Have you seen this program, "Jon Benjamin Has a Van"? I'll admit I was dubious about it at first, NOT because Jon Benjamin isn't awesome, but because Comedy Central hasn't really entertained me with its pre-11pm programming lately. (Nor am I its target demographic, though, so no beef intended!) I guess my thinking was that no matter how awesome Jon Benjamin's new show was, there was no way it could go into that particular network's primetime machine and come out funny on the other end. But, boy, did it! It's now a must-watch. Anyway, watch it, it's stuff like this:

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If you love MTV's "Teen Wolf" series but wish the network represented the full spectrum of supernatural creatures/afflictions, there's a new series for you to look forward to. Coming August 29, "Death Valley" is a comedic series about the officers of the Undead Task Force in the San Fernando Valley. And hey, it features Don Draper's little Berkeley-dropout hippie friend from "Mad Men"!

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CBS's crappy approximation of The Mug. (CBS)This morning when I checked my email, there was a contextual ad for "Two and a Half Men Mugs," and I inexplicably clicked on it. It seems that Charlie Sheen's character on the show drinks out of a mug so often (or possibly talks about the mug, or maybe the mug has played a role in plot points on the show) that more than one company is offering versions of the mug, which is just a striped mug.

So, since we now know that the show might kill off Charlie's character, it might also be true that we've seen the last of the mug. Maybe they'll bury Charlie with the mug. I don't know why I'm obsessed with this mug! The sitcom-induced popularity of this ordinary boring mug that reminds me of a shirt Ernie would wear on "Sesame Street" is basically the only thing that's ever made me want to watch "Two and a Half Men," though I'm sure if I did watch it, it would be like the ONE episode that didn't have the mug, and I'd be frustrated. I imagine a "Two and a Half Men" superfan saying "Oh, episode

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