Ever since I got rid of my $100 a month cable service my life has improved somewhat. I watch less “drek“ and more free quality TV through my rabbit ear antenna. Besides the great shit on PBS, every Sunday night I am treated to the Fox animation lineup, which includes The Simpsons and my favorite, Family Guy. This particular premiere episode was a jackass parody for the entire first act! What the fuck! They’ve done parodies before, like when Stew-O beat up his dad ala Bam, but this was the storyline of the show. They even did the “clipper cam” bit which is quite close to my heart. An air of pride and accomplishment filled my studio apartment as Mat Hoffman, Jason Searcy, and Shelton inhaled some of that air. Thanks Seth MacFarlane! Why don’t you go ahead and send me a signed cel of that clipper cam shot there, pal? The one that ends the act (you know what I’m talking about, the one where Peter gets buzzed when he’s down). Oh yeah! Let’s make that happen. —Dimitry Elyashkevich