I gotta say, The Hat Transition in Last Crusade is my favorite time-passed-transition ever. And not just because he goes from being River Pheonix to Harrison Ford. Or maybe just because that, but isn't that enough?

The West Wing was never a plot-driven show, as the estimable Mr. Heisler notes. It's a character driven show. The things that happen are more to tell us more about the people who work in the White House than to further any story line about what they might do. Sure, Josh and Donna's relationship does go back to normal…

Ratatoille was just a pedestrian retelling of Silence of the Lambs.

Ratatoille (aside from being impossible to spell) talks about and depicts food in a beautiful and innovative way. They use sounds and abstract pictures to show how flavors work together. In this age of food porn it struck a chord with a lot of people.
It also shows how good food can transport you to a different time…

"loose retelling of the story of Theseus"
in that it also involves a well-shaped fella named Theseus? 'cause hooooo is this not anywhere near a Theseus myth (I mean, I guess it's kinda like the one where he tries to rescue his lover/bff from Hades maybe a little).
That's not to say I'm not gonna watch the shit outa…

I can see it work if they set it a few years down the road, when Andy has his own kids (or even better, grandkids) and they find woody and have their own adventures. Cars 2 excepted, Pixar has earned the benefit of the doubt.
Plus by the time this comes out, they'll have already taken over the world and be telling us…

Oliver Platt-Babish
Oliver Babish: Nature, like a woman, will seduce you with its sights and its scents and its touch, and then it breaks your ankle, also like a woman.
Abbey Bartlet: What the hell kind of dates are you going on, Oliver?
Oliver Babish: I hear you.

…how to wed a goose?

I never thought of the commanding officer as threatening Leo, merely illustrating the point that nothing in war is as black and white as Leo seemed to think. The C.O. was being manipulative, sure, but that doesn't make it a less effective scene.

it's like sputnik: spherical but quite pointy in parts

She *was* originally beautiful. So beautiful that Poseidon raped her in the temple of Athena, which pissed Athena off. Athena decides the best way to punish the girl for being so rape-able in her temple is to make her all snakey/statuifying. Wooo Greek myth!

::Continued spoilers::

I'm still waiting for a Conan the Librarian movie. Shit would be gooold.

worst. porn. ever.

I'm here!

scotteb wins at the internet.

the attic
The pimps (for lack of a better word) were talking about maybe sending Echo to "the Attic." Has this been mentioned before? What happens to an operative who retires? Do they get to go free and live in the world, or is it like La Femme Nikita (SPOILERS for LFN if anyone cares) where they're told they get to…

Not true! They both have weak beginnings, but it is widely agreed (at least in these hallowed halls) that Fringe started kicking quite a bit of ass about halfway through the season. I have the same hopes for Dollhouse.
Also, dygital: to vs. too. learn it, love it.

Really, professional journalists?
Yucky? Really? No, but really, NYT?

I would have really like to see what someone like Emma Caulfield could have done with this kind of character. I think she was by far the most talented actress on Buffy and the most versatile.
On the other hand, as has been noted, actresses with somewhat-less-than-awesome talent/skills have made this kind of character…