PASCHAL ENGLISH'S SECOND CHANCE: When asked in a recent EW interview about bringing back Michael Skupin for All Stars III, Survivor host Jeff Probst said, basically, it's hard to call him an "all star hero" among the five men being picked since his injury kept him from making it to the merge, but wouldn't it be fun to have a "what if?" season for folks who deserved second chances, citing as well Hunter Ellis from Season 4 (Marquesas). Beside Stacey Stillman's obvious deserving of such an opportunity (which I imagine she'd never take), what other non-star bootees would you like to see given another run?

Also, Probst claims, Yul Kwon wasn't archetypically heroic enough to cast again.

THAT'S MY SHIKSA! Join the Masked Scheduler for Parts I, II and III of his inside history of how NBC's Must See TV Thursdays came to be in the early 1990s.

THERE'S A CHOICE WE'RE MAKING: Speaking of disappointments tonight, the "We Are Still The World" "We Are The World 25" video, released tonight, after the break:

THIS! IS! THE O-LYM-PIC THEME SONG! YOU ARE WATCHING THE GAMES ON NBC [DUM DUM DUM]! Seriously, those are the lyrics. I swear. Our livecast of the Opening Ceremonies begins now; please join us.

edited, 12:15am: Liveblog done. West Coasters and recappers, to the Comments.

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED: We're running a little late on CoverItLive, but it's coming. Stay tuned. And man, this luge news just adds to the grey skies of Vancouver.

MOVIES THAT GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME: Looking to escape a going-nowhere relationship this Valentine's Day weekend? Try watching one of the films from Moviefone's list of the 25 Worst Romantic Comedies Ever. I luckily have escaped fairly unscathed, having only actually seen one film on the list, the awful Because I Said So, though I once did see that horrendous Madonna movie where she played a yoga instructor in the theater (and it was so painful I don't even want to IMDB it).

Friday bonus lists: Slash's 10 favorite guitar riffs and the 10 funniest characters on TV right now.

NEXT UP, MICROSOFT ADVERTISES WINDOWS BY DISCUSSING ANTITRUST CONCEPTS:You know what sells pizza? Discussions of major concepts in advertising law.