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Jon & Kate Gosselin Beyond Thunderdome
I stumbled into the world of Jon and Kate Gosselin a few years ago, reluctantly watching their seemingly grotesque family show at the behest of a loved one. I don’t normally gravitate to such placid reality television, but I must admit, I was immediately sucked into the humane antics of this mammoth clan.
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Impulse Buy – The Twilight Saga: New Moon “Heart’s Desire” Chocolate Bar
Goodness, has it been a year already? On the eve of the release of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the producers have lined up a new round of merchandise to cash in on the assured hysteria unleashed Friday in movies theaters everywhere.
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Impulse Buy – Eggo Star Trek Waffles
I suppose when Gene Roddenberry dreamed up “Star Trek” in 1736 (I might have the date wrong, but it feels pretty long ago), he was hoping for a sweet ride of fingertip-rubbing merchandising potential. Toys, games, apparel. All the bases were covered by his popular space show.
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The 50’s Prime Time Cafe at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Have you’ve ever visited a restaurant and thought, “Gee, this place could use more unreasonable intimidation?” Well, do I have a place for you. Located within Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the 50’s Prime Time Café is a throwback eating escapade to the family dinners of old, where mom, dad, and the kids would stifle their rampant sexism and racism and gather around the television to revel in the latest Tinseltown entertainment, scarfing down the most fundamental of dinner dishes with eyes glued to the tube. Disney provides the rose-colored glasses, and all the guest has to bring is a generous wad of cash and the ability to enjoy a good-natured teasing while digesting.
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Friday Links
Criminally, “Monsters vs. Aliens” will not have a sequel (LA Times)
Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron join “Mad Max: Fury Road” (Moviehole)
Photos from the Lucasfilm Halloween party (Star Wars Blog)
Enjoy an interview with the mistress of the dark, Elvira (AV Club)
Play Milton Bradley’s “Spider Wars” board game (X-Entertainment)
All your “Indiana Jones 5” confirmations in one video (YouTube)
Wil Wheaton wrote a book on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (Wil Wheaton)
RiffTrax takes on “Titantic” — three hours of jokes (RiffTrax)
4-year-old girl dresses as Jareth from “Labyrinth” (Twitpic)
Why your car has mysterious dings and scratches (Fail Blog)
BRIAN ORNDORF 