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On the train back from work, I saw a guy who seriously looked like Sam Neill. He had glasses and reminded me a lot of this piccy here (from Sirens ). Put a smile on my face, that did. Think he got off in Hucknall, so if you look like a '93 Sam Neill in glasses reading this and live in Hucknall - you rock! Pixar/Disney have announced a Monsters Inc. sequel, apparently. Don't really remember the first one, but it was cute...? The One Show 's resident grumpy Brummie Adrian Chiles is defecting to ITV , gasp! How very dares he! Top Gear will be getting a US spin-off. Well done! Top Gear is a brilliant show. I know it's about cars, but why watch it for the motors when the guys are hilarious? Not many people would try to make a rocking chair and a blender from a V8 engine... ;) One American remake that apparently isn't going ahead at the moment is Torchwood , the Doctor Who spin-off. They were making an American version? What on earth for? I mean, the original ...

Weird Crush of the Year 2009

I was trying to find out the list of "Weird Crush of the Year" on the Heat magazine website , but didn't find it. According to the Top Gear website, the Stig is #3 this year . Last year, it was won by Jeremy Clarkson (#9 this year), 2007 by James May (#6) and 2006 by Richard Hammond (#4). Can't really argue with the Stig being a stranger choice of a crush than the other Top Gear boys, all things considered... I couldn't find the list on the Heat website itself, but I did manage to track down the top 10 eventually somewhere else , so here goes: 10. Christopher Dean , ice skater and one half of Torville & Dean 9. Jeremy Clarkson , famous petrol head and TV presenter of Top Gear 8. Russell Howard , stand-up comedian 7. Michael McIntyre , also a stand-up comedian 6. James May , geeky TV-presenter and Top Gear 's "Captain Slow" 5. Simon Cowell , of music business fame and famous for being mean on shows like The X Factor , American Idol and ...