Did you ever notice that on television and in the movies people (bad guys and good guys) often hide up in the ductwork of the ventilation system. Have you noticed how clean the ducts always look? I’ve had my ducts cleaned and I know what my vents look like – they don’t look like that.Either those buildings have the best air filters in the world or someone needs to speak to someone else about continuity.

Have you noticed how many new movies that have come out over the past couple of years are remakes of old movies or shows? One of my favorite old movies is Clash Of the Titans. I’ve just learned that Warner Brothers is releasing a movie by this name that is due out in theaters in March 2010. I’m not sure if this is a remake or not. Check out the synopsis, taken directly from the site (http://clash-of-the-titans.warnerbros.com/).

In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

That doesn’t sound exactly like the old Clash Of The Titans to me. What do you think?

In real life don’t detectives and investigators use computers? You don’t see too many computers actually being used to take notes on a lot of these shows. You’d think that we’d see more desktop computers on top of the desks on sets, rather than books full of mug shots, don’t you? Back in the day they used to show detectives writing on a pad of paper, but I don’t recall seeing that in a while either. Where do they keep their notes?

A man was sprawled across three entire seats in a theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, “Sorry sir, but you’re only allowed one seat.”

The man groaned but didn’t budge. The usher became impatient.

“Sir,” the usher said, “if you don’t get up from there, I’m going to have to call the manager.”

Again, the man just groaned, which infuriated the usher who turned and marched briskly back up the aisle in search of his manager. In a few moments, both the usher and the manager returned and stood over the man. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move him, but with no success. Finally, they summoned the police. The cop surveyed the situation briefly.

“All right, buddy. What’s your name?”

“Sam,” the man moaned.

“Where ya from, Sam?” the cop asked.

“The balcony.”

We’ve seen most, or all, of the National Lampoon vacation movies. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’angelo were fixtures. They changed the actors that played the children a couple of times. My favorite Rustywas Anthony Michael Hall. The one that I liked the least was the las vegas vacations actor. My favorite Audrey was Dana Hill. My least favorite audrey was Juliette Lewis. Who was your favorite National Lampoon movie character?

For the first time in many years, a an old man traveled from his rural town to the city to attend a movie. After buying his ticket, he stopped at the concession stand to purchase some popcorn.

Handing the attendant $1.50, he couldn’t help but comment, “The last time I came to the movies, popcorn was only 15 cents.”

“Well, sir,” the attendant replied with a grin, “You’re really going to enjoy yourself. We have sound now..”

I’ve always enjoyed the movie Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks was awesome in that role! At one point of the movie he’s wounded while he’s in the service. at that point he’s assigned to a group that apparently travels around just to play exhibition ping pong. Boy could he work a ping pong table! Do you think there really were traveling ping pong teams whose purpose was to entertain other soldiers?

Here are the top ten reasons why the television is better than the web.

10. It doesn’t take minutes to build the picture when you change TV channels.

9. When was the last time you tuned in to “Melrose Place” and got a “Error 404″ message?

8. There are fewer grating color schemes on TV–even on MTV.

7. The family never argues over which Web site to visit this evening.

6. A remote control has fewer buttons than a keyboard.

5. Even the worst TV shows never excuse themselves with an “Under Construction” sign.

4. Seinfeld never slows down when a lot of people tune in.

3. You just can’t find those cool Health Rider infomercials on the Web.

2. Set-top boxes don’t beep and whine when you hook up to HBO.

1. You can’t surf the Web from a couch with a beer in one hand and Doritos in the other.

I love Law and Order. Actually I love all three Law and Orders. In so many of the episodes the detectives have to figure out who the dead person is.  and that’s not just on law and Order, it’s on most legal dramas. Wouldn’t it be convenient if just for once the victim was wearing a piece of personalized jewelry? I’m sure the detectives would appreciate the morning off, don’t you think?