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Well. Long-ass season, too many people . . . but damn, that was one helluva finale. Jay has to be among in the top tier of dummies. Between falling for the fake idol and not covering up his answer, I laughed hard at his fall. The puzzles should've had different answers, but he's still a dope. Like I said when Jason got similarly tricked . . . the only thing missing was Carlos Mencia leaping out of a bush, shouting, "DEE DEE DEEEEEEE!!!!!" Round of applause for David, who totally would've won the $100K sponsor prize. In a season full of metamorphoses, his was the most fun to watch. And he would've had a fire challenge had Ken not betrayed him. As far as Day 38 backstabbings go, that ranks with Dreamz reneging on Yau Man. Adam winning is the definition of "bittersweet." He wound up spending an hour with his mother. An hour. I would not wish that on anybody. While I would've wanted a Hannah win to blow up Probst's brain, I'm okay with how things shook out. Only six people got ignored. Gotta be a record low. And if Probst had three more minutes, he would've zeroed in on Paul and his hair. What the fuck?!? I'm hoping that Cirie forms a Black Widow Alliance with Sandra. I'm worried about the perfect record getting wrecked, though. Also, had Tai cleaned Scot's blood from his hands? Good times.

My basic take on a revolt would be "Fuck him as he would fuck us." Suppose the Democrats try and fail. How much more shit can he foist upon them? Not like he can order Pelosi and Schumer to fight to the death for his amusement, right? Right?!?

Looked in Facebook. Apparently, the president-elect talked to Jim Brown and Ray Lewis. I guess he got all the security stuff memorized without using notes. Seriously, why? The only reason I can think of is that YKW wanted to honor the city that held his greatest rally. And Ray Lewis was a member of the Baltimore Ravens, which had been the first Cleveland Browns. Other than that, I am flummoxed by the epitome of badness and his actions. Again. Also: did Lewis teach him the Dirty Bird? On January 20, will he be dancing like a fool before taking the oath?

Stop Being Polite posts promo "picks" (seriously?) of the S29 gang. Sadly, the most odious among them is not throttled . . . at least on camera.

Want to know the title and format of S34, but don't want to wait until 10:55 for Probst to blab it out after tonguing Taylor? RealityBlurred has you covered. And we have cast members and tribes!

From CBR: Looking back on Nextwave. Good times from Warren and Stuart.

So many nicknames. He's the shitty gift that keeps on giving. Mango Mussolini, Orange Skull, Drumpf . . . so much works with that guy.

Got an e-mail from the Mets announcing their Free Shirt Friday offerings. Sadly, the shirts in the link don't appear that large. The one that I saw in the mail was honoring Jose Reyes on April 21, which . . . no. Not for another year. I mean, nice that he's sticking around, cool that he's open to playing the outfield, but I wouldn't have gone with him. Especially after the Familia fiasco. And because these are night games, I won't be going, since I'd wind up coming home after midnight.

I don't refer to him as that, because Gary Trudeau tagged Ah-nuld with that label when he became governor. He was represented by a giant hand. Seriously hoping Gary doesn't go away, even though Doonesbury is weekly these days, and he hasn't addressed what happened. For history, I suggest we dub November 8, 2016, as "The Day America Crapped The Bed." It's not September 11, December 7, or the day of the Boston bombing, but I think it's a tragedy in its own right. Of course, if You Know Who winds up getting denied his prize, I'll have to revise my thinking.

Sorry for the short notice . . . Animal Planet is running a marathon from 11 a.m.-6 a.m. tomorrow. That's nineteen hours of adorable baby animals, with the occasional hairless cat thrown in. My mother never wants to see cats named Prune and Gremlin.

To paraphrase Ben Parker: "With great power comes great irresponsibility." Before the election, I asked people on Facebook what comic book character the would-be president reminded them of. Somebody suggested Iron Man. Even if he did get shrapnel near the heart, he'd still be a war profiteer. He's more Obadiah Stane. Or the Mandarin. Well, the Mandarin as played by Ben Kingsley. Not nitpicking . . . was Alzheimer's a "thing" in the mid-Eighties?

I feel bad for Rob. He came up short in S6 and fizzled out on S8. Then came the Reunion. "Rob? Hi. Okay, we're rearranging the seating so that Richard and Sue don't sit next to each other. If Sue were to snap and attack the man who basically molested her, the only thing standing behind her and a bloodbath would be you. So keep your guard up, mmkay? Mmkay."

The year still ain't over. Alan Thicke, TV's Jason Seaver, died at 69. Not related to the president-elect, but still sad, especially since I saw a commercial with him doing tax relief stuff. And I'm willing to bet that the ads on XM will continue without interruption. Once again, to quote John Oliver: "Fuck you, 2016. Fuck. YOU."

Looking back, I think Dwayne Johnson did a better job as "The Rock Obama" than Cena in the short sketch. It's a pity Jay Pharaoh is gone and Michael Che hasn't been asked to fill the role. Maybe we can get Leslie as "She Rock."

True story . . . it was after 8, and I was showing my mother the latest from Sammo Hog (Jessie Graff's porcine pride and joy), and then it hit me . . . I was not watching TNW. Wound up missing one race. I'll have to DVR the repeat. Not much happens as Wisconsin advances to next week's finale. Basically, "College Madness" is to ANW what Spring Break Challenge was to The Challenge. At least we have a crop of promising faces that might pop up in the next few years. Meanwhile, all viewers got from SBC was Camila's crazy Brazilian ass.

Actually thought of you when I tuned in to Fox to watch overtime and the shootout. Sorry that nobody got to be a hero like Joe Carter, but it's nice for somebody to board the "FUCK 2016" bus. Aside from Cleveland and parts of Chicago, this was not a good year.

I feel bad for Merkel. "Guess what? We're the good guys this time! I know, right?!?"

From AVclub: The president-elect may -- MAY -- think pro wrestling is real. All we need is Hillary e-mailing the article to concerned parties under the title "UNFIT!!!!!"

Yes, the Pokémon anime is still a thing. Not that most people would notice, as Cartoon Network runs it way too early on Saturday mornings. Right now, CN is running out the clock, as the next region will be run on Disney XD. Anyway, the final storyline is climaxing these days. After Alain defeated Ash in the Kalos League final, Lysandre and Team Flare made its move, wrecking Lumiose City with modified Zygarde. So much goes on, with Ash and Alain on the front line, Bonnie talking her beloved "Squishy" down with a song, Clembot sacrificing its life to activate a plot device, Mairin's Chespin ("Chespie") gets rescued and glows for some reason, and Team Rocket playing reporters to the world. Also, Meowth is on top of Wobbuffet while playing cameraman. The latest episode ended with the Gym Leaders of Kalos ready to throw down against Lysandre. Kalos has made for interesting stories. Mega-Evolution is a thing, with Pokemon turning into powerful versions of Digimon. Ash befriends a Froakie, which evolves into Greninja, and it winds up bonding with Ash, becoming the dumbly-named "Ash-Greninja," sharing a psychic link and appearances with our main hero. Companion-wise, we got Serena, who met Ash years ago at camp, and she's probably the first girl to be infatuated with him. Clemont takes Cilan's place as Gym Leader Inspired By Ash, with the "connoisseur" crap replaced by hi-tech gizmos that make him shout, "THE FUTURE IS NOW THANKS TO SCIENCE!!!!" Then the gizmos backfire, giving everybody poofy hair for a few seconds. And we got our first under-10 cast member since Max in Bonnie, Clemont's precocious sister, who frequently proposes to women on her brother's behalf. She is also the caretaker of Dedenne (a furry fairy-type) and Squishy, a green one-eyed Pokemon that's actually Zygarde, which is a huge plot device in Kalos. Pokemon-wise, Ash has his usual mixed bunch. Of course Pikachu is there, as is Greninja, wearing its tongue like a scarf. Ash got the obligatory bird in fire-type Fletching, which evolved all the way to Talonflame (I don't think the Americans got a bonus for that name). He got an egg that became Noibat, which evolved into Noivern. Hawlucha is a bird inspired by Mexican wrestling, and that's pretty awesome. Finally, he struck a friendship with a Goomy, which evolved into Goodra, perhaps the least imposing dragon-type out there. It wound up going back to its home, but Ash called it back for the Kalos League. Serena started off with fire-type Fennekin, which has evolved once to Braixen. She got a Pancham, which makes one wonder why Game Freak waited so long to riff on pandas. Finally, she got a sweet Eevee on her team, and it wound up evolving into Sylveon, the fairy-type evolution. Serena and her trio compete in Showcases, which are like Contests, only without the battling. Clemont had a Bunnelby (rabbit) to start, and he wound up acquiring Chespin and Luxray (evolved from Luxio). Technically, Dedenne is his, but Bonnie takes care of it. Finally, Team Rocket had Inkay (James) and Pumpkaboom/Gourgeist (Jessie) to go along with Meowth and Wobbuffet. Okay, I have talked way too much about this show now. Please don't let me be the only person to DVR this series and watch it.

From Funny115: Ozzy and the gang try to convince Cochrane that he's a badass; Cochrane is hella-skeptical. Bonus: Inappropriate Cochrane!

From House of Bulldogs: The gang gathers for snack time. Logan does not like an R/C car. Sammo Hog plays on new grass. ETA: Tomorrow, Animal Planet will be running a Too Cute marathon. starting at 11 a.m., ending at 6 on Thursday. That's nineteen hours of hardcore baby animals. Check it out, then post about it here. Sucks that there aren't new episodes, but they covered a shitload of puppy and kitten breeds, and they had an hour for piglets, hedgehogs and bunnies.

So . . . Ash. Not many anime characters can last two decades. He started out as a butthead, but I like to think he got better. Sure, he has to deal with a learning curve with each new region, but it's fun to see him deal and assemble a new team around Pikachu. I don't think he's into "gotta catch 'em all!" so much as exploring the world, encountering new Pokémon, and not aging a day. Gary Oak will probably die of natural causes before the property wraps up. Also, Ash never gets to win a League. Okay, he beat Drake in the Orange League, and he defeated all the "Battle Brains," but I don't think those are in the games. I would've figured that his Greninja would defeat the fire-spewing Charizard, but Alain wanted it more. What do you think of the human protagonist of Pokémon? And because I'm a fan of Epic Rap Battles Of History, here's Ash throwing down with Charles Darwin.

Has anybody on this show ever exclaimed "What the butt?!?" That was said in this SNL sketch, and I'm certain that got cribbed from AT. The video is totally work-safe, unless you don't want to see a guy removed from his pants in a hilarious manner.

Right on. And how funny is it that Alexander Hamilton might be the person to save 2016? And that's the original recipe version, not the one everybody loves.

Heads up: Adventure Time: Islands will be airing on Cartoon Network in late January. ETA: Here's the news from ComicsAlliance, with the opening credits.