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Monday Morning Linkage

Weekend recap to come, but here’s some links which caught my eye this morning.

Supervalu wins Albertsons bidding war. Supervalu (which owns Cub Foods in the Chicago area) picks up all of the Jewel/Osco stores in Chicago, plus a host of other grocery brand names, including Acme. Stand-alone Osco stores in the Midwest will be going to CVS. A separate investment group is picking up Albertsons and Super Saver stores in Dallas/Ft Worth, Northern California, Florida, the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest.

The West Wing has been cancelled. The last episode airs in May. I checked out from this show after Sorkin left, but it was good while it lasted (even “Toby” didn’t think much of it at the end, though).

On the bright side, it sounds like there are four Futurama films in the works, to be released direct to DVD. (And by the way, last year I heard an extended interview with Billy West. He’s a very funny, very personable guy who has some interesting opinions on the state of voice acting talent industry today.)

Do you take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) in Chicago? Starting in March, be prepared to AVOID it for the next two years. Hmm – time to investigate that Skyway-to-Lake Shore Drive shortcut…

Oh yeah, and have fun voting, you Canuckians!

Your Daily Linkage

I’ve come across some useful links that I wanted to share:

– Joss Whedon gives up on Firefly: “‘In the end, it was what it was: a tough sell,’ says Whedon, adding that it appears the Firefly saga has reached its conclusion.”
(See comments for why this is incorrect. Thanks cyohtee!)

– Speaking of franchises being reborn due to popularity on DVD, Matt Groening thinks the prospects for more Futurama are good.

– And while we’re on the topic of animation, Venture Brothers co-creator Jason Publick has a LiveJournal with notes and stills from the upcoming season (no word on the exact date for the premiere, just “Spring, 2006”).

– I’m not a fan of Saturday Night Live and haven’t been since the early 80’s or so. Nevertheless, the “Lazy Sunday” segment from last weekend’s show (aka “The Chronicles of Narnia Rap”) is drop-dead hilarious. You can watch it here and read the lyrics here.

– Please excuse me if I occasionally mutter the phrase “breathtaking inanity” and giggle to myself all day today.