Monthly Archives: June 2006

Five terrible fake scripts from a notional fourth season of Gilligan’s Island

1. Ginger gets badly hooked on coconut-based diet pills
1. Gilligan quietly begins surreptitious relationship with Mary Ann’s cut-offs
1. Mr. Howell acquires Skipper in stock-only buy-out
1. Intact Coast Guard ship lands in lagoon; Professor disassembles parts to construct ersatz wooden “rescue telephone”
1. Cousin Oliver arrives, reviving the tired franchise with his inspired island mayhem
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Five amazing high-hat parts

1. “Dial-Up” – Ted Leo & the Pharmacists (Chris Wilson)
1. “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” – The Police (Stewart Copeland)
1. “Peg” – Steely Dan (Rick Marotta)
1. “Ceremony” – New Order (Stephen Morris)
1. “Harborcoat” – R.E.M. (Bill Berry)
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Five things, besides lying, that Shakira’s hips don’t do

1. poach eggs
1. long division
1. tap your phone
1. moblog
1. take no mess
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