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@theatremouse: there was a movie covering Future Trunks' past with Future Gohan: History of Trunks. Team Four Star goofed on that in March 2015.

Cara Maria tweeted that the next season's format will be announced during The Real World, But In A Ski Lodge Winter Break: Hunter Mountain after the reality series on MTV that people give a shit about. I reckon Mike would be the "exhibition"/charity series host, because he's got a larger gig. Dunno what Teege does the rest of the year.

He ended basically going, “Berlusconi has a volcano? Guess what?!?” And then a huge volcano got brought out. The whole episode is up on YouTube if you want to see what you missed. ETA: Well, I think the episode was up last night. The "segment" on Italy is up, though; the lamb comes in around 19:00. That means you missed the "John was on an Italian game show, fucked up, and everybody ridiculed him" bit.

I'm 95 percent certain you "won" last night, especially if you watch Last Week Tonight before that. The first episode followed up on the previous finale; that was followed by the local "player" (I might know his name, but I'm not confident) teach the Sheriff how to be a man.

Awwww. And I'm sure the last kitty will be nicknamed "Kilmy." Or maybe "MBJ." I went to a small comic show yesterday. I don't usually buy loose sketches, but I would up getting talked into buying this for $10. It just speaks to me, you know? ETA: I am a dope. You’d call that kitty “Kilmo.” “Erik” works as well.

Heads up: Mr. Pickles is still airing on [AS], and the third season began tonight. And I spent the second season completely forgetting a forum was set up for it in 2014. Once again, I really don't want to be alone watching this.

Viewer: This is still a thing? Adult Swim: Yep! Satanic Border Collie and a town full of dullards. Yeah, a lot of our stuff doesn't "land," but we tend to juggle the shows. Viewer: *sigh* Okay, so we got two episodes. After seeing both seasons, I'm pretty sure that nothing could really shoc- Adult Swim: A female wolf forces herself on the Sheriff. Sexually. Viewer: . . . Adult Swim: Oh, and Mike Tyson Mysteries comes back next week! Viewer: Great. Troubled ex-boxer and Norm McDonald as a lecherous pigeon. Well, at least that's easier to grasp.

I don't see new episodes scheduled, so this might be it for a while. Even with the episode ending on an Olsen Twins sketch (huh?), this was a good sendoff. I think the guys have upped their game. And sometimes, there's the brief moment of satisfaction where you figure out a quick sketch's premise when the next one begins. To wit: "Oh! DUMPSTER DIVING!!!" Oh and it's nice to know that the bad guys from Beast Wars (they're not Decepticons, right?) fall for pandas like the rest of us.

I'd say that Italy has some fucked-up politics . . . but I don't think us Americans have room to talk. Canadians? Well, their prime minister was going whole hog in India, but I think that's the nation's greatest PR blunder. Oh, and two of the candidates were on game shows. I don't think that would be bad in the US; Obama could've popped up on Jeopardy! in the Nineties for all we know. And that one guy's fuck-up led to the awesome bit with John getting ridiculed for "Fasta Frimavera." STUPIDO! How alternative would a band have to be with getting away with "Unfuckable Lard Ass" as their name? "He is truly the Forrest Gump of human misery." Thanks, John! Also: Rachael Ray's unfeeling fingers, and a volcano! And the giant squirrel returns! Biggest downside is that the should went past thirty minutes. I watch live, but I can see people with DVRs getting pissed even with the repeats.

Went to a high school convention in NYC tonight. Burned two references I had printed: Death 13 & Mannish Boy and Dio Brando (original version). Dummy that I am, I thought that getting characters and Stands on the same page would be pricey, but it didn't occur to me that a lot of the folks on Creators Drive (because NYC doesn't have alleys) would be working cheap. That's why I also got Kakioyin & Hierophant Green.

@Sandman87 . . . boooooooooooooooooooooooo. That is all. How awesome was it for Whis to track down a lead in another Universe -- three over, no less! -- for Goku that nobody mentioned? I get F-Trunks meeting a Gohan that didn't have to grow up really fast was important. I mean, it's not like we had a scene with Tights hanging with Yamcha, Chiaozu and/or Yajarobi. But I don't think (or at least remember) Whis doing any sort of thinking about it for the benefit of the audience. Poor F-Trunks. I liked how he was happy for Gohan to have a really peaceful life with a wife, daughter, and father-in-law that got bitch-slapped into a mountain by Cell about a decade ago. But he was trained by Future Gohan and he saw Young Gohan go beyond Super Saiyan to destroy Cell. Unless F-Trunks was killed before that. I can't remember.

This week: Jotaro defeats N'Doul, with the help of a very reluctant Iggy. Avdol take a water blade in the neck for the team. And we get a post-credits look at the guy and his creepy little brother who will be plaguing Team Jojo next time. Gotta love how Jotaro comes up with plans on the fly (no pun intended). Using Fool to escape detection, distracting N'Doul by performing a Fastball Special with Iggy, and getting absurdly close to his enemy. N'Doul checks out, but not before taunting Jotaro about the Egyptian God Stand users. Oh and he makes peace with Iggy, who retrieves his hat. Which has chewed-up coffee-flavored gum in it. Hey, it's progress. Also, going by the credits, I'm thinking Iggy and Polnareff will be pals by the end of the story . . .. assuming they survive. Remember, dogs don't last long in JBA.

Stupid thought: maybe the anime is an intentional parody of shonen anime, only it's not all "Hey! This is parody! Laugh at this!!!" like the one with Bobobo. The protagonist is yelly and special as fuck, his rival is calm and high-and-mighty with his power, and the villains need to get the shit kicked out of them . . . mostly due to what they do, as opposed to how they do it. "Hey, I'm going to take my powerful self and three assholes to his hick town -- not as hick as where Asta comes from, mind you -- and murder everybody. Because reasons. The only people that could possibly stop me are a Gary Stu, a local thug made good, and an aristocrat with neuroses and aiming issues. But what are the odds of that happening?"

You know, I read an speculation piece on CBR suggesting the lode might be an Infinity Stone in of itself. Hey, why not? The worse case scenario would be Thanos knocking out T'Challa and absorbing his suit to fill the Gauntlet, leaving the Panther naked. Cut to Cap: "AND GET THIS MAN SOME CLOTHES!!!" ETA: Whoops, it was AV Club.

@aradia22 . . . maybe we should meet one day, even if it's as friends. I haven't been looking on OKC lately. I've been communicating with the one woman; we've exchanged e-mails for a few weeks. Once again, I'm crossing my finers.

I would bet we have more appealing winning teams than assholes. At least Cody & Jessica liked each other. Eric & Danielle weren't even a couple, and they didn't belong in TAR11, let along winning it. As for the latter? I think it's more about bringing Big Brother fans to TAR, as opposed to vice versa. And yeah, it is annoying as hell, isn't it?

Awesome! You will forgive me for keeping my fingers crossed until the renewal is concrete.

That arc was fun. Storm, Klaw, a body swap, T'Challa dealing with the likes of Dr. Doom, Namor and Magneto, and Storm flying naked with Queen Divine Justice. It wasn't gratuitous. Oh, and Ross gets stuck dealing with the Deviants, whom he compares to Groovy Ghoulies. I think that arc is in Priest's second volume. ETA: Found something on Priest's site: A collection of quotes from Everett K. Ross. Yeah, I know, I can work with the MCU version, but the canon guy made me laugh. A lot. It goes 29 issues deep, and then there's blank space all the way down. Just a heads-up.

The teaser spoiled me. Of course, if you didn't see that, and you watched Polnareff putting his hand into a sticky fluid . . . well, then I wouldn't blame you. Can dog drool be that thick where it could take the consistency of that? I don't think "End of the World" is bad. It just pales to "Stand Proud." it does fulfill the basic requirements of "Phantom Blood," "Battle Tendency" and "Stardust Crusaders": it is way the fuck over the top, both in lyrics and visuals. Over on the Comparison thread, you can see a guy break down "Sono Chi no Sadame" and "BLOODY STREAM." Also, all four themes sound awesome played in this concert, which covers the first six themes. Then they went to "Diamond Is Unbreakable," where the themes took on more of a "pop" feel. That includes "chase," which is the more rocking theme, at least compared to "Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town" and "Great Days."

First of all, I don't subscribe to stuff like that. I know I'm going to one day, but I'm in no rush. And there's no stigma to going online-exclusive, but it feels to me that "actual" television is more "real." Once again, my head. Main question: would TAR still have the budget to keep going? I'm not expecting the return of Fast Forwards in every leg, but that would be a concern.

Then there's tonight, where he tried to shoot Jack Daniels into his mouth with a Super Soaker, and it came unglued on the right side of his lip. Hilarious. For the culture!

Isn't it more expensive to produce? I mean, they do go to many international locations, as opposed to plopping down camp in Fiji or turning a studio into a tricked-out house. Also, it hasn't won an Emmy lately (though whichever show wins will be side-eyed no matter what), so CBS would have that excuse to pull the plug. Basically, the nagging thought for me is that Les Moonves ranks TAR below Survivor AND Big Brother. I don't think there's room on the other major networks if TAR goes free agent. I'd be good with NBC. I think Fox is beyond that genre. CW? Eighty percent DC Comics-based shows. As for ABC . . . remember, they're the assholes that jerked around with a legitimately good series (The Mole) and put up a franchise with dim and bitchy participants (male and female) that happens to be addictive. Also, Dancing With The Stars, which I only saw one season (with Amy Purdy). I'm ambivalent about that. ETA: Found this graphic on Facebook. Please tell me past winners got that treatment. Yes, I will cop to finding new ways to get upset about any subject.

Just caught this. Great Lost shoutout at the beginning. I still think the image of Kylo Ren flailing around, looking like a lunatic because Luke was invisible the cameras. And I liked the bit with the grandpas.

This is me from the live thread last night: I gotta acknowledge that, but I don't have to like it. It just stinks that a stuntcast team won, and they hailed from the dimmest reality program on the network, and they would not have been in a relationship long enough to qualify under the old rules. To top it off, this feels worse than last year's outcome . . . not out of bitterness, but from the belief on my part than Les Moonves rates TAR below Survivor and Big Brother. I could be wrong, but those series have stability, while TAR wanders from slot to slot. And I'm still convinced Survivor: Ghost Island will not stir the feelings like TAR30 did.

Question: should endgames be adjusted where there wouldn’t be a situation like the Joss/Derrick Ring, where they kept going out of bounds and having to start over? I heard that lasted ninety minutes. As much as I’m okay with physical stuff, as much as I can respect players who give it their all (did you hear from TRL when they rebooted, Chet?), I feel the absolute worst might happen. And while I firmly believe BMP will only shut down once they film somebody dying on-camera, that’s still too grimy to contemplate.