B-52s
I was in my office listening to the B-52s when my secretary came in to tell me my mother had died.

Judge Reinhold vs. Judge Dredd.

I wouldn't call them power-pop (a little too sophisticated, lyrically), but the Vapors deserve a lot more respect than they usually get.

Sloan went to my high school
Or at least a couple them did. We invited them to give the speech at our graduation, and they said no.

Golden Compass wasn't that bad. It had two polar bears fighting.

For those needing a Wikipedia biblical primer:
Silas (Saul): http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
David: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
Jack (Jonathan): http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
Michelle (Michal): http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

I'm excited too. I think (hope) I've found a replacement for the soon to be dearly departed BSG.

Here's the bit I can't wait for (from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wik… ):

I liked it
I'm a bible-loving athiest, so this show gets my complete endorsement.

Leadership advice for Mr. Adama
You get more volunteers if you don't yell at them.

Spoiler alert!
No.

I've occasionally had dreams that end with a scrolling list of credits.

No longer the Jack Bauer show
This trend has been ongoing for a while, but it really sunk in with this week's episode - Jack doesn't get an awful lot of screen time.

The limited pools of content available on-line
This is the biggest change I've seen on the internet over the last couple years - now that so many sites are run as jobs and small businesses, rather than hobbies, content dries up on the weekends.

Herzog's most depressing film?
Clearly, someone hasn't watched "Even Dwarfs Started Small"

Katherine Moennig: America's sweetheart.

I am a different kind of nerd
Pat Buchanan and Lee Iacocca lookalikes in a superhero movie? Awesome.

#3 - Johnny Mnemonic

#1 - Hard Core Logo, of course,

When I was little I visited a friends house, and Harry and the Henderson's was playing on their TV.