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• Would John McCain have fared better with a different running mate?

  Tue Nov 4, 2008
  • Sarah Palin was one of the most cynical choices ever, adding a divisiveness to the election that we haven't seen since George Wallace in '6

• Idol Jason Castro: 'Ready to Go Home'

  Thu May 1, 2008
  • I think we should oblige him. If we can't ditch David Archuleta this week, let's at least get rid of Jason Castro.

• Blu-ray: The Future Has Been Delayed

  Fri May 2, 2008
  • Part of Blu-ray's problem is that at 480p WS, DVDs are really pretty-darned-good already. While 1080p is obviously an improvement over that, it's a bit like gilding the lily for many folks.

• RIAA Keeps Settlement Money, Artists May Sue | TorrentFreak

  Sun Mar 2, 2008
  • As long as folks are okay with there not making much money while practicing their creative art, that tracks okay. As soon as people want to get paid for their art, it becomes an industry.

• RIP: Gary Gygax, inventor of modern role playing, dead at 69

  Tue Mar 4, 2008
  • Gary was a great guy. I had opportunity to hang out with him a couple of times. I wasn't a RPGer, but he was still an interesting person to hang out and drink with.

• 'Idol' Cuts 4 but Keeps Irish Crooner

  Thu Feb 21, 2008
  • The article leaves out some important information about Smithson's past experience, not the least of which is that it was seven years ago.

• CBS Flips Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother on Revised Schedule - 2/20/2008 11:16:00 AM - Broadcasting & Cable

  Wed Feb 20, 2008
  • I cannot help but wonder if this is a sign of weakness in How I Met Your Mother... Yipes.

• Untapped Talent or Experienced Professional: A Closer Look at the 'American Idol' Top 12 Women

  Fri Feb 15, 2008
  • No, absolutely not. I would feel cheated if I was watching people who were any less talented than the most talent people not currently under contract. (That's probably why the rules are worded that way.)

• TV This Week - Feb. 18, 2008

  Mon Feb 18, 2008
  • Not much is ever on on Friday night, but with Moonlight and Numb3rs missing, it's a bit worse than usual. On the positive side, we now have Sci Fi in HD, so Stargate Atlantis will be nicer to watch than before.

• Knight Rider - The Next Generation (A Recap/Review - Spoiler)

  Mon Feb 18, 2008
  • We were sick this weekend, so we ran out of stuff to watch, and this was in our TiVo Suggestions. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. I did see the original, and it wouldn't have taken much to exceed the original, so I suppose on that score the back-door pilot did fine.