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That was complete filler. Passable filler, but filler nonetheless.

I think we know who's the better of the ex-Blink members now.

Clearly you just need the whole Charlie Brown Christmas album. Greatest Christmas music ever.

The Queen - 8/10 From director Stephen Frears, The Queen is a masterful lesson in mediation. It's difficult at the best of times putting a biopic together about someone still alive; when the subject happens to be one of the most well known public figures who rarely speaks out in public the task is nearly impossible. And when you center the film around an issue as controversial as the royal family's handling of Princess Diana's death, well, one doesn't need to wonder why such a film took nearly 10 years to surface. Luckily such a story is in strong hands, as Mr. Frears not only manages to make a film that shows both the pro and anti-Royal positions, but also entertains a great deal in the process. Helen Mirren brings precision to the lead role, and she's counterbalanced by the excellent work of Michael Sheen as Tony Blair. A must for the history buffs.

Jericho - "9:02" - 6.5/10 Nothing spectacular, but good enough. They have the Lost formula down enough so it works, I'm just happy that all the copycats haven't made Lost seem lesser than.

Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire It's really good. I stand entirely corrected.

It was the best episode since "The Rainy Day Women", and the funniest since the first season. The important thing to note about this episode is that it touched on Seth, Ryan, Summer, Taylor, Julie and Kaitlin, and all of them now have character direction. The show has more ahead of it than any period since the beginning, and one can only conclude that killing off Marissa, as I believe I had predicted, was the best thing they could possibly have done. It was a great episode, and hopefully it leads to a great season. With the timeslot competition they have, they're gonna need it.

NBC has ordered 3 more scripts. Hopefully we at least get a full season.

You, Me And Dupree - 4/10 This being an extremely weak year for comedies, You, Me And Dupree has thus far been able to crack the top 20 grossing films domestically, and one can only cite celebrity as to the reason why. It is as bloated, repetitive and anti-climactic as comedies come, and entirely forgetable. The only redeeming factor is Owen Wilson, who brightens up what would have otherwise been a reprehensible feature.

I'm digging season 3 a lot so far. I haven't seen this week's episode (we get them Saturdays), but last week's was greatness. This season is shaping up to be the best yet.

Man About Town - 6.5/10 Holy shit, Affleck finally picks a good comedic script and they send it straight to DVD? Mike Binder ("The Mind Of the Married Man", The Upside Of Anger) is behind this one and it's both witty and insightful. Affleck leads a cast of spirited performers that's good aside from the unsurprisingly awkward work of Ling Bai. It meanders at points, but I like where it goes, and Affleck is as loveable as ever in the lead. Good year for him quality wise, now hopefully he can bring the crowds back.

8 1/2 Star Wars The Godfather Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Bicycle Thief Casablanca The Great Escape It's A Wonderful Life Before Sunrise The Empire Strikes Back Swingers Lost In Translation Citizen Kane The Matrix Million Dollar Baby No order, I'll edit if it changes.

The Prestige - 8/10 Great stuff. Would have been higher if it hadn't been a thriller with a seen-from-miles-away sort of ending. Still, this is a massive sort of film with spirited performances, Christopher Nolan just knocking one out of the park as the writer/director and, perhaps most importantly, Scarlett. Hard to hate a movie with Scarlett.

It's not just timeslot, because the rest of the week draws dogshit for CBC yet Mercer draws 800-900,000, which is the equivalent to 8-9 million in the States. And Global is kinda meh outside of House and Survivor, which are HUGE. Studio 60 is just a really high brow sort of show, and I think of you look at the history of the CBC and some of the other legacy leaving shows in Canada (The Newsroom, Made In Canada, Corner Gas), they're really smart and artistically inclined.

When this show gets cancelled after 13 episodes, just remember its the fault of all you Americans, because apparently Canadians watch it in droves. Another great episode, there hasn't been a bad one yet. Peet was greatness in her small role today. A little preachy from Sorkin this time, but not so much so that it hurt anything.

This point last year I thought Kevin Reilly was an asshole. Now that he's put Studio 60, Heroes, The Singles Table, 30 Rock, The Black Donnellys and Raines on the air, given another shot to Nobody's Watching and renewed Scrubs for season 6, he's a fucking genius. And the ultimate genius move... SCRUBS IS COMING BACK IN NOVEMBER MOTHERFUCKERS! That's right, Thursday, November 30th will mark the 6th season premiere for the best sitcom ever made, and it'll have some awesome company to boot. The new Thursday schedule is as follows: 8pm - My Name Is Earl 8:30pm - The Office 9pm - Scrubs 9:30pm - 30 Rock Now if only they would go through with putting The Black Donnellys at 10 it would be, bar none, the greatest TV lineup in television history. I know I'm prone to hyperbole, but that's 100% serious. I love Kevin Reilly.

Me too. Of course, I assume that's because I'm an elitist indie whore and this year was fabulous for us >_>

A few, off the top of my head: k-os - Atlantis Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies John Mayer - Continuum Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Islands - Return to the Sea Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere

Tonight's episode kicked all kinds of ass. The show is so well written that it's like an audrenaline rush ala 24. Speaking of 24, 24 TRAILER TODAY~!