IMDB 250

In addition to the current IMDB Top 250 list, the IMDB website also created several historical lists across the history of their existence. They take a snapshot of what the IMDB 250 looked like at the end of the year 2002, for instance, and call it the Top 250 2002.

If you've watched all the movies on a particular list (and you have an IMDB account), they'll award you the "badge" for that list. This is what my profile looks like as of today:

2015 Cardboard Classic

The rules of the Cardboard Classic are simple: make a sled using only cardboard and glue. And yet, ever year the sleds get more and more creative and impressive.

And yet for how funny and crazy the event is, it seems to me to be the best kept secret going. I would think this thing would be "known" by now. I would think that each year's video would be another viral sensation. As of now, this video has only 467 views. I don't mind being in on a secret, I'm just surprised.

I Was with Coco

Todd Levin is a former writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He wrote an article for GQ about what it was like during the Conan/NBC debacle called "I Was with Coco. It's pretty interesting but not a ton of new information... Read it in full here.

Mr. Belvedere Update

In this week's episode of "Mr. Belvedere", the writers decided to go dark. I mean, there's "a very special episode" dark and then there's "ALF's Christmas Special" dark. This was borderline "ALF's Christmas Special".

So, in the episode, Wesley is hanging out in an old folk's home. I don't know why, I missed the beginning. I'm guessing the reason he was there was that it was in the script. But then an old woman gives him money. Ok. But then the old woman accuses him of stealing the money. What's the deal?

It's time for a dramatic monologue from the special guest star. "I think I have Alzheimer's Disease.", she says but doesn't care to find out for sure. But then what happened with the money? Well, by accusing him of stealing, Wesley won't like her anymore and so won't have to suffer through her long, slow descent into madness and death. Yeah, it's much better to make a child feel guilty and give him the feeling that he let you down before you died.

Fortunately for little Wesley, this plan doesn't reach completion. Some time later, he finds out what she did and why and goes back to visit her in the home. Wesley's a really memorable guy, and love conquers all, so it's time for the happy ending that the 80s deserve. Wesley goes back to the home only to find that not only does she have no idea who he is, but she also isn't even able to function as a human being anymore. Time for Mr. Belvedere (Brocktoon) to take him home.

And that's it. Have fun, kids.

Well... technically, that isn't entirely true. The show still ends with Brocktoon writing in his diary and they have him looking particularly silly drinking tea out of one of those beer-dispensing plastic helmets. But it feels like an empty gesture and the credits roll to a dour rendition of the theme song with a particularly mournful clarinet. "We might just live the good life yet", I mean, that one old lady from the episode definitely won't but, you know, we might.

Conan in Cuba

Conan became the first person to film an entire late-night talk show in Cuba. The whole episode is nothing but remotes so it's obviously great and worth watching. You can watch the whole episode here.

But, for what it's worth, I thought I would post my favorite segment. This woman's attitude is priceless.

Continue? - Kid Dracula

The Continue? Guys and Dom play "Demon Castle Special: I'm Kid Dracula", a nintendo game that was only released in Japan. They struggle to reconcile the great gameplay with the varying levels of racism.