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Heads up for Mets fans: SNY will be tackling the 1986 World Series this week. I don’t know if they’ll throw in the pre-game stuff in Game 1, where we heard historic moments (Bobby Thomson’s homer, Bowie Kuhn talking about the strike, an aged Babe Ruth), followed by Bob Costas telling us this would be a play “in seven acts . . . or less.” Did any other Mets fans reading this own the holy trinity of VHS tapes? That would be the Let’s Go Mets video and “making of,” the team’s highlights from that season, and the World Series highlights tape put out by NBC. Good times. I got to hear memorable calls from Vin Scully and Bob Murphy.

Shit. Really? There is one thing that bugs me about the arcs on Supergirl these days: now that we have the one Earth (nobody tell those people about Stargirl! Or the rest of the DCU service!), should the stakes be as epic since other shows are in that world? They might have to tone it down. I can see a despondent Barry Allen going into Obsidian, what with the Speed Force dying and the wife kidnapped and the rest of the general MANPAIN, most of which he inherited from Oliver Queen. Does any of that make sense? I'm calling it now: Alex's heroic identity will be Nightwing. Aside from potential conflicts with Titans, it would be a nod about how that name was originally an alter ego of Superman whenever he had adventures in the Bottle City of Kandor. Basically, it was a de-powered Superman doing Batman stuff in Silver Age stories, with Jimmy Olsen as Robin Flamebird. Her colors match a lot of Dick Grayson's post-Robin costumes. Kara squeeing was a cute touch. Stupid thought: if Supergirl (the series) will be on the shelf for an extended time, and the TV industry winds up rebounding from the pandemic sooner rather than later (this is mere speculation, not optimistic wishful thinking), what happens to the characters and plotlines? Would those be absorbed into Clark & Lois? Does Kara trade places with her cousin and his wife and kids? Damn, I'm forgetting a lot of details. Why did Brainy have to keep his hand on a pad for ten minutes? And why was it hurting him? ETA: Funny that there was a lot of fuss over on Batwoman about what wa supposed to be the last shard of Kryptonite on Earth. Fast-forward to an hour later, where we see that Leviathan has what can be quantified as a "fuck-ton" of the stuff. This is Leviathan . . . there's probably stuff in the series bible about how Earthbender Skinner shits those out every other week or something.

DAMN. Bottle episode turned "Rick might be hitting a limit" episode to "Morty gets infinite do-overs" to "Rick basically bends Morty over and goes to town on him to teach a lesson." My main takeaway: Jerry Smith fucking ruins everything. EVERYTHING. I mean, Morty met a girl, fell in love, survived a plane crash in what I'm assuming is the Andes, and almost died. Even with the "save point" looming in the air, it was fun seeing a happy Morty. And then he gets flung back in time and gets maced in the face by the woman that was supposed to love him. And yeah, a phony vat of acid is totally within Rick's character to create. Warm Mountain Dew, a respirator, eavesdropping devices, face bones . . . I can see how Morty would be irritated, but it is unbelievably Rick, and therefore awesome.

Hello, Cousin Bruce! And Tommy becoming Bruce did play out for a while in the comics, when the actual Batman was dead. Who is the handsome sumbitch that get to play Bargain Bruce? Biggest question: if Kate's suit can stop high-caliber projectiles, and the weakness is Kryptonite . . . is the suit made of Superman? Maybe DNA? Skin?? Maybe that's the reasoning behind this series crossing over with the new Clark/Lois series. Apparently, at some point, Superman let Batman use him as the basis of the most bleeding edge suit. Or Bruce developed it on his own because -- truth be told -- he could be an asshole. RIP Mouse. You will be missed . . . but if your death leads to Alice leveling up while maintaining that delightfully insanity? That it would not be in vain. Shut up, Jacob. Just . . . shut up. I did like the Crazy Of The Week, though.

Okay . . . so here I am, poking around, looking for stuff about Mystery Science Theater 3000. It turns out Mario has a half-completed list of his favorite episodes. I thought, "Yeah, he does other stuff besides Survivor, but I never get around to looking." So I scrolled down a little further on the main page and I found "Sandra Jesus-Twine." Basically, it's a mix of pictures of Jesus and Sandra's best quotes. It is so beautiful, you guys. So beautiful.

In regard to Red Zone Cuba . . . huh? Like, it's in Cuba, but then it's in America, and there's some Curly Howard-looking jackass, and this was just a mess. The story of Dr. F taking a whuppin' meant for Frank (who owed "fifty large" to certain people) was more compelling. The Sinister Urge was better. At one point, I actually noticed a poster for The Violent Years in an office. Wait, so shouting out his own movies was Ed Wood's other fetish? One of next week's episodes: Angels Revenge. I don't think I've seen the whole thing. Based off my memories and a "Best Of" abridgement, I can't wait.

It’s good to dream, isn’t it? No music guest this week. I like seeing that, because I get to imagine Sam’s shed is actually a TARDIS.

Team Four Star tackles Battle Tendency:

Before I forget . . . someone did a Coffin Dance video for Jirayah with bonus animation. Warning: the “drop” is staticky, so top volume isn’t advised. I just found it funny. And here’s a Death Battle pitting Kakashi against Obi-Wan Kenobi.

I don't have Netflix. I'm thinking I should. Getting DVDs would be wasteful; I've got a lot of those on shelves that I only got to watch a few times. Quick question in regard to the "Best of" list . . . has there ever been something similar for the shorts? Lots of good times there: Hired!, Catching Trouble, Mr. B. Natural, A Case of Spring Fever, Last Clear Chance, Days of Our Years . . . And I'm not surprised Manos: The Hands of Fate is at the top. It was also number one back when Comedy Central did a countdown (IIRC, Zombie Nightmare was at #2). Manos was a movie so bad, both Mads apologized to the guys for inflicting that on the. A movie so bad, Joel had to assure the Bots they weren't watching a snuff film. Torgo wound up popping up on MST3K a few times, and Mike got to manipulate "Manos" in the MST3K movie. Bonus: quick piano riff of Torgo's leitmotif. That stays with you, doesn't it?

Heads up for Mets fans: SNY will be running Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS tomorrow night. In case you didn't know, this was one of the longest postseason games ever played, at least at that time. SNY will be airing it from 7:30-midnight.

Once again: I hope it tanks harder than Million Dollar Mile. Like I said before: I believe CBS is bullish on Survivor getting to film at least one season. Following that logic, TAR32 would be inserted into the Wednesday night slot this Fall, and then Survivor would air in early 2021. Also, I think traditional TV schedules will be barren by September/October, since little to no new content would have been filmed. Basically, CBS is testing and/or burning Game On! now, as opposed to risking it be a dud in the Fall. Of course, these maneuvers -- however logical -- shows TAR fans exactly where their favorite series stands with CBS.

In case you didn't know, Survivor still has their stuff auctioned off for charity at the end of a season. Lots of props ranging from incidental to highly-featured. Right now, the item with the lowest bid is the Metal Grabber Piece ($89), followed by Rope Netting ($102.50) and Ceramic Jug 1 ($103.50). Those three items were set design props, and they don't have Probst's signature involved. Apparently, he's the only one signing stuff. The items getting the highest bids so far? Well, there's the Immunity Idol that I said was mailed in by the arts department ($7,900; turns out the "eyes" were Fire Tokens), followed by Rob's Torch ($6,100; seriously, how often was that used on the show?) and the Immunity Necklace ($4,050). And if you're into gauging player popularity, here are the individual torches, sorted from highest to lowest bids. Here's Erik's take on the last few minutes of the finale: I felt underwhelmed by his last few works (including last week's Tony chilling in his Spy Nest), though he gets points for coming up with usernames for most of the cast. Meanwhile, Reality Blurred weighs in on the finale.

Is it possible that people lose intelligence when they are turned into vampires? Or that they become dumber the older they get? Or perhaps I should just shut up and watch LasZlo hide from a vengeful vampire with nothing but blue jeans and a toothpick? Fun episode. Sure, Mark Hamil doesn't stray far from his classic Joker voice, but he was fun as Jim the Vampire. Laszlo has come off as a guy who seldom owns his mistakes, and fleeing to Pennsylvania, taking over a country bar and helping the local girls' volleyball team make it to State is very in-character. In other news, the gang has been burying too many bodies. Or maybe that's just Guillermo covering up the results of his new hobby.

MLB.com is doing a "Dream Bracket" tournament. Basically, each team is represented by two of their best teams, along with three Negro League teams and the 1994 Expos. As I would expect, the Mets are represented by the '69 and '86 World Series Champion squads. Miracle Mets look to be the seventh seed of Region I, and they will take on the '97 Marlins (the only team where the players became the affordable merchandise). The '86 team will face the 2018 Rockies. Should be a cakewalk, though that wasn't the case in the NLCS and World Series.

Argh. I know that the insanity probably couldn’t be maintained for 22 episodes, but I still think this is the best Arrowverse show.

Anyone up for discussing the first three episodes? Gotta love Harumi/Maria and her ahead-of-her-time homage to Heath Ledger's Joker.

I'm trying to remember if there's ever been a Dr. Psycho away from the comics. He's a Wonder Woman villain from the Golden Age, and he's misogynistic as fuck. It's nerfed down here, but not by much. That actually happened in JLA. Sadly, she didn't get transformed into a chain-smoking book that sounded like Wanda Sykes. Great take on Maxie Zeus as well. I know he had a BTAS episode, but I don't think he's been in any other media. Self-help guru that has statues of him with a huge dick seems about right.

Anyone thinking maybe this version of Jim Gordon is supposed to be a sharp contrast to good-looking Ben McKenzie's take on the character in Gotham? It's sad, yet it's hilarious. When I get back to conventions, I'm gonna get a King Shark sketch. Yes, this version is basically "What if Ron Funches was a humanoid shark," but he's so funny. Gotta love the end, where he's running the prison, then threatens to murder the others for using the phrase "new fish." He's adorable, eating if he's literally biting a guy's head off. Seriously, Harley's gang is made up of keepers. Gotta love Clayface sauntering into police HQ, telling the cops that the Joker had kidnapped "Bruce Springstein." And they bought it! Maybe this Gotham City is in New Jersey? While I still "ship" Giganta with Ryan Choi on Gail Simone's run on All-New Atom, watching her slag Dr. Psycho and the "Jolly Green Whore" was fun, as well as her cunning linguist new boyfriend. King Shark sketch . . . and maybe one of Jim and the Clayface hand. They were cute, and it was a nice twist on a Batman animated episode with a similar spawn of Clayface.

Man, we did not hit a lot of the contestant threads. I'm proud of Natalie. She went from being booted first to running Edge of Extinction. She earned enough Fire Tokens by selling items to the right people, and that might justify those coming back this season. She worked her butt off for those Fire Tokens. And she came SO close to getting a worst-to-first miracle win. Am I a hypocrite for wanting her to getting the win after I thought Chris winning S38 was bad? Maybe. In my mind, she had more to do on EoE than most of the people in the first edition of that gimmick. I don't think anyone was invested in Chris or his "story" when he won his way back into the game. His only major move was giving up immunity and challenging Deven (the other returning player) to fire-making. Natalie had to make lots of moves, and they paid off. She joins Rob and Parvati as the only players to get first and second-place finishes. I really wanted the two-time Racer to win. I don't think she would have won in order to shame the network that jerks TAR and its fans around, but it would have been so sweet.

This is the last week I DVR this show. With Survivor over, I can now watch The Challenge "live." Tonight's finale was a fun three hours. The ninety minutes on MTV? Made me feel as grimy as certain moments from the previous season of Survivor. Zach Behr, ladies and gentlemen! The one man who can wreck Jenna in two different seasons without actually being there! I don't get it. Is he well-endowed? Does he have control that borders on Jedi level? Does he give awesome head? Are his breakfasts in bed to die for? He is a fucking Neanderthal. I didn't feel too bad for him last season when he was on a collapsing team in the final mission because of shit like this. Demanding Jenna come home . . . fuck him. Seriously. In the end, Jenna risks her toxic relationship by throwing herself into the Purgatory, and she upsets Tori. To be honest, I don't know if that makes Jenna the better player. It's hard to quantify skills with this show. Or maybe Tori would have won if Jordan hadn't kept yelling advice. I mean . . . I know he was trying to be supportive, but I fear for any child those two producer. Imagine Jordan screaming at his kid about hitting a pitch, then getting reminded that a hitting tee is involved. The fucked up thing about Jordan's ranting is that it doesn't crack the top three worst things this week. Nelson apologizes to Aneesa for last week, then rips into Kailah. I think his remarks about her having sex in a Port-a-Potty was more about comparing Bear to a temporary bathroom, because he is disgusting. And then we get Nany getting drunk, her and Aneesa trading verbal blows, and she throws noodles at her. Even if they hash shit out the next day, it's still not a good look for Nany.

Well, this season and finale wasn’t an epic shitshow. For the last time: I get the Tony hate, but I’m okay with him winning. I just wanted Natalie to win because an ex-Racer winning twice would’ve been the ultimate “FUCK YOU” to CBS for shafting TAR fans. As it stands, she’s earned a win and a place to go along with Mike White’s improbable second-place finish. TAR will always show up to play. Really, does anyone feel grimy? No Chris lucking into a win, no Janet getting kicked in the teeth, no specter of Feely Dan haunting the game. Sadly, another guy won, but Natalie got votes. And damn . . . most civil jury ever! Sure, Rob was probably butthurt that he wasn’t the one returning, Sophie was sick, and Ben got a Yosemite Sam mustache for the final two nights . . . but there wasn’t open hostility. The best part about this being a decent season is that we’ll have to wait longer for S41. If COVID had hit after S38 or S39, a lot more people might have thought about giving up on the series. And if we get to the point where the pandemic dies down to a certain degree, maybe we could have a proper Reunion. Also, I’m wondering if Sia doled out any sympathy money.

I’m good with Tony. I just felt a Racer winning would have been an epic “FUCK YOU” to CBS.

Tony wins. Dammit.

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