i think he does, tho. i remember him saying Coolio changed his mind after getting a royalty check. I think because he directly reproduces the music (and parodies the lyrics) the songwriters/producers get a check.

It's a state law! You can look it up!!

I'm no fan of Matt Lauer (he's an ass, and Curry deserved better) - but how is his joke (assuming it was meant to be funny) all that offensive? A bunch of women = Lillith Fair. It's not all funny, but it's a hack joke/reference. It's only offensiveness is its hack obviousness.

but what about Weird Al? Word Crimes is my favorite song on that album - i'd hate to think it's collateral damage in all this…

until the series finale, where he makes it home and auditions to play drums for Spinal Tap

this movie is surprisingly subversive. The protagonists' ethos is that the only way to enact change in America is to kill all the pigs - and the Atty General of the US sanctions his actions at the end of the film!!!

to be fair: WWZ was *rescued* by Lindelof's 3rd-act (and 11th hour) rewrite.

that's what i thought too - the two dumb characters (the geologist and biologist) were NOT top men in their field - if they were, they wouldn't have signed away years of their lives on an undisclosed mission.

absolutely right. i think it was just a hedge against coming in 3rd to a bunch of Zero scores. After all -we've seen some *paltry* winners lately. :)

yeah, i guessed Ohio at first, b/c it can be done with one hand. But then re-read and saw it was "one row" - and it had to be alaska (possibly iowa, but no).

well, but: if he's wagering everything, he's either betting that the leader will fail to cover a double-up, or be wrong. THe former is possible, if a TS is likely (not with this category) - but it's not like betting every last dollar would help him overcome her if she covers his double-up. He still needs her to be…

see - i don't think he left off the "n" - he said "Apennees" - which makes me think he was confabulating the Italian Apennines with the Pyrenees (in France/Spain). Of course, he might've been able to correct his first impulse if he'd thought about it for an extra second, but still, not as simple as "mispronouncing"

any Alien sequel will be farther from Alien: Resurrection (1997) than A:R was from Alien (1979) - 18years. Crazy to think about, especially b/c the FX quality of A:R was so good.

for some reason, i brainfarted and thought HD Thoreau wrote LoG. As soon as i heard WW, i couldn't believe my idiocy

" a gentleman as someone who looks down on his past self, whereas snobs look down on others. Anyone can be a gentleman, regardless of gender or socioeconomic background, provided they adopt the look and bearing of the idealized, mid-century British upper class. Gentlemen, not elected governments, are the only ones fit…

it's cliche in a lot of ways, but i always liked the Jack Lemmon/Ted Danson movie Dad (featuring a young Ethan Hawke, Kevin Spacey, and Ms Dukakis). It's sweet and funny, and it helps that Jack Lemmon looks like my grandad in that film.

exactly. Dan Rather got crucified for trusting his producer, who got suckered by someone proffering false info, and rushing the story before it could be fully vetted. Williams knowingly lied (though, harmlessly) to puff himself and other up when the truth would have sufficed

"what is an abortion?"

i know it's the second ep in a week to mention US Grant as a President. I don't know shit about Grant, certainly not his Mother's maiden name. Geez.

"What is a benghazi?" "What is a petronas?" WHAT?! If you don't know the Burj Khalifa, just don't guess…