Lots of sports! Tennis! They call it the U.S. Open. Crazy semis. Decent finals. And on Saturday I played golf in a cancer awareness tournament primarily organized by my mom.

Is anyone else reading TV (The Book) by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz? They ranked the top 100 American shows of all time, using a 10-point scale in 6 categories: Innovation, Influence, Consistency, Performance, Storytelling, and Peak (i.e., how good the show was at its best, relative to the rest of the top…

How can I forget? Andrea Barber was on my Emmy wishlist!

I plead the fifth!

Maybe. I might be busy. But keep me in the loop.

One of my favorite parts of the Better Things premiere was when one of the daughters was playing Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, partly because it's a composition that I know I'd heard in a movie before, but I couldn't quite place it. I was pretty sure that it was in a scene that was kind-of-romantic and wistful. I had in…

Unfortunately technically incorrect, but spiritually awesome.

Here's how I knew it was Gattaca: "Jerome, Jerome, the metronome"

1. You're missing at least two.

SUPER CHUNK ANSWERS
1. Closer, Cold Mountain, and My Blueberry Nights (We guessed Closer, New York, I Love You, and Your Highness)
2. "Jerome, Jerome the metronome" … it was Gattaca (We got this.)
3. The intended answer was Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, but as the answer sheets came in, it became clear…

I'd probably go:
1. Riggle
2. Glaser
3. Carr
4. Jewel
5. Lowe
6. Davidson
7. Manning
8. Spade
9. Macchio
10. Ross
Huh? Coulter

9/6/16 MOVIE TRIVIA RECAP
We were ahead of regular favorites “Octopussy Control” and “The Beer Hunters” most of the night, but the mysterious “Lilo and Hitch” had the performance of their lives.
We were rock solid in the Commercial Voiceover Audio Round, only missing a couple (because Tim Allen sounds like George…

Film
Finally saw Sausage Party and Suicide Squad. Liked the former better than I feared, was as fascinated by the latter as I expected to be. Reviews here and here.
Watched sex, lies, and videotape, the (opposite) namesake of my trivia team. Hoo boy, Andie MacDowell. Classic creepy James Spader - he's so quiet compared…

In the favorite character names thread, I went MST3K-exclusive but somehow forgot to include Mr. Beardsley!

Have we heard a release date for MST3K?

FALL 2016 TV SCHEDULE THREAD!

I actually did play once, when Narrator was hosting and most of the players were former Dissolve-ers.

As a 10-year beard vet, I can also attest that facial hair decreases carding.

As for CB!B! TV, the guests for the final 10 episodes were recently announced. They include the widow Marshall, Lemond Bishop, the B, and quite a pair for the finale.

Any Tuesday night for whoever wants to visit me in Brooklyn.