Just a brief mix of a few things of interest going on here.

1. First up, I’ve just learned that this week marks the release of the final season of Married… with Children on DVD. Truth be told, I had thought they finished out a long time ago, but that just shows what I know. I should really try to catch up, but that’s a lot of seasons.

   Nonetheless, the Yahoo! TV blog has decided to commemorate the event with a look back at the stars of the show, both when they appeared on the show and now. Ed O’Neill has put on a little Lose Weight Exercise, I think, but Katey Sagal is looking well. In fact, I dare say that they’re all looking pretty good now, even despite certain things happening to some, which I won’t go into here.

   May they all reap many royalties from their years of hard and hilarious work.

2. Elsewhere across the web, The Mega Man Network is running a little contest. It is based on the infamous “what am I fighting for?!” line from Capcom’s Mega Man X4, with the winner receiving a picture of Zero autographed by his voice actor from Mega Man X: Command Mission, Mega Man X8, and Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X, the wonderful Lucas Gilbertson.

   Click over for a look at the prize and details, but the gist of it is that we’re looking for people to perform the scene through a video of some kind. You can try with an MP3 if you’re confident, but that could prove to be a steep battle, depending on the other entries. Best of luck!

3. After work today, I came upon some very… shocking news.

   Nickelodeon now owns the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Lock, stock, and barrel.

   Ultimately, I have no idea what this means, except that we seem to be getting a new series sooner than later, and that the whole Avatar: The Last Airbender thing seemed rather well-received, it could be in good hands.

   Still, so many questions. I wonder about good ol’ Dan Berger, who ran the official website, and other members of the Mirage staff. And what about the comics Mirage was publishing?

   I’m just beyond belief that Peter Laird would let his co-creation go, mainly as he’s been so protective of it over the years.

   Well, hopefully this might lead to some better budgets for video games, and some good quality stuff. And I hope DVDs will still be made available of the past cartoons. I wonder if Playmates will still carry the toy license? In any case, short of Turtles Forever, not much was planned except the new live action movie, which is still on, so I guess this is an improvement overall.

4. Finally, more from The Mega Man Network, as we present an interview with UDON Entertainment’s Managing Editor, Matt Moylan, who talks about the soon-to-be-released Mega Man: Official Complete Works and Mega Man X: Official Complete Works art books, as well as next year’s Mega Man Megamix and Mega Man ZX manga.

   Plus, it sounds like it’s up to us if we want Capcom to let UDON create a Mega Man Tribute art book akin to their Street Fighter and DarkStalkers efforts, featuring the works of fans and pro-fans alike.

And don’t forget, you can find plenty more news (of the video game variety, mainly) at Kombo.com, where we’ll soon be conducting an interview with the voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, with questions asked by our readers.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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