The Talk (Star Wars Edition)

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Because no responsible parent will let their kids grow up thinking that Greedo shot first. It's good to see that someone is thinking of the children.

How To Succeed In Diplomacy Without Really Trying

If you don't know who Andy Warhol or Jasper Johns is, this may not be funny.

My Pop-Culture Wingmen

A few months ago, I ran a commentary on the Oxford English Dictionary's strange alterations to its most recent editions. Someone left a comment gently suggesting that I was overreacting. Well, clearly I was right - literally! - because... (Note: NSFW)




As well, I've had more than one disagreement with my husband in regards to Kenneth Brannagh's (in)famous Hamlet. Well, let's see what Lord Blackadder has to say about that! The following is from Blackadder: Back and Forth.



Yes, I think that just about settles those two particular points of contention. :)

But Jeffster and Awesome Really Tie The Show Together!

The good news: Chuck has been given a third season. The bad news: NBC has slashed the show's budget so much that not only will the supporting cast's screen time be significantly limited, and they're only funding 13 episodes. I blame Lost and Battlestar Galactica for making this a new standard. Remember back in the day when a season meant 22-26 episodes?

Psst! NBC! I bet you could have 26 episodes of Life for what it costs to have Leno and celebrity guests five nights a week!

In other fall season news, word on the street is we'll know tomorrow whether the stellar Sarah Connor Chronicles will ever be seen again outside of a DVD box set. In the meantime, please enjoy this very amusing thanks-to-the-fans NSFW video courtesy of T:SCC star Thomas "My Circadian Rhythm Is So Screwed Up Right Now" Dekker. I know he may appear a wee bit stoned, but I've done more than one night shoot in my time and can attest that this is perfectly normal behaviour given the circumstances. Too bad he didn't shoot it a few hours later, when the giggles should really start to set in. Good times!

For my husband, on our third anniversary

The Littlest Arpad

I was going to write a short (ha!) treatise on my recent observation of the fact that a significant proportion of Batman villains are mentally ill, and how this seems to influence Batman's attitudes towards how he exacts justice, but I just had the very happy news that, in roughly 25 minutes, my good friend Arpad will be at our door. Arpad and I have been friends since senior high, and for the past three or four years he's adopted a pattern of spending an entire season tree planting and then using the proceeds to travel the country visiting friends, making new friends, and engaging in cultural and academic pursuits. He also does things like spontaneously help clean and repair our houses, do dishes, run errands, and all around helpful stuff. I've likened him on more than one occasion to that great Canadian hero, the Littlest Hobo, for that is truly the life he currently lives. So, in honour of Arpad and delight in his visit, I give you the theme song from The Littlest Hobo. Enjoy.

Geoffrey Chaucer Walks Into A Pub...

Kudos to Corey's work mates for directing us towards British actor and musical stand-up comic Bill Bailey (Spaced, Hot Fuzz, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Most of his work is highly referential - ie. without a healthy knowledge of assorted classic rock acts, and Britiphilia, it's probably not that funny. He's also a proper Brit comic, which means some bits can be arrogantly blasphemous and insulting towards Christians, so bits like "The Scale of Evil" won't be funny to anyone with a health respect for faith and philosophy.

Here are my favourites, to search for on YouTube:

Bill Bailey - Doctor Who. Absolutely brilliant, but you must be enjoy Doctor Who and speak French to properly appreciate and enjoy this one.

Bill Bailey - Pub Jokes. A pub joke told in the style of Chaucer. A right good knock to drunken lechers.

Bill Bailey - 20 Diggeridoo Rock 'n Roll Hits. This one should be fun for all.

Enjoy, and tread carefully!

Marriage is an adventure

Having married young, a lot of people ask me Elly, what's it like being married? And I tell them, it's half wild adventures of love and companionship, and half Trapped in the Drive-Thru.

About that video...

I have a hard time giving Letterman's writers the benefit of the doubt - ie., that they were actually making an insightful comment - but #1 on the list is really interesting. Because BSG seasons 1 and 2 (have yet to see season 3) had some pretty blatant, damming comments on the Iraq war...but at the end of season 2, when the people demanded and were granted an exit from the Cylon war, everyone got totally screwed! So there's some pretty intriguing stuff going on in what was probably just a flippant, overused anti-Bush joke. Think about it.

Top 10 Reasons to Watch Season Battlestar Galactica Season 4

The following video has some crass humour, but no spoilers!

10 Things I Hate About You (Ontario Sucks)

Today, more things suck in Ontario than usual. I was going to make a list of those 10 things I hate, but then I realized that, if I boil it down to the crux of the matter, every item on that list would be, "Ontario". Plus, though the rant would have actually been related to public and provincial policy, and thus eligible for an all-media blog, as I wrote it out it quickly degenerated into a purely subjective exploration of how much Ontario sucks. So, instead, in the interests of promoting harmony between Upper and Lower Canada, I've decided to go rent a French movie and leave you to enjoy this delightful short from British animator Simon Tofield.

Alligator (bubblegum) Pie

Since you've done such a good job slogging through two long and dense posts, here's a nice relaxing diversion to soothe your weary mind: New Zealand comic duo Flight of the Concords! Yeah!