I should clarify that I only listened to the audiobook, so the characters quite literally sounded different from each other! I can see how that might not be the case if you read them instead.

Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, John Turturro, Jay O. Sanders, Becky Ann Baker, Rob Reiner, MARK HAMILL, gosh he was great, they all were. That audiobook is so much fun.

At first I was really disappointed that the book wasn't getting a more faithful adaptation, but now I'm thinking that no adaptation, regardless of form or fidelity, probably should have been attempted. World War Z is an excellent book, which in turn made for a terrific audiobook. But the strength of the book is…

Well said, Buzz. And I'd add that if you're watching something with James Gandolfini, odds are he'll be the best thing about it.

I believe it was that same source who noted that The Daily Growl is not a reputable journal of opinion.

Soul-crushing as "Jurassic Bark" is, I get a bigger emotional punch from "Fryrish." Such a great ending. Ah geez, now I'm thinking about it. *sniff*

BAD NEWS, EVERYONE.

Wouldn't it be funny if Craig's birthday got ruined by, like, five Seth MacFarlanes right now?

Counter-counterpoint: John Goodman dances!

I bet "Teenage Wasteland" is his favorite Who song, too.

I'll take eight!

Hm, that's a good point, and the misconception itself is an unfortunate one.

Did you know that Willie Nelson smoked a joint on the roof of the White House when he was a guest of the Carters? He said he had never felt safer in his life.

Marvelous! I bet that's a very interesting gig - who doesn't like Chicago politics? Well, I guess Jane Byrne, maybe.

Al, I'm as big a Spielberg apologist as they come (I LIKE ALWAYS, OK???),  but even I can't get myself to defend Crystal Skull.

CONCERT THREAD

You know what's great? COSTCO FROZEN YOGURT. And it's $1.35, that's it. It's only gone up a dime in my lifetime. It's comforting to think that no matter what tragedies and absurdities may occur in this crazy, mixed-up world of ours, I can still go over to Costco with two dollars and get some frozen yogurt and change.

The Sears Tower is .442 kilometers tall!

A few months ago, that movie was on the various HBO channels quite a bit. Is there a specific reason the Law & Order "THUNK-THUNK" sound effect was used as a scene transition?

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