I'll take advantage of this empty stage to talk about how I finally saw Rounders this weekend (thanks Netflix Instant). It hit all the hallmarks of a 90's movie in a good way. Great, great interplay between Damon and Norton, and I'm no poker expert, but I get the impression that the pros would adopt this movie like…

This ain't the popular pick around here, but the one episode of a podcast I return to the most is the first SModcast back after the failure of Zack and Miri. They'd been off the air for like two months and their triumphant return was smashed into a meek limp back to square one.

This ain't the popular pick around here, but the one episode of a podcast I return to the most is the first SModcast back after the failure of Zack and Miri. They'd been off the air for like two months and their triumphant return was smashed into a meek limp back to square one.

At what point would they finally heed his neverending cries of 'YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY IM A COP JESUS YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY MY NAMES SO-AND-SO NOT THE OTHER GUY!!!!!'

At what point would they finally heed his neverending cries of 'YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY IM A COP JESUS YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY MY NAMES SO-AND-SO NOT THE OTHER GUY!!!!!'

IMNAHWEARINHOCKEHPADS

IMNAHWEARINHOCKEHPADS

Bad. Movie. Fun. Watch. With. Friends. Amy. Good. Mother.

Bad. Movie. Fun. Watch. With. Friends. Amy. Good. Mother.

This is a side-effect of the crazy corporate synergy for big movies added to the insatiable curiosity of the internet.

This is a side-effect of the crazy corporate synergy for big movies added to the insatiable curiosity of the internet.

I never understood how those people can enjoy the actual experience of watching the movie when they've basically been studying it for the past year.

I never understood how those people can enjoy the actual experience of watching the movie when they've basically been studying it for the past year.

But older OLDER trailers had slow pacing, longer time, and showed whole chunks of scenes. Dare I say they were more spoiler-y than modern-day stuff.

But older OLDER trailers had slow pacing, longer time, and showed whole chunks of scenes. Dare I say they were more spoiler-y than modern-day stuff.

Silk Spectre wrote music?

Silk Spectre wrote music?

Nah, just a couple pipes.

Nah, just a couple pipes.

IT seems to be the ultimate example of 'if you didn't see it when you're a kid, you just don't get it'.