Four Colleges in Five Years

Commenter Jon H for the win on Palin:

"She's going to transfer to the governor's office of a couple other states, and eventually rack up enough credits to complete the term."

Wow. That Album Really DID open THE GATE

Sarah Palin is resigning in an incoherent mess and Al Franken is a US Senator. Even as a progressive, I am kind of freaked out at the strong evidence that someone, somewhere, cut a deal with Satan.

LEVERAGE Season 1 Recap

courtesy TNT promo humans:

Farrah Fawcett

You know, props -- having a mainstream TV star make The Burning Bed advanced the discussion of domestic violence in America considerably.

That week was a fast, shitty triple.

Threat Level: Infinite Orange

Idle thought, since I flew today -- has the airline Threat Level ever NOT been orange since the inception of the color terror alert scale? Just wondering.

The Closer

I'm catching up on Tivo now that I'm back from Portland. You know, I give our fellow TNT network brethren at The Closer some friendly teasing about the glories of writing a show shot on one set, but Jesus Murphy the episode "Red Tape" is one of the most engaging pieces of detective television I've seen in a really, really long time. I mean, damn. Damn.

I Have an Odd Job on an Odd Show

That was the star of the last shot at 5am on Saturday morning. Tore the throat of an extra, but hey, that's what insurance is for.

LEVERAGE set photos

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (Wheaton vs. Kane!):



Looking a little Anime there, kids:



You know what they should be starring in? The live action version of:



You know, to tell the truth, they're kind of already starring in it ...

Tank Man vs. Tank Commander

Well, that's a hell of a piece of writing.

The thing is, Tank Commander is far more dangerous than Tank Man. Tank Man can simply be shot; most seem to believe that Tank Man was later executed, far out of sight of the international media. The regime survives if Tank Man dies, even if the death of Tank Man isn't the optimal outcome. The regime dies, however, if Tank Commander refuses to run over Tank Man. Eisenstein used the Odessa Steps to demonstrate the corruption of the Czarist regime, but the regime didn't die until the soldiers refused to shoot the demonstrators. The successor regime didn't die until Boris Yeltsin climbed on a tank in August 1991. While there's some mystery as to the fate of Tank Man, I don't doubt that the CCP found Tank Commander and put a bullet in the back of his head at the first opportunity.

From the always excellent Lawyers, Guns and Money

Why is Chris Wearing a Hat in #207

Because somebody who insists on doing his own goddam stunts cut his forehead to the goddam BONE in a fight scene, to the tune of a severed muscle, bone bruise and 17 stitches. Back at work the next day, but damn, we've got to start putting padding around the set.

To be honest, it doesn't look all that bad. Because, of course, he decided to take the damn stitches out early. Himself.

Fucking Oklahoma.