Vermicious Knid

I've found the way FFII presents cases to be somewhat off. Not just in the choice of stories but in how they tell them. Like spending 25 minutes detailing the investigation that goes nowhere only to cram the actual solution in the last 5 minutes. Forensic scientist Henry Lee, who became famous testifying in the OJ trial, and who has gone on to appear on many tv shows and as a expert in many trials, found liable for fabricating evidence that sent two teens to prison for murder.

20 years ago there was a fast food outlet called Quiznos and they unleashed horrifying things on the world called spongmonkeys. The old TWoP commercial board was both enraged and freaked out by them for weeks. I bring this up because Quiznos is staging a comeback, and bringing the spongmonkeys along for the ride. I'm not posting the new commercial because it's included in the link, and so your choice to subject yourself to this nightmare incarnate. :)

I was considering who may show up for the funeral, which I expect will be some people that haven't been out in public for a time. So I looked up older Hollywood/entertainers who are still around and holy crap, Doc Severinsen is also 96. MTV Classic, if you get it, shows just videos like MTV back in the day. They are playing all Tony Bennett videos now. He also did an Unplugged.

Since they announced it as Wisconsin and not a particular city I wonder if they will do a mini-version of the Texas season and move them around. Google tells me the 5 biggest cities are Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha and Appleton. Madison has the University. Kenosha has a streetcar system, the Jockey underwear company and is best known as the hometown of Orson Welles. Appleton, again thanks to Google, is most famous for hosting the annual Mile of Music festival and as the home of Harry Houdini. Magic themed Quickfire? Cheese. Of course there will be cheese. And possibly lutefisk.

Some reference to Laverne & Shirley? Having a chef in the role of host will bring a new element I think. I look forward to seeing Kristen on the next season.

All the Britney news seems to end up in this thread, so she announced her memoir The Woman in Me will be published October 24. I feel sorry for the ghostwriter who has to turn her rambling screeds into something coherent.

I'm sure there are people out there called Tempest.

BBC suspends unnamed presenter who reportedly paid a teen for sexually explicit photos. Although it should become obvious once he's absent from the air, no?

Dennis Rodman gets giant tattoo of current girlfriend on his face This is not even the wackiest thing he's ever done.

On a happier note, meteorologist and tv personality Al Roker has become a first time grandfather. Daughter Courtney has delivered granddaughter Sky Clara Laga.

Popular is hilarious. It's even funnier when you know the lyrics are actually taken from the 1964 teen advice book Penny's Guide to Teen-Age Charm and Popularity, written by Gloria Winters.

Allison Mack released from prison

Well good for her. 89 year old Frankie Valli marries for the 4th time. The bride is 60 and they've know each other for 16 years. No guests or wedding party. It's almost like he's not a celebrity. They got married at the Westgate hotel in Las Vegas, which was originally the International Hotel, then the Hilton Las Vegas and is still best known as the place Elvis lived and performed at.

I thought the current term was 'unhoused'. Country singer and Rubik's girl were both bad singers. Did the first one say she was in her low 20s? Because I would have sworn she was over 30. And two Rubik's Cube acts in the same show? That was a stunt, not an act. But the stagehands sure enjoyed blasting him with the fire extinguishers. Little girl dancer was cute and enthusiastic with actual talent. Didn't hate the group getting the GB. That was actually original and entertaining. Gen Z magician was also pretty good. Far too much time given to the alien ventriloquist. The show had gotten better at cutting off the bad acts. This must have been approved to air by the same producer who thought the audience enjoyed Sethward.

I was mostly neutral on Costner, although I thought he was pretty devoid of personality. For instance, look at Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Alan Rickman is acting up a storm and Costner is just...there. Like a block of wood. I also saw Waterworld when it first came out and while not a great movie it was never as bad as everyone said. But then, he fucked up The Postman. I read the book. David Brin is a wonderful writer and his Uplift series is some of the best science fiction ever written. And Costner just screwed the story completely. I am probably the only person who resents him because of that movie. Brin has talked about how much they changed but retained the soul of the story and that was enough for him. Nope, I'll just be here quietly disdainful and have never bothered to watch anything else he's been in since.

Sad news. Jack Hanna’s Alzheimer’s has progressed to the point he no longer recognizes most family members. If you can find his autobiography, Monkeys on the Interstate, it's hilarious.

Oxygen is on a roll. New Buried in the Backyard starts July 1.

Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers settle divorce Just needs a judge to sign off on the paperwork and the divorce will be final.

Also back, New York Homicide and Homicide for the Holidays. The first episode of NYH was a case I had seen before, the murder of Shele Covlin by her husband for her money. I though it had been on Forensic Files but couldn't find the episode. It was featured on 20/20 and Dateline NBC though, neither of which I generally watch. The husband, Rod Colvin, is a real piece of work. He staged it to look like an accident in the bathroom and there was initially no autopsy because she, and her family, are Orthodox and that is considered a violation of the body. It quickly became obvious the circumstances were suspicious and she was exhumed, the death was reclassified as a homicide. Unfortunately it still took years to actually arrest and prosecute the husband. They were divorcing and Shele had an appointment to change her will the day she was killed. He was playing backgammon games near-obsessively and cheating on her. Later, he considered killing his own parents and tried to set up his own daughter to confess to the killing to get his hands on the money. He was only arrested because he broke up with the girlfriend who had originally been his mistress when he killed Shele and she felt it would be safer to go to the police. Oh, there's a book too.

The Glee Project has now produced two Tony winners.

‘The Idol’ Aired ‘The Worst Sex Scene In History,’ According To GQ — And Twitter Tesfaye (The Weeknd) explains it all away as being illustrative of the character. Blah, blah, "This is really art" blah, blah, blah.

Sam Sann finally comes back and got WWWA'ed? Boo. Daniel Gil did not 'take last season off'. He refused to be vaccinated and that was a requirement last year to be on set.

First poster. Also first synopsis. The Guide is a full member of the crew now.

I really dislike the idea of Gail as the host. She's ok as a judge but I don't care for her in general and I don't see her having the qualities of a successful host. There are a lot of food bloggers out there if they want to go that route, none of which I'm familiar with so no specific suggestions.

Danny Masterson’s lawyers sanctioned for sharing info with a lawyer for the Church of Scientology The women should at the very least file ethical complaints against both lawyers, if not sue.