actresses in their 20s getting botox so wrinkles won't "have a chance" to form.

The whole botox thing is getting out of hand. I saw a commercial (again) for it last night and two things stuck out at me.

1) It's botulism! From wikipedia:

Botulism is a rare but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

2) It's a toxin!

Botulin is the most potent known toxin, blocking nerve function and leading to respiratory and musculoskeletal paralysis.

The immobile-cardboard-no-wrinkles thing is bad! (The form of botulin they inject is a "safe" amount, but it's still unnerving.

According to a commercial I saw, Botox helps you fit into jeans and find new shoes.

The immobile-cardboard-no-wrinkles thing is bad!

I would think it would be worse for actors, since they rely on their faces to convey expressions.

I would think it would be worse for actors, since they rely on their faces to convey expressions.

Exactly. I hate the way Joan Rivers' face looks like you can bounce quarters off of it, but I love the way Lena Olin's face shows her age/wisdom/depth.

I would think it would be worse for actors, since they rely on their faces to convey expressions.

Someone needs to tell that to Nicole Kidman.

And really, what's wrong with lines? Laugh lines, frown lines: they make a face look lived-in, like that person has been places and known things. Far better to look like a person than to look like a pod person.

And really, what's wrong with lines? Laugh lines, frown lines: they make a face look lived-in, like that person has been places and known things. Far better to look like a person than to look like a pod person.

I was wondering why they cast Adrienne Barbeau on Carnivale until I realized a big factor was that she both looked her age (50s) and looked good, and that was probably not all that common in Hollywood. All the other actors looked very period, and were purposefully cast that way. Adrienne still has 70s hair, but she never got the creepifying plastic surgery. And as it turns out, she was very good in the role too.

I was wondering why they cast Adrienne Barbeau

I can't see her name without hearing (the late, *sniff* ) Capt. Murphy talking about wanting to be "The Barbeau-bot". Heh.

(the late, *sniff* ) Capt. Murphy

He's just off fighting the Great Spice Wars.

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Speaking of Sealab, has there been any confirmation or refutation that they've ceased making new ones? It looked like a joke the first time they said it, but then they re-stated it more forcefully the week after.

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