February 27th, 2002

Only a couple of weeks after they showed us what it's like to get a face full of Jedi crotch in a video feature charmingly entitled "Bucket Head," starwars.com has come roaring back with yet another astonishing look at Episode II... and it's more than enough good stuff to warrant the claim: "THERE IS NO ASPECT OF THIS THAT IS NOT GOING TO ROCK." Except the dialogue. But hey!

February 26th, 2002

The most compelling thing about the Spike/Buffy relationship is that I genuinely don't know what to feel about it. Spike's my favourite character - by an increasingly sizeable margin - and Buffy, of course, is Buffy, and I can't help but grin ear-to-ear every time they share the screen.... all while I hate and loathe what their time together means. But any time their skewed relationship is genuinely threatened, I remark at how little I want it to end. So I guess what I'm saying is.... I share Buffy's confusion. Poor Buffy. Poor William.

To Dave, and the entire crew of Sweetener, best of luck, and may God's key light never dare to interfere with the more controllable, newfangled electronic lighting.

February 24th, 2002

February 23rd, 2002

Today's fuktkulurs are brought to you by Bex Wood, who keeps me sane.

February 21st, 2002

It's the question I get asked more than any other: the final salaries of all 16 Survivors. Now you know, and note the $10,000 bonus for appearing on the reunion show (which explains why Debb attended, in spite of her feelings).

February 20th, 2002

Ah, the dregs o' Feb. No fun to be had anywhere.

It's official, CBS has given $100,000 each to Lex and Tom in reparation for their critical error. I knew they couldn't keep it quiet.

I don't watch Ally McBeal any more on account of the vast fields of suckage, but I can't tell you just how disheartening it is to learn that Ally has picked up a ten-year-old daughter. Okay, I bought the insta-sister plotline on Buffy... but there were monks involved!

February 18th, 2002

LEX WON SURVIVOR 3

Well, maybe not. But the plot I detailed yesterday thickens: the second female castaway with nothing pierced on her body was Lindsey. Which was, of course...

Lex's answer.

Going into the final question of the second-last Immunity Challenge, Lex, Kim and Tom were all tied with 6 correct answers. Kim answered "Kelly" and appeared to be the only one correct, thereby winning the challenge and the right to stick around for another day.

Obviously, there's no way to know what would have happened under different circumstances, but had Lex or one of the other males prevailed over Kim in the trivia challenge, the 3-man alliance would probably have lead them to eject Kim. Which would have put Lex, Tom and Ethan standing on that pole the next day.

We can assume that Ethan still would have crapped out early, but bad belly aside, who do you pick as the winner of an endurance contest between Lex and Tom?

It's clear that either Tom or Lex would have had a pretty decent shot at winning the million against Ethan. At the very least, one of them is out a hundred grand. So the question remains... how big was the payout? And how much longer can CBS keep the truth quiet, with Survivor 4 hitting the screen in just ten days?

February 17th, 2002

Here's a fabulous piece of Survivor news, and I'll report it here because it's my website and I'll cry if I want to. Apparently, the final trivia question in that second last immunity challenge - the one Mama Kim won - is now open for debate, as there were in fact two female castaways in S3 who had no part of their body pierced. Since the contest came down to that one question and a different result might have radically affected the outcome, word on the street has it that two of the Final Four - presumably, Lex and Tom - will be given a cash payout in compensation for the error. Yet more proof that the outcome of Survivor 3 was an error, and that Lex should have won.

February 15th, 2002

Sure to be the first of many, my six months of crazed Buffy viewage have finally lead to a review... check it out in my ever-sillier Reviews and Writings section.

Today's best line: "It's a weird Canadian moment when hockey fans are talking about figure skating.

February 13th, 2002

Good news for Quantum Leap fans - Dean Stockwell will be reuniting with Scott Bakula for his long-rumoured guest appearance on Enterprise, in an episode titled "Detained," which will air sometime in April. I haven't watched Enterprise since long before Christmas but this is one episode for which I will definitely tune in.

And finally, finally, finally, the Back to the Future trilogy looks like it's on its way to DVD. Call it a good day for time travel.

February 12th, 2002

THIRTEEN nominations for Fellowship of the Ring! And eight for Moulin Rouge!! Although the lack of nomination for for Baz Luhrmann reminds me of some of the great snubs of years past.... did they think all that stuff just magically appeared on the screen?

The oscar nominations were announced this morning, and with them comes Tederick.com's Oscar Pool 2002! Promising to be the most fun Oscar Pool yet, this year's game features an outrageous price, a bunch of crazy rules, and three brand new ways for Jay to guarantee himself an easy win! ENTER TODAY!

February 11th, 2002

Gigantic weekend for toys thanks to Toy Fair 2002, with pics of the new Star Wars line, new Lego, new James Bond, new Simpsons. I could post a hundred pictures, but I choose to post the only one that really matters: Jasper.

February 9th, 2002

THE BEST NEWS, LIKE, EVER

The long-awaited, long-pleaded-for My So-Called Life DVD boxed set is heading into production! An extremely limited run (currently estimating 4,000 copies), the creation of this set is based entirely on fan petitions, and the set will therefore be offered exclusively through AnotherUniverse.com. Production numbers for the set will in fact be based on pre-orders, so get the hell over to anotheruniverse.com/mscldvd and plunk down your twenty bucks. These guys are 100% trustworthy, I've bought from them before, and trust me, you don't want to miss this!

February 7th, 2002

As many of you know, we finished shooting Bone Daddy 2 on Saturday... and I've finally finished updating the website! All new! All white!

I was never the biggest Stratego fan, but this morning, when they announced a Star Wars version of THE GAME OF LIFE, I went through the roof. That's almost as cool as Star Wars Monopoly!!

February 6th, 2002

As expected, the cast of Survivor 4 was officially confirmed this morning by CBS. Among this season's hopefuls are a bowling alley owner, a judge, a FedEx pilot (who looks nothing like Tom Hanks) and yet another bartender. And, there's a castaway named SARAH JONES. Not the Sarah Jones but a Sarah Jones. And yes, Kathy O'Brien, the contestant I outed on SURVIV.ORg about a month ago, is part of the cast. The new group starts outlasting in just 22 days!

The tribes are called Maraamu (yella) and Rotu (green).

(And I promise this site will not be transformed into SURVIV.ORg lite just cuz a new series is on. But I will take a closer look at the castaways in a little while.)

Check out the Official Site, as always, at cbs.com/survivor.

February 5th, 2002

In deference to my brother's fear of all things spoilerish, the Assassin Centipedes are now crawling around a different section of this web site. Well, one of them is, the other got stepped on by Toht. Bastard!

And while speaking of spoilers, it sounds like the next Episode II trailer will be full of them - a nice, detailed walk-through of the plot of the film. Which is why... you guessed it.... I WON'T WATCH THE BLOODY THING! I've learned too much from the toys already. Like what happens with Jar Jar and the crazy electric banana dance.

Twin bits of good news on the DVD front: The Simpsons Season 2 looks to be winging our way in May, thus officially confirming that May will be the Most Expensive Month of My Life.

And, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stonehits disk on May 28th with a veritable cornucopia of features. Most of them are goofy, but it all adds up to a 2-disk set... no mention of a Columbus commentary, but would anybody really care?

February 4th, 2002

Assassin Centipedes!!

February 3rd, 2002

It's today's Stupid Link: The Official Ninja Home Page

And yes, "it" is coming.

February 1st, 2002

I still remember when I heard that the new Star Wars toys were going to be talking, back in 1999... that sounded crazy, but check this shit out: the Episode II line is going to be able to use the Force!! I can only assume they're using magnets for this, but it sounds like they'll be able to draw certain objects into their hands at a distance.

And because even that isn't crazy enough, the new R2-D2 comes with "Kouhuris Assassin Centipedes." SWEET!