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[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

I liked Bionic Woman. I liked Life. I liked Life better than Bionic woman but that doesn't bring my sexuality into question. I just want to know what happened to Raines.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

I don't know how long the CW late of the frog and UPN networks, has existed but I've never watched one of their shows. Until now.

I finally saw the Reaper last night. It's just like Chuck on NBC except instead of the CIA-NSA hybrid running Chuck's life, It's the Devil running the Kids life. It's all very faustian with some good gratuitous blood thrown. I especially liked the dogs.

I think both series put extra money in their pilot budgets because they both had lots of special effects that I fear I won't be seeing in the remainder of the episodes. But I will watch both for the forseable future. I think one show from the CW is enough.

[Drunk Monk]

I'm not really hooked to Heroes yet this season. Ok, ok, I did watch it again tonight, but I'm not hooked. I can quit anytime.

[Drunk Monk]

Group Renames Asteroid for George Takei
By SAMANTHA GROSS
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- George Takei already had a place among the stars in the minds of millions of "Star Trek" fans. Now he's taking up permanent residence as the namesake of the asteroid formerly known as the 1994 GT9.

The asteroid, located between Mars and Jupiter, has been renamed 7307 Takei in honor of the actor, who is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original "Star Trek" series.

"I am now a heavenly body," Takei said Tuesday, laughing. "I found out about it yesterday. ... I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky - just like an asteroid."

The celestial rock, discovered by two Japanese astronomers in 1994, joins the 4659 Roddenberry (named for the show's creator, Gene Roddenberry) and the 68410 Nichols (for co-star Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura). Other main-belt asteroids are already named for science fiction luminaries Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.

"It's in general considered quite an honor," Lars Lindberg Christensen, spokesman for the International Astronomical Union, said of the latest renaming, which was approved by the union's Committee on Small Body Nomenclature.

About 14,000 asteroid names have been approved by the panel, while about 165,000 asteroids have been identified and numbered, he said.

Unlike the myriad Web sites that offer to sell naming rights to stars, the IAU committee-approved names are actually used by astronomers, said Tom Burbine, the Mount Holyoke College astronomy professor who proposed the name swap.

"This is the name that will be used for all eternity," he said.

Under the committee's policies, whoever discovers an asteroid has 10 years in which to propose a name. After that, the panel considers other suggestions, although it warns would-be namers to avoid anything "in questionable taste" and any names honoring political or military figures sooner than 100 years after their deaths.

Takei, 70, said he and his "Star Trek" co-stars had always stuck to discussing more earthly honors.

We were "privileged to work on a show that had this kind of a vision for our future, but we're actors," he said by telephone from his Los Angeles home. "Yes, we all lobbied ... for a star on Hollywood Boulevard, but never a star up in the heavens."

Burbine, who also has put a number of his astronomy colleagues up for consideration, said he suggested Takei's name in part out of appreciation for his work with the Japanese American Citizens League and with leading gay rights group Human Rights Campaign. Takei, a spokesman for HRC's Coming Out Project, was cultural affairs chairman of the JACL, and he was appointed to the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission by former President Clinton.

Most recently, Takei has appeared on NBC's "Heroes," playing Hiro Nakamura's father. He also appears regularly on Howard Stern's satellite radio show.

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[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Shouldn't there be an Asteroid Denny Crane? And it better be bigger than Uhura's and Sulu's.

[King Bob]

Denny Crane??? Who? I don't watch much network TV, especially series.

But I've been watching Torchwood on BBC. I think it's from the same people as the new Doctor Who. So far so good.

I had no idea that aliens were so active in Wales.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Denny Crane is played by William Shatner on Boston Legal. It's a great show just for him. It's a legal drama sort of by David E. Kelly. It's a legal drama in the loosest sense of the word. Who knew you could empanel a jury and be on a trial in one morning? But Shatner is insane and great fun to watch. Shatner and James Spader play my favorite straight homosexual couple on television.

Torchwood is done by the folks who brought you Dr. Who. Caught one episode and didn't really care after that.

DVR Rules. But now I have too much stuff to watch.

[Drunk Monk]

One of my former kung fu students is on Heroes! He's in the classroom scenes behind Hayden and the new flying dude. You can see him quite clearly in Lizards - the bored Asian dude right in between the two heroes. He's also supposed to be in some of the background school scenes, but I haven't spotted him there yet.

[The Queen]

Anybody else raise an eyebrow over them killing off Sulu and two episodes later adding Uhura? Who's next - Chekhov? Can Shatner and Nimoy appearances be far behind???

[Drunk Monk]

i just heard john cho is being cast in abram's star trek. harold of harold and kumar? can we get a male asian on star trek that's not gay, a nerd or a stoner? hello?

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

No.

All hail the white Male. No kissing either. Did you see the bionic woman? The asian dude and the crazy bionic woman did have sex, but it's only intimated, never shown.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

So...asian dudes can only get it on with crazy bionic chicks? That explains "manga", I guess.

[Drunk Monk]

...that certainly explains a few things about my past love life.

Still have not seen Bionic Woman. I caught like the last few minutes last night, but that doesn't really count.

[Drunk Monk]

Last night's Heroes was awesome. I'm so hooked. Good call ED - spotting this one from way out. Only two episodes to go.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

This show is the reason DM got his HD television. I'm sure of it.

And which breed won this year? Australian shephard, mother effers! Ha. You people thought I was crazy for owning an aussie. But see? Best in show. It goes to show how right I am.

Wait. You people don't care. You are wondering why I know the Aussie won. I live a sad pitiable existence.