Okay... so you're probably immediately wondering why there's a homo-erotic depiction of Luigi to the left. It's very simple. We talk about Luigi on today's show. More specifically, the fact that he's gotten a pretty raw deal over the years when it comes to having his own game. This was all spawned from me bringing up the newly-released "Super Mario Galaxy 2" for the Nintendo Wii. In that game you'll have the chance to play as Luigi on several levels. Besides the "New Super Mario Brothers Wii" video game, this is the first time Luigi has gotten to really stretch his legs legitimately in a Mario game for some time. Why then the gay-ish Luigi picture? Well no real reason I guess. Although, we do start and end this week's episode with some varying Broke Trek memories. If you've never seen this Brokeback Mountain/Star Trek parody, you can watch it in the Show Links. And we do go into a tangent about Luigi being a slave. But not the kind of slave the picture is suggesting. So I guess that angle doesn't really work... look, it's a funny fuckin' picture okay. Just look at it, chuckle and move on.
Besides the homosexual trek and Luigi getting the shaft we do have a few items of interest on the show. Apparently it is now against FCC regulations to even elude to a dirty word. Just ask the Parent's Television Council. They know what's best for us. And what's best for us is NOT watching the new CBS comedy due out this fall called "Bleep My Dad Says" or "&$#% My Dad Says or, our preferred version, "Shit My Dad Says". The Television Council for those who choose not to parent says it'll bring lawsuits against any CBS affiliate who airs the show, or promotions for it too early in the evening. Looks like this Fall's season is already shaping up to be "the shit".
And we once again check back in on the master of giant fighting robots, pointless explosions and seizure-inducing lens flares to find out just what he's been keeping busy with. And the answer is so shocking, so revolutionary and just so god-damned funny we can't tell you here... you'll have to tune in for it!
After the Bay banter it comes time to review the broadcast networks cancellation choices and to reflect on those new shows green lit and headed our way come September. It's tough to judge how good a show will be from a single sentence description, but we do our best. I even manage to throw in a few fakes to spice things up, because to be honest, this new stew of network episodics is pretty bland. Many of their ingredients we've seen before and others we just don't even want to taste.
Being the eternal optimists we are, Charlie not so much... Mike more than any other... we'd like to believe there'll be something halfway decent to watch next season. Even if it means trudging through the monotonous. I guess Captain Kirk says it best when confronted with the complications of loving Mr. Spock in Broke Trek, "It's a risk I'll have to take."