THOUGHTS FROM A WALT DISNEY WORLD SOJOURN, PART I: Was it wrong of me, when visiting Disney's Hollywood Studios, that at the Jedi Training Academy I wanted the Jedi trainer to look like Liam Neeson? (Too soon?)

Also, the demonstration had the wrong ending. Where was Anakin to execute an Order 66?

LIGHT'S OUT? It began as an NBC radio serial in 1937 before moving to tv (and CBS) in 1952, but declining ratings (and interest in the genre generally) seem to portend an end to Guiding Light within the next few months. I suppose it was inevitable that scripted serials couldn't compete -- on cost or in dramatic content -- with what reality tv and talk shows can provide (and do so without requiring viewers to commit daily). Add to that the changing dynamics in terms of who's actually at home during the day (and with time to watch tv), and in that light it's surprising that shows like GL were still on in 2009 in the first place.

Countdown alert: VH1's '100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s' - Pop Candy - USATODAY.com

THE SUN DOESN'T SHINE ON VH1: The one-time home of nonstop Hootie and Blowfish videos returns somewhat to its musical roots (or more so the musical roots of its older cousin, MTV) with a five-night countdown of the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s. You can watch the videos here and here and Pop Candy has the scoop on the top 10, but can't or won't reveal the order. Most of the names you'd expect to find (Nena, Falco, Taco, Soft Cell, AFOS) are there, but there are many groups/artists such as Madness, XTC, and even Twisted Sister that I think are unfairly branded one-hit wonders. Hell, even Falco had two hits, with Amadeus and Der Komissar (both make the list with After the Fire's inferior English version making the list, which means sadly no Falco akwardly running in front of a green screen)

COUSINS! IDENTICAL COUSINS! There are many questions posed by the results and nominations of Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards--George Lopez was considered for "Favorite Movie Actor," apparently due to his role in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, a burlesque troupe was nominated as "Favorite Musical Group," and somehow, no one from Twlight the movie got any nominations. But what I want to focus on is the "Favorite TV Actor" category--leaving aside how Jason Lee somehow got into the mix, how exactly does one determine a preference between Cole and Dylan Sprouse in the category, which Dylan won?

MADE A MEAL OUT OF ME AND CAME BACK FOR MORE: Today is the birthday of Angus Young, the talented guitarist of AC/DC.

Consider this an open comment opportunity on the band. Perhaps my favorite of their songs is this one.

The most perfect woman ever described in any form of art?

She wanted no applause,
Just another course
Made a meal out of me and came back for more
Had to cool me down
To take another round
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing

As allmusic.com observes:

What made "You Shook Me" so significant and unforgettable was that it was equal parts naughty and proud, pop-tinged yet stomp-worthy -- which is exactly what AC/DC exemplified when at their best.

I learned in the same article that Veruca Salt titled its debut album "American Thighs" (from the song's lyric "And knocking me out with those American thighs").

CAN YOU HEAR THE SOUNDS OF HYSTERIA? 15 years ago, when Dookie arrived in record stores, the concept of a Green Day musical on Broadway would have been completely unthinkable. Rent didn't arrive until 1996, and Broadway was being dominated by Passion (critically) and Beauty and the Beast (commercially). Now, however, American Idiot: The Musical will premiere in California this fall, and, I presume, eyes Broadway next season alongside the Julie Taymor Spider-Man musical, the Marc Shaiman musicalization of Catch Me If You Can, and Phantom: Love Never Dies.

ELEPHANTITIS: Even aside from the end of the leg (though nice work, Amazing Editors, in keeping it suspenseful), I really disliked this leg of the Race. Two First-In-First-Out tasks separated by a complete needle in a haystack task, and worse than most needle in a haystack tasks in that it was actually harder for later teams to catch up, do not make for an entertaining leg. Here, the denominator was fixed, whereas in the infamous "9 clues in the 100+ haystacks" task, as each haystack opened, the denominator diminished.) Also, they clearly did not use the standard 12 or 36 hour time differential, as a team that checked in during the last leg at 10 AM left in daylight. But Phil again demonstrated his awesomeness, Victor again demonstrated he's an asshat, and Margie and Luke continue to get the "inspirational" edit. Also for discussion--the penalties--appropriate, excessive, or not enough?