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I know Randy gets a bad rap, and the man is grumpiness personified. I will say that I didn't think he was racist, because he hated everybody. Maybe CBS should do Reunions with small crowds, or maybe without an audience. Seriously, I know Survivor pulls in good ratings, but is it "water cooler television" anymore? And that's why Burnett and/or CBS had to put up an ad.

Want to attend the Reunion? Reality Blurred has the requirements! And, yes, they are unbelievably shallow, but I don't think CBS gives a rat's ass.

Wes tweets on Corey: "In the @ChallengeMTV world, @MTVCoryWharton’s family update picture broke the internet. The only thing that would be bigger would be if a sex tape emerged from @MTVBananas and @ImSarahRice." Oh God, do not tease us about that, Weston. Fans' heads would explode.

Just checking to see if anybody has seen it. I can't get it from my library's system. It was fun . . . especially with Gordon and O'Hara basically admitting to each other that thy are so useless. Needless to say, I don't think a Gotham Central comic would have worked in 1966.

I saw Your Name today. Hoping it gets nominated for an Oscar, even though I reckon only one anime has won Best Animated Feature. Basically, a city boy and girl stuck in the country sporadically switch places and lives. Halfway through, the plot gets turned on its side, and it gets lot deeper. Perhaps the best body swap story put on a screen . . . unless Crosswind gets adapted into a TV series. I'm a fan of Gail Simone. Fingers crossed! ETA: Turns out it was released last year and it wasn't nominated. Still worth watching.

From the thread of last week's episode: Did Probst tell the gang that a tiebreaker was in place on Day 1? Maybe he does this every season, and it got edited out until now. My "fanon" was that each finalist has been taken aside on Day 39 and asked to cast a vote for one of the other two, "just in case." It makes sense, but that would be too low-key for Burnett & Probst. ETA: What I figure will happen? The vote is announced "live," and the person bumped off has to cast a vote in a private booth, which Probst collects and reads aloud.

My take: "Yes, I have never . . . done that. Have I ever had feelings? Well, a Jedi isn't supposed to love, and I tried to abide by that, even though that was how I came along. But the big reason? The only time I had those . . . urges . . . was around Leia. Who turned out to be my twin sister. Han could take five hundred cold showers in a row, and he still wouldn't be as less interested in that than I wound up being."

I got that lesson a long time ago. Never have heroes. Seriously, you know who my favorite comedian growing up? Bill Cosby. I dedicated brain space to a lot of his old routines (including the original "Fat Albert"), and then he turned kinda weird. Then we found out about that shit. Today, I fear that Jim Gaffigan will be discovered to have fathered hundreds of really pale children, or Maria Bamford will be exposed as a serial killer. Just so I'm clear: VIII takes place immediately after VII, right? When did Threepio get his arm changed back? I got his one-shot comic from Marvel by James Robinson and Tony Harris (who brought Starman to the masses in the Nineties), and I haven't gotten around to reading that. I suck as a fan. ETA: Didn't think "Mary Poppins" with Leia. Now I'm imaging her floating by Yondu as he keeps shouting, "I'M MARY POPPINS, Y'ALL!!!" Also, I hope I wasn't too critical in my first post, re: Leia breaking out a Force move to save her life. Like I said, I thought she was just Force-sensitive, and that she wouldn't be able to use the Force to that degree. I swear, I am not that sort of fan. For Pete's sake, I'm still okay with Ewoks.

But he did not have that title at the end of his movie, hence my nitpick. Fudge it, I'll let it go.

In case you didn't see the news in the Media thread: Has it been established that he doesn't use protection? I'm not surprised . . . in my mind, if birth control from both parties renders them 95 percent "safe," that still means there's a 1-in-20 chance that one would get past the goalie if the male keeps playing. By that logic, I reckon Teck wound up fathering 3-4 kids back in 1999. That's hyperbole . . . really don't want to know how much "play" that skinny so-and-so got in Honolulu. ETA: 95% was off the top of my head. I'd imagine the percentage is lower, as nothing is completely foolproof.

This week: Joseph teaches the crew how to traverse the desert. Poorly. And then the team is roasted by the Sun Stand, with no user in sight. Camels are killed, the canteen is shot, and the younger guys crack up. But it turns out they saw where the user was. One rock throw from Star Platinum later, we find out the bastard was finding behind a rig with a mirror. With air conditioning. Gotta love Joseph lampshading that they never even found out the guy's name. (It's Arabia Fats. But you don't care, correct?) Another amusing bit: Team Jojo sailed past the Iran/Iraq War, and nothing fucked up happened. Under normal circumstances, the boys probably would have ended things in three days, but they are on a schedule. Because of Holly. Who is dying because she's manifesting a Stand, and confronting DIO is the only way to fix it. Admit it, some of you forgot about Holly. Fess up!! Here's part of the undubbed episode. I'm happy to say that Richard Epcar got very close to the Japanese VA's exclaimations: "OH, SHIT!" at 3:27; "SON OF A BITCH!" at 4:15. For those who are wondering: 70 degrees Celsius equals 158 Fahrenheit. And there's Jotaro wearing a heavy jacket with a chain hanging from it. Hey, why not? Also, I saw a Watch Mojo bit about anime characters with absurd hair. Before that, I did not notice that you cannot see where his hat ends and his hair begins. Freaky, right? At one point, I thought the user might have been inside a camel. I mean, precedent has been set already. ETA for tweaking. Also, I needed to go online to convert the temperature. And I'm bummed out that the line from the bump wasn't said. Now we gotta wait three weeks, minimum.

Just curious if anybody watched the premiere. Also, I'm curious if anybody grasps the rationale of kicking off a season after the Christmas special, then shelvinh the show for three weeks due to holiday-based programming. Anybody thinks that the writers are leaning too hard into The Nerd? The Westworld bit at the end was nice, even if "Nerd fucks hosts over and over again" gets repeated. Plus: Anthony Hopkins' character is referred to as "Thor's Dad." What else . . . Weird Al! Bomberman trying to get through airport security! And we see the future of Beavis, only for that to be undone by Butt-head. I'm not even going to quibble that sugar and/or caffeine to awaken Cornholio, as opposed to the mere mention of "Lake Titicaca."

I don't know how long it takes to prep a Robot Chicken sketch. Tonight, they got to Doctor Strange. Well, he is called "Sorcerer Supreme," so maybe it's not a real MCU gag.

I reckon that that the next season will have Early trying to bounce back. Or maybe that's just the opening episode. I know, Human Early tonguing Granny is not a good thing on damn near every level. Notice the Rev was practically begging Early to start murdering right there. Bright side: "Rebel With A Clause" is airing right now!

Has anybody gotten an Oscar nomination, but not one from the Golden Globes? I reckon he'd have the same chance as Hugh Jackman an Gal Gadot. BTW, what is Hamil's most-known character, if you take away Luke, Joker, and various incarnations of Trickster? I mean, playing the hero of a generation is cool, but there must have been times where he felt forced into performing "Luke Be A Jedi Tonight" over and over.

That was fun. Would have lost money betting that somebody would have lost a hand. Hey, second movie in a trilogy, it was guaranteed, right? Even with the looming bleakness, there was still fun to be had. Knowing that we had one more movie to go also didn't hurt. Bit disbelief that Luke could basically project himself that far, talk with Leia, then call out Kylo Ren, and punk him like the bitch that he was. I'm happy he did the Kenobi fade without getting killed. Slightly less implausible was Leia saving herself. I dunno . . . I figured that you can have the Force, you can be force sensitive but not do the really sweet stuff, or you didn't. Kinda feel that maybe Leia would've dodged the bullets that Han and Luke caught after IX. I'm guessing Abrams had a backup plan. Seriously, anybody here ever see South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut? I want something with Luke in Cartman's place, singing "Kylo Ren's A Bitch" directly at Kylo Ren. Because he's a bitch. He was so close fighting with Rey . . . and then he approached the throne. I'm guessing whomever was higher than Snoke on the food chain will be the Big Bad of IX. Maybe the Emperor's head in a container full of fluid? I hope Rose pulls through. I liked her. Too bad she and Finn were lead around by That Guy From Those Beer Commercials. I know, Benicio del Toro, but I could not remember his name watching. In other news: does anybody give a shit about Phasma? Like, at all? "Oh, look at me! I'm a lady with SHINY Stormtrooper armor!!" Back to the garage from whence you were sent in VII. I know, I'm guessing she has backstory and it's probably kickass, but the character seems like a waste. I bet Porgs make for good eatin'. Funny to see them give Chewbacca shit about roasting one of their own. Cute lil guys. And the casino mounts and crystal foxes were sweet as well. Dunno what I'm missing. Anybody else facepalming at the last scene? "Oh, for the love- . . . we don't need to bring the focus back on a little boy!!! I swear, if he says 'Yippee!' or 'wizard' once . . . . grrrrrrrrrr." ETA: Oh, right, the inexplicable Yoda appearance!! "Awesome. I haven't seen you since after the moon of Endor. Where the hell were you when I was dealing with Ben?!?" "Shut up, young Skywalker must." "Are you jealous that I found a planet better than a damn swamp?" "Across your eyes, I will smack you."

Who are we to stop Leslie Jones from mocking Omarosa? Twice? During the Weekend Update bit, I kinda wanted "drywall" to fall on her head, but I doubt most viewers' memories go back that far. Curious: what instrument sounds like a tea kettle boiling over? Because that was getting abused as heck at the very end. I've gotten two or three of those for my mother. I cannot stress enough that she asked me to get them for her. We're cool, right? Right??? How long have we seen that llama? Or a llama? Nobody got bit or spat upon, so the sketch counts as a win. Also, I'm certain Leslie had her picture taken with him/her, aroused or not.

"Wait, so I could be Sovereign of Mars. That's Mars, a planet so messed up that I had to lead an army of plucky young people off of it to get any standing in life. Mikazuki, what do you think?""Still emotionally dead inside." "That's what I thought." Something to keep his soul from living? Or probably a future protein bar. Got this in my email: Otaku USA praises IBO as one of the best Gundam series ever. While I take my time watching it on the DVR, I'm inclined to agree. I feel more invested than the most of the other entries.

In the bigger picture, I don't think anybody should analyze Nicaragua that deeply. Remember, this was the season before the "Rob vs. Russell" "showdown" in Redemption Island, so we got a bunch of idiots cast to make those two look better. At least that's my takeaway. Also Jimmy Johnson, who does have a brain, but probably was better off lasting under a week in the game.

Three predictions; at least one comes through: 1. It's gonna be Ben for the win. 2. Ex-wrestler "Triple H" drops by, since the theme centered on three words starting with "H." No, really, "Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers." Stupid, right? 3. Probst ignores thirteen contestants after he falls asleep halfway through the Reunion. He is nudged awake in time to pimp out S36. Like I've said in a prior post: I'm so ambivalent about this season, it barely hurts. I just want it to end.

This week: the Kree's inhumanity continues, as they prove to be bigger assholes than we had thought. Also, they love to sell Inhumans off. Funny thing . . . if the Disney purchase of Fox had happened years ago, the Inhumans would have been mutants, Daisy would have been a mutant from the start like in the comics, and Inhumans would never have happened. Sad, right? I mean, at least we got Quake and Yo-Yo, even though neither of them are as cute as Lockjaw. I hope this bite Kasius in the ass. I'm thinking Gemma can think for herself even when her ears are muted. Unless the tone we hear works on her and distracts her. Still, I would think she would have lots of quiet time to work out a plan. And then vengeance. Delicious, delicious vengeance. Or she can learn to read lips. I don't think she came to the station an expert, but I bet she can learn on her own. Speaking of plans, I hope Fitz has one. He's smart, but the Kree have a headstart of indeterminable length and they have a prophecy about SHIELD coming back. As far as unfair advantages go, that's about an 7 out of 10, and rising. How often do the actors break into giggles anytime Daisy is referred to as "Destroyer of Worlds"? That's a title that can't be taken seriously, even if it's Thanos.

She wrestled with a one-legged woman. I mean, I'm not saying every player with a significant disability should automatically get $1 million, but Kelly should not have gotten that treatment --- or the inexplicable hatred -- from Naonka. Once again: had Naonka and Purple Kelly (why "purple"? No one cares) been barred from voting due to quitting, Fabio doesn't win. I can't recall anyone acknowledging this at the reunion.

You know, I am good with the presidents minted on the coins today, and yet I'd be "down" with using coins with Shiba Inus on that. And, apparently, it's easy to make your own currency. Thanks for the heads-up, Ronny!! When does TDS return?

Frisky Dingo finale airs tonight. Who knows when Adult Swim will run it again. Prior to Rick and Morty, I would have ranked it the second best series in the history of Adult Swim, trailing only The Venture Bros. Now, it's a little tougher to justify that. Crap, I had some more phrases to post, but I forgot 'em. All I got is "BUP-BUP!" ETA: "Harumph!" and "Well, not with that attitude!" The latter gets used on Archer, right?

Two things: 1. Four news episodes air on Sunday night starting at 7, as seen on the Tumblr. 2. Open-world pirate-based Adventure Time video game due out in Spring 2018.