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Comedian John Pinette dies at 50

Chubby comedian John Pinette, who jokes about buffets and Italian food, acted in “The Punisher,” Dr. Katz, the last episode of Seinfeld, and on stage in Hairspray, has been found dead in his hotel room at age 50. I’m going to miss him a lot. I own his album, a DVD, I caught his latest…

April 7, 2014

James Rebhorn, SecDef in ID4, dies of skin cancer at 65

A farewell to James Rebhorn, who was in a ton of stuff, but I will always think of him as the SecDef in Independence Day. Turns out he had been fighting cancer for 22 years. R.I.P.

March 23, 2014

But what happens when you watch Next Generation in this house?

I should think this might prove a little problematic.

January 4, 2014

Forget Team Edward and Team Jacob

So in the Time Machine, the time traveler finds that humanity has diverged into two species. One kind is made up of witless incompetents who have everything provided for them and never question it. All they do is have sex, presumably leading to a lot of babies … although the author never mentions pregnancies or…

December 27, 2013

Disneyfy your life

John Hayward makes a very good point about “Saving Mr. Banks,” the new Disney-made film about a Disney production, and how it is very unfair to the creator of Mary Poppins by twisting the outcome of the disagreement that is central to the film.

December 23, 2013

Man of Steel Animated Series

What’s the one thing everyone is going to remember about Man of Steel in five years?*SNAP!*

December 23, 2013

Katrina Bowden is such a nerd (but not really)

You may think Katrina Bowden (of 30 Rock fame) is a nerd: But this guy will set you straight: http://youtu.be/Ir3v5yDk9Ws

December 19, 2013

Best Batman moments from JLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guoskEwfTxg I haven’t even watched this yet, because it’s almost 30 minutes long. All I can say is…”Rich boy” better be in there!

December 19, 2013

“Who Is Donna Troy?” still packs a punch

We got linked from an article over at CBR and I followed the link. Just seeing two scans of New Teen Titans by Wolfman and Perez on that page managed to get me to tear up. Dang, but that comic was powerful. New Teen Titans #38, “Who Is Donna Troy?”, remains one of the best…

November 25, 2013

Superman’s Top 11 Punches Video

November 24, 2013