Ten Years

A decade ago I was .... doing this. Also a decade ago:

... While working as editorial director for Wizard, [Matthew] Senreich interviewed [actor Seth] Green, a fan of the magazine.

"He wanted to do a little animated short using his and Conan O'Brien's action figures. He didn't know how to do that," Senreich says.

He did, and the two men hit it off and began putting together sketch-comedy shorts under the title "Sweet J Presents."

"It was on this amazing website, but that was in the early days of Internet videos, and no one could watch them because dial-up took forever," he says. "It took an hour to watch a four-minute video." ...

The younger kid thinks that Robot Chicken is one of our national treasures, as does a large segment of a key television demographic which the younger kid inhabits. This is excellent news for Mr. Green and Mr. Senreich, as it means their show will continue thriving, even as it gives them additional fame and riches. Also kudos.

... This morning, much of the applause and plaudits went to “Robot Chicken,” which was nominated for both Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program. The Cartoon Network show also received an Outstanding Voice-Over Performance nom for Seth Green.

Makes you reflect on what you've done with your own sad and empty life over the last 3,650 days.