Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you.

• We've gotta say, we get a bit of a kick out of throwing snowballs at NBC10's rather annoying, be-bow-tied weatherman, "Hurricane" Schwartz, even if the game is on NBC's own site, and is therefore rather tame. Thanks much to the anonymous contributor who gave us the heads-up on this link!
• A detailed comparative analysis of '80s teen time travel comedies Back to the Future and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, with an eye to deciding which is the better film - or which would win in a fight, depending on how you look at it. We're happy with their overall results. (Via Editor Jill)
• Another funny SNL sketch hits YouTube: Matthew Fox of "Lost" gets caught in an elevator with a bunch of fans of his TV show, and wackiness ensues. (Via)
• Apropos of Something celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday by introducing us to an ingenious replacement holiday (which will only work for a very specific type of couple, so you might not want to try this one at home), and by pointing us to two fun links: Homestar Runner's exceedingly odd video about romance in a technological age (via), and a quiz to discover your superhero love match (via). We ended up with Moira MacTaggart, btw.
• Kevin Smith will be directing the pilot for a new show that will eventually air on the CW (it hasn't even starting shooting yet, though, so who knows when that will happen). If that weren't enough to get us excited, it also sounds pretty cool. It's called "The Reaper," and it's about a 21-year-old slacker who discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil when he was a kid, and he now has to be a bounty hunter for Satan, tracking down souls who escaped from hell. Brilliant! Plus, Bounty Hunter for Satan would be a great title for something - like a comic book, an old B-movie, an album, or maybe even a band...
• Check out the clever and hilarious follow-up trailer to the clever and hilarious original trailer for Seinfeld's upcoming animated comedy, Bee Movie. There's even a funny cameo by Steven Spielberg! (Via)
• Oh, this makes us very sad. A preview screening of 300 at Berlinale was greeted by laughter and boos, and Cinematical's review of the film suggests both were justified. We'll be seeing this movie and reviewing it ourselves next month, so you'll get our opinion then, but in the meantime, our expectations have been severely lowered.
• YouTube is poised to make a leap into exciting new territory: classic TV shows! Digital Music Group, as part of a deal which will include new filtering technology on the site for identifying unauthorized content, will be uploading over 4,000 hours of old TV shows like "Gumby," "I Spy," "My Favorite Martian," and "Peter Gunn." Those aren't exactly our favorite shows ever, but still, this could really take YouTube to the next level.

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