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Tom Baker's final season gets the Blu-Ray treatment. ETA: "Incorporating Chameleon Tours and Navarino Nostaglia Tours; a Max Capricorn/Kerblam Company" FTW.

Has anyone thought that it would be fitting that a guy named "Davie" would win Survivor: David vs. Goliath? Or did you think of that weeks ago? Wow, Alec looked like he was dying. And not being deaf didn't help matters. Christian rambling on and on and on has to be against the Geneva Convention, if not merely against unwritten rules. I don't think he just decided to do it . . . he probably planned that for years. And it worked. And I'm impressed. The guy is gonna break our hearts, but we're living in the moment. One thing . . . in a "schoolyard pick" Reward Challenge, how does Mike get picked over Christian? What, was the fear that he would blather endlessly about the mental formulas needed to perform a diving layup or dunk? "You see, lobbing the ball on the fly isn't a good thing. As you can see on this spreadsheet-" "Fuck off. MIKE! I changed my mind!!!" Carl seems like a nice guy, but we needed a cautionary tale about getting too comfy in the game. I think I'm finally getting into the season. I reckon the problem is starting with twenty people and merging at 13. Too many faces to memorize. I needed Erik Reichenbach to show who the main attractions were last week.

Wow. PC Babies were born a few months ago, and they already managed to steal an episode. Good for them. Cartman being a prick is a good route. Ditto for the whole town putting boxes on their heads and blacking out the outside world. Something tells me things won't get resolved until the finale. And maybe Garrison will show up to make things a hundred times worse. Yeah, @Spartan Girl, it is weird that the surrogate for the president hasn't popped in once. Or maybe Matt & Trey are trying to challenge themselves. With all the fuck-ups in South Park, it's not as hard as it would seem. "Namaste. It means 'Fuck you, I have anxiety'." That has to be on a t-shirt soon.

I have a concerned. Live-action versions of anime are dicey at best, and American takes are . . . disastrous. Didn't the United Nations convene after Ghost In The Shell was released? From ScrewAttack: Death Battle between Roshi and Jiriyah. Which pervy old bastard do you root for?

Would this opinion piece be considered cruel & unusual punishment for Mets fans?

You think Trevor decided to go unplugged and have that broadcast? Good move. I can’t blame for being concerned. When Jon left, did most of the stuff associated with him leave as well? Because I think Trevor would have a lot of fun with the Go Fuck Yourself Choir.

"Yeah, I'm just here to promote my two-part wedding special. I'd rather not be here, because I have to remember I was once as miserable a fuck as these guys, but Lily's family didn't pay for the whole thing if you know what I mean, so here I am. Oh, and Veronica was busy. She is not ducking me." From what I heard in the live chat in a Facebook group, that was a weave. Aside from Diem, I didn't think white girls would get those. Oh, and round of applause for Paulie for calling out Kyle with an ocean between them. Seriously, Paulie is a punk ass. "Buddy, you better be thankful Natalie kept shitting the bed at Armageddon, condemning us to Redemption House. Otherwise, I'd lay hands on you like a damn evangelist!" Paulie needs to be punched in the face. I think that's something Johnny and Devin could agree on.

What Nora Says: "Dad, I don't see why you have to go out and risk your life. Maybe I need you as a father more than Central City needs the Flash." What Nora Should Be Saying: What Nora Says: "Dad, I don't see why you have to go out and risk your life. Maybe I need you as a father more than Central City needs the Flash. Also, if you die, I basically blip out of existence. Mom got drunk at a party and kept looking forlornly out the window, wondering what would have happened if Eddie Thrawn just went for the vasectomy." And damn, Cicada subplot felt paint-by-numbers . . . not nearly as bad as Agent Liberty's origin on Supergirl, but the beats feel the same. Orville (or whatever his name is) didn't want to be a parental figure, sucked at being a parental figured, made up his mind to be a better parental figure, did a great job being a parental figure . . . and then his niece gets knocked into a coma, and he gets some jagged metal in his chest for living. And the Flash hears the applause for thwarting DeVoe's plan, unaware of the collateral damage. Oh, and the doctor is enabling him, which means she'll probably die before winter break. Didn't see the Iris-controlled Mardon clone. Totally thought that was Ralph, even though he wasn't in the episode. Was he hanging with Joe and Cecile's family? "Weather Witch." Cisco approves. Also, not liking Caitlin's split personality thing coming back. Just merge the damn personas!

So . ..we have MTV Fan Appreciation Week. If you go to the website and enter the password, you could win attendance to the net reunion. Here's my question: why the fuck would you want that?!? We're getting to a point where there's going to be a murder on stage,and it would happen a lot sooner than we'd want. Every season, the Reunion just keeps getting uglier and uglier. Sure, security folks will get between Devin and Johnny before the former throws a punch (or puffs his chest out some more), but what about next season? Or the one after that? Yes, Johnny needs a beating, but it would be a lot more grisly than most of us would like. Tonight: a stage full of mental patients! And also CT, who's probably there to promote his wedding special. Not unlike a CNN show in 2000 where Judd was trying to talk about Pedro & Me, but it was the day after the Survivor finale. Oh, and Kayleigh and Kyle from England! Kyle's face has apparently rejected the hair transplant, but now it looks like he has a guy in sunglasses peeking from the collar of his shirt. Thanks to Facebook folks, I found out that Joss couldn't pop up in any capacity due to legal union issues. I'd have to copy and paste . . needless to say, if he was there, we'd have a three-part Reunion, because he'd be ripping into Paulie non-stop. Isn't Ashley already rich? Like, she could buy and sell families or some shit? Nice to see she's not buying class. Hunter is still coming off as an asshole, but he looks good next to Ashley. Yes, they are seated together, because MTV probably wants some bloodshed. Zach's one line = "Hey, who put a dime in Zach?" Once again: four of Shane's castmates on RR: Campus Crawl have won a combined eight Challenges, and he's never made it to the end. Shane can and should STFU. This Dolph guy is supposed to be tough. Why didn't he intercept Devin? Also: how many champions are there in wrestling these days? I don't care either way, but I'm curious. ETA: The password to win is below. Good luck!!!

@TheRabbi . . . you know me. I will look for any reason to hit the panic button

In case you didn't hear, TAR31 premiere date has been announced . . . for late May. We've been chatting about that on the TAR31 Anticipation thread. Basically, it looks like CBS will compress another season into a short amount of time, and there's the faint hope that TAR32 would get the same treatment immediately afterward. It does feel galling that TAR is basically swept under the rug in the headline as "And More."

Wait . . . so we might get two seasons before the fall season starts? On the one hand, more TAR is good, especially if TAR31 ends with another BB team lucking into a win. On the other hand, I don’t think a season should be compressed. TAR30 got that treatment because CBS had to throw something against the Olympics. If this is true, how come CBS doesn’t tell us? My only rationale would be that TAR32 would need to be fully in the can first.

Of course. Seriously, fuck Big Brother. Bad enough they share Favored Reality Show status with Survivor, but there’s going to be more of it. What happened to Julie Chen quitting in a huff, followed by CBS deciding that there are better ways to hook viewers in the summer? ETA: Is there a place where I can see who’s running TAR32 without getting spoiled on results? I did not notice the TAR32 spoiler thread until just now.

Mob Psycho 100 forum is open for business.

Checking to see if everyone is caught up. We're four episodes in, and Mob has only gone 100 percent the one time. Nice contrast that he wants to do good beyond his psychic abilities (prompting him to join the Body Improvement Club), while his little brother would rather have Mob's talents. Oh, and the cult leader asshole entity is sticking around as a smudgy phantom. For this series, that seems about right. Once again, here are the full opening credits. Catchy, ain't it? "MOB! MOB! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!?"

This is it with Diaz, right? I mean, for the forseeable future. I need that hope because he suuuuuuuucked. Once again, I respect Kirk Acevedo, but he basically played Diaz like Dinner Theater Pacino . . . and the fact that he hung around longer than most of Oliver's nemesis made it so much worse. I'd put Malcolm underneath him but Malcolm was played by John Barrowman, who is a damn geek culture treasure. Awwwwww, Stan's over Ollie! Man, he's gonna be trouble to deal with. On the bright side, I think Felicity could beat him just by sneezing in his direction. Lovely final scene. Did not notice Diggle vanishing. My theory? [Olicity embraces] Barry Allen: [zipping in] I am really, really, REALLY sorry for butting in on a tender moment, but I need the big guy. [grabbing Diggle's shoulder] Diggle: Oh, you motherf- [gets rushed out]

After an hour of putting up with Kirk Acevedo and his Al Paccino impression, I think we needed this. I mean, we'll always need Legends. Still a little unclear as to how the Time Bureau would need funding from anyone or any one place. Or maybe Rip wanted to be as far away from where the Time Masters hung their hats. Corny premise to bring Hank on a mission, but it worked. He subdued the Minotaur with James Taylor. Minimum, that gives him honorary status, right? At least the Nate/Charlie crap got cleared up . . . though I'm guessing she'll have to play Amaya anytime she's with Nate. Hey, we get to hear Maisie break out a horrific American accent, so it wouldn't be a total loss. Ditto Matt Ryan. Sara is a damn ninja. Gotta love her doing the "Happy Birthday" bit with the trenchcoat and lingerie, then keeping out of Hank's line of sight when he was in Ava's office, and managing to playfully torture Ava. I heart Sara . . . though I dread something bad will happen with her. This was me back in 2013: "Sara just gave Laurel her jacket. That doesn't really mean anything." Several months later? Arrow, arrow, arrow, fall, garbage bin, and that paved the way for Laurel to become the Whack Canary. Ava, Mona and Nora bonding in a cell? Cute. And dummy that I am I was so distracted by the main action, I lost track of Ray. Of course he'd hide in an envelope to surprise Nora. Why wouldn't he? Hey, no Gary! Maybe he got eaten by one of the "inmates." ETA: I didn't hear about Nick Zano and his kid. What happened?

“Baby with a Stand? Hey, why the fuck not?!?” At least this one is cuter than Mannish Boy and his creepy Renaissance-looking jester of death by dream. Lally-ho!! Gotta feel for Josuke. I think he was born in 1983, so Joseph still had his marbles and nerve when he met his mother. And plowed her. You think he shouted “OH MY GOD!!!” at the key moment? Oh, and this was the last of CNBT we’ll get in the credits. Something new pops up in a few weeks.

Weird that I liked this episode, even though nothing had changed, and many of the main cast took heavy losses. It's not like I'm feeling like skipping directly to "Elseworlds," but tonight was less of a grind. Does Manchester have any tops that don't have a Union Jack? Of course he'd sell out Supergirl to get close to Agent Liberty. Of course Agent Liberty was nowhere near the island. He does manage to turn J'onn into a weepy mess. Also, he might have told the Martian that the hat was not working for him. "Fouad"? And I missed the symbolism . . . more focused on "Wait, did Kara see Wonder Woman and steal Diana's wall-climbing scene from her?" The bit with trying to heat vision and inadvertently alerting James was a nice bit, though. ETA: "Rather the Fallen Angel"= ?????

This was a fun episode. Basic "Protagonists stumble upon a witch hunt" plot, only aliens are involved, and it still worked. Bonuses: the Doctor being dubbed "alluring," and Graham wearing the Chief Witchfinder Hat. It did not go with the rest of his clothes, and that's why it was funny. I kept wondering what King James was doing in the Colonies, then I had to remind myself they were in England. Looks like witches were a "problem" on both sides of the pond. Only two more episodes left? Where does the time go? Don't answer that. While I haven't been blown away this season/series, there have been enough good moments to sustain me.

From CBR: Advantages of dubbed, subbed versions. I was not aware James Marsters played Zamasu. And he wanted to redeem himself for Dragon Ball Evolution.

Best Jeanist . . . is he the Denim Hero? While this anime digs into American superhero tropes, someone like that feels uniquely Japanese. Gran Torino looks to be a hoot, and not sadly as sad an old man on Toonami is Joseph Joestar. In a semi-related note, I saw a lot of MHA cosplay last weekend at Anime NYC. Here's a Gran Torino with Eraserhead. Cute, right? Of course Mineta would be working under Mt. Lady, and of course she'd take advantage of him in a way he wouldn't really like. Here are the new opening and closing credits. I couldn't find them on Funimation's account.

I'm done with sketches for the year. I wound up getting three MHA characters in my books: All Might, Todoroki, and Iida. Where I'm here . . . are the characters holding up well for you guys? Here's a WatchMojo bit on the "Best Girls" of the anime. Oddly enough, I have no argument with the top spot. Reminder: we get to meet Gran Torino tonight.

I'm back at square one. Met a woman online. We were supposed to meet, but she wanted to stay home due to the cold weather, which was understandable. About a week and a half later, she texted me that she started dating, and she wished me luck. I'm not bitter at her. I'm not bitter at women in general. I'm just bitter that there are times where I don't even meet someone, and any chance of a chance at something meaningful is scuttled before the first date happens. If anyone wants to read my profile and suggest improvements, send me a message.

Wikipedia entry on Looker. Basically, once you hit the word "Vampire," you should stop. The original concept was solid: the plainest of Janes turns into a burning-hot superheroine. I mean, really hot. "Looking like she's going to merge into the mirror as she admired herself" hot. Also notable was her outfit, which . . . Eighties, I guess. Judge for yourself and silently despair.