ATHF Strikes Boston

So after the trailer I posted the other day, I thought I should let you know that the viral marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Colon, Movie Film For Theaters put Boston on lockdown most of today. Officially what happened is that Time Warner obtained permission to put inconspicuous marketing materials on the sides of buildings and bridges around metropolitan Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Austin, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. They elected to advertise in the form of Lite Brite circuit boards with the Mooninites, the characters you see above. That was two weeks ago. Well this morning someone called police to report mysterious circuit boards in a couple locations in Boston. Being a bureaucracy that a major city government like Boston is, nobody bothered to tell people about these things and they were treated as potential explosive devices. The city basically got shutdown and rerouted while police investigated. Check out this quote from this Fox News article:

At least one of the devices was described to FOX News as a computer keyboard, to which a picture of someone "flipping off" the viewer was taped. Officials at the time suggested that the picture might be an attempt to mock police investigating the device.

Now prepare yourselves for the pictures:

The up close shot

The long distance shot

And here's an episode called Mayhem Of The Mooninites, featuring the center of all of today's trouble.

And this is from the Fark.com message boards on the Boston story. I don't think I can mention the awesomeness of that site and its users often enough. Boston, you suck.
The upclose shot of the Lite Brite circuit boards hanging around Boston. Wow. Just wow. Look at that bomb.

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Checking In With Kevin Federline

Honestly, this goes a long way towards improving my perception of him.

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Kelly Ripa Is A Wet Blanket

I wonder what would have happened if they had just 30 more seconds to follow through that conversation.

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Random Photos

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My Fantasy Congress Team

So I brought this up Saturday night, and I know the Drew and Liz are probably interested in who I'll be starting in my Fantasy Congress lineup. For a quick refresher on the point system check out my previous post. Above you can see the team photo. My team name is This Too Shall Pass. The rest of this is as much for my own preparation as it is for your entertainment. I now have two days and 151 points to draft three more players. So here's a rundown on what I have thus far. From the top:

Arlen Specter (R-PA, All-Star, Senate):
Committee on Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
Defense
Homeland Security
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
State, Foreign Operations
Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, HUD & Related Agencies
Committee on the Judiciary, Ranking Member
Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Special Committee on Aging
Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Ranking Member

Bill Clay (D-MO, Supporting, House):
Financial Services Committee
The Committee on Government Reform
Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census

Danny K. Davis (D-IL, Supporting, House)
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Ranking Member (Democrat with most seniority) of the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce
Committee on Small Business
Committee on Education and Workforce

Peter Hoekstra (R-MI, Allstar, House)
Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Eleanor Norton Holmes (D-D.C., House)
Government Reform Committee
Homeland Security Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Carl Levin (D-MI, Upper Senator)
Armed Services Committee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Intelligence Committee
Small Business Committee
Great Lakes Task Force
Smart Growth Task Force
Auto Caucus
Auto Parts Task Force

Sander Levin (D-MI, All-Star, House)
House Ways and Means Committee
Ranking Democrat on the Social Security Subcommittee.
He also serves on the Trade subcommittee.

Gwen Moore (D-WI, Rookie, House)
House Committee on Small Business
House Committee on Financial Services

Debbie Stabenow (D-MI, Lower Senator)
Senate Budget Committee
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

Melvin Watt (D-NC, All-Star, House)
House Financial Services Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Joint Economic Committee

Jim Webb (D-VA, L. Senator)
Committee on Armed Forces
Committee on Foreign Relations
Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA, Rookie, House)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Small Business Committee
Government Reform Committee

David Scott (R-GA, Rookie, House)
Financial Services Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Agriculture Committee

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Midomi

Here is an excellent idea. If you're anything like me, you love music but are terrible at singing. On top of that you have a habit of getting a song stuck in your head without knowing the song title or artist. Midomi is set to change all that. Now from the saftey and privacy of your own computer you can hum, sing or whistle the tune you're thinking of into your computer's microphone. The database checks the basic tune of the song against other user submissions and then provide links to the original artist recording. From what I can tell this may rely pretty heavily on people singing their favorite songs on their PC and then giving that recording the correct title so that Midomi can create the proper link. At this point it seems to be pretty hit or miss, but in time it could become pretty useful. For a sample of how Midomi might suck if people decide to abuse it, checkout this user-submitted version of the Ludacris song "Money Maker".

Finally, no more of these conversations:

"Have you heard that one song by ______"
"No, how does it go?"
"Nevermind, its not important"

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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie

It's coming. I will see it.

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The 66 Inch Vertical

This is Adrian Wilson, 6'3" strong saftey for the Arizona Cardinals, showing off in the team's weight room. I don't know what the official qualifications are for the vertical jump measurements at the NFL or NBA draft combines (they may require jumping from a still position), but this is absolutely ridiculous.

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Cell Phone Addiction

I hate to sound like a grumpy old man, but when I see something like this I fear for the future of our country. Kids nowadays. WTF?

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Epic Movie

I almost forgot to mention this. If I find out that you went to see Epic Movie, ever, we are no longer friends. These must be the same two of the six Scary Movie writers that previously created Date Movie.

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That Sucks For The Valet

You think you're having a bad day? Its probably nothing compared to this driver. What the hell do you even do or say in that situation? Good luck explaining that to the insurance company.

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The Kitty Wash

This has to be the most ridiculously cruel way of bathing your cat. I understand cats don't typically like water, but there are more humane methods of getting this done, but they aren't nearly as funny. You can see the the exact moment the cat figures out that this will end badly for him. Awesomely funny. Horribly cruel.

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Sarah Goldberg: American Idol

I think in the interest of full disclosure, Sarah Goldberg should be required to carry this video around with her and show it to any person attempting to date her. I mean this isn't just a crazy chick. This is a nuclear meltdown. An absolute catastrophe from start to finish. Just change the word sing to "made lasagna" or some other common but difficult household task and you can instantly get an idea of what dating her might be like. Also, be sure to check out the people in the background once she exits the tryout room and starts her rant about people being rude.

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Rico Gets Engaged

Well, I got the news this morning. My former roommate Rico (Rick) just got engaged to his girlfriend across the world in South Korea. I jokingly thought "what if?" when I saw the e-mail titled "News" in my inbox. Its been a while since we talked on IM and even longer since he sent an e-mail, but I still wasn't prepared for that. Congrats to you and Mi-Hyun. When he left, I posted a little goodbye in the form of a slideshow on this blog. This time I think I found something even better. I think I can firmly say on behalf of all your friends back here in the states "our little baby is all groweds up".

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The State Of The Union

In case you missed it, last night President Bush gave us the State Of The Union. Here are the highlights. John McCain played Dick Cheney in a fierce battle of MarioKart DS, and Nancy Pelosi blinked 2 times a second for 51 consecutive minutes. And then Bush introduced Wesley Autrey as a humble hero. Autrey responds by kissing his hands for the crowd and pointing at the Prez to give him love.
John McCain

Wesley Autrey

Nancy Pelosi

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The American Idol Game

Yet another reason to love DVR. I will be recording Friday Night Lights tonight in favor or playing the Fark.com American Idol drinking game. If you're sitting around tonight and feel like picking up a little Wednesday buzz, then check Fark.com/Entertainment and look for a link titled something along the lines of "Official "American Idol" auditions thread: Week 2, Part 1 (Memphis)" and then click on the (37) to the right of it. The number may vary, as it just counts the number of comments people have made regarding the topic. Anyhow, here are the rules:

1. When possible, guess if the person will be good or bad. If they prove you wrong, drink.
2. If a contestant cries, drink.
3. If a contestant uses the wrong door exiting the room, drink.
4. If a contestant uses profanity or gives a censored hand gesture, drink.
5. If a contestant sings a second song, or continues to sing while the judges ask him/her to stop, drink.

Its two hours tonight, so plan accordingly. Also, if there is a recurring theme for the night's episode that isn't covered by those rules you can probably assume it means you have to drink when it happens.

Oh also, clips from last week's auditions have finally surfaced on YouTube. So here are some clips you can use to mentally prepare for the drinking game.

Jason Anderson - "I've never been so insulted in my life". Yeah, well I am sure that changed last Wednesday at school. He pulled off the Superfecta of American Idol drinking game performances and forced me to down a whole beer:

Big Red - Don't forget, according to his MySpace page he is "herb friendly"
"Bush Baby" Kenneth Swale and Jonathan Jayne on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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College Library Pranks

Ahh. If only more people had laptops when I was in college. This guy must have a set routine about where he studies and when. His friends snag his laptop and change his Windows Startup sound to something a little more sensual. They turn the computer off and place it back the victim's possession. He arrives at the library, starts his computer and deals with the results. Bonus points for the goats/sheep. Audio is kind of crappy, but I have some headphones. Otherwise I'd say this is probably NSFW. And upon a second viewing I realize he actually flipped the computer over and took the battery out to stop the noise.

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2007 Oscar Nominees

The Oscar nominees were announced this morning, and I can safely say that either my taste in movies has severly declined or 2006 was a terrible year for the box office, or both. Just browsing through the movies and performances that were nominated in the major categories, I have only seen one of the movies, and aside from The Departed I don't really care to either. All links go to their IMDB page:

Best Picture
Babel
The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Letters From Iwo Jima appears to be the American made Japanese counterpoint to Flags Of Our Fathers. Both movies were made by Clint Eastwood, the movies were filmed back to back (but don't feature a single common actor), but Letters From Iwo Jima apparently turned out much better. Weird. The Queen looks like crappy movie about the behind the scenes issues of how Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair dealt with the death of Princess Diana. I am sure it is well made, but you would to drug and beat me to get me to see that.

Best Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole - Venus
Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

I didn't see any of these movies, and I haven't even heard of Half Nelson or Venus. Is it me, or is there a formula where you make a movie about African genocide/war lords and not only will people not criticize you, they'll shower you with awards because its based on a true story? Its strange. Maybe all these movies (Hotel Rwanda, The Constant Gardener) are all just that well made, but it just seems a little odd and formulaic. I like all the actors, but I can't say that I feel like any of them clearly deserve an Oscar. I mean if Denzel Washington just got one a couple years ago, I see no reason why Will Smith, Ryan Gosling or Leonardo DiCaprio should get one this early in their career other than that they appear to be nominated in a weak field. So I'll be pulling for Forest Whitaker. He's at least got a career in his past.

Best Actress
Penélope Cruz – Volver
Judi Dench – Notes On A Scandal
Helen Mirren – The Queen
Meryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet – Little Children

For all I know, every single one of these movies could be available on DVD right now. I haven't heard anything about most of them and in all likelihood will keep it that way.

Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin – Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley – Little Children
Djimon Hounsou – Blood Diamond
Eddie Murphy – Dreamgirls
Mark Wahlberg – The Departed

Not much to say here. Haven't seen many of these. Alan Arkin was the grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine. If he wins this will be like Anthony Hopkins in Silence Of The Lambs. He wins despite having a character with only 9 minutes of face time and something like forty lines of dialogue. Dreamgirls is that movie with Jamie Foxx and Beyonce about some 60's era black show business.

Best Supporting Actress
Adriana Barraza – Babel
Cate Blanchett – Notes On A Scandal
Abigail Breslin – Little Miss Sunshine
Jennifer Hudson – Dreamgirls
Rinko Kikuchi – Babel

Not much to say here.

Best Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu - Babel
Martin Scorsese - The Departed
Clint Eastwood - Letters From Iwo Jima
Paul Greengrass - United 93
Stephen Frears - The Queen

Top all of this off with Ellen Degeneres hosting, and I can be pretty confident I won't be watching this year.

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All Of My TV Shows Are Back

So last night was a huge night on TV for me. Three shows were all on the air at once, four actually (I don't count How I Met Your Mother). Prison Break at 8pm and the big showdown we've all been waiting for, 24 vs. Heroes at 9pm. First off, I made the decision to watch 24 live and DVR Heroes so I could watch it at 10pm. I am willing to admit that I think I made a mistake. But before I get into that, I want to talk about Prison Break.

Prison Break
I don't know what they did during the nearly two month break from airing episodes but last night's storyline came out on fire. It had a totally different feel than the last episode we saw. They joined up with Kellerman and for the first time since they escaped, they were one step ahead of the FBI and Secret Service and were able to actually make some progress in their attempt to vindicate themselves. You could argue that they were one step ahead during the entire escape since they haven't been caught, but last night's episode was the one time everyone on the show traveled and behaved in ways that didn't require enormous leaps of faith and logic. We didn't have an Agent Mahone "bolshoi booze" miracle of any kind. Michael, Lincoln and Kellerman even got the drop on Terrance Steadman, captured him, killed two Secret Service agents and escaped.

And then, in the final five minutes it all went in the toilet. Michael calls the local news station to turn himself in, just for some crazy, illogical power struggle to prove to Kellerman that he had a better plan. Then for no reason, Lincoln turns his back to Steadman and attempts to tuck his gun into the back of his pants and Steadman steals the gun from him and kills himself. So the cops and news trucks show up to the motel presumably to find the three guys and a dead body. End episode, with previews from next week looking like they are in yet another standoff with police outside the motel with guns drawn and no reasonable way to escape.

If they were so hell bent on doing the local news thing, they could have driven themselves to the local news station, surprised everyone and had a solid 10 minutes of videotaped airtime and some additional leverage if they wanted it (hostages and live television) when the cops finally showed. This episode simultaneously restored and then crushed my faith in the writers and direction of Prison Break. Hit continue to read my thoughts on 24 **This is a spoiler alert if you didn't watch last night**.


24
I am officially declaring that I believe this is the last season of 24. They have pulled out all the stops this season and frankly its getting ridiculous. First Jack has a dad, which means Jack was a baby, which means somewhere out there is a Chinese prison-like womb that was able to contain him. Then we find out that Jack has a brother that lives in L.A., like 8 minutes away from CTU and then we find out his brother is evil Bluetooth guy from last season that was working with President Logan. WTF!? Then, to top it all off we go into full Desperate Housewives mode and find out that Jack's brother married a girl that Jack left high and dry with plenty of left over feelings a whole bunch of years ago. Jack also meets his nephew for the first time in a while, and if it turns out that his nephew is actually Jack's son my head will literally explode at the stupidity of this season. They must have let a woman be the head writer this season, because all of this family bullcrap, coupled with Chloe's new found instability due to personal problems is really annoying. I liked her better as emotionally detached, sarcastic IT chick that was rerouting my packets of love to her personal workstation. This show is on thin ice. Not a good way to kick off the single episode nights.

Heroes
Hiro Nakamura is awesome. Best part of the show. Also, it is nice to see that everyone is starting to realize they have a part in the mutant universe that is bigger than they are. This whole Nikki/Jessica split personality thing with Ali Larter is like an enormous sandbag weighing everything down. She has this stray, loose end storyline that doesn't play into the larger storyline and she's a crappy actress to boot. One of those three must have a power that ties into everything else, but they most waster their time talking about $2 million briefcase that stems from an incident prior to the show's first episode and how Micah likes his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Awesome.

Despite all that, this quest for Hiro's sword is awesome and hilarious and its nice to see that Isaac got clean but maintained his ability to paint the future. Even Nathan Petrelli is coming around and the menacing Haitian is speaking and giving me confidence that this will eventually develop into something deeply complex and entertaining beyond the nuclear explosion storyline. Also I have yet to understand how Matt, the guy that hears people's voices, has yet to figure out that the menacing Haitian can screw with his powers. This is at least the third time he has seen him and fully understood that his powers weren't working. There were two other times where the Haitian was around the corner, when Claire and her dad were in the police station following the attempted murder. But at this point he should begin at least attempting to identify the potential variables.

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A News Comedy Smorgasbord

So how's this for a weird, smarmy comedy potpourri. Keith Olbermann and Seth McFarlane (creator, Family Guy) discussing Bill O'Reilly and Stephen Colbert doing the tit-for-tat talk show interviews from last week. Here are links to the full versions of O'Reilly on Colbert and Colbert on the O'Reilly Factor.

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Crazy Japanese Obstacle Course

It's been a while since I posted a clip from one of the many awesome Japanese game shows. This one is just 100% badass. If you like the Viking Obstacle Course Challenge they occasionally show on ESPN2, this is like that times 10. One guy, three stages. It makes me long for the days of American Gladiator. Click the blank space to get the video started.

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Ladies of Smallville

So every Friday, Dan and I pretty much have this argument about Smallville and who is the best looking lady on the show. Dan likes skanky, evil Lana who gets pregnant by rich jerks and doesn't mind being treated like a doormat. I think Lois is the best looking, but Chloe is by far the most attractive personality. So I am going to leave it up to you. Here are photos of Lana (Kristin Kreuk), Lois (Erica Durance) and Chloe (Allison Mack). This is as close as I could come to three similar photos for these women. Sure they each probably have a better photo in their portfolio somewhere, but I a not going to compare slutty underwear modeling to wholesome sun dresses and stuff. There is a poll at the bottom. You decide.Lana (Kristin Kreuk)Lois (Erica Durance)Chloe (Allison Mack)

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American Idol: Season 6

I don't know if you've been watching, but I have ventured into my customary two week stint with American Idol. These of course are the four episodes when all the sucky people get crushed and I feel better about general level of self awareness regarding my talents and abilities. Tuesday night was Minneapolis, but it appears that Fox has been proactive about preventing clips from showing up on YouTube because its been two days and nothing has shown up. So I am going to have to forgo video evidence for the time being and just tell you how bad it sucked. Last night was Seattle, and let me tell you something, it was as if someone rounded up all the freaks and geeks in Washington state and paid them to reenact the Mos Eisley Cantina scene from Star Wars (see clip). Seriously. This is going to be a fairly evil post, but I can't help it. It is part of the package when you sign that release waiver to appear on the show.
First up there was this kid, Kenneth Briggs, who looked a decent amount like my friend Clinton, if someone got him addicted to meth and smashed him over the head with a hammer so his eyes bulged out of his head a little. Anyways what he (and not Clinton) really looked liked a cross between Mort the Lemur from Madagascar and Gollum. Simon called him on it too. He said "you look like one of those animals with buggy eyes, what are they called? A bush baby". He was friends with this other kid, Jonathan Jayne, who I thought looked like a fat George Michael Bluth. He wasn't awful, but he clearly wasn't going to get picked and the did the whole George and Lennie from Of Mice And Men thing with him and the Bush Baby.Before that there was this other chick that called herself 'The Hotness'. Her name was Jennifer Chapton, and she was just a trainwreck. She had a moustache and some crazy huge lips that look like she got stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction. She thought she was all that and a bag of potato chips. This was the one and only time I cursed HDTV. I don't even know what song she sang anymore, but I know this: When chicks on AI say they've been told they sound like Mariah Carey, it will always end in disaster.
There was another girl named Darwin, she need a bra and she sang "Don't Cha" by the Pussycat Dolls while her mom watched. I am 100% the producers told them to ask about her mom and ask her to come into the room. She had some wicked teeth. But they were very gracious about the whole thing and about being rejected, so that is all I'll say about them.One of the last ones was Nick Zittzman, who sang Unchained Melody. I think you can tell by his sideburns, or lack thereof, that he didn't stand a chance. I bet you could guess this, but Nick is a software engineer from Utah. If video ever hits any of the major video sites I'll be sure to post it. If you want some info on the good people that actually made it through, links to many of the MySpace pages of many featured American Idol contestants are available at DeathByCamera.com. I almost forgot popeye chick. Her arms are huge or her head is small. Take your pick. And she was wearing a neon pink fishnet ensemble on her arms and legs, which at a distance, or through a camera lens make her look like she has a bad sunburn. Simon did a double take when she walked in the room.

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Elite Beat Agents

Aims, I know your birthday is coming up soon. So I have a suggestion about what you should ask for. Elite Beat Agents for your Nintendo DS. The video should be pretty self explanatory for you. For non DS owner, the top screen is just the action. The bottom screen shows by number where and how you should be touching the screen with your stylus pen. You just have to get the rhythm right.

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Line Rider

Well it is coming to the Wii and the Nintendo DS, but right now you can play it online. Line Rider. A clever little flash game in which you hand draw a course for a guy on a sled and hope he doesn't crash. I am neither skilled nor creative enough to actually have it amount to anything, but luckily there are people out there with both and they like to upload their creations to YouTube. There is an order of operations that decides which lines the character rides and which ones he passes through. The basic rule is that any lines moving from left to right and down the screen get first priority and act as the floor lines. Anything right to left acts as a ceiling, and everything else is just for artistic presentation. Every time I try to draw a straight, even line I seem to catch a temporary case of Parkinson's. Enjoy the completely non-phallic, safe for work One Eyed Giant.

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Lost May Make Television History

Thanks Karen for sending me this article.

It looks like the creative team for Lost is possibly negotiating the end of the series. Not any sort of immediate end, but ABC and the creators are looking towards setting a concrete end date for the series so that they can wrap the story arcs in a way that will appeal to fans. Basically since midway through last season the complaints, my complaints, have been that the writing has gotten sloppy and the the characters have inexplicably started to behave in illogical ways. And I believe everyone has been wondering if the show would run itself into the ground without a proper series finale, just because the show continued to be popular. It happened with the X-Files. If you remember the movie, creator Chris Carter had always planned the series as an 88 episode story arc with a 2 hour feature film that would tie up any remaining loose ends. Fox "owned" the rights to the show so they threatened to hire a new creative team to continue the show after he left, Carter caved and ran the show into the ground himself.

I was always worried about Lost going out like that, but at this point it appears as if we might be spared that injustice. The rumor is that they might cap the series at 100 episodes, which would mean two additional seasons beyond the current one that is scheduled to resume next month. ABC is of course downplaying the specifics of the discussions, and have said that they've have this same discussion during each of the previous two seasons.

Score one for common sense. Thanks again Karen.

Oh, and if you're wondering why I didn't use this post as an excuse to post a picture of Kate (Evangeline Lilly) from Lost, it is because we're fighting. She recently said she may quit the show because fans pay too much attention to her. Boo hoo. She might want to call Angie Harmon (Law & Order) and Shelley Long (Cheers) how well that worked out for them.

Oh and her quote: "If I could act and make the income I make and be anonymous, I would never want to leave the job." Isn't helping much either. Bring back Shannon, eff Kate.

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How I Met Your Mother

There aren't a whole lot of good sitcoms left on TV. I'll go ahead and count The Office, but after that I got nothing. How I Met Your Mother is honestly the second best comedy on television. Here's a clip from a recent episode featuring guest star Wayne Brady. This is a condensed version of the episode, and there is quite a bit of very funny material cut out from Marshall, Ted and Lilly. Anyhow, its on at 8pm on Mondays. I typically DVR it and watch it on Tuesdays.

Oh and just for good measure, here's the clip I talked about last week that sparked my Swayze post.

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24: Season 6

I know quite a few of my friends didn't watch last night, or perhaps aren't planning to watch at all this season. So I'll keep my comments short. I think this is a "me problem" and not something that a lot of people notice. But the casting choices these last two seasons have been a little distracting. last season it was Sean Astin, the hobbit/Rudy, and this season it is Peter MacNicol who plays an advisor to the President. Don't get me wrong the guy is a good actor, but I just can't shake two characters he has played in the past. The first one is Dr. Janosz Poha from Ghostbusters II, probably known better as the museum curator that facilitates Vigo's return through Dr. Venkman's child. The second role is as lawyer John Cage on Ally McBeal.

So every time I see him on screen I am thinking he's going to say either "He is Vigo! You are like the buzzing of flies to him!", "This is Prince Vigo, the ruler of Carpathia and Moldavia... He was a very powerful magician, Dr. Venkman. And, a genius in many ways." or I expect him to start freaking out and start up with the "Poughkee- uh, Pough-kee-uh... Poughkeepsie".

And there is another one coming too, unless I am totally mistaken. With this one the actor will be a little more difficult to identify, but once you do it might be hard to take him seriously. I checked his IMDB page and his role on 24 is not yet listed, so I am not going to name names. But I saw a YouTube video of him on 24's CTU headquarters set playing Nintendo Wii boxing with the director of one of the episodes. Maybe that is just the drawing power of the Wii, but I can't imagine he would have been there if he weren't involved in the show.

Aside from that, last night was a very promising start to the season. I forgot how much I love 24. Oh, and if you're watching it today, I am about 99% sure last night that we had Jack's first bathroom break, during the second hour about 20-30 minutes in.

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I Don't Know Either

Have you ever had a dream that seemingly made no sense, because you only remember really disjointed segments of the "storyline"? I think this is what would happen if you wrote it out for someone else to read through. I don't know what this is all about either. But its on Nickelodeon. Its not bad though, just completely random. And I think someone needs to lay off the acid, either me or the creators. Funny thing is I don't remember ever taking any, so it must be them.

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Paint Ball Gauntlet

From the Free Beer and Hot Wings morning show, here is Producer Joe running the 100 yard paint ball gauntlet in a t-shirt and a speedo.

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Fox News And Freud