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I quite like the 'big reverb on the huh!' gimmick with the Katy Perry single, and I do like the video (especially the 'oh it was just a dream.....actually no, it wasn't bit at the end) - but yeah, it's just a bit too simple and cynical for my tastes. Katy Perry is certainly visually appealing so you won't be hearing any complaints from me about the Roar video. Are you sure there's no Rihanna album coming out this year? She(or should I say her record label) seem pretty gung ho about her releasing a new album almost every calendar year.

I'll never forgive Kick-Ass 2 or Brian Fowler for it finishing dead last on the box office list. All it had to do was beat R.I.P.D. Never, I say.

Strange. I think Katy Perry's "Roar" is a pretty paint-by-the-numbers inspirational song. I get why it's popular: it's filled with simple cliches and it has an easy-to-sing along with chorus. I just find it boring. Too boring. Meanwhile, I'm actually digging Miley Cyrus' new single. The "Wrecking Ball" song is a legit hit. She got me with that one. "Surprise, motherfucker."

None of the guys in the new class could touch the charisma of Zach Morris let alone the moves of AC Slater. The girls they brought in were pretty attractive though.

We talked about Grant Morrison and his work for a bit, so how about Warren Ellis next?I just finished NextWave. I know it's Marvel, but it might as well be a non-big two work since it's on the lower end of the totem pole. Not something I would normally read, but I thought it was fun for what it was: an action adventure comic about a ragtag team with a bunch of humor (that didn't always land) packed in. Quick read. I like the occassional references to the bigger named superheroes too. Ellis is good at namedrops/shoutouts. Read Planetary awhile back. I'm on board with the praise for it. I didn't get all the quantum physics and time travel stuff, which is why I want to reread it in the future. I enjoyed the concept of the Four, especially the dissension within the group. I think I may had some issues with Ellis' pacing and I think I cared more about the overall arc than the mini ones, but it's been awhile. The 4th man revealed wasn't super shocking to me. I think it may had crossed my mind at one point, but I dismissed it. I certainly wouldn't say "I called it". Transmetropolitan is next up on my Ellis' list. I don't mind spoilers especially for old work (we have anti-spoiler technology on this board anyway) so there's plenty of his work to talk about in here.

I'm pretty sure shaving Roman Reigns' locks off would drop RAW's ratings a whole percentage point. Why would you mess with that man's gorgeous mane? Have we learn nothing from Felicity? Don't pretend you don't understand that reference, people.

I know this isn't the Dexter thread, but its final season is just getting buried beneath all the Breaking Bad episodes, news, and etc. Barely keeping up with it through recaps/spoilers. Tough break.

I edited out the Millions of Dollars part now since the Primetime Players did not make an appearance on the show and won't get a cut. Meanwhile Christian got paid for 3 minutes of work. I don't think that's a bad day.

He didn't have any speaking lines when they dragged out his beaten carcass for a cameo, but I bet you don't get paid by the line in WWE. Just the appearance. A win is a win.

Eights pages in and apparently AJ Vs. Lawler is the hot topic heading into the PPV. I saw it coming. I applaud them for not destroying a modern flatscreen tv in the Big Show/Stephanie segment. You can't recycle those CRT bricks anyway. I like it when Stephanie plays the bully. She's good at kicking people when they're down; my favorite trait. We need a Ryback and Stephanie segment immediately.

I said this last week but they need to have Booker T model himself after the Tommy character from the iconic MARTIN tv show from the 90s. He needs to wander the halls of WWE giving unsolicited advice to everyone yet no one is clear what his job is or how he keeps getting into arenas. "You ain't got no job, Booker!"

Due to football everything about this show is a blur right now but it did remind me how catchy Edge's Theme song is when it hits. Starting singing: "ON THIS DAY....I SEE CLEARLY" in a Prince falsetto as soon as the beat dropped. No shame or courtesy for my neighbors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8i5CR4kDjM The new HBO series, True Detective, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson premieres January 2014. The show was created by novelist Nic Pizzolato. It centers on two detectives, Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson), whose lives collide and entwine during a seventeen-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana.

I liked the episode but I wasn't a fan of the cliffhanger. I thought someone needed to take a bullet or two(or even die) with all those bullets flying around. I know they still have next week to finish the shootout, but the build up from this episode (Marie celebration call, Jesse's smirk, etc) made me want a payoff this episode. However, I am pumped for the next episode. I don't think everyone is getting out there in one peace. Also this: http://drakeingbad.tumblr.com/

All that money for Mike Wallace, and Hartline is still the one out there doing most of the work. Whatever works.

The Rock Vs. Triple-H Ironman match is the most entertaining Ironman match I've seen. I don't know if it's the best or any of that technical jazz, but it's probably the only Ironman match I would be willing to watch twice, which must count for something.

Actually I think the dead parents, uncle he indirectly caused to be killed, crippling debt, having to care for his elderly aunt and an army of super powered psychos who want him dead are bigger problems. I was being a bit flippant, but I mostly agree. I've heard Peter Parker isn't around in the comics now. Interesting.

The utter failure of Kick-Ass 2 is keeping me out of the top 6. I need it to make 5 million dollars in 7 days. Not good. That thing bombed. I know Suicide isn't giving himself a prize(haha) but this dude is ranked at #2 on his first go-around. *shakes fist*

Yeah, I'm completely on board with hating on the "Luther > The Wire" statement, but I'm going to have to be a turncoat with the Spider-Man stuff. Childhood me isn't going to sit back and allow Spider-Man be drag through the mud. Maybe it was the cartoon(I didn't read comics). Maybe it was the relatable, whiny first world problems (WHAT IF ALL THESE ATTRACTIVE GIRLS WHO ARE INTO ME FIND OUT WHO I'M REALLY AM?!). Whatever the reason, I was a Spider-Man guy...and I still not-so-secretly root for the character. He's radioactive and shit. Suck it, Batman.

Yeah, but we need something to wank about before the weekend. Breaking Bad is not until Sunday night and Dave Chappelle rants can only go so far.

Luther was good (not great) in the first series I've watched, but I think my level of goodwill would drop significantly if Idris wasn't the lead. Outside of Luther and Alice(I heard she doesn't even have much of a role in series 2), I didn't care too much about any of the other characters, which is never a good sign and highlights why comparing it to The Wire is odd. I need to watch the second series before I say it's an uneven show, but the stuff I've read about it hasn't pushed me to finish it. Especially the plot complaints.

There's got to be a good Doink vs. Triple-H match on one of those damn early-RAWs...

The butt fumble is still number one, but that was pretty awful.

Oh wait. Is this one of those remakes where they shoot for a PG-13 rating instead of the original's R rating? Hold on a second. *Off to Google* Edit: *Sighs*

They made the suit black? Damn you, Christopher Nolan. Joel Kinnaman is great on The Killing (and in this movie called Easy Money) so this might be okay. I want him in more things so I hope it does well.