Archive for December, 2006
Posted Sunday, December 31st, 2006 at 0:05am
[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns with a New Year’s Eve holiday special hot on the heels of their Christmas Eve spectacular, wherein they wrap up their holiday mix tape exploration and greet the coming of 2007. If you haven’t already, make sure you listen to Part 1 - you know, just because…
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Posted Sunday, December 31st, 2006 at 0:04am
Christopher Stipp discusses at what 2006 brought us in trailers and looks forward to the future in 2007.
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Posted Sunday, December 31st, 2006 at 0:03am
Our Holiday Havoc celebration concludes as it began - with another exclusive “lost tale” from behind-the-scenes of Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse…
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Posted Sunday, December 24th, 2006 at 23:31pm
It’s Christmas, and that means the fine folks over at AstroBase Go - Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer - have put together a very special VENTURE BROS. Christmas song…
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Posted Sunday, December 24th, 2006 at 1:09am
[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns with a Christmas Eve holiday special, wherein they explore their holiday mix tapes and reflect on the spirit of the season. Be sure to check back on New Year’s Eve for Part 2 of this very special Snydecast…
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Posted Sunday, December 24th, 2006 at 1:08am
Today, we’ve got a special treat from [adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Quick Stop poobah Ken Plume, co-hosts of our own Ken P.D. Snydecast - an exclusive holiday single.
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Posted Saturday, December 23rd, 2006 at 7:27am
Today, we’ve got a special holiday edition of Paul Dini’s “Monkey Talk” (co-hosted with his irrepressible sock monkey son, Rashy), which finds Paul taking Rashy and his little brother, SuperRica, on a pleasant drive to see some Christmas lights in the neighborhood… But Rashy has other plans…
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 3:15am
Craig Shemin takes time out to address his issues with the current holiday season in pop culture…
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 1:58am
It’s holiday break time, so how about if we head into it with a full-length cast table read of the script for episode 6×03, “My Coffee”…
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 1:56am
D. K. Holm plows through a host of holiday and awards season releases, on his way to the egg nog.
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 1:48am
Thaahum profiles New Jersey impresario DJ Ju-Ice…
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 1:18am
Today, we’ve got an exclusive Holiday Havoc gift from Michael J. Nelson – formerly of the legendary MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and author of numerous best-selling & very funny books – and the rest of the team at Rifftrax.
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 1:02am
It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring the Simpsons, Pluto, Walt Disney, Johnny Vegas, Rocky Balboa, Conan, Frank Capra, Gomer Pyle, Ellen, Gene Simmons, and more…
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 0:58am
Christopher Stipp spreads a little Christmas cheer as he talks with Mary Elizabeth Winstead regarding BLACK CHRISTMAS, GRINDHOUSE, DIE HARD 4 and how she looks in flip-flops.
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 0:53am
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Posted Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 0:45am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Thursday, December 21st, 2006 at 16:01pm
Today, we’ve got a special holiday video from Steve Troop and Quick Stop’s very own “Melonpool Quickcast,” wherein the “Melonpool” gang wishes everyone’s favorite droid a healthy helping of holiday cheer…
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Posted Thursday, December 21st, 2006 at 0:43am
Happy Holidays, everybody!! M.C. says goodbye to 2006 by revisiting the best discs of the year… umm, at least as far as he was concerned.
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Posted Thursday, December 21st, 2006 at 0:12am
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Posted Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 at 23:54pm
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 at 1:50am
Frustrated software designers, angry DJs, and glue-addled loop kids all submitted their remixes of Jonathan Coulton’s internet hit “Code Monkey,” and here are the lucky winners…
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Posted Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 at 1:29am
Sam Jaeger’s back with a review of a reviewer who reviewed THE FOUNTAIN. Got that?
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Posted Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 at 1:22am
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Posted Wednesday, December 20th, 2006 at 1:11am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at 1:56am
Everybody loves a jughead. Well, one jughead - Jughead Jones! Diamond Select is putting out a series of busts based on the Archie comics, and Michael checks out good old Jugs this week!
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Posted Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at 1:44am
Today, we’ve got a treat from the folks over at SCRUBS - specifically, we’ve got Ted’s band, aka The Blanks, to record an original holiday a capella tune.
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Posted Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at 1:11am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Tuesday, December 19th, 2006 at 0:54am
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Posted Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 3:48am
[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns with holiday tales to tell, contest winners to announce, and plans to unleash. Be sure to check back on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve for a pair of special holiday Snydecasts, just for you…
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Posted Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 1:49am
Holiday Havoc rolls along, as the days get colder and the season beckons, with cyber-troubadour Jonathan Coulton dropping an exclusive track…
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Posted Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 0:54am
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Posted Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 0:15am
Joe calls BS on Penn, talks up old school SNL, takes on the awards season, and much more…
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Posted Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 0:05am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Saturday, December 16th, 2006 at 4:03am
When you’ve got a baby on the way, always be sure to have the marching band lined up. Go behind-the-scenes of this memorable segment from episode 6×02, “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby,” and find out who came up with that incredibly long title…
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Posted Saturday, December 16th, 2006 at 3:59am
Ian Bonds has a buttload of reviews and comparrisons for you this week with WWE SVR 2007, BLITZ: THE LEAGUE, MORTAL KOMBAT: UNCHAINED, POWERSTONE COLLECTION, SPIDER-MAN and SUPERMAN’s latest games, and more, all in this week’s Game On!
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Posted Saturday, December 16th, 2006 at 3:55am
Peter takes an in-depth look at Mary Poppins - from book to screen to stage - and tries to pin down one of literature’s more perplexing forces of nature…
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Posted Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 0:04am
An exclusive piece from the legendary comedian and star of DR. KATZ…
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Posted Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 0:03am
Christopher Stipp takes the 4×4 and rolls right over the trailers for DREAMGIRLS, BLOOD DIAMOND, ERAGON but stops to clean the half-naked chrome mudflaps while admiring PERFUME. PLUS, stop by for a chance to WIN a signed poster for THE FOUNTAIN by Darren Aronofsky.
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Posted Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 0:02am
It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Ricky Bobby, Jeri Blank, Jack Sparrow, Freddie Mercury, Mike Wieringo, Oliver Stone, Scrat, and more…
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Posted Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 0:01am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Friday, December 15th, 2006 at 0:00am
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Posted Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at 1:46am
Today we’ve got an exclusive holiday piece courtesy of Jesse Thorn and The Sound of Young America…
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Posted Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at 1:29am
Fred brings the year to a close with a special look at the many faces of Santa Claus…
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Posted Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at 1:14am
D. K. Holm ponders the impact of the new theater chain speacializing in digital projection, Living Room Theaters.
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Posted Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at 1:11am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Thursday, December 14th, 2006 at 0:57am
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Posted Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 at 4:01am
Today we’ve got an exclusive uncensored clip from the Canadian cult sensation KENNY Vs. SPENNY…
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Posted Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 at 3:10am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 at 2:46am
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Posted Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 at 3:53am
It’s time to get Lost with Michael this week, and he checks out three of the new action figures from Mcfarlane Toys based on the hit show - Locke, Jack and Hurley!
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Posted Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 at 1:38am
Today we’ve got an exclusive from the comedy troupe Kasper Hauser - a deleted ad from their SKYMALL parody SKYMAUL, that was deemed just too rude to print.
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Posted Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 at 1:11am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 at 0:46am
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Posted Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 5:46am
It’s that time of year again, when sites the web-over compile helpful holiday shopping lists to guide you into the deepest, darkest pits of retail with a map that will hopefully get you out alive. Here now, without further ado, is the 2006 Quick Stop Holiday Shopping Guide…
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Posted Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 2:11am
Today, we’ve got an exclusive song from the Rutles, Bonzo Dog Band, & Monty Python alum…
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Posted Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 1:25am
D. K. Holm doffs a hat and sheds a farewell tear for the final season of Alias, now out on DVD in two versions.
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Posted Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 1:07am
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Posted Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 0:56am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 22:50pm
This week, Peter goes in-depth on the “Cartoon America” exhibition at the Library of Congress…
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 4:51am
You’ve got a TV that absolutely, positively has to go out a window - so now what do you do? Find out in this week’s blog…
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 4:50am
Christopher Stipp chats with former AMAZING RACE contestant/entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie and current It-Girl Missy Peregrym about TOMS Shoes and why it’s the one gift this holiday season you never thought to give…
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 3:10am
Today we’ve got an exclusive holiday greeting & tune from the one, the only - voice actor extraordinaire - Billy West, the voice of FUTURAMA’s Fry, Farnsworth, Zoidberg, and Zap Brannigan, plus Ren & Stimpy, Popeye, Bugs Bunny… cripes, this list could go on awhile…
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 2:12am
It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Roseanne, TRUE LIFE ADVENTURES, the Production Code, Bertolucci, Happy Tree Friends, Woody, Crockett & Tubbs, Jack Bauer, and more…
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 1:56am
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Posted Friday, December 8th, 2006 at 1:49am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 1:19am
Fred has nothing but LOVE for the newest release from the Fab Four, and even shares a cover where the Fabs met the Bat…
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Posted Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 0:57am
M.C. takes a moment to thank Britney’s “cat” before diving into the “new” one from The Beatles. Meanwhile, Double A checks out the latest from Prince Po and M.C.’s 10-year-old nephew reviews the latest from +44… and then, everyone lives happily ever after…
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Posted Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 0:48am
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Posted Thursday, December 7th, 2006 at 0:43am
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Posted Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at 11:21am
Holiday Havoc rolls along, as actor/writer/comedian Rick Moranis drops an exclusive track from his album THE AGORAPHOBIC COWBOY, along with a special greeting.
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Posted Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at 1:46am
D. K. Holm goes to the well again for another refreshing drink of Miami Vice, now out on DVD.
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Posted Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at 1:44am
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Posted Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at 1:23am
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Posted Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 4:28am
Joe takes on the blinkered thinking in Park City, dishes up Amy Sedaris and Anthony Bourdain, waxes poetic on Groovy Goolies, and much more…
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Posted Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 1:39am
It’s time to get all retro with your Spider-man self, and take a little trip on the way back machine as Michael looks at the new… and yet not quite so new… DC 9″ Spider-Man Classics!
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Posted Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 1:32am
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Posted Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 1:24am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 0:46am
Today’s Holiday Havoc delivers an interview with Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore, of LORD OF THE RINGS, Cronenberg, and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE fame…
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Posted Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 10:41am
Widge runs down the dearth of coolness hitting cinemas in December, then relates another way the MPAA is shrieking BOHICA to the heavens. Then he dares you to tell him he sucks for going to see a movie and asks, “Whut are we gonna do now?” Or maybe we just dreamed that part.
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Posted Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 3:37am
Our Holiday Havoc spectacular continues with a track from the Baltimore-based rock band Challenge Club – “Let’s Get Rowdy This Christmas”…
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Posted Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 1:08am
D. K. Holm emerges from complete immersion in the 35-disc set of Homicide: Life on the Series: The Complete Series .
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Posted Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 1:02am
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Posted Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 0:49am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 at 2:22am
Ian Bonds hits your with his largest selection of reviews and comparisions all around so you get the most for you holiday dollar, including looks at CALL OF DUTY 3, MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE, DEATH JR II, SCARFACE, GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES and more, all in this week’s jumbo Game On! Extravaganza…
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 22:00pm
Even when you think you’ve seen it all, there are plenty of stories that fall through the cracks. Well, consider this a means of plucking those anecdotes from out of the void and presenting them to you, our loyal audience of Kevin Smith aficionados, via a little feature we like to call “Lost Tales of the View Askewniverse.”
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 18:48pm
SCRUBS is back on the air, Thursday nights at 9pm on NBC, and the countdown begins to the big musical episode - so watch as J.D. & Turk get their tune on with an ode to “Guy Love”…
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 18:46pm
Peter talks Scott McCloud’s MAKING COMICS tour, plus the likes of Kurtzman, Kirby, Eisner, Crumb, Panter, Ware, and more…
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 2:11am
Christopher Stipp finds enough wrong with the trailer for UNKNOWN, some things to like about 8 FILMS TO DIE FOR and a trailer that has made it on his Top 10 for 2006: SMOKIN’ ACES.
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 2:09am
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 1:59am
Today’s links to our favorite finds around the web…
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Posted Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 1:51am
It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Superman, ST. ELSEWHERE, ROBIN HOOD, Tenacious D, THUNDERCATS, Kenny vs. Spenny, and more…
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