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If you want to talk about individual cast members, ranging from Mark (who "auditioned" to replace Puck in 1994) to the idiots from Viewers' Revenge, this is the place to do it. Best Roadie to never appear on a Challenge? I'm thinking Msaada. I'm biased because she gave a great interview with Stee on MBTV, and she was so normal. As for best bromance . . . I reckon it's a toss-up between Christian and Timmy (RR2) and James and Theo (RR9). I confess my memory is very fuzzy in general

In case you're wondering why this forum has been established, MTV Classic will be running episodes from the show, starting with the first season (aka "Marky Mark Long And The Funky Bunch") this Sunday. Whether you want to binge episodes as they reair or recall past seasons from memory, this would be the place to do it. I'm thinking the best season has to be Northern Trail. Not too many headaches, and we got a young Dan and Roni, the latter being a highly-underrated competitor. ETA: What about best opening credits? Sometimes, I can hear South Pacific, with the old tagline incorporated into song. Worst would be X-Treme. "LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER FROM HELL!!!" They did put X the Extreme Puppy in there, years before Daisy on RW: Portland.

Quick heads-up: with MTV Classic set to air the first season of Road Rules on Sunday, a forum has been established for the late and sometimes lamented show. Check it out.

Bit of a Hail Mary . . . what is the best way to get a message to MTV? I pounded out a letter about how The Real World and The Challenge should be put to sleep, and I was wondering if there's an all-purpose e-mail address I could use. Plan B would be snail-mailing a random exec, and I don't think that would be effective. Also, how effective would online petitions be in that regard?

Newest trailer for Injustice 2, featuring Harley and Deadshot. Not to nitpick, but Floyd wouldn't bother with a knife. On the other hand, when was the last time Harley had hyenas? Also, I wouldn't be shocked if Katana and/or Croc make the game.

You think Sasuke would even leave a lair if he knew how ridiculous his Cursed Mark Mode made him look? I mean, he winds up with insane power, but he looks so dumb. At least Naruto's Nine-Tailed cloak freakouts make sense on some artistic level. I'm guessing that attaching new limbs is part of the Akatsuki health plan. Also: Tobi can see a lot out of a tiny hole.

Update: There's going to be a mixer after the Sunday show. Please don't let me be the only Challenge fanboy there.

Saw a guy with a "NO RUNS DMC" cap. I didn't see the front . . . just the side with the homage decal/patch on it. To be honest, it brightened me up for a few minutes. If I had the time, I would've taken a pic and displayed it here. Shouldn't the Yankees offer partial discounts for that merch, and donate it to Third World countries that couldn't give a shit about Chapman? Speaking of which . . . is it possible that the Cubs got pranked? "Smack My Bitch Up" is not an appropriate song to play at a ballpark, even if one of the players didn't do time for abuse.

Is there a site that lists all statues at MLB parks? I might write about the Mets' lack of those, and I'd want background material. Princess Sparkle . . . Did you hear the Kid Rock story from a comedian? I've heard that a few times on XM. I heard PNC Park is awesome. Is there anything else to see in Pittsburgh?

Maybe Jon Stewart's successors will hold a dispersal draft for Larry's on and off-air staff. Y'all think TNS would be gutsy enough to feature the show's demise on "The Y-Files"? It would take two days alone for Mike to set up a board.

In case you missed it, MTV Classic will be running a RW1 marathon tomorrow. No word as to whether they'll follow that up with three hours of The Grind.

Found out about this through Bleeding Cool. But look on the bright side . . . this frees Larry from the election, barring Trevor tapping him for TDS. And he can get in better shape for when he has to wrestle Hannibal Burress for the right to take a dump on Bill Cosby's grave. #haventforgottenaboutyoumotherfucker Any chance the correspondents will be picked up by TDS? Not like I'd want/expect a retread on "Nightly Nightly," but some of those players have talent. And I'm gonna miss "Pardon The Integration," especially how Mike always got screwed in the end.

Did they play Prodigy normally, or through the organ? That would be weird. One time, when I was at Wrigley, I could have sworn they played Beck's "Sexxlaws." ETA: I saw folks wearing Blue Jays gear while working today. I wish them the best of luck.

Just got a email from the Mets touting this weekend's series. Saturday is Matt Harvey Bobblehead Night. They couldn't have postponed that? And Sunday is Stephen Matz Lunchbag Day. Huh?!?

Daily News back page has the Marlins trying to reel in A-Rod now that Staton is out with a groin injury. Thoughts: A-Rod and Bonds on the same team?!? And . . . Staton couldn't hurt himself before punishing the Mets?

Oh. I'd still expect him to kill six people, because he's that big of a freak. I'm not a fishing expert . . . can you make your hands bloody from casting often? All I could think last week was, "Man, puberty is gonna be hell on Gon."

Thanks, Bob Sambob. And Lacey is the girl you're thinking of. I regard her as the best part of Austin, which isn't saying much. Kept waiting for her to sing about her roommates' bullshit to her boyfriend, a la R. Kelly's "Trapped In The Closet."

Lots of stuff happens this week. Perona verifies that her Negative Hollows are useless against Usopp, though she does get the moral victory of having him slowly back out of her room. Oars' shenanigans more or less block Absalom's attempts to kiss Nami . . . and then Sanji shows up, mad as hell. Oars destroys the zombies sent to get him to knock it off. The main plot is that Ryuma is still having his way with Brook, and Zoro busts in for the save, declaring that he's going to beat Ryuma and take his katana. ETA: How bad is Usopp's pessimism? The Negative Hallows went negative, and Perona apologized to Kumacy for her treatment of him. That's pretty bad.

Chose to go to a writers' meetup. Would have killed me if Matz threw a no-hitter, because I missed Johan's four years ago. I was working, I decided to nap that Friday . . . who knew a Mets pitcher would beat the odds? Here's hoping the Mets can turn things around . . . 26,000-plus attendance is not something to write home about. I'd like to say that the heat kept some away, but that's still not a good figure.

Susie tweeted that Johnny took Adderall and only got fined for it. Dunno if that's true, but it wouldn't surprise me much, either.

Before I go to bed, here are the names I was having trouble with last week: Gittarackur: Face-shifting pin guy. I'm thinking "robot," also. Siper: Sniper chick. Killed by Gittarackur. Sommy: Guy with the monkey. Dunno if the monkey has a name. Imori: One of the Amon Brothers, whom I figure are a-holes. Pursuing Killua. Good luck with that, buddy. Goz: Spear guy Dropped dead while trying to fighting Hisoka.

This post is brought to you by Hunterpedia! For all your name-finding needs! This week: Gon watches as Kurapika plays Let's Make A Deal with Hisoka, and the villain takes a one-point badge. Gon continues to track his prey, watches a weary Hisoka attack Agon (whom I would've referred to as "The Schnozz"), and actually nails the theft. Gon has about five seconds to celebrate before Geretta (aka "Q-Tip Guy") ambushes him with a tranq dart and takes both badges. And then Geretta falls over dead at Hisoka's hand. Gon and Hisoka fight . . . well, Gon tries, what with toxins invading his system. He gets a fist to the face for his trouble, but Hisoka lets him keep the badges. That means he's going to murder six people before the week is over. That's in addition to Agon and Geretta.

I flash back to the punching machine test from DBZ. You know, the one where Goku got 24 hours on Earth, and Vegeta was all "Fuck this" and obliterated the machine. I find it funny that the Hero Exams aren't as long as those from Naruto and Hunter x Hunter. Written exam, physical exam, then go for lunch. Nice for Saitama to not kill Genos. He's a cybernetically-enchanced schmuck, but he's a nice schmuck. And he's a schmuck with deep pockets. Did he get a signing bonus for joining Class S? ETA: Next week? Saitama/Speed O'Sound Sonic: Round 2! ETA2: Here's a crossover with a future blockbuster.

ebk57 . . . I wish I had known you were coming. I don't know when I'll be going to Baltimore soon. I haven't been to their comic convention in a few years, and I tried to see the Orioles when I came there.

You know what I'd like to do if I had the time and money? See a Mets and Yankees game on the same day. In theory, it's easy . . . take the subway to an afternoon game, go to Grand Central, then take another train to where the night game is being played. I wouldn't get back home until after midnight, but it would make for a good story. From MSN: Signature ballpark foods.