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So this was announced earlier this week: A "Marvin the Martian" Movie You'd think I'd be excited to hear about a Marvin the Martian movie… I'm a big Looney Tunes fan and Marvin was always one of my favorite characters. But there's this little tidbit from the article: The project will blend live action and CGI. Presumably, 'classics' like Space Jam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action must lead them to believe that people are, once again, clamoring for more Live Action/Animated Looney Tunes adventures. One would think that the successes of movies like Wall·E , Ice Age , The Incredibles and the entire Shrek oeuvre would lead SOMEONE at the WB to think "hey, why don't we do an ANIMATED Looney Tunes movie!" Apparently, you'd be wrong. Of course, judging from their last lamentable attempt at traditional animation, the unwatchably unfunny Duck Dodgers (in the 24th and ½ Century) , maybe that's just as well.  

Another day, another batch of truly annoying commercials to subject myself to, every time I turn on the radio. There's a school of thought that argues that it doesn't matter if your commercial is annoying… that annoying can be a positive, since what really matters is that your commercial gets noticed, and annoying gets noticed. But these have got to go… Accuvue 1 day disposable contact lenses This one features an overly chipper couple, enthusing about their new 1-day disposable contact lenses. They're "often on the road, and glasses get in the way of working out," yadda, yadda, yadda. I visualize the epitome of the corporate marketing drone. At one point, the guy exclaims, "we're road warriors…" and all I can thing is, "Seriously? Did you really, un-ironically, refer to yourself as a 'road warrior'? What person, in real life, EVER refers to themselves as a road warrior?" And, more to the point, would you ever want to spend time with

It's hard to believe, but lately there've been court decisions that actually make sense to me! The proverbial "you could knock me down with a feather" moment. Court tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' fine Can we drop it now? Can we PLEASE stop listening to the Parent's Television Council and others of their ilk? They lost any credibility with me, back in the day, when they tried to label Loony Tunes cartoons as the most violent show on TV, and they haven't done anything to improve that opinion in the intervening years. What they have done is become real good at Internet activism, getting their loyal membership to hit that "SEND" button every time they find something they deem objectionable. Sadly, the FCC can't seem to differentiate between legitimate complaints and a spam attack, and the PTC is VERY happy to complain about anything that offends their delicate sensibilities. In the interest of the children , of course. Court rules lesbians

You hear them all the time… "parents advocacy" groups, screaming about how something is "bad for the kids!" (Never mind that what they're complaining about was never intended for their little tykes in the first place. Nor that they're really just using that argument because "I think this is offensive and you should too!" won't get them anywhere — that pesky Constitution, you know.) But they're boisterous, make for 'good' media, and have mastered the art of Internet activism, so we get subjected to their narrow-mindedness on a regular basis. I've wanted a word to describe the mindset for ages. Now we have one… Word Spy - kindergarchy