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Basics: Two high school kids -- one being a brainiac, the other a loveable oaf with unlimited stamnia -- wake from a stone slumber and set about rebooting humanity. Here's the first episode in a nutshell: Yuzuriha: I'm here by this tree, Taiju. What did you want to tell me? Taiju: That I lo- . . . crap, weird lights are turning me into stone. [approximately 3,700 years later] Senku: Hey! Looks like the big oaf is finally up! I've been using my manga-level smarts to keep myself alive! Taiju: How did you know the date?!? Senku: I basically counted seconds while I was stone. What part of "manga-level smarts" did you not understand? Taiju: So we're the only two people alive? Senku: [peeking at the opening credits, stuck at the end] Probably not. But, right now, we're gonna be the Adam & Eve of this new Stone Age! Taiju: Wait, I didn't know you swung that way. Or any way- Senku: I regret saying that out loud. New anime . . . GET EXCITED!!! Taiju: . . . pause? Senku: DAMMIT! I got the first two volumes of the manga from the library. One teeny bit from the first chapter got cut out, and I'm spoiler-texting it.

How It Should Have Ended covers FFH: I’m guessing there will be a follow-up regarding Sony punching MCU fans in the dick. I will say that was one “out” for Peter I did not think of after the cliffhanger.

My memory is usually short. How did Theo Campbell come off for us last season? I'm asking because WOTW2 might be his last season. Thanks to a recent freak accident, he doesn't have sight in his right eye anymore. I can't remember my feelings, but I do know that it's hard when a guy like him might have his "career" come to an end, while far greater headaches will be running around for years to come. The point, as usual: I suck at predicting stuff.

It looks like WOTW2 might be Theo's last season. Apparently, an errant champagne cork split his right eye. I don't think I had many problems with him last season, and I figure he would've won if a demigod wasn't in the finale. Naturally, someone who doesn't look like a total dick gets hurt like that.

Travis Rosen goes out on a wet note. At least he made it that far. Jon Stewart didn't even clear the Regional Qualifiers in his swan song. One, I still think it was a story worth retelling. Two, ANW can be inconsistent with which ninjas get WWWA. IIRC, didn't Sean Bryan's Stage One run get that treatment last season? And he wound up making Stage Three. Flip gets redeemed on his do-over. Good for him.

Shit. Flex had it. If she hadn't kept swinging on the second obstacle, she would've had more time and energy for the cargo net. Will Flip flop again?

DOWN GOES NAJEE! DOWN GOES THE PHOENIX!!!! Holy shit, that was not supposed to happen. The guy can be an inspiration to others. Making it to Vegas was a feat in of itself, and I'm guessing ANW didn't want to WWWA him. I'm hoping he comes back.

Travis Rosen clears Stage One and gets to keep his beard. No disrespect to Brent Sims, but I'm betting Ryan's beard gives fans more Stratisfaction. I like that the tires have been redesigned to eliminate shortcuts. Also, it helps if you're really light, because the big wheel barely moves for you. ETA: Fun with online calculators . . . minus-40 degrees Celsius translates to . . . minus-40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Nope. The Onion advises us not to watch.

Once again: Jesse tries to do the right thing, and it backfires on him. Granted, "I'm sorry" really can't cover sending Eugene to Hell, even if it was by accident. That is shit that Hallmark doesn't make cards for. Well, not yet. Also: angel/demon banging! Tulip hangs with Jesus! And Featherstone plays flying squirrel once again! At least it's fun to watch. Are you bored by Jesse driving out of a garage? Well, here's SoK getting one-shotted by a wrecking ball.

@enoughcats . . . hey, I just copied it from my cable's schedule, and that's what it said. 🤷‍♂️ ETA: Without Warnky, Michelle's season ends. Feh, I think it's funny. The pun, I mean.

It's all been leading to this! That's basically a run-on sentence isn't it?

I don't have much to add about this episode. I figure it'll be a while before Naruto and B hit the battlefield, and it will be epic when they do. I do have something to tide us over. This is from a Naruto video game. Here's the Crowning Moment of Funny text: Judge for yourself. Defeated Back-Up Dancer Sasuke looks like the soul has been drained from his body.

No on the latter, "very probable" on the former. I can't snark on him about this.

I don't follow Survivor beyond the American version. Earlier this year, there was a guy who appeared on The Challenge: Turabi Çamkıran, better known as "Turbo." It turns out he not only won two editions of the Turkish version of Survivor, he did that back-to-back. I'm just curious if anyone else in the world has pulled that off, and if there are other two-time winners, like Turbo and Sandra. Oh, and Turbo wound up winning War of the Worlds. I'm torn whether he's a demigod or a mythical beast (i.e., Minotaur).

Heads up: WOTW1 marathon is running on MTV2 right now, and there will be another this Wednesday, from 4 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.

New lineup kicks off tonight. Also, it turns out My Hero Academia got pushed to the back because Toonami ran through all three seasons. From Bleeding Cool: Writer offers her dream Toonami lineup. It includes a few anime that have never been in that block.

I’m trying to remember the comparisons made in the SNY booth in regard to the white unis . . . Spy vs. Spy Oompa Loompas (in the sterilized room, after Mike Teevee fucked up) Droogies (A Clockwork Orange) Crap, that’s all I got.

Just caught the Braves and Mets going into extras. Forgot this was Players’ Weekend. Do the uniforms have to be all white? It looks weird. Question: does the coaching staffs get custom names on their jerseys as well? I’m thinking Mickey Callaway would opt for “I’M SO FINE,” given how his team has been doing lately.

It probably tastes decent, and there's protein. The main obstacle is getting over the hurdle about eating insects, which (wuss that I am) I probably couldn't do. Honestly . . . there are two plates in front of you. One with toasted grasshoppers, one with Rocky Mountain Oysters. Which one would you eat if you had no option to leave the table?

Saturday nights at 1 a.m. on Adult Swim’s Toonami block.

I got an notice from the Mets about MLB Foodfest in New York next month. Here's the menu . . .there isn't a lot of options for me due to allergies and personal tastes, but it still looks appealing. ETA: Has anyone here ever had toasted grasshoppers? Dang, Seattle, you weird.

gen:Lock thread has been established.

From Wikipedia: Basically, it's kids uploading their minds into giant war machines, as opposed to piloting them. And Michael B. Jordan is the lead guy . . . a soldier who was blown to shit two years prior, and now exists as a hologram while his effed-up body floats in a tank. If you really need a selling point: the quirky scientist behind the "gen:Lock" process is voiced by David Tennant, and he speaks in a Scottish accent. I know that does something for a lot of you reading this. And he plays "quirky scientist" as well as "demon," "time-traveling alien" and "old, rich-as-hell duck." Anyway, the first season of gen:Lock is currently airing on Toonami, and it's pretty good.

Latest episode in eight words: "I got a funny feeling in my underwear." Goodness, the fan service was off the charts, what with all of the meat and foodgasms. Naturally, Soma defeats Meat-Meat to save the Rice Bowl Club (or whatever) . . . but he doesn't wind up joining them. Meanwhile, Ms. God Tongue scowls in her private box, still offended (like most of the students outside of the Polaris dorm) by Soma's presence.