· I hope you can carve 70 measly minutes out of your lives to watch this painstakingly researched, edited, argued and market-tested video review of why Star Wars: The Phantom Menace -- the Howard the Duck of the Star Wars series -- well and truly sucks Tauntaun balls. Well done, Mike of Milwaukee -- and have you ever considered a career change to Christmas special narrator? Your lilting tones comfort us. (We've embedded part one after the jump; click through to access the next six chapters.) [YouTube via /Film]
· "We were wearing nothing but a lace g-string... and a weird wig," said Avatar star Sam Worthington of his Hawaii shoot. I can not wait til the director commentary, when a hysterical James Cameron recalls, "And he totally bought it! Two weeks straight of wearing nothing but Lady Gaga hair and assfloss!" [BBC]
· Mike Vollman, VP of marketing for MGM, says nothing's going to scare him away from advertising on Jersey Shore. I guess that means it's full steam ahead on the The Hot Tub Time Machine Catch Guidorrhea™ Funtest! [The Live Feed]
· Hey, look! The after-hours cleaning lady finally changed the cover lines on Men's Health! [Just Jared]
· The Banana-Hammock Worthington Lady Gaga Barbie doll collection. [Flickr]
· Still stuck on that perfect gift? How about a General Zod doll? Kneel before Zod! [Topless Robot]
· The Morgan Freeman Chain of Command. But where does The Electric Company's Easy Reader fit into the pecking order? You said it: Right above God. [I Watch Stuff]
· And finally -- the Shrek Forever After teazzzer. [YouTube]