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Zapp Rowsdower
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Apparently the climax of Men in Black II was supposed to take place atop the WTC. The hectic rewrites and reshoots probably explain why the film turned out like it did. (The "We Hate Movies" episode about MIB2 goes into detail about this.)

I don't know if I can bring myself to watch it, because I was living in Newfoundland at the time and remember the case all too well. (Shirley Turner even went to med school with a friend of mine.)

If you look closely, there's a billboard for "Hardball" (the Keanu Reeves baseball movie) there, too.

"I thought I stopped feeding you weeks ago!"

I'm sure the execution was lousy, but am I the only one who doesn't think "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure" was a bad idea for a movie?

I was glad they did a callback to their really, really early episode featuring the Louie Anderson Boy Scouts comedy THE WRONG GUYS.  All of their old episodes are worth a listen, but it's this episode (and then the SUPERMAN III and IV ones shortly thereafter) where they really started to find their footing.

These were TV movies, which seem to bring out the best in WHM.  (Babycakes!)  I didn't request any made-for-TV films this time, but hopefully someone did.

Hard Target!

You know how FOODFIGHT could have been salvageable? Six words: Wilford Brimley as Quaker Oats Guy.

When I get this book I'll neeeeeever leeeeet it goooooooooo…

I had never heard of this movie, and now I'm kind of angry at them for informing me of its existence.

I'm pretty sure there was at least one "Hey, KEWL!!!" in there, too.

It still boggles my mind how Heigl could complain that "Knocked Up" was sexist, and then make "The Ugly Truth" (which, to be fair, was as demeaning to men as it was to women).

"The Knights of Prosperity" featured the one and only time Ray Romano was funny:

I didn't care much for the Batman Forever episode, mainly because they talked about the movie out of chronological order.  But The Pallbearer and Addicted to Love are classics.  (About the latter film: I remember when it was released in theatres, but I had no idea how freaking creepy it is.)

Too bad they can't re-do the (already hilarious) "Inspector Gadget" episode.   Dammit, now I'm pissed that I didn't call in to request the "Stepford Wives" remake for next month.

I've never much cared for ventriloquism, but the season Terry Fator won "America's Got Talent" is the one and only year I watched the whole season of that show.  His material might be hokey, but being able to pull off vocal impressions like that without moving your lips and while controlling a puppet is pretty

Two words: Gerard Butler.

I had no idea the actors playing Scarlett and Gunnar weren't American until I googled it.  Australia has a very active country music scene, but it's kind of striking to see and hear a Brit pull it off.