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I appreciated the irony that David Carradine's Alias character "Conrad" was killed in last night's episode, the same week as all the Kill Bill buzz. We watched KB Volume 1 over the weekend. I thought it was excellently made, but it sacrified plot and character development for action to an extent I don't usually like. Maybe Volume 2 will round things out for me; I'll find out when that comes to video. BTW, the anime sequence in the movie is superb. I'm not much of an anime fan, so it usually finds me. I don't know how KB's anime compares to other current anime. I liked the Matrix-related anime that came out last year, too.

Last night's episode of The Practice was essentially the first episode of the spin-off. New characters at the Crane firm were introduced (including a great "ice queen" performance from Rebecca De Morney) that I hope are fleshing out what we'll see in the fall. Shatner was funny once again. I'm liking the balance Kelley is striking with the spin-off. However, it's sad to see original "Practice" whimpering out this way; hopefully it'll pick up before the final episode.