A random assortment of cheap shots, taken by me, on topics not really worth spending a ton of time on. Possibly a weekly thing...

- I know I've covered this before but it never stops amusing me. Some enterprising doctors have decided to use shark skin grafts to treat a burned terror suspect.

The process is called Integra Dermal Regeneration Template. "It tricks the body into creating new skin cells," explained Steve Jeffrey, a surgeon who worked in Australia perfecting the treatment.

Silicone implanted with shark skin extracts is laid on the burns for two weeks before it is removed and replaced with a layer of skin thinner than a graft.

Yes, this sounds like a wonderful idea... if you're trying to turn a terror suspect into the WORLD'S MOST UNSTOPPABLE SUPER-VILLAIN. We're combining his bomb-making skills with the arsenal of nature's perfect killing machine. Awesome. A creature with the ability to literally smell fear... or something. What, we couldn't have bonded him to a weasel or a blue finch? Damn you, science!

- I don't care if "Saving Grace" is a good show or not. It irks me that it's called "Saving Grace"... and the main character is named "Grace" ... and, in case you haven't caught on yet, they also use the song "Amazing Grace" in the radio ads... Oh, and the premise of the show is an angel trying to "save Grace" after she kills accidentally kills someone. Holy shit, we get it. How about something subtle and not totally on the nose?

Okay, I'm not actually that annoyed, but, really, who hears that and is excited? "Ohhh! How charming! You see, her name is Grace but also the show is--" Please. Enough. How about every episode ends with her, hands clasped, saying "grace" to camera? How about she ends every meal by patting her stomach and saying "Grace-full"? What if during tense chase scenes they put an animated stop-watch onscreen along with the words "Grace against the clock"?

- Steven Seagal is suing a law firm that he once used, claiming they ripped him off.

Seagal paid about $500,000 but became skeptical and obtained a legal audit that determined he was "substantially overcharged," according to the lawsuit. Seagal is seeking at least $450,000 in general damages.

There was a time when a situation like this would unfold at the begining of a Seagal movie... A mild-mannered guy would be minding his own business when goons from a currupt law firm, with ties to the Jamaican drug trade, would get out of a sedan and rough the guy up. They'd leave him in a heap, speeding off as the guy rummages through a drawer for a tattered phone number...

Cut to a dojo in some far off locale, Seagal is smiling, teaching a bunch of kids how to kick trees... A guy shouts from off screen, "Phone call, Billy!" Seagal would pick up the phone and the opening credits "Seagal packs his stuff and boards train," montage would roll...

Now he's the mild-mannered guy. What the hell happened to the world?

TheCoolerKing is unsure about whether or not Steven Seagal ever actually played a character named "Billy."

MisterClean

Pawtucket, RI

February 2004

JUL 24, 2007 08:52 PM

wasn't there already a show called 'Saving Grace" about a Jewish girl in tyhe 1960's? it was narrated like The Wonder Years, but with Frances McDormand?

shapeshifter23

San Francisco, CA

September 2005

JUL 24, 2007 09:08 PM

A 'Chip' Off The Old Block

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squerk

Seattle, WA

December 2004

JUL 24, 2007 09:27 PM

shapeshifter23 said:
A 'Chip' Off The Old Block

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

What the hell???

farva

Portland, OR

November 2005

JUL 24, 2007 09:31 PM

Does anyone edit this stuff for spelling or grammar?