Kahran Ramsus

If there are more than two Sith, the two weaker ones will inevitably team up and kill the master. Lucas mentions this on the DVDs of the original trilogy. Especially in ROTJ where Vader wants Luke to kill the Emperor so that Vader can become Emperor, and Palpatine wants Luke to kill Vader (who is growing disloyal and is weaker than Luke) and become his new apprentice.

I can't believe Monsters Inc got 10 votes. I voted for the Incredibles. It appeals to a more adult audience, and as a fan of superhero films it really spoke to me. It was the movie that Mystery Men should have been.

Yeah, baby. Somehow I get the feeling this is the highest we will get this year.

I think next week tells whether the Vikings will make the playoffs or not. Mark my words, if they lose to Green Bay, they will find a way to lose the division. They will have lost 3 in a row by that point, while the Packers would have gone 5 weeks without a loss counting the bye. With a team with as fragile emotions as the Vikings, it will be disasterous. EDIT: Assuming they lose tonight, of course. This game is far from over.

That was in the time period between Russo's booking stints, when Kevin Sullivan & co. were in charge. Some of these turns are just mind boggling. I do NOT remember Bret Hart joining the New Blood. No it wasn't. The Sullivan period was from right before Souled Out to right after Uncensored. Starrcade was Russo.

I like this idea in Canada if it means shorter wait times to get across the border. It is also good for people like my mother who don't have a driver's license and needs a valid photo ID.

There is actually precious little actual evidence to indicate that the gay marriage amendments helped Bush at all. Show me proof otherwise. That is not his burden. It is up to the person coming up with a theory to give evidence in support of it. You can't just say, 'well, show me proof it didn't happen.' That way it is just a conspiracy theory with nothing backing it. It is certainly possible that it did play a factor, but it is up to you to find the evidence.

Some thoughts... Killing 3000 civilians in cold blood is a little different then killing civilians accidently through collateral damage. Some things are just unavoidable. These deaths will stop eventually when the situation gets sorted out in Iraq, be it next year or in ten years. Under the Saddam regime and his successors (I feared his sons alot more than I feared him) this could have continued for centuries, or at least until a bloody civil war/invasion would create the same problems that are there now. Iraq was/is a mess, and it will take awhile to clean up. People can talk about Germany & Japan as much as they like, but those two nations at least had some experience with democracy (Japan had for 50 years prior to 1932). The people haven't had a voice in Iraq, since...ever, I think....possibly with one of the short lived city-states back some 3000 years ago. This is going to be hard. The fundamentalist Islamists don't just want Americans dead. They want Canadians, Australians, British, Chinese, Japanese, Russians, other Muslims, Indians, Germans, and basically everyone else who isn't exactly the same as they are to be killed too. If this was about American Imperialism, they wouldn't despise these other countries too. Many of whom don't even support the US war effort. Canada does not approve of the war in Iraq, but they are angry with the UN and support an invasion of the Sudan. Also, Bob, Toronto is the San Francisco of Canada. It is the most left-wing liberal area in Canada, where politicians cater to the homeless while driving out native Torontonians out of the city and into the 905 area. Ottawa is also liberal, but not nearly as obnoxiously so.

And unlike the Patriots game, this time was the Steelers exploiting an obvious weakness. The Eagles could really struggle in the playoffs if they run up against strong running teams like Seattle, New York or Green Bay.

How about Sugarland Express?

This is after the assigned period. If it does flop, and it has an adverse affect on Cena's drawing ability then you can move the title off of him then. But this business is all about taking chances, and the potential for this to pay off is just too great too ignore. And if it fails, it won't have that much of a lasting effect for anyone besides Cena. There is also the option of having him turn heel because the fans didn't go see his movie. The positives far outweight the negatives on this. Someone like Eddy Guerrero or Booker T doesn't have near the upside.

1) Time to deal with the World Title scenes, since they carry the company. I'll start with the WWE Title since it would ideally be the main event at Wrestlemania and then do the World Title as #2. First of all, I like JBL as champ, but the idea here is clear, and that is to get the belt on John Cena at Wrestlemania. He's the most over and clear example to be the next big face to build around. The crowd loves him, he's got great mic skills, and he will have mainstream exposure with his movie. Let him return to win the Royal Rumble. Now is the issue of who he beats at Mania. JBL/Cena is possible, but Angle/Cena has been building for over a year now and would produce the better match. I would do the ol' Double Switch that was done in 2002. Booker defeats JBL at Survivor Series, and then moves the belt to Angle at Armageddon to start the Cena/Angle feud. It is a natural rivalry between the arrogant amateur wrestler and the inexperienced street thug. It makes too much sense not to do. 2) The RAW situation is more difficult. Randy Orton just isn't progressing nearly as well as hoped, and it is time to jetison the idea of him main eventing Wrestlemania before it is too late. Then you look at what is currently the hottest thing on RAW, Edge, and pencil him in as winning the belt at Wrestlemania. This could make Edge the next big heel star, and with Cena winning in the main, would have little impact on the crowd leaving happy. HHH/Edge makes no sense, so HHH must drop the title quickly to either of Edge's ready made opponents, Shawn Michaels or Chris Benoit. Since Michaels is injured for the time being, so he is out of the equation. Benoit/Edge is another duo that has history going back to last spring. These two feuds are what the company should be built around for the next six months. 3) Keep the brand split. Although the idea of a Smackdown/RAW unification match is a good one, the two brands have not progressed to the point where it would have as much impact as it might have otherwise. Eventually, it should happen, but it is too early. 4) Use Velocity/Heat more effectively. You have three hours of TV time per week, per brand. It should be used. Right now the B-Shows are simply dark matches shown on TV. Velocity has made a step in the right direction with bigger names being on the past couple of weeks, but it is time to start working some angles into the show, featuring uppermidcarders or maybe even some maineventers. Also equally important, if anything important to storylines happens on the B-Shows it should be mentioned on Monday/Thursday. This makes both shows seem more important. The B-Shows will never replace the A-Shows, but they have value for workers who can't make it on the main shows due to time restraints. 5) Afterburn/Bottom Line. The format on these are just plain stale. I know the ratings are so bad, that it seems hardly worth worrying about, but these shows can fulfill a purpose if revamped. The main goal of these shows should be to get as many people as you can to order the PPVs and watch the main shows. Rather than simply having recaps from Smackdown & RAW, it should be turned into more of a roundtable discussion show with a cast of four or five. The first way to get fans to want to watch something, is to get them talking about it. Some highlights of important moments are still necessary, but the focus should be on discussion of the events and their implact rather than simply showing the events in question. You can also have a predictions segment for big matches and PPVs. The NFL has had enormous success using this same format. Ratings for these show probably won't improve greatly, but if you can get most of that audience to order a PPV the extra attention here will pay off. 6) Make some more PPV Specific matches in order to again, create a buzz surrounding a PPV. The most extreme example is the Royal Rumble match which has made that PPV the second biggest of the year. The intention is to get fans looking forward to a PPV long before any matches have been announced. Armageddon, for example, would be a good place to bring back the old 6-Man HIAC. Call it an Armaggedon Match or something, and make it clear that if this match is a success, then it will happen at Armaggedon every year. If fans want to see an Armageddon Match, then they have to order Armageddon, historically one of the lower bought PPVs of the year. Try to make as many PPVs as possible special in some way. 7) In a similar idea as #6, assign all the PPVs amongst both brands. Fans shouldn't need a scorecard to know which brand has which PPV this year. Try to keep it consistant. If RAW has Backlash, then it should have Backlash every year. There is a difference between being unpredictable and confusing the audience. 8) Build up the House Show market. In good times, you can ignore the house shows and sell out arenas across the country. Not so in a recession. Have announcers mention some happenings from house shows on TV (the new Afterburn/Bottom Line is a good place for this). The occasional title change on these shows wouldn't hurt either, although keep them limited and never the World Titles. 9) The titles should be what the main storylines are based around. If there is a title change at any point, it should be the first thing mentioned by the commentators at the next show. This will only take a few seconds, but is a big deal in terms of making belts (and thus the wrestler that holds them) seem important.

Pennington may be hurt.

I didn't know Bill was still in the league.

And Gramatica misses the extra point...

Good news for the Bills as Williams X-Rays come back negative. TD Pittman

Are you looking for specific angles, or something broader in scope?

I hope he's okay. I hate to see that kind of thing.

It was better than 1941.

Raiders of the Lost Ark is in my top five movies ever, and is one of the most influential films ever made. It is also his best directing job. Plot-wise, it isn't exactly original, but it is just masterfully shot and performed.

I've got Eagles/Steelers, Bucs/Chiefs, Bills/Jets & Raiders/Panthers on early. I started watching the battle of Pennsylvania, but it was so pathetic I had to turn on the somewhat interesting Chiefs/Bucs game. Bucs lead 28-24 in the 3rd after a big run by Pittman.

Easily my favourite Disney film in years. Am I the only one who thinks that this will destroy the real Fantastic Four film next year?

Clinton is absolutely right here. Clinton is the only positive for the Democrats since Kennedy, you would think that they would want to listen to him.

He can't pitch in Yankee Stadium anyways.

All I ask for is more organization. I can put up with this SE stuff (as long as it isn't TOO over the top like Katie Vick) as long as things have a logical flow to them and it doesn't appear that they are just throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks. Like remembering who hates and who and why, and that sort of thing. I don't want to see Benoit & Edge teaming up in a tag match on RAW 2 weeks after ending a bitter feud between them.