Granted, this scenario swirls right into the vortex of my phobias, and I know it’s just a movie trailer, but I swear I still nearly pissed myself watching this… Yipes!

Despite its title, the Matthew Perry sitcom, Go On, will not. Thank you, NBC. (Oh, and thanks for canceling Whitney, as well, two seasons after you should have.) This article says it all… and nothing more.

Two weekends ago, TLoML and I celebrated our first year with our beloved pit bull, Kona. My first dog, she has proven to be the gentlest, sweetest creature I’ve had the pleasure of knowing. (Believe it or not, our pit bull gets bossed around by our dwarf bunny. True story.) Yet still I read prejudicial tracts about pit bulls and virulent calls for breed-specific bans. (Of the many problems with this canine, final solution is the little hiccup that pit bulls aren’t actually a breed and many, many varieties of dogs are grouped under that label as convenient for those who would put them down.) Historically, it’s been shown that the ghettoization and extermination of a single group, based on anything as broad as breed or, say, religion, is incredibly dangerous and can lead to atrocious, genocidal actions by those who swallow myths as truths. (“Lies, damned lies and statistics.”) We must never forget, it wasn’t that long ago that there were many who believed that Jews were gold-hungry monsters with cloven hooves and hooked noses who would bite, then bleed Christian babies for sacrifice in barbaric, religious rituals. So, please, judge man or dog as individuals and avoid the trap of fear-induced bias and scapegoating.

For a more in-depth argument about breed bans and bias, please read Malcolm Gladwell‘s stunning analysis, Troublemakers.

What do YOU think?

NBC wonders why it’s in seventh place in the ratings? Hmmm. Well, when your promos barely make sense, maybe that’s part of the problem? A recent ad for REVOLUTION features this tortured text: “Years before the power went out, two friends shared love for the same woman. Monday, their rivalry brings them back home. And they’ll come face to face with the woman they both loved in the middle.”

Did they love her in the middle? In the middle of what? If they were truly sharing, why are they rivals? Does anyone really care?

And why did they return home for their rivalry? Is it a grudge match? Is there a big purse at stake? Does someone else want so share their love for the same woman in the middle?

What do YOU think?

Just when you thought it was safe to return to the multiplex, news arrives that Vin Diesel and Adam Shankman, the duo that raised hackles with THE PACIFIER, may be re-teaming for a new family comedy, THE MACHINE. Yipes.

Can you think of less appealing pairing of actor and director than the marble-mouthed skin-head and the tone-deaf former choreographer? Please, tell me, what do YOU think?