“(Television is) a really dreadful influence on all of us. Don’t ever look at local television news again. It’s all crap. There’s no news, there’s no information. It’s negative, negative, negative. You look at that, and you think the world is coming to an end.” — Ray Bradbury
A most peculiar program description popped up on the TV last night. You’d get rapped on the knuckles if you submitted this in elementary school:
When Dinosaurs Ruled
Rumors of the existence of an ancient, gold-rich South American empire destroyed by a 250-million-year-old predator that decimated South America following the worst natural disaster ever suffered by mankind persist.
Sifting it out results in “Rumors persist” — the nose and tail of this brachiosaurus-like sentence.
November is Guest Programmer Month on Turner Classic Movies, with every day a different celebrity introducing their favorite movies. I was over on the site just now to check on what the Underground flicks were tonight, and the TCM front page has a nifty Flash-based calendar showing who’s the guest which days. Glancing over the names, I kept going “Hey!” and “Cool!” as I saw some favorite folks of mine. Cherry picking:
If you’re a zombie aficionado, set your butt down on Friday, October 26th and tune into Turner Classic Movies for a zombie movie marathon. Check this awesomeness out (times are PT):
