• Howdy folks! How’s things? It’s getting really cold REALLY fast here in Central PA this year, temps dropped from the 70’s and into the low 50’s in a day. Crazy. They’re seeing similar temps in Philly and Paulsboro, where Jersey Girl is filming, though so far, the weather hasn’t interfered with the schedule. Shooting is still scheduled to wrap up early next month. More on JG’s filming below.

On the TV front, been watching a lot of it, thanks to the miracle that is the VCR. Shows worth checking out this year: Buffy & Angel (both off to a good start this year), Alias, Smallville, The Sopranos, the always consistent Law & Orders…NBC’s Boomtown also had a couple good episodes to kick off their season. Looking forward to the start of Fox’s “24” next week as well, especially after its gutsy finale last year. One of the best season finales of all time. The Simpsons should finally be back soon as well, hopefully they’ve got a good Halloween episode on tap for this year.

Theatrically, checked out the long-awaited “The Rules of Attraction”, yet another flick that Lions Gate saved due to controversy. It’s a pretty entertaining, nasty little film, and one worth looking for. Sadly, the box office was really low last week, so find it fast. It’s diretor Roger Avary’s first theatrical effort since the excellent “Killing Zoe”.

Alrighty, let’s check out what’s new in the world of Askew today: