Although the Massive missed me in it's initial story arc (too much telling, not enough showing), I respect Wood immensely and love what he's done with Conan. His range of emotion now has succeeded even the best of the Roy Thomas days.

I guess that I was lucky. As a black music geek (not nerd) in the 90's, and a former DJ, I had a lot of friends that were into different things. I hung out with other DJs and record store clerks, who respected Native Tongues rappers for the power and creativity of their lyrics. We liked NWA for Dr. Dre's tracks…

Back then, there was so much acid jazz, and so little of it is listenable today. But in the interest of getting into a "my favorite label was better than yours" pissing match, I very much enjoyed the output of James Lavelle's Mo'Wax label.

Good piece, but dammit. I've got most of these records, and now I'm going to be pulling them out to play all week. Back to the days of the endless hip-hop albums!

Follow-up question: Do you actually think Some Random Guy has seen a Tyler Perry movie?

The funny thing is, this is precisely the wrong time to be on TV as a straight-up bigot. With any luck, when half these people get kicked out of the house, they'll have no jobs. It's already happened to that Aryan chick.

Oh, what a time to live in! The beautiful, post-racial 21st century!

Yeah, who does she think she is, Jon Voight's daughter? What was her name again? I forget…

I stepped off of the Depp/Verbinski/Bruckheimer train early. It was back when I thought the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie had ended, and it went on about forty more minutes. I like Depp, but I wonder if comparisons between this movie and John Carter might end up being accurate.

Reasons Gabrielle Union isn't a bigger star: One may be just bad judgment. For example, what made her think taking the female lead in that short-lived Night Stalker update a few years ago was a good idea? Also, I think she frequently doesn't play to her strengths. Often playing the temptress, when she's best qualified…

Huh?

Sometimes these things pass. For example, Ghost Rider will never again be as ubiquitous as he was during the 90's. But Wolverine has remained as popular as he has because he is pretty much all things to all people, and has been featured in some great storylines. He typifies the Modern Badass Hero, and Hugh Jackman's…

Plus, professional courtesy between assholes, and all.

One way this show is like Lost is the way the captives here are blatantly failing to share information with each other. Hank is supposedly the only city councilman inside the Dome. How come between hiding propane receipts and putting out house fires with bulldozers, he hasn't yet made an attempt to organize a town…

Didn't Dean Norris accuse the Arsonist Pastor of being high on something, too? Propane? Propane accessories?

Well, no script from BKV this week. TV journeyman Rick Cleveland wrote it. I think his last credit was on House of Cards. Hopefully, this doesn't mean Vaughn is done writing episodes.

Skeet Ulrich sends his love.

Well, after the fine, nuanced portrayal that Dean Norris has given us on Breaking Bad over the years, it's kind of disappointing to see him move to the kind of rote, macho prick roles that he played before BB.

With Ciara, the music is beside the point. Witness: Her clothed strip show on the BET Awards Sunday. Quite impressive. And, unlike Mariah Carey, she didn't even bother pretending she was singing.

Okay, okay. Never mind.