I always wondered about the term "All new". On tv, commercials for shows usually say "An all new episode of blankety blank". So I pondered this for a while. Take the phrase literally. The entirety of the episode is new. Does that mean a clip show episode would say "Not all new"? Well, I found the answer to this.

I was watching the highly esteemed Fox network when an ad for Malcolm in the Middle came on. Curiously, the bottom of the screen contained the word "New". Not "All new", but rather "New". Odd. So I surmised that the episode was most likely a clip show. And I was right. Now everyone knows.

By the way, I don�t like clip shows very much. Just last week, The Simpsons had a very poor clip show. The only saving grace came at the end when they sung �Sorry for the clip show�, in a tune not unlike that of Billy Joel�s "We Didn�t Start the Fire". I mean, how sad is it that the writers couldn�t come up with an episode? I could sorta understand The Simpsons, being in its 13^th season and all, but Malcolm is only in its 3^rd season. Actually the real reason they had a clip show is because the actress who plays the mother walked off set, claiming to be ill, in a ploy to get more money, causing havoc with the shooting schedule, but that�s a different story.

Don�t they realize that clip shows bring down a show�s reputation? I mean how would fellow itoopers like it if I had a clip article? If I pressed ctrl-C and ctrl-V and slapped together an article with no purpose, no drive, no inspiration? Some might say "How�s that different than your usual digital bile?" And some might not. Here�s what a clip article would look like:

Cut to:
We all saw through his clever little ploy. He is now forever dubbed the "Funk Bomb".

Cut to:
On the one hand, prices are lower than the IQ of most vegetarians, not to mention the cool styles they sometimes have. On the other hand, the aisles are populated with trailer park rejects.

Cut to:
I mean, how the eff do they know if I call within the next 10 minutes? What a marketing ploy.

Cut to:
Call them names, some harsh. Make fun of their mothers for no apparent reason. Question the validity of the entire calendar system. Start your own calendar.

Not very entertaining, now is it? Although it was easier than actually writing an article. Hmmm�maybe I�m onto something.