I'm surprised no one else has mentioned that Heather incorrectly stated that Kate "murdered her father." She actually killed her step-father, after his drunken attempts at hitting on her. She later sought her father, a military man, while she was on the lam.

And am I the only one who finds the Libby/Hurley back story and plot developments among the most fascinating? The flashback scene at Hurley's mental hospital, showing an almost catatonic Libby - shortly after Libby, in "real" time, had convinced Hurley not to jump to his death, that he wasn't imagining things - that was some weird, wild shit.

that, and the fact that Hurley brought to the show the numbers that play/played such an integral part of the show, combined with Libby's connection to Desmond... THAT's some weird, wild shit.

Oh, and the four-toed statue. Creepy.

it's pretty tough to put Jens Lien's "The Bothersome Man" in my Netflix queue TODAY, as suggested, seeing as how Netflix doesn't have it yet and probably won't for a while - if ever.

But thanks for all the tips.

"Rollergirls" was easily the best "reality" show out there, most likely because it pretty much was reality (putting aside the whole Heisenberg Principle thing, how the observation of an action changes it). Those girls in Austin, TX were doing roller derby before the show came along, and hopefully they'll be doing it for some years after. They, and their families and loved ones, were people I could easily encounter in my daily life, in any number of bars, coffeehouses and workplaces (and yet, they were still interesting!).

The camera work during the bouts was fantastic. And thanks to "Rollergirls," I now understand how the sport works. Oh, and Punky Bruiser... I love you. Call me.

Also, count me among those who can't believe "My Name is Earl" didn't make the list. In its own way, "MNiE" is the funniest reality show on TV. (And if you don't believe it's an honest depiction of one slice of life, come hang out in my neighborhood sometime.)

I've always said, the wingnut variety of humor is pretty much of the "jocks in the cafeteria, trip the nerd as he walks by, laugh your ass off when he and his lunch tray land all over the floor" variety. I can picture our Coward-in-Chief doing that repeatedly during his days at Andover, getting a big belly laugh every time. Then, of course, he'd sucker punch somebody during phys ed, and get an even bigger kick out of that.

that was the first thing I thought of when I saw an ad for this movie. Baker's character could conjure his power without something so obvious as a "universal remote," of course. And he could only pause life, rather than fast-forward it.

Which makes me wonder: if you're going to use the "remote" gimmick, and make it seem like Sandler's character can TiVo life, then it follows that he shouldn't be able to fast-forward events that haven't happened yet. I mean, you can't TiVo through commercials on a live TV show - only a show that's already happened that you recorded.

I think I've just given this movie way more thought than it deserves...

this latest TMW cartoon 1) is a 100% accurate depiction of reality, and 2) it made ME laugh, anyway. And, not knowing how far in advance TT draws his cartoons, given recent events (the New York Times puff piece about Dick's and Rummy's vacation homes, and the ensuing call from Malkin and the rest of the wingnutoshpere to stalk and murder the children of the reporter and photographer - even though Rummy gave his permission to publish the photos), the cartoon could almost be called prescient.

Timely, anyway. And I laughed.

If the "news" media don't wake up soon and start calling out these bastards for what they are, then they will be the most blatant example of Stockholm Syndrome we've ever seen. I'm not holding my breath, but there have been a couple of signs of life.

I don't think I can express right now how utterly angry I am at Israel - and even more so at the Bush Regime. Bourdain's description of their despair at watching the footage of that bastard eating that dinner roll.

I am just so, so angry. And the humanity described by Bourdain, and the tragedy, make it all the more so. His description of the beauty of Beirut being destroyed reminded me of stories of Sarajevo during that tragic war.

I won't be happy until George W. Bush is sitting in a jail cell at the Hague, awaiting trial. It's a shame Slobo won't be there to keep him company.

does this mean that Katherine Harris would support a law barring non-Christians from holding elected office? Because that's what it sounds like.

Someone needs to ask her this ASAP, as if she needed another nail driven into her electoral coffin. And Katie: you can love God's son all you want; he's got a long memory, and you ain't gettin' into heaven after what you did in 2000.