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OH, SHAWN JOHNSON!
I'm so glad she got her gold! Oh, god, can you even imagine being the favorite favorite favorite going into something as big as this and then having to go home with a smattering of silvers? I mean, not that and Olympic silver isn't a big deal, but... I DON'T KNOW. I'm just happy for her!

ALSO: Bela Karolyi is my favorite.

Yesterday my replacement laptop came, and then today... another replacement laptop came. I... don't even know, Staples. It's been two months of them sucking at service and this... is the hilarious icing on their little cake of failure?

BUT BUT BUT: dear friends, what were your favorite summer albums? I am depressingly behind on new music and I would love some recommendations for when I slog through the deluge of things I've missed.

FANDOM HIGHLIGHT OF TODAY: CHUCK BLOOPER REEL! I think, after months and months of the strike pushing this show to the back of my fandom consciousness, that somewhere between this and the commercials that NBC has been airing that it has somehow become the show I most want back? REMEMBER HOW FUN IT WAS LAST FALL? I miss the Nerd Herd and Awesome and Sarah Walker's silly little Weinerlicious outfit? THANK GOODNESS WE GET MORE SOON.

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I'm so happy for Shawn, too! I was spoiled by a headline in The New York Times (which I'm actually completely fine with) and got home too late to watch it (I don't think I've seen any of the women's individual events, actually!), but YAY FOR HER! She's so cute.

My favorite part of the blooper reel is when Casey goes, "I love it when we see eye to eye," and Yvonne pauses and says, "...Riiiiiiight?" LOVE IT. Yes, yes, yes, I can't wait for it to come back, either! But I watched the Comic-Con reel, not realizing how spoilery it would be, and JEEPERS, they spoiled a lot of stuff! I was sad. But still excited!

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I almost think it'd be a bigger deal to be spoiled for the classic Olympic moments (like that first men's swimming relay!) than the actual final standings. But yes! She's adorable.

OH MAN YES, that part had me ROLLING. But the dancing was my favorite. Oh and: I'm glad I haven't watched the Comic-Con reel yet? I GUESS I'LL AVOID THAT UNTIL A DATE LATER IN THE SEASON.

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Yes, I agree. Swimming is pretty much the only sport I'd be absolutely crushed if it were spoiled for me (but don't get me wrong -- surprises in other sports are nice, too!).

Yes, the dancing! I was saddened by the lack of Adam Baldwin, though. And Ryan McPartlin wasn't in it at all (maybe he just isn't funny?). No, his part isn't that big, but I like gag reels that have everyone. Still, this one was pretty gold. Yes, I'd avoid it. I don't know how many episodes the reel took scenes from, but at least the pilot. I like how the only shows that NBC seems to be showing actual promos for during the Olympics, with new material and everything, are this and that weird-looking Christian Slater show (enough already!). Oh, and Crusoe. Every time I see Michael or Pam or Dwight pop up, I get really excited and then realize it's just a finale montage. Boo, NBC.

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I was actually surprised at the amount of Yvonne Strahovski? For some reason I expected it to really just be ten minutes of Zachary Levi/Joshua Gomez/Adam Baldwin being boys (there was definitely some of that!) and I was surprised (and delighted!) we got so much of her and Sarah Lancaster. But I agree, there wasn't enough Adam! And with Ryan McPartlin you'd think there'd at least be some cracking up at like... I don't know, I can't imagine getting through that tango scene he and Zach had at the beginning of the season without breaking at least once.

I KEEP PRESSING POST TOO EARLY. But yes! Those and Heroes. You'd think they'd take more advantage of their media monopoly on the Olympics to promote more material? Although they really have been incredibly aggressive about that Christian Slater show, but I think it's going to be this season's Bionic Woman. The Office has had those three Olympic-themed promos, which... I almost love more than new material.