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Oh. My. Goofness. Yet another means by which to drool over Alton Brown.

I have to say I find the original Iron Chef entertaining, but between a really good West Wing re-run and Iron Chef, I'll gladly opt for a Joshua Malina/Bradley Whitford fix.

But a US version of Iron Chef with AB as commentator? Mmmm ...

John Spencer may be hot for a middle age guy. And Bradley Whitford may be the Sexy.

But the guy on The West Wing who makes me cream (figuratively speaking, of course) -- Joshua Malina.

He's got the dweeb look I usually go for, but he's also got something of a deep, sexy voice to go with it. Oh yeah -- he's my West Wing crush, aight.

The Law & Order Coloring Book.

Oh, man, that's brilliant. [Via Threewayaction.]

Oh my.

I finally get to watch my baby Garrett on DVD. If the Voyager DVDs follow the release schedule of the previous series, the motherload will drop circa May and June, when seasons four and five are released. Season five, in particular, has "Timeless", episode 100 in which Garrett flexes the Sexy. Hoo-baby!!

First, Boomtown. Now, L.A. Dragnet. (Would've linked Boomtown, but it doesn't get more than a paragraph in a story about Skin.)

Canceled. Both. Harumph.

I watch too much Law and Order anyway, so I think I can handle life without Dragnet. But Boomtown? That was probably the most theatrical (cop) show to come around since Homicide: Life on the Streets. I really hoped it would find its audience. Alas and alack.

Miscellany: I don't usually watch The West Wing, but did something happen to the lighting? The White House looks pretty dark compared to the episodes in syndication on Bravo. And am I mad to think John Spencer is pretty hot for a middle aged guy?

Straight Eye for the Queer Guy. Right.

Of course, when I heard about QE in the first place, I rolled my eyes. That was some nice dinner of crow I had when the show actually premiered. So who knows?

(I thought the more obvious episode would be the Fab Five doing a make-over on a gay guy who has no fashion sense.)

But where's the twist? Gay guys have to pass for straight all the time ...