We’re a few weeks away from Christmas and I guess it’s time to break out the wishlists, eh? I’m not really comfortable about telling people what I want them to give me, so my Christmas wishlists are always short. Well, except for last year. Sort of. But that’s not the point. The following is what I want to get for Christmas this year and it’s a short list. Sort of. Feel free to give me more than one.

The War for Late Night by Bill Carter. OK, technically, this is on my list but you can forget it. I already made an order for a copy of this book a couple of days ago. I just put it here so I can tell you that I’m sort of smart because I read books. Yay!

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The Middleman is a new TV series based on a comic book by Javier Grillo-Marxuach. It’s about a secret agency that deals with “exotic problems” like talking gorillas, evil terracotta warriors, and vengeful luchadores. It sounds silly, but it’s a smart amalgamation of comedy and science fiction. I totally loved the first two episodes, and after I saw the third one, it dawned on me: This is quite possibly the most awesome TV show in the history of all that you know. I suggest you all watch the show and be ROCKED. If you need to be convinced, let me spoil the aforementioned third episode for you:

The Middleman (Matt Keeslar) is one swell guy, but he does need a helping hand once in a while. That’s where his trusty hot sidekick, Wendy (Natalie Morales), comes in.

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