Totally Worth It!

Woof...it's been almost a month, eh? And all I've got today is a little Mad Men blooper/spoof video. Well, c'est la vie...apparently this little nugget was filmed at the Season Three wrap party, and although Christina Hendricks isn't there, her red hair does make an appearance or two.

YouTube Tuesdays

Inaugurating a new feature here (YouTube Tuesdays) in which I post funny, interesting and/or thought provoking videos culled from surfing the web.

If you're not watching "Modern Family" than I don't even want to know you...it's the hilarious tale of an extended family: the patriarch is remarried to a much younger woman, with a child who acts much older than he is; the patriarch's daughter is married to a man who acts much younger than he is; and the patriarch's son is married to the most hilarious actor on TV at the moment (see his depiction of "Brokeback Mtn" in the charades clip below).

The second clip is from "Community" on NBC (I know, right? Apparently they still make quality TV shows––check it out on Thurs @ 8pm est). It's the story of a ragtag group of misfits stuck at Glendale Community College. This particular clip features Abed, who is the Greek Chorus of the show. He's continually commenting on the action and helping the viewer, but he tends to be a little tabula rasa, if you know what I mean...

Finally, the trailer for "TRON: Legacy". Enough said...

Logorama

Check out this inventive Animated Short––nominated for an Oscar. I love it's combination of foul language and corporate logos...

http://kottke.org/10/02/logorama

LOST Candidate & Ex-Candidate List of Names & Numbers

Viable Candidates are bold; Linus & Rousseau among everyone else are scratched out...

14…Pryes

15…Ford

16…Jarrah

17…Barnes

18…Kueffner

19…Nguyen

20…Rousseau!!

21…Metteney

22…Moorhead

23…Shepherd

30…Wade

31…Toms

32…Rutherford

33…Novak

34…Grimaldi

39…Morton

40…Dowsett

42…Kwon

43…Barnes

51…Austen

98…Horton

112--Horton

113--Worden

114…Amada

117…Linus!!

118…Chavez

119…Almeida

120…Rodrigues

121…Nielson

122…Freed

124…Dawson

125…Owens

126…Renti

127…Mora

Mini-Miracle...

How about that game last night, eh? Apparently the boys watched this clip prior to hitting the ice...

"A Thing for Numbers"

On a quick break from writing my dissertation––by which I mean watching women's curling––I just wanted throw out some LOST thoughts and see what sticks to the wall...

What we discovered last night:

1. Jacob brought his version of the Oceanic Six to the Island by touching them; curiously, only Jack, Hurley, Sayid and Sun are in both groups (Kate and Aaron replace Sawyer and Locke––not sure if there's a significance there).
2. Jacob's Six are deemed "Candidates" and are assigned numbers: Locke/4; Reyes/8; Ford/15; Jarrah/16; Shephard/23; Kwon/42
3. Ilana collected Jacob's ash from the fireplace
4. Esau is now ensconced in the body of Locke––and he can't switch again; although it seems like he can morph into Smokey at will
5. Creepy little blond boy tells Esau, "You know the rules. You can't kill him."
6. Two stones––one black and one white––were kept in balance in Jacob's cave, recalling the black and white stones of Adam & Eve from Season 1

Total guesses on my part:

1. What exactly is the relationship between Jacob, Esau (i.e., Man in Black) and the Island? I wonder if the little creepy blond boy is actually the Island itself, and Jacob and Esau are overseers––a partisan Democrat and Republic body charged w/protecting the Island
2. Jacob brought his peeps to the Island, but why can't Esau recruit off-Island? Perhaps, Jacob is Esau's jailer?
3. Check out Wikipedia's article on Jacob's Ladder--interesting stuff.
4. Does Esau get to pick his candidates? Or, are Jacob's Six candidates for either position? Wouldn't it be just perfect if Locke and Shephard ended up as the new Jacob and Esau?

Retro LOST Credits...