I watched the first couple episodes of Heroes when it came out…people were talking about it at work…the fact that I watched only a couple of episodes should tell you what I thought about it. I hear the ratings have been failing, so what better time than to advertise an episode with the lesbian kiss.
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The payoff comes about three and a half minutes in, but you should watch from the start for conetxt.
Dexter’s Mark Pellegrino has been cast for the season finale of a so far fantastic season of Lost.
Rumor has it he will be portraying the mysterious “Jacob”.
More lit on TV please!
If you watch the Sopranos on A&E, this is what you are missing:
the sopranos, uncensored. from victor solomon on Vimeo.
via Boing Boing
It’s been 15 years since Randy Pan the Goat Boy shuffled off forever. This Friday, the mother of the late, great, criminally unrecognized Bill Hicks will appear on Letterman, apparently to discuss her son’s career and legacy. More importantly, the show will finally be airing Hicks’ 1993 Late Show performance, which the powers that be deemed unsuitable for broadcast and completely cut. This remains the only time a comedian’s entire routine has ever been nixed from the show. Unfortunately, Bill died of pancreatic cancer a few months later.
The letter Hicks wrote to the New Yorker’s John Lahr, including a partial transcript of his cut set can be found here.
The Mumpsimus gives a heads up on the powerful (and free) screenwriting software, Celtx.
The Guardian,The Independent and The Financial Times preview this year’s coming book releases.
Maybe there should be a carbon tax on bestsellers.
Amazon.com reported that if it stacked end to end all the copies of Breaking Dawn it had sold over the Christmas period, it would reach the summit of Mount Everest eight times. Across 2008 Breaking Dawn was Amazon.com’s best selling item.
More evidence that people will buy anything.
The Shield Vs. The Wire: Two great T.V. shows wrapped up this year. The Guardian debates which one was better.
The New Yorker has a story by Roberto Bolaño.
Popular Mechanics shows how Hollywood classics are prepped for HD release.
Channeling Flight Of The Conchords…
