In my continuing efforts to turn TiFaux into a “boys are so dreeeeeeamy” blog, let’s talk about Charlie from Lost, shall we?

It’s no secret that I loves me some Charlie. Before he even got on the show, I was calling him “the hot hobbit” and celebrating his marble-mouthed quirkiness. Charmed, I was.

Like everyone on Lost, Charlie’s not a perfect character. He tries too hard, he’s sneaky and — in his most troubling moment on the series — he attacked Sun to get back at Locke (in other news, if I were a betting man I’d wager that that whole incident is going to be dredged up on the next episode). But I love him all the same.

This latest twist with Desmond is a little weird, not because it’s not interesting, but because it’s basically the plot of Final Destination — the 2000 teen horror flick that pitted a crew of attractive high school students against death itself. The movie starred a mid-Dawson’s Creek Kerr Smith and a pre-Heroes Ali Larter and spawned two sequels — which may or may not have gone direct to video. Wikipedia that if you must.

Nikki/Jessica as a brunette. Jack McPhee as a straight jock.

The plot of the movie goes like this: high school students go on a trip to Paris. Before the plane takes off, the protagonist (Devon Sawa) has a premonition that the plane is going to blow up. He pitches a fit and gets everyone in his group kicked off the plane. The plane blows up. Death is mad. Death starts bending the laws of physics to reclaim all the people who should’ve died on the plane. It eventually does. Death doesn’t actually have a presence in the film, but is instead symbolized with eerie breezes and creepy mise en scene (freshman seminar in film studies — holla!).

Back to Lost — whenever they have a Charlie-should-have-died moment, I think of that movie and wonder if someone brought this to their attention before they committed it to film. And if there was some sort of meeting in the JJ Abrams war room about whether there would be some sort of re-write or re-shoot. I mean, probably not, because it’s not the exact same thing — but it has the same predestination-y motif going on.

This tournament is getting out of hand.

• The woman who does the music for Greys Anatomy is starting her own record label.
• Nina Garcia had a boy.
• Top Design’s Kelly Wearstler is completely out of control and the gals at Go Fug Yourself give her proper attention. She’s totally screwing with us, right? It must be some kind of art… thing.
• Shane West from ER may or may not have been making out with the guy who played the son in A History of Violence. Depends on who you ask.
• Want to hear something weird? Bob “The Bachelor” Guiney has a band. And you know who else is in it? Greg Grunberg (Parkman from Heroes) on drums, James Denton (Mike from Desperate Houswives) on guitar and (wait for it) Hugh Laurie on piano. They’re called Band From TV and if they weren’t a charity fundraising promotional thing, I think the whole endeavor would make me cry on concept alone.
• Hell’s Kitchen will be back in June.
• Slate ponders whether Bravo’s purchase of Television Without Pity will ruin everything.
• Coyote Ugly waif Piper Perabo will play a potential love interest for Dr. House.
• American Idol will never die. Forbes does the math.
• Kristen Bell gets her yard done and millions watch.
• Spoiler (ish) for The Office!  NBC has this promotional video for the April 5 episode of The Office that’s super God-awful.  It’s a look back at the whole Jim/Pam courtship to the tune of some sort of Nicklebacky, Creedy supa-ballad.  BUT, if you fast forward to the very end (last 20 seconds or so) of this YouTube clip, it has a very OMG finale with a spoiler to the premise of the next episode. Six words: “I’m going to kill Jim Halpert.”

I’ve written too much today already, so here’s what you need to know tonight: I think Nadia’s totally innocent on 24.

Remember to vote for the hottest television men! And the second round of the women!

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming: Not only did I miss the third straight-to-DVD/cable Bring It On sequel yesterday, I also forgot to remind you to DVR DiscoveryHD’s Planet Earth series. According to this site they’re replaying the first three hours today, though I’m having trouble confirming that. If you have HD, it will make your head explode. If you don’t, you can still watch it on regular Discovery Channel (but not today, maybe?), and it will probably be pretty cool.

If you haven’t yet seen the season finale of Battlestar Galactica, you’re not going to want to read the rest of this post. You’re also not going to want to read this post if you don’t watch Battlestar Galactica, because you will think the whole thing is completely nutters.

What a strange episode. This show is never normal, but this is something else entirely. I’m left with nothing but questions.

• Bob Dylan: Cylon? God?
• Saul and Bill have been friends for 40 years. Does that mean that the Cylons planted Saul on one of the 12 worlds 40 years ago? I thought the skin jobs were relatively new creations. Didn’t he fight in the first Cylon war? Against the Cylons? And he aged? I haven’t seen any evidence that the other Cylons age. I know the Cylons are crafty, but that’s a long-term plan, dude.
• So they all show up in that weird room, having followed Bob Dylan’s lyrics there. Now, do they know that they’re Cylons, or are they just assuming that they are because they’ve been drawn to that spot against their will?
• They let Lee climb back in a Viper and head out there, after all that? They had an extra Viper just lying around for him?
• For a show with such a fantastic score, why the sudden heavy rock and roll? I mean, I have nothing against guitars, but I’m just wondering why Bob Dylan, overall, as a plot point?
• Starbuck? In a plane? Happy smile? Earth? What?
• Saul: Bill’s best friend, crazy wife, strong sense of duty. Chief: religious upbringing, was in love with a Cylon, union man. Anders: famous triangle player, resistance fighter, okay with an open marriage. Kara: duh. Tory: ??????? Seriously, Tory? What’s your deal?
• So, earth, huh? Is it earth now as it is? Earth of the future? Alternate reality earth? Earth of the past?
• They’re messing with us, aren’t they? This is all happening in Roslin’s head on a drug trip?
• Remember when the show had cliffhangers that made sense? Just a little?
• What is UP with the show not coming back until 2008? That’s soooo long!

At the risk of turning this into a “boys are so dreeeeeeamy” blog, I have to share a secret.

Peyton Manning’s appearance on Saturday Night Live kind of made me fall in love with Peyton Manning.

It was a combination of several things. His family of giants. His relaxed delivery. The dancing. The self-mockery. Sigh.

No doubt this will be gone from YouTube within hours, but please watch this fake commercial quickly and tell me if you’re not a little bit in love, too.

If that doesn’t work, check out NBC’s site and look for the United Way clip.

Taking stuff off of YouTube: That’s a whole other rant.

I’m weirdly excited about my Trader Joe’s meatless meatballs.

• First of all, if you haven’t already voted in the second ladies round and the first mens round of the TiFaux Tournament, you really need to do that before you do anything else. Meanwhile, can I say how devastated I am at Portia De Rossi’s photo finish defeat?
• Eddie Izzard talks to TV Guide about that show he’s on.
• Jenna Fischer gets nekkid for Wired.
• You can stop holding your breath — Silver Spoons is coming to DVD. Me, I’m holding out for Small Wonder. Click here to sign the petition to bring it to DVD.
• I guess that Grease show ended last night.  The winners were that girl and the other guy.
• Marcia Brady talks about cocaine and bulimia.
• A type of protective plane has been named after a character on 24 by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. It’s his favorite show. I guess it’d be weird if he named them after a character on Buffy.
• Okay, I’ll say this name and just to not have a flashback to when you were 15.  Okay, you ready? — Corin Nemec.  Yeah, seriously…  Anyway, he and Bud Bundy are starting a production company.
• After Elton talks about how gay Ugly Betty is.
• The AV Club blames Grey’s Anatomy for everything.
• Don’t forget to watch the first episode of This American Life for free.
• Finally, I just want to clarify that I’m not some sort of Small Wonder freak.  I just found the petition by accidental Googling. I’m serious.

That’s right, the first round of the men’s TiFaux Madness tournament is up and running! Vote for your favorites in 32 match-ups and download a bracket to fill out yourself. While you’re at it, vote in the second round of the women’s tournament, too. All tournament info can be found at any time under the Tournament heading at the top of the homepage.

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