they have the right man.

Jim and Artie arrive in the midst of a town celebration thrown by the beloved local tycoon who employs most everyone and his young, trophy wife, Abigail. The local banker, a guy you get the impression everyone hates, is the resident grouch attempting to spoil tings for all. As the banker bends down to pick up his walking cane, a shot fires rom somehow hitting and killing said beloved tycoon. Everyone believes the bullet was meant for the ornery judge instead.

Jim gives chase to the murder. He finds himself in the room of Lucius Brand, played by a young Harry Dean Stanton, wearing a jacket identical to the alleged murderer and holding a gun. He protests his innocence, claiming he does not remember a thing. Things look bleak for him, however. Not only was he caught with the jacket and gun, but he had threatened to kill the banker for foreclosing on his farm. There is no surprise when he is sentenced to hang, but Jim still has his suspicions.

He is right to have them. The townsfolk are right out of a Stephen King novel. They have concocted a conspiracy among Abigail, the town’s most prominent lawyer, the sheriff, and a host of henchman to ill the tycoon, earn various sums of money or other advantages for doing so, and framing Brand for the murder by making it appear as though Brand wa killing the banker in revenge, but missed when he ducked.

Artie figures out Brand could not have fired the fatal shot by comparing photos taken at the event. His theorizing sounds very similar to the JFK Magic Bullet Theory, which has me wonder exactly how early the idea was popular among conspiracy theorists regarding whether Lee Harvey Oswald was framed/acted alone. Whether there is a homage here to the assassination conspiracy, Jim and Artie unravel the plan and save Brand from being hanged.

“The Night of the Hangman” fit’s the motif of the more subdued third season in that the episodes that are most unlike the typical episodes of the series are the best. No other episode plot compels Jim and Artie to do their thing on a personal, unauthorized mission. There is a genuine, well-plotted mystery here, too. The only drawback is how these townsfolk inexplicably use the typical super villain paraphernalia of trap doors and koc out gas to thwart our heroes. Why would they have such things? Their use is the only thing keeping the episode from earning four stars. Way too implausible, that.

Rating: *** (out of 5)

Summer Glau

THE LEO STRUT SONG/DANCE

I don't use this phrase lightly but, "Best. Song. Ever." Yeah that's right. The Leo Strut song is sure to start swiffering the nation immediately. Not since Bangs - Take U To Da Movies has there been a song/video that is this amazing. It really takes the Strutting Leo meme to a whole new lever of greatness. "Put your elbow up tight, take a step with the right. Tilt your head to the side, smile real real wide. Leo Strut." This makes doing the Soulja Boy look like childs' play.
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KATY PERRY BOUNCING BOOBS ON SNL

I didn't watch SNL this weekend because I have a life and was at the bar instead of on my couch. I did however hit up Hulu to check out Katy Perry and was not disappointed. The sketch in which she mocked Sesame Street wasn't all that funny, but her boobs looked tremendous. I immediately thought to myself, someone needs to make a gif of this immediately. Thankfully, Warming Glow too the liberty for us.

Formspring Question # 48--Broken Funny Bone Edition

You haven't watched a sitcom in 12 years? What's the last one you watched?

Okay, my claim is not exactly true. I have seen episodes from scores of sitcoms over the last twelve years, either first run or in syndication. A lot of them were funny. But I never cared if I missed an episode or six. I cannot claim to like ashow if that is true, no?

I used to like Wings. The show did not get the recognition it deserved for its combination of talented cast and writing staff. A lot of people must have dismissed the show as some goofy comedy centered around a small airport. It was much more than tat, though.

The creator of the show, David Angell, was on American Airlines Flight 11 when it crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Not a selling point for the show, but a tragically interesting factoid.

If you really want to know, I have seen quite a few episodes of The Simpsons, Frasier, Friends, The Drew Carey Show, Seinfeld, The King of Queens, Better Off Ted and Family Guy in recent years to varying degrees of enjoyment.

The Big Bang Theory is the only cannot miss I have experienced in a long while.

Formspring Question # 47--Contrarian Edition

Give me an unpopular opinion about LOST, Battlestar Galactica, and Doctor Who.

Lost--I really liked the finale. Others have complained it did not give any answers to the series’ questions, but ultimately, faith won out over science. Faith does not require answers. I can accept that.

As a bonus, I did not mind Nikki and Paulo. Michelle Rodriguez as Ana-Lucia Cortez was a fine addition to the cast, too.

Battlestar Galactica--I am not sure I have an unpopular opinion about the show. Were a lot of fans really upset about the ’God did it” finale? If so, I liked it, so that will have to count.

Doctor Who--Christopher Eccleston made a better Doctor than David Tennant. Eccleston played the part of a melancholy loner racked with survivor’s guilt perfectly. Tennant often came across as a whiny emo. Maybe the problem is Tennant had to drag out the persona three years longer than Eccleston, but regardless, that is how I feel.

Lynch mobs of teenage girls are now forming all over the United Kingdom to come after me now…

Formspring Question # 46--Third Rate Romance, Low Rent Rendesvous Edition

If you could go on a date with a celebrity, who would it be and where would you go?

You are all expecting me to say Reese Witherspoon and a particularly cretive violation of the Mann Act, but for the sake of variety, I will say someone else. Besides, a date implies one evening of fun. Reese and I are madly in love, no matter how much she denies it.

I will choose Elizabeth Mitchell.Yes, she is married, but we are calling this date non-romantic fun. By all accounts, Mitchell is an intelligent, sweet, and creative type who hasthe self-professed geek inclinations of a fourteen year old boy. She hides being a science fiction fan well in public, as I do, as well, so we would probably have a lot to talk about.

Where would we go? Out to eat. I would let her choose the place. Her tastes are bound to be more epicurean than mine. I would hate to embarrass her with a place beneath her standards.

Blogroll Spotlight # 63

It is time for the weekly round up of favorite posts from my blogroll. As usual, these are not ranked, but in alphabetical order by blog title.

American Perspective--Supporters Realize There is Nothing to Support.

Belmont Club--After the Ball is Over.

Camp of the Saints--And All That Shabazz.

Classic Liberal--Drinkin', Smokin' Union Workers Meet Reality.

Current--Country First.

Da Tech Guy--Thoughts for an Overnight.

Daley Gator--Dennis Praer on Big Government.

Gates of Vienna--Preparing for the Universal Ummah.

Gorge's Grouse--Going, Going, Gone?

In a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World--Teresa Lewis Executed.

Jaded Haven--Liberal Disconnect.

Kill Truck--Oh, Yes. She Did.

LiberalGuy--OIC and the Modern Caliphate.

Mind Numbed Robot--Ladies of Liberty: A Video Tribute.

No Sheeples Here!--The Rise of the Conservative Woman.

Other McCain--Democrats Unveil 2010 Message: Hope, Change, and a Buttload of Attack Ads.

Paco Enterprises--Wizardry!

Proof Positive--Barbie's Bad Week.

Six Meat Buffet--New Democrat Logo Only Costs $ 3.5 Trillion.

Sniper--You Really Think Using Dead Troops is Funny, Colbert?

Teresamerica--Mourning in America.

Troglopundit--How..Fat...Are They?

Washington Rebel--The Denouement.

Summer is officially over:

Quotation #5--A Quote About the Future

"The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive."--John Sladek

Wild Wild West--"The Night of the Samurai"

Over the last five episodes, Jim and Artie have singled-handedly preserved the United States’ good diplomatic relations with Mexico three times, Canada once, and now Japan. How we ever made it out of the 19th century intact without those two is beyond me. Which is another surprise, because their butter fingers approach to protecting national treasures gets them in trouble yet again.

This time around, it is a samurai sword belonging to a Japanese prince our heroes are guarding. They are attacked by a group of kabuki make up wearing swordsmen who steal the thing right out from under them. The prince sets sail in the morning, so Jim and Artie only have one night to recover the sword.

“The Night of the Samurai” returns to the usual light-hearted adventurous feel with a dash of humor the series is known for rather than the darkly violent tone of the previous. The plots are awfully similar. The sword has been stole by an old friend of Jim’s named Gideon, a Westerner deeply attached to the samurai tradition, who stole the sword in order to end the United States’ growing influence in Japan. We also taught Jim how to fight with samurai swords, so take a wild guess what the climax is all about.

Before, we get there, we have some fun double crosses. An informant named the Dutchman leads Jim and Artie on a wild goose chase. Reiko, one of the prince’s servants, seems to be an ally, but instead leads the two into Gideon’s clutches. Even the prince’s translator, played by Wo Fat himself, Keigh Deigh, appears to be up to no good when he offers to rent the sword from a disguised Artie only for fifteen minutes.It turns out the sword is not so much sacred as it has nearly $ 1 million worth of jewels stashed in its hilt. That might be a commentary on the sacred traditions of Japan versus American greed, but I am not sure. If it makes you feel good to think so, be my guest.

In spite of a plot which is not only unoriginal, but almost a direct lift of the previous episode, “The Night of the Samurai” is fun viewing. Artie disguises himself as a Portuguese sailor in one of my favorite of his disguises and flirts with a fat woman I swore was a man in drag for at least five minutes. The Dutchman has plenty of hints of being modeled after Count Manzeppi, but Victor Buono played the type of roll so much more memorably.

Rating: *** (out of 5)

Katy Perry's Elmo T-Shirt

I suspect this photo from Katy Perry's Saturday Night Live appearance will be a Google trend before the credits roll.