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I saw Once in theatres. It was a really good film

They mentioned the Rippers again. The Rippers ended up replacing Jesse with Barry Williams and had a hit song called April Girls. This made Jesse very insecure, and it made him push harder to make Hot Daddy and the Monkey Puppets a success. I think Gia was written out when she got hurt in the car accident when she went joy riding with those two guys

Willie's a fighter....yea!

From wikipedia- The 75th Academy Awards ceremony was originally intended to be an especially festive celebration of the ceremony's 75th anniversary. However, it was muted five days before the show by the onset of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, which coincided almost exactly with the ceremony. As a result, the hype and tone of the show were scaled back, and some Award winners (notably Adrien Brody and Michael Moore) took the opportunity to voice their opposition to the invasion.

I love you Dr.Venkman. Seriously, how is that not the best episode ever? You also have pre-fame Topanga. As a hater of everything Michelle, I just loved seeing her finally get in trouble for something

No, you are wrong. September 11th had no effect on the Oscars. The Emmys were moved from mid-September until the first weekend in October and then were delayed again because of the invasion of Afghanistan. They then were held the first weekend in November, opposite Game 7 of the World Series. Not surprised the Oscars were a ratings dud. None of the nominees or movies really stood out to the general public. Last year at least had Scorcese.

The Full House child abuse episode is excellent though. Especially when Michelle, as usual is acting like a total spoiled cunt, and Stephanie just puts her in her place. Great TV. I remember my dad used to tell me how gay Perfect Strangers was, and I always denied it, until I saw the first Christmas episode. Wow. Of course, after meeting Bronson Pinchot, I can never watch that show again. Family Matters also had an episode where Harriet and Rachel's father returned, even though he was supposed to be dead. Of course at the end Harriet reconciles with him...and he's never seen again. The episode where Carl is dealing with grief over the one-year anniversary of someone getting shot in front of him is another great episode. Especially when Carl and the widow meet at his grave. Fresh Prince has the Will and Carlton getting pulled over episode, with Carlton defending the cops.

I love the gun episode. I didn't even realise Freddie Prinze was in that episode. There was an episode where someone wrote nigger on Laura's locker and Mama Winslow told a story about being black and going to the library.

Chris Rock was funny in that he was an awful choice to host, so watching him be completely out of his element was entertaining. Stewart just sucked

I thought Stewart was pretty terrible, he really shouldn't be hosting anymore. They should try to get Steve Martin every year. Amy Ryan was bound to lose, since they always like to have one upset category.

It's not like he's blocking a trade when he doesn't have a no-trade clause. If he doesn't want to leave, he shouldn't have to.

The bait and switch in that RAW was pretty scummy. And the Bart-Billy match was just random.

But it's the ECW Title, so it won't mean shit if he wins it.

I realised that after I posted it that I did not ask a question. It happens in frequently. Of course when I finally got the 6-2 RAW to load, I rewound too fast, it froze and no RAW for me.

Question for you guys: Often I'll go to play some 24-7 and I just get a blank gray screen. This has been happening a lot lately, and it's very annoying.

Here's a recap of the mystery Nitro by John Petrie of Slobberknocker Central: WCW Monday Nitro: Live/Taped: Live. Length: Two Hours+. Location: Boston, MA. HOUR ONE Hosted By: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Larry Zbyszko. - They start us off with a promo from MTV featuring "Hollywood" Hogan and Dennis Rodman, hyping their upcoming tag team match at Bash at the Beach in July. - A black limo pulls up. Elizabeth gets out, but before Randy Savage can, Diamond Dallas Page runs in from off screen and kicks the window once, twice, and shatters it on the third. He reaches in and opens the door, but Liz runs over and slams it shut on him. Page hits the ground as the limo speeds off. - ULTIMO DRAGON/SUPER CALO/JUVENTUD GUERRERA vs. PSYCHOSIS/LA PARKA/SILVER KING This one was crisper and less sloppy than the Mexican six-man match from two weeks ago, but I still have a hard time getting all that worked up about these type of matches. WCW insists on throwing these guys at us without giving us any sense of who they are or why they are there. Silver King? They don't even bother to tell us whom the good guys and bad guys are. We end up just "ooh-ing" and "ahh-ing" at the high spots, of which there were plenty. Too many. They again do the ridiculous spot where every guy does a tope or plancha into the same spot at ringside. Ultimo Dragon wins by taking Psychosis off the top with a spinning huracanrana, then applying a reverse headlock. Ultimo and Psychosis are scheduled for the next PPV, so either Dragon will win easily, or Psychosis will get the win as payback for this match. (Since that pretty much covers the only two options possible, I'll predict a Psychosis win). Mike Tenay mentions during the match that soon he will be traveling to Mexico to do a series of stories explaining the Mexican wrestling culture, the significance of the masks, and so on. Now THAT could be interesting. - Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says that J.J. Dillon has reviewed "Hollywood" Hogan's recent World Title tenure, and has decided that Hogan hasn't defended the belt since February. As punishment, Hogan must wrestle Luger later in the show. Luger also announces that he and the Giant will be the ones to face Hogan and Rodman at Bash at the Beach. - Mike Tenay awaits in the parking area as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper's and Ric Flair's limo pulls up. Tenay announces that Piper and Flair, as a preview to the PPV this Sunday, will face the Outsiders in tonight's main event. - ALEX WRIGHT vs. CHRIS JERICHO In a match that stretched way, way, WAY too long, Alex Wright wins via pinfall with his feet on the ropes. Now, some may say this was a really good match. I'd probably agree. I also don't care! I don't give a rat's ass about Alex Wright. This is currently the worst angle WCW has going now. Jericho just shows how misused and washed up he is by losing this one. Apparently many of the fans in attendance agreed with me, as there was next to no crowd reaction for most of the match. The only noise, in fact, came when a large section of fans, utterly bored by the match, started playing with a beach ball someone had smuggled in. When a security guard confiscated it, the crowd booed. - MALIA HOSAKA vs. AKIRA HOKUTO (w/ Sonny Onoo) Hokuto practically squashes Hosaka, controlling the whole match except for a very brief flurry. Hokuto wins with a brainbuster suplex, then the pin. Hokuto executes another suplex, which brings out Madusa to make the save. (My God ... if Madusa loses the Career Match this weekend, she must already have a new job lined up to hide watermelons under her shirt, cuz I'd swear she was smuggling a pair of them this time out!). Schiavone announces that the upcoming Hogan/Luger match will be non- title. - Mean Gene tries to interview the Steiner Brothers, but Harlem Heat and Sister Sherri come out and interrupt. The Heat challenge the Steiners. Rick Steiner says why wait, and a brawl breaks out. This is what happens when the World Tag Team Titles are held by guys who don't defend them: pointless feuds to decide the number one contenders. Schiavone says that whichever team wins the match this weekend at the Great American Bash will receive a title shot ... at Hog Wild ... in AUGUST! - KONAN vs. STEVE "MONGO" MCMICHAEL (w/ Debra) No match. Mongo is jumped on the way to the ring by Kevin Greene. The two fight until separated by WCW officials. They then switch to the ring to show Konan laid out cold, with a broken broomhandle next to him. Hugh Morrus is assumed to be the culprit. Referee Nick Patrick declares a no- contest. By the way, all week ESPN has been reporting that the Carolina Panthers are very upset with Kevin Greene for not showing up at any of the preliminary practices for the upcoming season. They said if he didn't show on Wednesday, they would start fining him. When he didn't show on Wednesday, ESPN reported that the Panthers will now be fining Greene $1500 for every practice he misses. Real, or a cleverly crafted work on WCW's and the Panthers' part? You decide. - "HOLLYWOOD" HOGAN (w/ Eric Bischoff) vs. LEX LUGER Hogan and Bischoff get on the mic to work the crowd. Hogan belittles by saying his physique can't match Hogan's, and that he could never beat him in this lifetime. Hogan then says there will be no match tonight, and he will instead pose for the crowd. As the crowd reaches a frenzy level, Luger comes out. He faces off with Hogan, who calls him a wannabe. Bischoff then starts running off at the mouth. Luger shoves him down and referee Randy Anderson, who had slid into the ring, signals for the bell. Immediately Kevin Nash, Syxx and Scott Hall come out. Hogan meets them outside the ring, but decides to go on with the match. Shortly thereafter they take a break. HOUR TWO Hosted By: Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Hogan seems in control of the match, but Luger mounts a comeback. Nash, Hall and Syxx enter the ring, but the ref doesn't call for the bell since each is knocked back out by Luger and none of them connect with any shots. Luger then hoists Hogan up onto his shoulders in the Torture Rack. Hogan almost immediately submits. Hall, Nash and Syxx charge again and this time they lay Luger out. Hogan drops about a dozen legdrops, then lays in the center of the ring along with Bischoff for an interview. The referee has to drag Luger out of the ring by a leg to save him. - Mean Gene interviews J.J. Dillon. Dillon says WCW will be fining Randy "Macho Man" Savage $50,000 for his actions last week. He also says that the match between Savage and Diamond Dallas Page this Sunday at the Great American Bash will be a "Lights Out Match", which is unsanctioned, no DQ, no countout, no time limit, and falls count anywhere. Savage appears in the crowd and starts to yell at Dillon, threatening to come up with $100,000 and attack Dillon again. Page then comes to the ring and challenges Savage to come down. Savage does, and the two brawl for a few seconds until Nitro goes to a break. - JEFF JARRETT vs. DEAN MALENKO Good match, but not as good as previous efforts between the two. Debra McMichael comes out a few minutes in to root on Jarrett. They then take a break, which is probably why I'm less than enthusiastic about this one. Jarrett is in control, but Malenko takes over with some rest hold. They go back-and-forth. Jarrett applies a Figure Four, but Malenko rolls over and reverses it. More back-and-forth and Jarrett really seems on the verge of winning. Jarrett hits a suplex off the top turnbuckle. Suddenly Eddy Guerrero hops over the rail at ringside and climbs the ropes. He looks, then nails Malenko with the Frog Splash. Eddy's left arm is in a sling, and he removes it and drops it on Malenko's chest. The ref somehow fails to hear the loud thud, and is only slightly puzzled by the appearance of a rehabilitative sling lying on the mat. Jarrett slaps on the Figure Four and Malenko quickly submits. Jarrett wins the United States Heavyweight Title in notable, but unsatisfying fashion. - Mean Gene interviews Jimmy Hart, along with Meng and the Barbarian. Hart says he has Chris Benoit's third step to meeting Kevin Sullivan. It's ... Kevin Sullivan? Sullivan and Jacquelyn come out. Sullivan plays up to the Boston crowd, which is essentially his hometown. Sullivan calls Benoit out. Sullivan tells Meng and Barbarian to leave Benoit alone. Here comes Benoit. He and Sullivan go at it, trading mean looking punches to the face. Jacquelyn jumps Benoit, but she is pulled off. Meng grabs Benoit by the throat, but Sullivan breaks it. Finally Benoit drops to the ground and is stomped on by Sullivan, Meng, the Barbarian, Jacquelyn, and even Jimmy Hart. - THE OUTSIDERS (w/ Syxx) vs. RIC FLAIR/"ROWDY" RODDY PIPER At first the ref can't get the four men out of the ring to really start the match. Nitro then takes a break. WCW, breaking with form somewhat, takes a closeup shot of a "WWF Sucks" sign. The match, meanwhile, has commenced and pretty much consists of one hot tag sequence. Piper is kept in the ring and Flair can't tag in. They do all the old favorites where Flair gets drawn in, only to be forced out by the ref as Piper receives a double beating. Before any tag is made, though, Flair starts to chase Syxx around the ring. Flair corners Syxx, but is hit from behind by Hall. The ref calls for the bell, DQ'ing the Outsiders. The bell rings continually. The fight continues. Out comes Jarrett, McMichael and Benoit. The fight continues. Out comes Buff Bagwell and Scott "Flash" Norton. The fight continues. Out comes Kevin Greene. The fight continues. Out comes Harlem Heat and the Steiner Brothers. The fight continues. Out comes Glacier, Wrath and Mortis. The fight continues. Out comes the Mexican wrestlers. The fight continues. Out comes Kevin Sullivan, Barbarian and Meng. The fight continues. Out comes Randy Savage and Dallas Page. Hogan nails Page from behind with the World Title belt. Page flops to the floor at ringside. The fight continues. Sting drops from the ceiling, whacks Nash, Norton and Bagwell with a baseball bat, hooks the unconscious Page to his cable, and rides on Page's back as the two are raised to the top of the arena. The fight continues as the show ends.

Memphis getting all their teams at home is how the contracts worked out. Last year they played Tennessee, Arizona and Gonzaga on the road, this year it's at Memphis. Next year's game against Georgetown will be at Georgetown.

I actually spent an entire ROH show arguing with my friend about Cate Blanchett. I think she's beautiful, especially in Notes on a Scandal. Great actress too

What was that like? Did he say anything? Did he deny the Holocaust? Don't tease us Al.

And it rocked, IIRC

The WON said that Mae is going in, and if the Rock is able to show up, then his grandfather and father will be inducted.

I don't wear hats anymore

When did Austin say he threw the match so Dibiase would lose? I remember watching WWF at the time, and I don't remember ever hearing that. I'm just curious, its always bugged me. Anyone got footage of that promo they cut on RAW the night after Beware of Dog? I want to see the smirk

That bingo thing is pretty terrible. Benoit Death Investigation Officially Closed POSTED: 10:29 am EST February 12, 2008 UPDATED: 11:51 am EST February 12, 2008 FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- The investigation into the deaths of wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and son has been closed. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office announced the end of the investigation Tuesday. Investigators said Benoit strangled his wife, Nancy, and their son, Daniel, to death before killing himself. The deaths happened the weekend of June 23, 2007, inside the Benoits’ Fayetteville home. A press release issued by the Sheriff’s Office Tuesday said that investigators found no evidence that any other people were involved with the killings. A 400-page report on the Benoit case is expected to be issued by the Sheriff's Office Tuesday afternoon. Benoit's doctor, Phil Astin, has been over-prescribing steroids to Benoit, which officials said may have led to Benoit's rampage. Astin lost his license and had been under house arrest, but a judge recently allowed Astin to seek outside work.

Keep him