Most of you are probably already aware, but a few of you may not remember that June 15th is Jim Varney’s birthday.  Or would have been, had he not died already.

I think that Jim Varney has made at least as valuable a contribution to the world as all those other famous dead guys whose birthdays we honor, so I’d like to ask you to take a few minutes to remember Jim fondly.

Also, this is an excellent opportunity to screen Ernest Goes to Jail for someone who has never seen it.

After WGA arbitration ruled that Ed Norton shall receive neither story nor writing credit on his version of The Incredible Hulk, despite the fact that all reports say he did significant work in both of those areas, he is understandably pissed.  Sources tell me that he now wants his name and likeness removed from the project altogether, which is a pretty tall order with the movie on the verge of release.  Animators are working overtime to digitally replace Norton with someone else before the premiere, so some of the digital editing will be understandably shoddy.

Here’s a snap from the current “work in progress” version that editors are scrambling to finish:

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Dear people who care,

Which is better:  1991’s animated Back to the Future series, or 1990’s animated Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure series?

(The latter is not to be confused with 1992’s live-action Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure series.)

I’ve seen episodes of both animated serieses, but they were both so long ago I only have the vaguest of memories, having no recollection of which was better.  Anyone have an opinion on this?

Craziest thing I’ve heard all day:

Donnie Darko Sequel Begins Shooting May 18th… Wait, What?

Details for the horrified are found therein.  I don’t know what these people are thinking.  I suspect that they’re looking to cash in on a the huge appeal the original got over the long-tail of cult popularity, without realizing that those fans are going to be offended by their crappy sequel.

Sheesh.

I came up with this a few days ago and sprung it upon twitter.  Benjamin seemed as excited by the prospect as I, so I figured I’d do what I could to make it a reality.  Benjamin makes me happy pretty much every day, so now it’s my turn to try and give something back to him.

Without further ado; Benjamin, this one’s for you:

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