The second season of THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM just began on Comedy Central. Last week's episode wasn't nearly as funny as the first season...but I'm hoping they return the show to it's brilliance this week.Sarah Silverman (as she is portrayed in the show) is the most selfish, racist, ignorant, annoying person you'll see on television. And you'll love her for it. The supporting cast is as awesome as Sarah.The sense of humor reminds me of two comedy gems: Paul Reuben's "Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure" film and the Chris Elliot "Get A Life" TV series.Unfortunately there aren't nearly enough quality clips on Youtube. Argh!

I'm loving the reissued volumes of Gunsmith Cats by Dark Horse. As much as I LOVE Kenichi Sonoda's art it bothered me that, due to the mirror imaged approach of the previous Trade Paperbacks...all of the 'Cats hometown of Chicago was seen in reverse.Yes, its petty...but it was a bit disorienting seeing classic American muscle cars with the steering wheel incorrectly placed on the right side! It also helps that the new collections are super cheap, have gorgeous covers...and continue with the new Gunsmith Cats Burst series.Gunsmith Cats is every fanboy's dream. Muscle Cars. Gunfights. Hot Chicks. Sonoda is a total perv. The way he plays with his kiddy fetish in Minnie May is a little disturbing...but all is forgiven because his art is super slick and he has great taste in cars and (older) women.Sonoda's one of the few 80's manga artists that still feels fresh and exciting in the 21st century. There's a weird mix of excitement and scientific precision that Sonoda conveys in his linework and it's fun to see him regularly wield his encyclopedic knowledge on things like guns and cars.

Here's the Hip-hop Classic that forever made me a fan of Hip-hop music. The combination of humor, sincerity, variety, and cleverness that Pharcyde provides on their first album, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, remains unmatched since the album's debut in 1992.

I'm SUPER excited about watching TEKKONKINKREET by 4 Degrees. Bill and Gobi introduced my to MIND GAME, another 4 Degrees masterpiece. From what I've seen of Tekkonkinkreet, the quality of the style and animation looks to be as good or better.The manga the movie is based on was previously released in English by Viz under the title "Black & White", which is also visually amazing.Our dream is to one day work with 4 Degrees on a Luchadores 5 Anime. We can always dream!

Here's another genius bit of animation by Osamu Tezuka and team. Keep in mind that all the perspective was done before the widespread use of computers in animation. Tezuka Productions somehow found a way to include a narrative to this technical marvel. Watch in awe. :-)

I haven't watched Letterman in years. Here's a recent example of the man at his greatest! Paris with Mr. Letterman from his 9/28/2007 show.