Pokemon drinking board game. No, really.

Or: my cabbages!

this made me laugh probably more than is appropriate.

note to self: blog about experience w/CBS & Star Trek.

the left-hand side is a little bit deceptive: they looked at more than 300 shows to get the chart on the right, not just those in the chart on the left. (confused yet?)

"someone who can bitch slap you with his brain." cute article. have I mentioned that I had a crush on Spock in my early teen years? :)

the long version is quite interesting.

"Mr. Stewart’s frequent exclamation “Are you insane?!” seems a fitting refrain for a post-M*A*S*H, post-“Catch-22” reality, where the surreal and outrageous have become commonplace"

"We also just love repeating the words 'speed suit.'" :) interview with one of the creators of The Venture Brothers.

via an Ask MeFi question, of all things. I was NUTS about Twin Peaks in high school. (I think I still have my copy of Laura Palmer's diary.)

the other phrase that makes everything more awesome? "...made out of Legos"!

"Many factors account for the drop in Brazilian fertility, but one recent study identified a factor most people probably wouldn't consider: soap operas (novelas)." AWESOME.

"Democratic candidates who appear on the Report receive a statistically significant "Colbert bump" in campaign donations, raising 44 percent more money in a 30-day period after appearing on a show" (via alykat)

omg awesome. via alycat.

thoughtful reaction to Clay Shirky's piece about TV vs. internet. (It's nice to read something that isn't just: no, that's wrong! but more like: hmm, and what about this other thing, too?)

teh hawesome. yes, the red-shirt phenomenon is true. best situation for survival of a red-shirt? Kirk gets it on w/hawt alien, but no fighting!