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Sarah Connor Chronicles Writer Writes About Getting Booted Off The Lot

Josh Friedman writes about the cancellation of Sarah Connor and packing up his office and leaving the lot. He says that your show getting canceled is like, "like a surprise divorce where you get served papers in the morning and your (ex)wife is filking Human Target by three in the afternoon using the same time slot your child was conceived in and also where she did that one thing that one time on your birthday."

Warning: Lots of naughty language. But hey, his show just got canceled. I'd swear, too. Maybe not as colorfully, but working for Fox will do that to you.

Real-Life Tricorder Does Not Work Like Fictional Tricorder

A real device is sort of like a Star Trek tricorder, reports Scientific American. Except the story notes it's "less powerful." I am stunned! A real-life device that isn't as good as something someone made up!

Crazy New Zealand Wizard Gets Award For Being Crazy Wizard

The Wizard, a guy in a wizard robe and hat and hangs out in a town square in New Zealand was awarded a Queen's Service Medal. He got it for "reviving the ancient art of rhetoric."

That is why New Zealand is cool. They give awards to wacky guys who hang out in public squares and yell.

If we did that in America, the award would have to be for "not killing anyone" or "not smelling very much like urine."