Sickly Dave, Erich, and Mike scenario plan the many dangers Mac is facing on his NYC vacation; plug the new gaming Mecca, Pixel Verdict, the latest bastard child in the Verdict family; provide a 4-min spoiler zone for discussion of 24; Brainstorming the Jack Bauer fragrance for men; Mike feels Watchmen is an effective supplement to the book; Erich gushes over Andy Richter Controls the Universe; Mike is deeply disturbed by The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest; Dave runs downs his latest batch of sucky horror DVDs; choose your own Thunderdome combatants; bad ideas for plush toys; and the horror of a Sesame Street populated by human versions of the Muppets.

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