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That's understandable. Didn't the same thing happen to Ben Affleck because of his overexposed relationship with Jennifer Lopez? Kinda, sorta. Katie Holmes hasn't been exposed to the public as much as Ben was...

I think she was more like Celine Dion without the freakish arm gestures or facial contortions.

Good stuff, AND they found a way to get rid of Veronica until last season. I feel sorry for Nick as he gains a consience at the wrong time and pays the price. Chalk another one up to becoming dumber simply by being near Veronica...

An EP is just a title in many cases, it's usually written into a lead star's contract. It was meant to be a humourous comment. Guess that didn't work...

Maybe William Peterson should complain to the executive producer about it. (He's one of the EPs) I think you can say that in general about procedurals.

Expanding on this...

One word: Thetans.

Cars, maybe. Snakes on a Plane has gotten a lot of hype, too.

This show actually takes more than one show for one to appreciate it. Trust me, I felt the same way after seeing only one ep. Well, except for the AD part, because it wasn't cancelled at the time. It's popular because the show managed to hit upon a formula that works. The producers basically said "let's take Law & Order, throw out the courtroom part, add some computer graphics, and see how it works out". You're right about that. The older eps were much better than this season. The best thing about this season is trying to guess what bad hair/facial style George Eads would spring on us on any given week. CSI: NY and CSI: Miami have actually been more entertaining, and that may be because they've been adding in more continuity lately. Anyways, the best procedural on TV (IMO) is Numb3rs.

I'd make do with that amount. It's not a "great" number given the film's budget, but whatever. Maybe, maybe not. "Blockbusters" get prime space for maybe a month, and are on DVD 4-6 months after it's premiere.

Ye Gods, the phrase "he's long" has made it to MMA... Don't forget that they don't have as many casinos buying tickets in order to comp the whales, too. Pretty much. Putting on an arena show is still a foreign concept for the "new" UFC, so it's gonna take some time for them to get things right. Good thing they pay most of the undercard fighters 3-low 5 figures...

I think Dougray Scott has been punished enough for being in MI2. He probably kicks himself everytime he sees a shot of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine...

I actually thought they went a bit overboard with them. Especially where . Anyways, as an action movie, it was pretty good. However, after nearly five seasons of Jack Bauer, it becomes somewhat hard to place someone else in the role of near-superhuman federal agent. Hell, Hunt even used Jack's "We don't have much time" catchphrase. Also, there's the problem where you can figure out who's the "unknown" bad guy fairly quickly - something this movie shares with the first one. Also, Ethan is set up (again) as the "agent gone rogue" which.. I dunno. You'd think IMF would've learned by now. And there's the thing where my wife (and my friend's wife) insisted that Michelle Monoghan looked quite similar to Katie Holmes, which I'm not really seeing. OK, they're both brunettes and all, but other than that, I'm not seeing it. Still, I was entertained, if not blown away by the movie.

The funny thing is that the picture makes it look like the knee was intentional But this, of course, shows us that the knee was in the right place at the right time. Not that it matters. I'm thinking that if this were the leg instead of a knee, then Solomon gets rocked, and then the punches finish.

You're nuts, man - Hawaii's fucking expensive. You'd at least ask for living expenses and a decent per diem...

At this point, though, there aren't any characters that are purely hiding behind a numbers game. The ones that were (Danielle & Cirie, especially) have stood up & made their play by voting off the Shaniac. They might not be dominating the challenges, but they're doing a lot more than just lurking out & quietly going with the flow, the way some previous Survivors have. Danielle and Cirie were carried from the initial tribal merge at 14 until the final 4 by a numbers game. They didn't have to do shit for about 30 of the 39 days on the island. I think you're being a wee bit unfair. Cirie was supposed to be the first person voted out. She somehow managed to get Tina voted out. Then, she was told, flat out, that she'd be the second person voted out of the new Casaya tribe after Melinda. Somehow, that translated to Bobby getting voted out after Melinda. Somewhere during that time, she managed to form some bonds with Aras, Danielle and Shane, becoming the unofficial fifth member of the Self-Destructing Alliance. I should also mention that Cirie was a key factor in the Immunity Challenge that gave Casaya the 6-4 advantage heading into the merge. So if she was carried to the Final 7 by a numbers game, she earned it. I say Final 7 because Bruce's health gave everyone but Terry a free pass into the Final 6. Final 6, and this is where Cirie made her big move. Using the bonds formed with Aras and Danielle, she engineered the "3-2-1" vote that Brian tried to do in Guatemala. Buh-bye Courtney Final 5, Shane is still fucking clueless about Cirie's part in the Courtney ouster, and he gets blindsided. He's now happily smoking 3 packs a day again and apparently attending Clippers games. And since they never showed Terry's vote (for Aras), he may still very well believe that Cirie didn't betray him. Cirie has gotten as far as she has because people THINK they've been carrying her. But from Day 3 she's showed an excellent grasp on the mental half of the game, and that's why she's in the Final Four. And that's why, if she makes Final Two, she'll win the million.

Since I've never been kicked in the head before (although I've taken lacrosse balls and baseballs to the helmet/mask), did it make a difference that Rory connected with his knee instead of the lower leg?

I'd like to know how they can keep coming up with situations that allow Michael not to work. The list of Jim's practical jokes (followed by explanations) was hilarious.

And not in the good way either. Thank you, I'll be here until I'm banned for excessive bad jokes!!

I agree, it seems way too odd that Libby would be holding a cushion when she was shot. Obviously a cushion (or blankets?) isn't going to stop a bullet, but it has to serve some function. And we still need a bit of closure on Hurley/Libby. Of course, that might be what they want us to think. I'm sure it hit some intestines or something, so at the very least it's gonna hurt a lot. Probably. Unless somehow it's gotten into Michael's head that the Tailies are the "Others". Yeah, it's been thrown around here quite a bit, so while it was surprising, it wasn't all that surprising. Jennifer "I won a WSOP bracelet" Tilly's playing too. Maybe not the same game though. But it should guarantee a random appearance from her boyfriend Phil "Unabomber" Laak...

I think the Frats are the frontrunners. They've won 5 of 9 legs so far, so you can't call them underdogs. I'll be happy if they or the Hippies win. I think that they're actually weaker than the Bong Squad but this leg shows that anything can happen when you don't make mistakes. I'm not saying that they're undeserving of their position but in previous legs they got by on their athleticism but this leg they put it all together. Jeremy talking with Yolanda at the Roadblock was pretty funny.

Sometimes people hate others for no reason at all. My wife is like that with Calleigh Duquesne on CSI: Miami...

Nothing wrong with that. How "limited" will this set be? Because if it truly is "limited" I WILL buy it... and then resell it on eBay.

Sometimes. But, there are four teams remaining, and the finale is on the 17th. Three weeks, four teams, four (or three, if the finale is an uberleg) legs. Assuming that we'll have three teams left for the 2-hour finale, the fourth place team need to be gone this week or next, and two non-elims in a row would not be fun viewing.

So, non-elimination leg tonight?