Free Enterprise!!

What can I say? This is a hilarious freakin' film for fans of science fiction. It's packed with refs to Trek, Star Wars, Logan's Run....pretty much you name it and it's in there somewhere. They even slide a Buckaroo Banzai mention into the end credits. And it co-stars William Shatner himself! And it's now out in a two-disc special edition DVD!

How cool is that?

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to actually run in to your childhood hero in real life, check out this film and see what happens when two lifelong Trek fans meet William Shatner in a bookstore. Let's just say their lives change and leave it at that. Watch the movie to find out the details.

Darren McGavin

To some, he's the dad in "A Christmas Story." To some he's "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." Others know him as Arthur Dales, the first FBI agent to investigate "The X-Files." Darren McGavin passed away early Saturday morning and I've been in mourning since.

Growing up with Kolchak, and remembering his role in the original pilot movie for "The Six Million Dollar Man," McGavin has simply been part of my life for as long as I remember. And while I still have my Kolchak DVDs and a fuzzy copy of "Cyborg" and can watch "A Christmas Story" all day every Christmas on cable, knowing that Darren himself isn't around any more has just left an empty space in my heart.

Here's a link to a page that includes a transcript of a pretty nice tribute to Darren McGavin.

'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for Feb. 27 - Countdown with Keith Olbermann - MSNBC.com: "Darren"