The book takes place over eight days, but yes, it would still have to be something like 2/3rds of a day per episode.

2007 was an insanely good year for movies.

@LurkyMcLurkerson:disqus The stage version of The Producers was ecstatically received and won shitloads of Tonys (rightly so, IMO - it's a terrific show).

I like both versions, though in different ways. I prefer Wilder's Wonka but Burton's Charlie. I like the added material better in Burton's (I feel about the Slugworth/Charlie's classroom material what most people feel about the Christopher Lee stuff), but the ending to Wilder's was more effective. Most of the songs…

To date, that scene is the hardest I've seen my mother laugh at anything ever.

George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words. If society collapses, the curse words are the most valuable.

I got almost all of them via my memory and Google, but Linnekar is the only one I can't figure out. I feel like I know it, but can't make the leap.

Agreed - there were times that I laughed at the ridiculousness, but it was overall tasteful and respectful of the addict and the families.

I loved Weekend, so I'm optimistic. But I imagine that like most gay shows, it'll depict the struggles of upper-middle-class city-dwelling white male gym rat gays and stereotypical queens. We already got that show twice on Showtime. How about some minority queers, or rural gays, or transsexuals, or GLBT folks that…

As a fat gay, I'm guessing two for comic relief, and a butch lesbian too.

The first 2/3rds of Season 8 was awful rehash, but the last third was some of the best stuff the show's ever done. No arguments about the finale though - the only great thing was the final clock.

I saw Jeff in Lawrence in February, was 10 feet from the stage, and you bet you ass there were some grown dorks crying, myself included. But "calm, passive, and worshipful" is definitely how I would describe that crowd.

I finally watched Les Mis, or Extreme Close-Ups Of Anguished Faces Singing Songs Without Melodic/Emotional Progression. I didn't really hate it - there were moving scenes and moments, Hathaway and Jackman were great - but it missed more than it hit, and felt at least an hour longer than it was.

I wore through at least one set of Wayside School books. They're amazing.

I know you're probably right, but the dude's been calling people fags for far too long for that excuse to fly. YOU DON'T JUST GET TO CHOOSE TO REDEFINE WORDS, YOU FUCKSHIT.

Aside from the hundred other reasons to love it, I love how so much of the background for CoM's story world is conveyed in the setting. Plot points are seen on billboards, floating screens, newspaper clippings, occasional camera movements and asides to regard soon-to-be-explained things (like the Fugee cage near the…

It's a "drop what you're doing and go rent it right the fuck now" kind of movie. The best film of the aughts in my book.

I remember this one! And the quick-edited sequence creates a Stomp-esque music number. And then they run out of coffee before their parents wake up, and they treat it like a relative had just been murdered.

With the oh-so-subtle "With A Little Help From My Friends" playing in the background.

Yes! It's creepy and dirty, and not in a fun way. Just listening to it makes me feel violated.