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'Curb Your Enthusiasm' is a better show than 'Seinfeld'.

Michael Jackson's personal life will tarnish his musical legacy. I'm afraid so.

I am a good dancer. Above average, but never went pro.

I enjoy classical music. Very much.

I do not enjoy hip-hop music. My wife dances on a hip-hop team, so I listen to a fair share, but I don't think I would choose to listen to it if something else were available.

Exploitation films have artistic merit.

India is a good vacation destination.

I do not like sports movies. I like good movies. Sports do not make a movie good or bad.

I enjoy traveling.

George is the funniest main character on "Seinfeld".

Michael Jackson is the most influential pop music icon of all time. I'll give it to him.

Conan O'Brien is the best late night broadcast host.

O.J. Simpson's book 'If I Did It' should not be published.

I prefer Jon Stewart to Stephen Colbert. But just a hair.

'The Golden Compass' does not promote atheism. I think it draws atheistic parallels, but I don't believe anyone reading the book draws that conclusion themselves.

'Angels and Demons' is not anti-Catholic. Although it brings up a few less admirable points of history in the Catholic church, that isn't to say that the Church still holds to those traditions. It certainly doesn't affect my view of the current church.

Albums are becoming obsolete.

The American version of 'The Office' is better than the British version. I've only seen one so far, so it's better to me. ;)

Previous winners should introduce each acting nominee individually during the Academy Awards ceremony. Perhaps not every year, but it added an element of class.

Hugh Jackman was good as host of the 2009 Oscars. And by good, I mean FANTASTIC.

Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight") will win the Oscar for best performance by an actor in a supporting role.

Kate Winslet ("The Reader") will win the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role.

Sean Penn ("Milk") will win the Oscar for best performance by an actor in a leading role. Although I wouldn't be surprised if Mickey Rourke takes it.

"Slumdog Millionaire" will win the Oscar for best motion picture of the year. Unbelievable.

"WALL-E" will win the Oscar for best animated feature film. Although I liked Kung Fu Panda better... it's a niche audience, and Wall-E had wide appeal, and rather outdid itself.

"WALL-E" (Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter) will win the Oscar for best original screenplay.

'The Dark Knight' was the best superhero movie of 2008. Iron Man was a close second.

Hugh Jackman is a good choice to host the 2009 Oscar ceremony. It will be different than the comedian, but I get the logic, and don't think it's a bad idea at all.

Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) is the best Star Trek Captain.

Saturday Night Live's depiction of David Paterson is appropriate. SNL has been taking "cheap shots" at politicians for decades. This is how comedy works.

Pierce Brosnan is the best James Bond.

The movie 'Juno' does not glorify teenage pregnancy.

Political parodies do influence elections. Sometimes it's the only way people even know who is running.

Oliver Stone's film 'W.' does not offer a fair depiction of George W. Bush. I haven't seen it, but I'm guessing it doesn't. Not that I'm one to defend Bush, but I'm sure there's a little more entertainment value than there is fair-play.

Conan O'Brien is a good replacement for Jay Leno on 'The Tonight Show'. Not just yes, but HELL yes.

Venues should allow text messaging during live performances.

Opera houses should not use amplified sound. The style of Opera was developed specifically to carry to large audiences without the aid of microphones.

David Yates (2007's "Order of the Phoenix") most effectively adapted a Harry Potter novel.

Screenwriters should have control over rewrites of their scripts.

Theaters should not ban onstage smoking.