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So how does that site not have ANY stills from The Anderson Tapes? That entire movie is nothing but video and film cameras, bugs, mics and tape machines, recording almost everything Sean Connery does!

What do I listen to? Anything and everything. If it's music, I'll listen to it. Case in point: I'm listening to Sun Ra right now.

Cool. Give us your address and we'll start throwing pizzas on your roof. We'll see how well that goes for you.

Try raccoons. Those are the nastiest creatures on God's Green Earth.

And now you know why they didn't just film a show about meth dealing and the despair it causes, they set it there, as well.

One song not mentioned in this discussion, if only because it wasn't a big hit: "Prophet's Song," which opens side two of Night at the Opera. Yeah, everyone points to Bohemian Rhapsody, but this one is my favorite Queen song. Listen to the middle section, with its multi-layered acapella round singing, building to a

Actually, the only reason I know ANYTHING about Airport '75 – besides its obvious influence on Airplaine! – is a skit on the Carol Burnett Show that directly parodied it. All I really remember was the replacement pilot not coming in through the cockpit hole via helicopter, but jumping up to the plane via a giant

I know you were talking just about the theatrically released movies, but we'd all be remiss if we didn't mention SST Deathflight. MST3K fans know what I'm talking about.

Speaking as someone who worked in an archaic TV studio in the early 90s, I can attest to the technology described here. Of course, the only real matte work we were doing involved the weather forecast, but that's what almost EVERY television studio does with this technology. As for why we can't make it more real? Well,

I can tell you right now, just in the opening scene on Hoth, a LOT changed, as rough drafts will. The abominable snow monster that attacked Luke? Those were all over the rebel base in Brackett's script. Also, I remember pipes bursting during the Empire's attack on the base and spraying rebels, instantly freezing them

I'm a dumbass, I'm a dumbass I'm a dumbass. I think I mentioned something about Arthur C Clarke being from Portales. DUMBASS. I meant Jack Williamson. It's the Jack Williamson collection at Easyern New Mexico University. Forgive me, I'm sick right now

And now to pump up my geek cred: I've read that first draft of Empire Strikes Back written by Leigh Brackett. It had hand-written notes on it by George Lucas.

Not sure if anyone has already mentioned this (I'm to lazy to scroll through). It's from Treehouse of Horror (don't know which one. Again, lazy), in which we learn of Bart's "evil" twin brother, Hugo
Cue Dr.-soon-to-be-possibly-killed-off?-Hibbert when explaining the birth:
"But what to do with poor Hugo? Too crazy for

"Well it's the Taking of the Phelam 1-2-3
If you want to do the rhyme, then come see me…"

This was one of my mom's favorite authors. It was always easy to get her a birthday or Christmas gift: Just get her the latest P.D. James book! Not sure what I'll do now.

Aaaaaaahhhhhh yeeaaaahh! I remember one of my fraternity brothers bringing this up in college, and we all IMMEDIATELY started singing and dancing to it, in public, without a trace of shame. This is, without a doubt, my favorite Sesame Street song EVER.

Near and far. Made me laugh as a kid, reduced me to tears of laughter as an adult.

As soon as I saw the picture at the top of this post, I knew someone . . . SOMEONE was going to re-create Navin Johnson's tirade as he reached the nadir of his life. Congratulations Erik Adams for doing exactly what I would have done – completely copy someone else's superior writing and pass it off as my own.

So right. The Braves were in so many World Series in the 90s, they've all blurred together. I grew up with Braves baseball, WTBS and Tush, so I had a weird special connection to Jan Hooks. I was very glad when she joined SNL, it was like seeing an old friend at a reunion and rejoicing at how well they've succeeded.

Let's not forget she started on Tush, the sketch show on what used to be known as WTBS. I know she remembered her Atlanta roots well, when – after the 1991 World Series, SNL host Christopher Walken congratulated Toronto for beating the Braves that night, Jan made a disappointed face. She always cared about where she