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When you make a living online and a big part of your job is to spend the entire day surfing around a hundred web sites, you begin to think that you've seen everything there is to see on the web. At least the good stuff. But sometimes you come across a site that makes you smile and say to yourself, "this is great!"

That's what I thought when I found the Sound of Young America podcast.

Our resident Spaced-nut Annie mentioned the upcoming region 1 DVD set back in March. If you haven't seen the show, just the fact that it's coming out is reason enough to go pick it up. It really is as good as everyone says. But if you have seen the show, it looks like this one will be worth checking out for you as well.

As I was going about my workday, a little blurb popped up on twitter from Diablo Cody that said, "SPACED (The ORIGINAL!) is coming out on DVD soon! (And a lucky bitch named Diablo Cody got to contribute commentary.)" That's interesting enough, and you should check out her Twitter feed. It's an entertaining read. Even better though, she goes on to add that we can also expect commentary from Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, Quentin Tarentino, Matt Stone, and Kevin Smith. Sign me up for that.

A curious search later, Google sent me to spaced-out.org.uk, which confirms the commentary and goes into further detail about the extras included on the new set. They also have some fun quotes about the show from J.J. Abrams, Kevin Smith and Matt Stone.

(S01E09) "I feel like the weirdest drug dealer of all time." -- Bert "Sock" Wysocki

If there were a country populated by MILFs, Julie Cooper would be the President. I never realized how much I missed Melinda Clarke until tonight. She must have a great time running down her resume for people..."I've played a dominatrix, a scheming predator of high school boys and the devil's girlfriend."

(S01E06) Since Reaper made its debut, there has been a nagging question. It's great and all, but how is it going to hold up over time? The random soul to catch each week is fun, and they have done a good job with that so far, but it's not enough to sustain the show over the long term. The writers made some good strides last week introducing the subplot with Pa Oliver and the contract. And then they took a step backwards this week by resetting the Sam and Andi relationship.

That's not to say that this was a bad episode by any stretch. There was a lot to like this week. As we move through the season though, the bigger picture story is going to become more and more important. We're better than a quarter of the way through the season now, so it's worth bringing up some of those questions. The characters are introduced and we have a good feel for all the major players. It's time to make with some revelations.

Gallery: Reaper

I've been inundated with letters lately but this one from "Kathy" seemed very urgent.

She asks..."Can you tell me the name of the bar from King of Queens?"

Well, Kathy, the short answer is yes, yes I can.

The long answer, however is only slightly longer. At the risk of name-dropping, I decided that the fastest way to get the answer to this question would be to call my friend Patton Oswalt. I always like to point out that even though Patton has become a full fledged movie star (Ratatouille, Balls of Fury) he is never too busy to be a very cool guy. His true talent, however, is telling jokes and if you ever get a chance to see him live, take it.

Some of us here are big fans of the Comedians of Comedy, a collection of various comedians (the core group consists of Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Eugene Mirman and Zach Galifianakis) who play small rock clubs and similar venues rather than the usual comedy clubs.

Patton Oswalt recently posted on the comedy site A Special Thing that a brand new DVD, The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the Troubadour, would be released on October 2. What's even cooler, or maybe just equally as cool, is that the entire concert will be shown on Comedy Central's Secret Stash, completely uncensored and uncut, on September 29.

• Charlie Rose: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Henry Kissinger, and Brent Scowcroft
• The Daily Show: Steve Vogel (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Tom Blanton and Daniel Gilbert (repeat)
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Vera Farmiga and Joe Matarese
• Jay Leno: Jessica Biel, Bill Engvall, and T-Pain and Yung Joc
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: LeBron James, Timothy Olyphant, and Velvet Revolver
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Patton Oswalt and Mark Ronson
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Ted Danson, Maggie Q, and Silverchair
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Wayne Brady and Test Your Reflex

• Charlie Rose: Don Cheadle, Zahi Hawass, and Catharine Roehrig
• The Daily Show: Claire Danes (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Vincent Bugliosi (repeat)
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Don Cheadle and Smashing Pumpkins
• Jay Leno: Daniel Radcliffe, Patton Oswalt, and The Decemberists
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: George Foreman, Jennifer Esposito, and Tiger Army (repeat)
• Tavis Smiley: Walter Isaacson and Lily Allen (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jarod Miller, Jason Priestly, and Dan Naturman
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Kathy Griffin, Ken Bruen, and Marty Stuart
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Dave Foley and Ying Yang Twins (repeat)

Most folks probably know comedian Patton Oswalt as Spence on the recently-departed King of Queens, but us comedy fans have known him for even longer as a very funny man who stands up and does comedy. He was the mastermind behind the Comedians of Comedy tour, and he's done voice work for a few Adult Swim series, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Also, he plays the lead role in the upcoming Pixar flick, Ratatouille.

The first season of Friday Night Lights is over, and NBC has begun to rerun some (but not all) of the first season episodes. Fortunately, you can watch the entire first season over on NBC's site.

I've been catching up with the first season online, after having avoided it completely when it originally aired on television. You see, I don't like sports, and I especially didn't like high school sports. In fact, I pretty much hated every aspect of high school. You can imagine a show about high school football was going directly on my "Never Watch In A Million Years" list.