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• "There's nothing wrong with working with a dummy." - Simon, referring to Paula, after a contestant auditioned with a ventriloquist's dummy, on American Idol.
• "I can't wear the New York Dolls because it might turn off the wrong people. And I can't wear Wham! because it might turn on the wrong people." - Tom, trying to decide what t-shirt to wear under his sports coat, on Love Monkey.
• "I really feel duped." - Oprah Winfrey, to author James Frey, after he admitted to fabrications in his memoir.
• "One time, as a joke, Packer banged every girl in the office. It was hysterical." - Michael, about someone he used to work with, on The Office.
• "I'm sure you've got a load you need to drop in, don't ya Jethro?" - Sawyer to Hurley, about going to do some laundry with Libby, on Lost.
  

• Lost is one of the great shows of the past 10 years, but I'm sick of it being on the cover of every other issue of TV Guide. This week: Matthew Fox talks about photography.
• For the sci-fi geek fan: collectible cards for Battlestar Galactica and Stargate! (Print only, obviously.)
• Also in the print edition: an interview with Tom Cavanagh about his new show, Love Monkey.
• Speaking of, Matt really likes it, but wonders if it can survive the world of CBS cop shows. 
• They also make their Golden Globe picks and catch up with Gillian Anderson.

Anyone who knows me knows how much of a huge Ed fan I was. I even wrote an essay about it that got me more mail than anything else I've ever written.

So, it's really great to not only see Tom Cavanagh coming back to series television (in the it-looks-a-lot-like-Ed-from-the-commercials show Love Monkey). But the good news doesn't stop there: Ed's best friend is back too. Josh Randall, who played Mike Burton on Ed, is the guy who's Courting Alex on the CBS sitcom. (Hey, both on CBS - maybe Cavanagh and Randall can have lunch in the CBS cafeteria). And let's not forget Ed's love Carol Vessey: Julie Bowen is a cast member over on ABC's Boston Legal (and has a recurring role on Lost). And Michael Ian Black's Stella over on Comedy Central.  

Now we just need Lesley Boone (Molly), Jana Marie Hupp (Nancy), Rachel Cronin (Shirley), and Justin Long (Warren) to get regular gigs on TV and fans will be all set.