I would not call myself a full-on “Gleek,” but I’m certainly a fan of Glee. I don’t necessarily think the show should be showered with Emmys, but I find it consistently one of the more entertaining and clever hours on television with an immensely talented and hard-working cast supported by a crew who know what they’re doing. It’s good stuff.

I also find the show’s lead performer, Matthew Morrison, to be a capable performer with some impressive skills and well-honed charisma; no knocks on that dude.

However, through no fault of his own—that I can tell—I think the…

You’re going to see a lot of Oscar prediction/hope lists in the next few weeks, but this one is special, because it’s by me. And because I haven’t seen The King’s Speech (or True Grit or 127 Hours or Winter’s Bone—I’m working on it!).

When I was eight years old, my favorite professional wrestler was “The Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich. He was the reigning World Wrestling Federation Intercontinental champion at the time, having upset Mr. Perfect at SummerSlam. I liked that he was ostensibly the second most important guy in the WWF behind World champ The Ultimate Warrior (I’ve had a lifelong affection when it comes to sports or “sports entertainment” for supporting the second or third-place finishers over the top dogs; I guess I find them more relatable) and dug his “Tornado Punch” discuss forearm smash…