In no way should anything in this post be construed as a criticism of twins in general; and by no means do I wish to imply that twins are evil, as a rule. In fact, twins are some of the most delightful people around, especially if the twin in question happens to be the most lovely and patient and understanding and beautiful wife on the planet.

TNT has announced that The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines premiers on Dec. 3 at 8:00 p.m. I loved the first Librarian film, so I've added this one to my appointment calendar.

As a bonus, they've also announced the graphic novel adaptation. Frankly, though, I doubt that any graphic novel can do justice to Noah Wyle's and Bob Newhart's comic genius.

UPDATE: "Don't miss the further adventures of Flynn Carsen, whose latest quest uncovers ancient secrets and those of his own family’s past." Well, that preview makes my prediction a little less prescient (if I'm right); but I'm going to make the prediction anyway, just so I'm on record if I'm right. In the first film, Flynn's mother was a bit on the flighty side, and his father was never seen nor scarcely mentioned. He had been out of the picture for a long time. So my prediction: in the new film, we'll find that she actually knows an awful lot about the Library, because Flynn's absent father was himself a Librarian -- Judson. Bonus prediction: she was in fact Judson's bodyguard; and we'll get to see Olympia Dukakis (or her stunt double) kicking the stuffing out of some baddies.

If I'm wrong, oh, well. But if I'm right, you read it here first!

The sign says it's the longest continuous corridor in the State of Michigan. I don't know how they would know that; and it's a rather unusual thing to boast about, as tourist attractions go. But this has been my home-during-the-week. (No, not the corridor; one of the rooms off the corridor.)

So once the salt vampire was on the Enterprise, why did it have to keep killing people? Couldn't it get all the salt it needed from the replicators? Or the food dispensers? Or the blooming kitchen?