A character could be mid-sentence and they suddenly cut to a commercial break.

You have howler monkeys running your networks too? Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

She, Fillion, and the daughter actor really do have a great family dynamic.

I totally agree. The mother adds an element that isn't present in Eureka or Lie to Me. The character could have so easily been an annoyance, but they've balanced it just right. Alexis is definitely the most level-headed of the three, but not to an obnoxious degree, and sometimes she's just a teenager rather than the family anchor.

Oh, Shir. Thank you. I think Ukraine did it for me, because of my "what is that, a tail? Oh my god, he's carrying a woman upside down on his back!" Moldova, too. I am sure that is a fine traditional song when not being danced to in a neon-yellow micro-mini.

I know, flea. On some moments, I had tears in my eyes, and I didn't know if it's from laughter or sheer horror.

God, I love the Eurovision. I learn so much about my boundaries.

So I'm cleaning out the poster closet at work and I come across "The Accidental Husband". It's been in there for ages and I can't remember when it's supposed to come out so I look it up and there's European release dates but none for the US. I dig a little deeper and find out the production company went bankrupt. It's been shelved. Uma Thurman! Jeffrey Dean Morgan! Colin Firth! Did any of you guys get to see it? Was it any good?

Eurovision, famous last words:

Holy fuck, Germany. I did not expect a Dita Von Teese cameo (towards the 2:50 and so on, and NSFW).

Aw, I'm sorry I missed Eurovision. Although I understand Terry Wogan's no longer doing the voiceover bit in the UK, and Eurovision without old Tel snarking madly at everyone would be a shock to the system. And I understand they've altered the voting process to make it fair? With phone-in votes? So that possibly it won't just be people voting for their next door neighbours?

Although I understand Terry Wogan's no longer doing the voiceover bit in the UK, and Eurovision without old Tel snarking madly at everyone would be a shock to the system.

Actually, he's handed over to Graham Norton, so if you half-close your ears they're not all that different: same Irish lilt, same sarky tone. It's fine.

I didn't watch this year either, really, and am not watching the above-linked clip, but Germany haven't won for years and I think they're desperate.

The Accidental Husband never came out here either.

"The Accidental Husband"

It's being broadcast here from time to time. I'll try to catch it and report back.

Next ignorant Yank question... does "pinch a loaf" mean the same thing in the UK as "pinch off a loaf" does in the US? I'm perplexed at the way Stephen Fry just used it in a sentence.