That's coz of CBC federal funding, no? Same with prizes on Blankety Blank (BBC). Laws prohibited big game show prizes since the money came from the public till.

And Wogan is no Peter Serafinowicz!

I agree completely. If we can frame the Blankety Blank issue philosophically, with some assistance from Trent Reznor:

The Dawson seat should go, in perpetuity, to Neil Hamburger. If they can afford him. Also, Kristen Schaal for #6 immediately.

"Maa-aax! I want you inSIDE me!"

(I actually wrote about this film in a book four years ago, but you know, if it's not on the web, it doesn't count, right?)

Congrats to CineCraft and I Will Probably for catching me in an inexcusably sloppy error. If you guys email my privately (mjsicinski at gmail) with your names and home addresses, I will send you each a check for $12.50. That's right, no joke. Once AV Club pays me, I will send you each half of the 25 measly dollars I…

I apologize for this. I realize this will sound like the ultimate in bad faith, but in the original edit, there were sentences that contextualized this statement with much more nuance. (I hurriedly signed off on the final edit, though, so I am responsible for the text.) There is no "essence of blackness," of course.…