Yeah, I'd heard that. Who plays Cowboy Curtis? It isn't Laurence Fishburn is it? I'd be amazed (and excited) if he came back.

Yeah, it would be nice if the buzz around the TV should would motivate Martin, but it's more likely it will just distract him further. I used to mind the wait for the next book, but at this point I'm not really convinced another one is coming. The huge gap has me thinking he's painted himself into a corner and doesn't know how to elegantly resolve plotlines and keep the story moving. I suppose we'll see. I hope there's at least one more, but it's looking less and less likely.

I was thinking that at the time, too, but they went with Phil LaMarr. They did get back John Paragon (Jambi), John Moody (Mailman Mike) and Lynne Marie Stewart (Miss Yvonne), though.

I suppose I was thinking along the lines of HBO, if the series is successful, will want to follow through and will be looking for a complete series. You're most likely right, though.

Given that they cited production costs for Deadwood as the big reason that series was canceled despite how popular it was I found myself wondering why they went for a fantasy piece like this, which also requires them to have special sets, costumes and to maintain a stable of horses. I suppose they have a target in mind for number of new subscribers, along with straight ratings numbers.

That's interesting. Yeah, I had heard that a lot of the original cast was back. I was especially surprised to hear that John Paragon was going to be on it, since for some reason I was thinking that he had died several years ago.

That puts an interesting spin on Jambi's magic.

Well, I'd say that's kind of an odd stretch, but it's better than an ugly leap of faith.

...thus spake Sue Storm in discussing her preference for Reed Richards' embrace to Mortimer Toynbee's advances.

Heh. I see what you did there.

Morbid race of the morning: People jockeying to be the one whose Fark tagline announcing Elizabeth Taylor's death will graduate from TotalFark to the main page.

A selection so far

• Fred Flintsone's mother in law dies
• Actress Elizabeth Taylor dies; Hollywood divorce lawyers expect massive layoffs
• Cat on a hot tin roof assumes room temperature: Elizabeth Taylor had died
• There will be no ninth Mr. Elizabeth Taylor
• Karma strikes again in Debbie Reynolds' favor
• Elizabeth Taylor is married to Jesus now
• Every year, I pick Abe Vigoda. Wrong again
• Elizabeth Taylor creates a new perfume scent: Formaldehyde
• Elizabeth Taylor divorces herself
• Elizabeth Taylor reunites with Richard Burton for the third time
• Elizabeth Taylor resigns from acting to spend more time with Michael Jackson

A few more:

• RIP Taylor
• La Liz is La Muerta
• Elizabeth Taylor has successfully kicked her oxygen habit
• Elizabeth Taylor meets potential 8th husband: Jesus
• Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79. Well, most of her was 79. Okay, some of her
• Sadly, the Grim Reaper wasn't afraid of Virgina Woolf
• That one old lady who married all those dudes, uh....and I think was Michael Jackson's grandma or something.....oh and she was that queen in that one old movie? Yeah she died
• E.T. phones home

Well, it made me laugh.

Reminds me of an old bit from comedian Dom Irrera did about Italian Americans being able to say anything they wanted, no matter how horrible it was, simply by adding "but I don't mean in a bad way" to the end of the statement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1Q9DGPpCuY

Bit starts around 3:50.

Is this the same girl who touched your leg a few weeks ago? If so, I don't think you can get a much better sign unless she wrote it on posterboard.

As always, I knew I could count on you!

On a very different note...regarding today's morbid race to be clever...it's just one good reason to make this my Radio-Free Day of the week.

Count me among those who never laughed at The One True Belushi's jokes -- wearing a house dress, a wig and wielding the inevitable chicken leg -- at Miss Taylor's expense. He was a funny and gifted man, but it's not lost on me that people who are less than attractive -- be it through physical appearance or spiritual scarring -- tend to work hard at ridiculing the more fortunate. I'm figuring that especially today, there will be no shortage of such folks to carry on and have a field day. But not for me.

Peace, Liz.

Just my two cents.

Dude, some of those taglines are freakin' great!!! Thanks for bring the smile to my face today.

Nope, different person...

Show her your Aquaman dance. Chicks dig that

And if they don't, who needs 'em?!

I was totally thinking the exact same thing