I can't get over the premise.
Not the prisoners battling to the death part. That would fit on my very long list of cliches I love. The part where he's being controlled by a 17 year old.

Schwartzman was good in Rushmore, I Heart Huckabees, and Funny People. He may be a somewhat limited actor, but he's good within those limits.

Definitely with the ceviche. Also, Jennifer making it two times in a row makes gets her very close to Jamie/scallops territory.

You should play everything by that guy (jmtb02 is the name he designs under). He has plenty of other games, and they're almost all very good fun.

Seconded. They have gotten a little better in admitting flaws, and the user review system helps weed through things very quickly (don't bother with anything below a four). They have pointed me to some truly excellent games. I'm a big fan of Don't Look Back and Closure.

Dude, your comment made me go back to check the Bravo website, but you're right, Toby is coming back. I never thought they'd let that bastard back in front of their cameras again. Wolfgang Puck all the way.

Silly Buns: Wrong show. You're thinking of Hell's Kitchen, where a contestant made a margarita french toast, and tried to do a shot with Gordon Ramsey. He just looked at her like she was insane. I don't even think he tried the toast.

It's about one month too late for me. I'd been following the price drop rumors since last NOVEMBER, and I finally gave up. Dammit!

Hmm. So many to choose from. The first that comes to mind is Carlos Mencia, maybe followed by Dane Cook. Apparently obnoxious comedy makes me more unreasonably angry than other douchebaggery.

It works much better when you watch it on Hulu. Fast forward past the lame rewards and punishments, and all the crap "drama", and just watch total fools make a mess in the kitchen while a crazy man yells at them. Good times.

It looks like we have our villain.
With this show, I submit that Michael is now unequivocally our villain of Top Chef Masters. There's the obvious with the dick-waving contest with Dale, and the make-them-say-my-name interview technique.

I'd take a little more sabotage.
The show could've been a lot more interesting if more people were willing to throw a wrench in the works. What's the point in having someone shop for someone else if they'll just buy the same things anyway?

Any love for Kitchen Confidential?
You can catch its entire run on Hulu, and it's not too bad a show. Certainly better than most of the other shows on Hulu you've never heard of.

Really, the Dragonbone Chair? The first book (the only one I made it through) was interminable — and it was hundreds of pages shorter than Game of Thrones, which I read in two sleepless days. Maybe it had some of the plot points first, but I wouldn't know. I never made it that far.

I agree, I love this column, can't wait for more. I've never seen this movie, but I felt the scene, even without context. And having it dissected to see how it ticks…This is why I read this board.

Gray talk: Also Tropic Thunder.

HipsterDBag, all his movies? Really? I liked Chasing Amy and Clerks, but if you try to defend Dogma as anything more than a trainwreck (with a few bright spots), I will cut you.

Askewniverse? Really?
Can I just say, Kevin Smith seems overall like a nice guy. But every time he talks about the "Askewniverse (TM)", I really,really want to punch him in the face.

Lawyer here. As a few others mentioned, the best realistic courtroom movie is Anatomy of a Murder, with Jimmy Stewart. Top notch movie, too. Go watch it.

I'm glad someone here mentioned Illuminati. I love that game, but like C&K, it takes way too long to explain the rules, so it's been years since I got a group together that could play it. So much fun.