firsties!
Oh God, I'm so sorry.

Hmmm…
Not sure how to respond to The Golem. I choose to ignore the corporate fuck-tardery of the whole thing. I don't care that there's an AT&T banner hanging above Pearl Jam — it was too far away for me to see anyway. And I'm already customer of AT&T's.

the party line
There's no such thing as a critical party line; critics love to tell each other they're dead wrong. (It's fun!) We disagree around here all the time. I liked This Film Is Not Yet Rated. I loved American Movie. I love 30 Rock. I'm still quite fond of Entourage, whereas Steve is filled with blinding…

Indeed They Do
Holy shit, do people still listen to Pearl Jam. I meant to track down the sales figures for their past couple of discs, because I know for certain they don't sell nearly as much as they used to, but people were absolutely there to see them. A LOT of people. A scary number of people. And the band made it…

I haven't followed him closely for a while…
But listen to that song up there. It's pretty awesome, for lack of a better adjective.

Going Blank Again
I like Nowhere a lot, but nine times out of ten, I'll pick Going Blank Again. "Twisterella" is the jam. What a fine world, where we can own them both…!

Some answers
1. The guy on the Pavement DVD is Rian Murphy, who's label manager (or something like that) at Drag City, and obviously an old friend of the band. He's also been known to play in bands (Chestnut Station) and so some weird-ish stand-up (like reading spam subject lines). People don't seem to understand that…

And yes
Tom Sizemore. Typing error. Blog posts are self-edited, and I was so excited talking about crappy TV, I didn't catch it. Tom Sizemore. Relatively famous actor. Bragged a lot about how Spielberg and Michael Mann loved him. What a mess.

Michaels as director / Baio's money
According to the wonderfully useful imdb, Bret Michaels has actually directed more than one film, including A Letter From Death Row and No Code Of Conduct, each starring a Sheen. As for Chachi, there's a pretty steady stream of bit TV acting listed; apparently that's enough to keep…

A clip, at Mr. Tobias' request.
Scott looking pathetic on the red carpet — the creepy dude next to Scott's girlfriend is Johnny V.

Indeed I am.
Sort of. I'm more excited for the second season of the show, because I can't imagine listening to an album of Deathklok songs. But I highly recommend Metalocalypse to anyone whose eyes might be scanning this sentence. It's especially fun to watch the songs with subtitles on.

Hipster
I started writing a long comment about the word "hipster" and its various connotations, but thought that maybe just some simple advice (both for myself and anyone else who might want it) would be more helpful:

Nice job, Noel.
I could tell you this in a private e-mail, Noel, but let me say it in front of all the people. You got a really good interview out of Mr. Adams. Nicely done.

Me, too.
Very nice, Tasha. Kurt Vonnegut is, without a doubt, the novelist whose work is most important to me. I was lucky enough to see him speak in Madison a few years ago, and though he was coughing up a lung, he was an incredible presence.

What about the movie?
The TV revival seems like a cruel April Fool, but there's apparently been a movie bandied about forever. It's even got a release date on imdb — 2008. Of course, the rumors have been swirling since 2000, with this never-gonna-happen cast: Ving Rhames, Mel Gibson, Jim Carrey, and Christian Bale.…

I like Entourage (but I still don't like Dane Cook)
I like Entourage a lot, Steve. I think it's funny _and_ smart. And it's probably a more realistic look at Hollywood than most, umm, looks at Hollywood. But why should it be believable? Nothing on TV is believable. Is CSI? 24? The Hills is the most unbelievable shit…

More…
Oh, and from the people who brought you that amazing Ahnuld thing a couple of weeks ago… <a href=http://bnt.ytmnd.com/>Cage takes this lady to task for a toast problem.</a>

Re: The Plot
Really, it can't be overstated how completely nonsensical the "plot" to get Cage to the island is. The whole car-crash sequence at the beginning just makes NO sense at all. Plus: (Spoilers coming) Why did they let him just hang out on the island for days and cause trouble (and dropkick Leelee) if they…

ummm…
This is the "blog" section of the site, Joe1. This is a very bloggy thing, and doesn't seek to be anything more. I think you'll find that the regular A.V. Club content is still fully intact, and is in no danger of being overridden because I posted this wacky little timewaster. Deep breath. Enjoy, or ignore.

It's like…
looking into the face of God. All of the world's ugliness and beauty wrapped up into one. Hilarious, poignant, sad, ridiculous. And the new orange walls aren't even to blame. Either that or it's just funny and stupid. But I laughed, then was transfixed, then laughed some more. I watched for a solid 3-4…