Two days away from Oscars and I have seen none of the Best Pic noms. Inexcusable, so I’ve decided to take care of that in one fell swoop. I’m gonna try to watch four of them today. Frost/Nixon at Noon, Slumdog Millionaire at 2:30, Milk at 7, and Benjamin Button at 9:10 p.m. Keep in mind, there is a decent chance I will quit halfway through. But I am going to make an honest effort (I have no desire to see The Reader and it’s not gonna win.) If you wanna join me for Frost/Nixon or Slumdog, drop me a line. Also, if you are having an Oscar party on Sunday that I can invite myself to, shoot me a line as well. I have a break this afternoon, so I’ll let you know on the site how it’s going.

Are the Axis of Evil settling in for a rivalry with Fort Awesome at the Good Dog? It’s starting to sound that way. Rumor has it they’ll be back tonight. Action kicks off at 8 p.m. Meanwhile, if the past several Thursdays are any indication, expect a wild night at the Bards. Bards Thursdays seem to be when the heavyweights come out to play. 10:15 p.m. Also, any time you want to recommend a wild card round topic, feel free to drop me a line. Tonight’s round is from a suggestion by a regular. Finally, in case you haven’t heard yet, you can play quizzo on the picture tube*. Go to Comcast On Demand>>Free Movies>>Scene It Trivia>>History-1.

*Think I’m done shilling this thing? Not even close.

• Part two is here.
• Part three is here.

The Jams squeaked out another one last night, with a two point win over My Mom Thinks I’m Cool. There are unsubstantiated rumors of the both the Kingdom and Lamda making an appearance next week. The Champs played last night. If they return as well, we would see 4 of the top 5 finishers from last year’s Quizzo Bowl and the only three teams to ever win Quizzo Bowl in the same bar at the same time. A colossal Battle of the Titans, and if your team beat all four of them you would have bragging rights for All-Time. We’ll see.

Couple of notes from last night:

• The reason that I was using my own music for intro and weekly double wasn’t because I was shamelessly self promoting. It was because it is the only music I have that I have the rights to. And without having the rights, they can’t play it on the TV.
• Samantha Brown is very nice. And quite cute. She also had a sore throat, so that’s why she was a little hard to hear. I wish the crowd could have been a little more subtle than screaming “SPEAK LOUDER! WE CAN’T HEAR YOU!” when she started to speak. After she got done, she said, “Rough crowd,” to which I responded, “Welcome to Philadelphia.” I doubt she gets screamed at at most of the other cities she visits.
• There was one guy at last night’s quiz who seemed really angry that there was a TV crew there. I mean, really, really angry. When the camera guys came by his table, he was like, “Go away! No seriously, do you not hear me? Go away!” Simmer down, home skillet. If the purity of your quizzo was sacrificed by the TV thing, there is a new quiz tonight. No TV cameras. No celebrity appearances. Just you, me and 40 questions. Oh, and the other teams. If it was just you and me it would be kind of weird.
• For those who think I just sold out, all I can say is, “Puh-leeez. I sold out years ago. See Traffic.com, MyFOXPhilly, Comcast On Demand, etc. I’ve been a corporate hack for years.”
• There was a team named “Samantha Brown, Buy Us a Round”. At the end of the game, she bought them a round.
• The show will probably air around May sometime.

No Travel Channel appearances last night. Means you got a 1 in 4 chance now of appearing on the moving picture box. Couple of quizzo notes to keep in mind:

• Bounty on the Jams tonight! $25 extra bones to the team that finishes first at the Locust Rendezvous. Kickoff 6:15 p.m.
• Black Sheep Quizzo tonight at 8 p.m.
• Still looking for band, afterparty spot, and halftime show ideas for Quizzo Bowl V at the New Golden Palace in South Philadelphia.Holla at me if you got any good ones.
• Quiz this week is fairly difficult, but not impossible. High score last night was a 101 at O’Neals.
• Oh, and if you haven’t already, check me out on Demand. It’s pretty fun (Though I must admit the quiz is a little tough. I’ll soften up next time.) There are gonna be more quizzes (Entertainment, Sports, etc.) On Demand in the near future. I’ll keep ya updated.