Mental Floss has run another of its famous quizzes, which they’ve entitled CHARACTER ASSASINATION.  In this, you match the cause of death to the TV character it happened to. There’s twelve slots. The first three characters: Sgt. Phil Esterhaus – Hill Street Blues, Susan Biddle Ross - Seinfeld, and Maude Flanders, The Simpsons. First three deaths: Plane crash [...]

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In todays show: The Cavemen sitcom is coming next week, and I hope they run that funny Tina Fey commercial during it… we observe a moment of silence for Marcel Marceau… and in this week’s commentary, we ask [...]

Halo 3: It’s a phenomenon. It’s a virus. I work with a guy who bought Halo 3 yesterday morning and today, he’s not there: he has been struck with a mysterious illness. I expect I’ll see him tomorrow, glassy-eyed, twitchy, and with a mild case of carpel-tunnel syndrome.
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Because there doesn’t NEED to be. This just in from the Hollywood Reporter:
Touting “the biggest entertainment launch in history,” Microsoft Wednesday announced that sales of the video game “Halo 3″ brought in an estimated $170 million during its first 24 hours on store shelves, making it the biggest one-day launch ever in the U.S. marketplace.

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