Welcome back, fans. Let's not waste words this week.
Links after the jump...
1. PopMatters lists, explains and provides clips for "The 50 DVDs Every Film Fan Should Own." While it's certainly a diehard's list -- the selections include many that may be more fun to study than to enjoy as a fan -- there's a range of styles, genres and degrees of public success.
2. Identity thieves are caught out when they fail to recognize who Herman Munster was. For a video viewpoint, check out the last segment of TV Squad Daily's Brigitte. I don't know how much ground or news she breaks, but she's agreeable, covers a lot of stuff in 2:30 and isn't bad to look at.
3. I love "30 Rock." Let's just start with that. I think Tina Fey is still, somehow, underrated for this (and also underrated for how she let "SNL" fall apart her last few years there as head writer). Alec Baldwin delivered one of the great performances of all time -- seriously. And everyone else fits in well. But let's be honest -- the show staggered for the first four or five episodes, had a legendary 10-12 ep run, and then the last couple were just above-average. It's not the best comedy on its own network, much less TV.
OK, I'm done. What I meant to say was, check out the top 10 moments from Season One.
4. The great Phil Hartman, remembered in a best-of web clip collection. BTW, it leaves out some great stuff, but his "Best Of SNL" DVD is still worth taking a look at.
5. The Great Falls White Sox, of Great Falls, Montana, had retired railroader Walter Breuning throw out the first pitch at their 2007 home opener. What's the big deal? He's 110 years old. In the year he was born -- 1896 -- the X-ray was invented, Utah became a state, the first modern Olympics were held, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was started, and the big political issue in that campaign year was gold versus silver. Yes, he's terribly old.
That's all for now, folks. It's been fun, as always.
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