This seems like an odd team-up, much like Robert DeNiro & Ben Stiller, Morgan Freeman & Jim Carrey, or Vin Diesel & a parenting film.

Jason Segel is quickly making a name for himself. His long-time fans know him from Freaks and Geeks or Undeclared, both of which I missed. I did, however, see the incredibly funny Forgetting Sarah Marshall (which he also wrote), and I'm now an avid watcher of How I Met Your Mother.

Jason's very underrated, and it's quickly getting to the point where I'll watch anything he's in just because he's in it. He's the type of person I could totally see myself hanging out with. Maybe it's just the roles he takes, but he seems very down-to-earth, perhaps a bit geeky, and a genuinely nice guy. And in my opinion, that makes his work much easier for me to relate to and enjoy, much like that of Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, and others.

I'm sure some of you may have heard that Jason Segel is going to be writing and directing a new Muppets film. Normally I couldn't care less, but this time I'm curious. Like many people my age, I grew up on the Muppets. And I think Jason just might be able to pull it off.

What's interesting is that if the movie is successful, Jason will apparently be bringing the Muppets back to television.

What do you think? Is there any place for the Muppets in today's media? Could they pull off a modern "variety show" series like the original?

Andrew didn't like Disaster Movie. He even goes so far as to call people who see this movie murderers. Here's a clip from the forums post, where he addresses the people considering whether to see it:

PLEASE. DON'T. EVERY TIME YOU SEE THIS MOVIE, A POOR AND TALENTED FILMMAKER DIES SINCE HE CAN'T FIND WORK. KILLING IS BAD. SO DON'T DO IT.

Already seen it? Shame on you! Here's his message to you:

YOU IGNORANT, THICKHEADED MORONS. IF YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF WONDERING WHY HOLLYWOOD ISN'T "ORIGINAL" ANYMORE, LOOK IN THE MIRROR. YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. YOU KEEP PUTTING DOWN YOUR HARD-EARNED MONEY TO GO SEE CRAP WHEN YOU COULD FIND BETTER VIDEOS FOR FREE ONLINE. GO TO YOUTUBE AND WATCH PEOPLE GET HIT IN THE BALLS FOR 90 MINUTES - IT'S FREE, AND REQUIRES THE SAME LEVEL OF BRAINPOWER TO ENJOY. IF YOU ARE SO FAR GONE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THE ERROR OF YOUR WAYS, PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD AND REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE GENE POOL.

I'd include his equally-all-caps message to the producers of this film, but you should just go read the forums post.

Don't worry; it's not all in caps. ;)

PS: If you do find a YouTube video of someone getting hit in the balls for 90 minutes, let me know. We'll post it here.

At first, I tried coming up with a witty title for this post. Then I realized the beauty in the simplicity of "Breast Force!" After all, what higher beauty is there than the "force" of the breast?

I saw an article at IESB.net called The Most Ridiculous Transformers...Ever. That was referring to a really good article over at GeekDad, listing the 12 stupidest Transformer ideas in the history of the franchise. G1 fans will recognize several, including Kup, Cosmo, Huffer, and Ratbat, whose "sole reason for his existence seems to be to bump Kup and Huffer each one slot down on this list."

I've stayed away from a lot of the fringe Transformers spin-offs, but I'm at least aware of them. Or so I thought. When I saw the entry for Dezaras from Transformers: Victory, it gave me pause.

The Decepticon leader in that series was Deszaras, a monstrous robot bird that hated adult humans but had a soft spot for kids. Creepy. Deszaras further differentiated himself from the Megatrons of the world by commanding the ultra-elite Decepticon Breast Force, and I'm totally not making that part up.

No, he certainly wasn't. No, it's not a typo. Click the Wikipedia article for confirmation.

Yes Virginia, there is a Decepticon Breast Force.

Wikipedia: The reason for the name Breast Force is their toy gimmick. Each Breast Forcer came with a detachable breastplate that transformed into an animal attack partner which could also transform into a weapon.

My brain is coming apart at the seams trying to process all of the potential jokes here. How did I miss this? How did I remain ignorant of Breast Force all this time? I've lost decades of riffing here. I'm considering suing someone. In the meantime, I'm trying really hard not to quote Pat Benatar's "Sex as a Weapon" song, as most of our readers won't remember much of the 80's.

Still, there's nothing like killing someone with your breasts. Breast Force FTW!

UPDATE:

Let's not forget how the male anatomy fits into the Transformers universe too!

I was so distracted by the Breast Force (who wouldn't be?) that I completely missed Heinlad, from Beast Wars Neo. Apparently, Henilad is a tanuki, a Japanese animal that is part-raccoon and part-dog, with... umm... some rather exaggerated anatomical parts, which can apparently be used as either a seat or as drums.

No, seriously. Check Wikipedia. I think I need a shower...

Andrew finally got to see Clone Wars (poor guy!), so we discuss that a bit, then Brian explains how the Darth Vader from Empire Strikes Back wasn't really the vision Lucas had for Vader at all. Then, after some quick news, we address the rumors about iTunes getting a subscription model for music and whether that would actually be a good thing.

Show Notes:

• Andrew's thoughts on Clone Wars
• Empire's Vader was an anomaly (and all the Ewoks are dead!)
• Superman Reboots
• Fox sues WB over Watchmen, seeks injunction preventing release
• Wheel of Time coming to the big screen
• Would you pay a subscription fee for unlimited music?

UPDATE: File links are fixed.