I am – Hercules!! A note from my longtime pal, Kevin Biegel, once a prolific AICN contributor and now a staff writer for NBC’s “Scrubs”:

Herc, Would it be too big a hassle to run a reminder that this Thursday is the Scrubs musical? I wouldn't bug you except it's really damn good and it's already getting some really nice press. See? Four star review from David Bianculli … And then there's this real nice one. Here's some predictions: Number of talk backs that reference the Buffy The Vampire Slayer musical: 26 Number of talk backs that reference the Buffy The Vampire Slayer musical in a manner akin to "OMG, it was sooooo much better than the Scrubs' musical": 26 Number of talk backs that refer to the Scrubs' musical as "way too gay": 12 Number of talk backs that refer to me as "way too gay": 26 Number of talk backs that refer to the Scrubs' musical as a nice nod to classic Gilbert and Sullivan / Rogers and Hammerstein / Les Mis big Broadway-style musical theater and not another RENT-style musical riff: 0 Number of people who think I'm a snob for typing that last one: everyone in the universe Oh and if you wanna have some funny inside shit for fans, write that Sam Lloyd, who plays Ted the Lawyer, decided that he would dance in the big choreographed numbers like he didn't know why he was dancing and he couldn't stop himself. He looks pretty funny in the background of most scenes. Now i sleep! Peace, Kevin Thursday Night, 9:00 PM, NBC, after The Office

I know … I should go, But I follow you like a man possessed. There's a traitor here beneath my breast, And it hurts me more than you've ever guessed. If my heart could beat it would break my chest. But I can see you're unimpressed. So leave me be, And let me rest in peace! Let me get some sleep! Let me take my love and bury it in a hole six foot deep! I can lay my body down but I can't find my sweet release! Let me rest in peace! Why won't you let me rest in peace??

Once More With Feeling: The Book!!

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