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The LA Times talks about the debate over nominating…Gollum. As New Line’s Russell Schwartz says, “What’s the difference between John Hurt wearing a latex mask in The Elephant Man and Andy Serkis wearing a pixel mask of Gollum now? There’s no difference. They’re both human.”

Just watched the old Animagic Santa Claus is Coming to Town. I feel like a kid right now.

In the interest of entertainment journalism, I guess I need to report that some soft-core porn star won the umpteenth Survivor:Boring. Who cares?

I’m waiting for Survivor:Toronto, where a group of people descend into the PATH to try and find healthy food.

Special thanks to Yahoo! for including as a news source on their Golden Globes Full Coverage page. Digital Hit Entertainment, Hollywood Reporter, LA Times…nice company.

Mark Pilgrim documents another reason I want Tivo in T.O.

The food court I’m sitting in right now is showing ESPN2’s coverage of college cheerleading competitions. Does anyone actually care who wins these things or are the execs at the sports nets winking at each other knowing they’ll hit an audience of crazed shut-ins looking for upskirt shots of young cheerleaders?

Sheesh, next thing you know, they’ll start airing Anna Kournikova tennis matches…

I get really envious when I read about all the benefits guys like Robert Scoble get from using their Tivo PVRs.

The only folks offering a PVR up here in Toronto are Bell ExpressVu and a dish just won’t work in my apartment set-up. You’d think Rogers Cable would offer some form of PVR. Sigh…

Fox is unwrapping a new one time only reality show in January called Joe Millionaire.

In this show, 20 eligible women vie for the love of a wealthy bachelor.

Wait a second, you say, isn’t that ABC’s The Bachelor?

Well, yes and no. You see the twist with this show is that the wealthy bachelor is really a struggling construction worker and the show is trying to show up the type of contestants who sign up for these shows as golddiggers.

I might actually tune into this one…

I spend a lot of time in the PATH, Toronto’s underground walkway that connects blocks and blocks of downtown buildings. I can’t believe the number of able-bodied people that can’t open their own doors, instead smashing, and wearing out, the buttons that open the doors for folks in wheelchairs. It bugs me.

Bachelor 2 results: Helene yes, Brooke no, who cares?