@ Lincolns Revenge - I generally like the show. There are just a few things here and there that stick out as "well, that wouldn't happen…"

I am a lawyer, and there's a scene every single freaking episode where I scream at the television, usually because of an egregious conflict of interest or ethical violation being committed. This week's? Agreeing to be lead counsel on a case in military court when neither of them had any experience at all beyond…

Agree - sounds much more like an interesting, but failed, experiment than like a bad idea from the start. Under different circumstances (e.g., fewer contributors of higher quality), it could maybe have been truly amazing.

Was going to mention Betty Brant. She was actually in the Toby McGuire movies, though in a pretty small role (way overshadowed by MJ). Would be totally fine if they do a full movie where she's the love interest, but she ends up with Ned Leeds (the Hobgoblin!) at the end.

I thought the biggest sin of Clerks II was that Smith failed to make the obvious "Now that's what I call ass to mouth!" joke during the donkey show.

At least, she'd definitely be in the top three?

I used to work about a block from the Abercrombie in Midtown Manhattan (at 5th Ave/56th Street), and every freaking morning there would be this long line of people outside waiting to go inside. I never once understood it. There were other stores already open, so why don't you go to one of them to kill some time? …

A friend of mine was an extra in Proof. After the day of filming, all she could talk about was Gwyneth Paltrow's jiggly butt.

Yeah, wasn't this right after the Gigli debacle? No way it could have done well, even if it were a fantastic movie.

In all fairness, Movie Poop Shoot was a pretty accurate representation of Aint It Cool News.

Honestly, rather than thinking the extra 45 minutes would help Jersey Girl, I think that the film is hurt massively by having a prologue at all. The first 15 or 20 minutes go through all this setup that is really not that important, and a lot of it is just stupidly distracting (esp. the Fresh Prince stuff). All of…

Oh, and I guess that should be RIAA. Got my acronyms mixed up there for a minute…

@ Oh That Knife - I missed a pre-sell out Liz Phair show in 1998. I had a ticket, but decided not to go at the last minute because I had other stuff to do and thought, "oh well, can always see her some other time…" Alas, no.

Maybe the Sex Pistols? Their fall off was so severe they never had a second studio album, despite being one of the most influential bands pretty much ever.

@ Shrike - totally agree. That's the song that immediately came to my mind ("There's people on the street got diseases from monkeys…"). I wonder if Rabin didn't mix them up. I mean, Inner City Pressure works too, but it's not nearly as good an example.

I, too, really like whitechocolatespaceegg. Not as amazing as Exile, but there's some pretty good stuff in there. And definitely still a distinctive voice trying to find its own place in the world, rather than trying to steal Britney's voice/place in the world.

I still consider the true moment of Liz Phair's crossover into the darkness when she appeared (at basically the same time as this) on Real Time with Bill Maher as a shill for the RCIA. Now, I totally get artists wanting to get paid for their work. But defending the RCIA right when they suing grannies and 8 year old…

"Molestation" is not a legal concept. Based on the local laws, it would probably be something like "attempted sexual assault".

They are available on DVD, but in non-anamorphic versions. If you have a widescreen television, you will have to zoom in to get the full image and will lose most of the benefit from (a) your TV and (b) the DVD format.

@ Jorge - I want to say the "limited edition" DVDs from a few years back were ripped from the laserdiscs rather than VHS, so it should be the same quality. Not anamorphic, but should be watchable.