Yeah, Elmo's World is pretty boppy. It was actually created as a response to the popularity of Blue's Clues.

But it gets away from the original mandate for Sesame Street which was to structure the educational bits basically like commercials. Short and snappy and to the point. Mostly I dislike how formulaic Elmo's World is. That's what seems antithetical to the constant invention, and multiple points of view I was used to on Sesame Street.

I always wonder if he got the idea of Buffy from NotC, because NotC has that alley scene.

NotC was one of Joss's influences for Buffy. I know I've heard him say that, but I can't remember where.

I loved NotC. One of the Catherine Mary-Mary Katherine-Katherine Elizabeth actresses, this particular one familiar from The Last Starfighter.

"Greetings, Starfighter!" Why don't I have either of those on dvd?

WHEDON: I would like to make a movie that was one of these crappy, low-budget movies, that like the Romero films, had a feminist agenda, had females in it who were people, and had all the fun, all the silliness. Night of the Comet was a big influence. That actually had a cheerleader in it. With a title that would actually make people take it off the video store shelves, because it has to sound silly and not boring.

IGNFF: Where did the name Buffy come from?

WHEDON: It was the name that I could think of that I took the least seriously. There is no way you could hear the name Buffy and think, "This is an important person." To juxtapose that with Vampire Slayer, just felt like that kind of thing – a B movie. But a B movie that had something more going on. That was my dream. The network begged me to change the title. I was like, "You don't understand. It has to be this. This is what it is." To this day, everyone says, "Oh, the title kept it from being taken seriously." I'm like, "Well, fuck them. It's a B movie, and if you don't love B movies, then I won't let you play in my clubhouse." Now, I'm not an exclusionary person, I don't like to drive people away, but honestly, if people have trouble with that title ...

"Greetings, Starfighter!" Why don't I have either of those on dvd?

Hah! I just watched my very own DVD of "The Last Starfighter" the other night. So much fun.

I don't have Victor/Victoria, either, and that's just a crime. I need to run out and get every movie Robert Preston ever made on dvd.

Except, y'know The Music Man.

I always wonder if he got the idea of Buffy from NotC, because NotC has that alley scene.

But Reggie's a brunette!

"Daddy would have gotten us Uzis."

Yeah, that's a pretty classic line there.

Remember that list of Brilliant Movies You Never Want To See Again? Add "Hotel Rwanda" Because it was, and everybody's great in it, but when it ended, I was so relieved!

I watched Super Troopers night before last.

I wonder if Albert Finney has ever taken Brian Cox aside and asked him to be more mindful the gigs he takes. I can imagine him saying:

"I have Super Trooper fans approaching me pretending to be stoned! OK, maybe they're not pretending. And I have Johnny Knoxville fans coming up to me pretending to be retarded! OK, so I KNOW they're not pretending..."

That said, it's really a funny movie. I can't believe I've not seen it before now--especially after I saw Beerfest.

Super Troopers is HILARIOUS. It was totally not what I was expecting.