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I've said it over and over again but Battlestar Galactica really is the best show on television, and Katee Sackhoff is as good an actress as there is. What a crime that this fabulous show is ending this year. I implore everyone to not only buy this DVD but tune into the second half of Season 4 when it begins airing on Sci-Fi on January 16th. Pineapple Express was plenty funny, but may have been most notable for the overlooked performance of the increasingly good James Franco. See The Wackness to see another great turn by Sir Ben and the loveliest of lovelies, Olivia Thirlby. Bangkok Dangerous is a perfectly stupid title for a perfectly stupid film. Toupee alert!
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