Hang on, Toby. No CGI or green-screen? How did they get his pants on in the jacuzzi?

cool story

Yeah, for a show that's at least partly concerned with studying a shifting culture I was really looking forward to seeing the Beatles' impact. They did a good job of incorporating the marches in Alabama and Kennedy's assassination and I really thought they'd make use of the British invasion in some way. So far they…

I didn't think of it before reading it here but it makes total sense that he semi-sabotaged that pitch on purpose - intending to either drag them into a campaign that would transform their image or tell them to hit the bricks. It's pretty obvious when you realize that Don's smart enough to know that that ad was way…

My guess is they'll find a somewhat safe way to make child prostitution jokes - maybe by having a 12-year old boy who won't take no for an answer. See, he's not a victim because he wants it so bad!*

GODDAMMIT!
I had to cancel a trip to Thailand a couple months ago because it was all flamey and tearing-itself-apart-y. I'm still trying to figure out when I'll get another chance to go. If I don't get there before this comes out it's just going to be overrun with a bunch of cockface douchebags. Shit!

I've got to go with the one where Mike almost does coke with Boner in the bathroom of some house party on Growing Pains.

fuck 'em
They deserve each other.

Yep, pretty obvious. Although I could see Abdi pulling off an upset if the final challenge breaks his way.

Pee-wee and . . . Lou Ferigno?

Is no one concerned about Paul Reubens' age?
I mean, the guy's almost sixty. He's pretty well-preserved but the whole man-child thing was a little creepy to begin with. Throw in some crow's feet and it starts to look downright disturbing - like smeared makeup on a clown.

just a little dept. of corrections thing here:

Groupthink
It really frustrates me how quickly consensus is reached in the judging segments. It seems like the first person who speaks determines what the judgment will be and the rest just rush in to pile on more of the same opinion. I haven't disagreed with them too much, but the fact that they haven't disagreed…

Was I the only one who thought that Abdi should have just turned in his sketch sheet - a series of human figures of varying shapes and proportions in different poses - as his cover? For a last minute switch it would have been a great move, referencing Dr. Frankenstein's creative process through his own.

That's fun. Let's see:

I was waiting for the big twist where the man laughed at you for your gullibility - swallowing the dead wife story and blindness to boot - because he was a seasoned prank call recipient who specialized in turning the tables and schooling young amateurs.

Mongo, I see your Demi Moore is a shitty actress and raise you a "she's completely miscast here". Also, Kevin Costner is not up to the job. Much like in JFK, he hits his marks and says the lines okay but is incapable of getting to the depths of his character's psyche.

I don't think Juno acts selflessly. I don't think she changes much at all. She cares about her friends no more or less than she always did but she's still basically selfish. The drive and determination we see in her after the axe-ident (heh heh) is mostly out of a combination of guilt and pride. She recognizes that…

JennifPez and the N word
As anyone who lives in New York City can attest, Puerto Ricans seem to love the shit out of that word and use at least as freely and frequently as African Americans. Yes, even in the presence of African Americans.

The future of this show:
teenagers taking shots to the groin.