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Well, if you put it that way...

I feel like he hasn't aged at all. If he's had "work done" it's so well done that you wouldn't necessarily think that he is.

What are you suggesting? That he's actually a robot?

Oh dear, I forgot to thank producer Paul and all of the people who have produced this chat over the years -- Jodi Westtrick, Elizabeth Terry, Hailey Crum, Rocci Fisch. I apologize if I am forgetting others, undoubtedly I am.

epjd, you have been an awesome supporter an d a great secret weapon, always sending links to good stuff just in case I missed it. I don't want to think of this as goodbye to any of you personally because we'll always have Facebook or Twitter. But thanks for what you say, and the things you said in your blog comments earlier this week.

Yeah, that really softens the blow, doesn't it? Thanks, Mayans!

It's not out until March. If I could send a tasty adult beverage to you through the Intertubes, I would.

Byoo-byoo's petals ... byoo-byoo's petals ... there they are!

So glad you're here, Byoolin. Wouldn't be right without you.

Perhaps, although I think there are only so many of those kids of stories that can be put out there right now without them starting to seem derivative.

I think it's great to see stronger women in general, particularly Chastain's character. There's an interesting conversation to be had there about whether she's truly a strong woman to be celebrated, or if some of her behavior in that film probably shouldn't be emulated in the workplace. I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle.

I may do something on my own personal time, just because I feel bad abandoning it mid-season. But I haven't decided for sure. Maybe I can live-tweet it?

Thanks so much for this. You grew up reading me and Monica? Dear Lord, I feel old now.

Re: watching "The Day After Tomorrow," no offense to Jake Gyllenhaal, but I am not sure that's how anyone should spend their last hours, if these are really the last hours. And I am hoping they are not because I really want to see the third season of Downton Abbey.

First of all, I suggest you rectify that. Even if you're not on Twitter yourself, you can still look at other people's Twitter feeds online.

That being said, my e-mail at the Post is jen.chaney@wpost.com. I can be reached there through early Jan. And beyond that, chaneyflix@gmail.com is my personal e-mail.

You know, I still haven't watched Scandal, although I have enjoyed reading people's tweets about it.

Not sure what the ratings have been, but there's enough chatter about it in the right demographics to make it seem worth renewing. Then again, what do I know about network programming?

That murder plot was seriously disturbing and weird.

No matter how we may feel about certain celebs, I would like all of them to go unscathed. Sheesh. The whole thing was creepy.

I could. I actually would like to write books. I've contributed to one so far.

The marketing for book publishing is really tough, so I am not sure if any publishers would be interested. Thanks for the suggestion ... I am open to all suggestions!

I cannot say the name without singing "Private Dancer." I just cannot do it.

That will have to pass at some point, right?

Well, I am not sure that's the best avenue to take. But what you say about Hughes is true: adorable, hilarious, smart. She's the best, and I'd miss her more than I already do if we weren't still in touch.

This is lovely. Thank you so much.

Good question. You can subscribe. And if you friend and send a note that says you're a Celebritology reader, I will likely accept the request. I've tried to do that with any readers and I have yet to regret that decision.

Holy cow, that would be awesome. I hope this is true.

It would make sense, in a way.

It's 2:28 p.m. and she hasn't shown up yet, at least not that I've seen. The suspense is mounting...

Also, this chat may run past 3 p.m. Lost of comments/questions in here.

Excellent, Balwmer.

Do you mean would survive, or should survive if there is any justice in this world?

If it's the latter, clearly everyone on this list of Indisputables should, as a start. As for would, well, clearly Keith Richards. You think a little thing like an apocalypse can knock that guy down? Please.

Did my husband write into the chat today? Or is my mom posting from beyond the grave? (I would not put this past her except for the fact that she never knew how to use the Internet.)

This is incredibly kind -- thank you.

The island made me write that.

Oh, cool. I'll tell her to friend you, then you can send her a message that starts off "Hey, girl."

Sound like a plan?

You've been a great, engaged reader and I appreciate it. Thanks so much for that. And do stay in touch.

Writing about Lost was certainly one of the most gratifying, if not the most gratifying, thing I did during my time here. It became about something bigger than the show. It was about the community, much as I said in my chat intro.

Which reminds me: need to post the Celebritology glossary. One second, guys...

If I never write about Lindsay Lohan at a court hearing again, I will be more than okay with that.

The stuff I always loved writing about most was the film, TV and cultural trend-related stuff. As some of you have noted, I also am super into notalgia and generational issues as they relate to culture, so those are all very general subjects I hope to continue writing about.

On a more basic level, I also will be really happy to be able to focus on my son in the mornings before school. In the past week, the importance of that has become sadly, stunningly clear.

Thanks, Santa!

End of the year, man. This is what happens.

The good news is that we all can start fresh in a new year ... which ends with the number 13.

Uh-oh.

I am not sure yet Bawlmer. Let's take a survey: would you rather have a last morning mix or a final Friday list? My hope is to do both but I am honestly not sure if that will happen.

I believe it will all remain on the Internet. I mean, that 2008 post with the glossary still is.

I certainly hope it's still out there somewhere otherwise my life's work will have been erased!

LUVLINSEY, EVERYONE!

All right, here's a deal I will make with you, luvlinsey. I'll consider your book proposal if you reveal yourself.

If you're not Gene -- or genie, as you call him -- I have to assume you are Batman.

No, don't slink. I refuse to slink and you shouldn't either.

Yes.

Well, I can try to give you two out of three of those things. I'll do my best.

Thanks again -- you all are so kind, it makes my heart hurt.

Bawlmer speaks truth, even if she is kinda wasted.

We will be okay. At least through part of the day tomorrow, before the world ends.

In short: carm down.

I don't think Reliable Source will cover pop culture. They'll handle celebrity and Washington personalities, but some of the broader things, like Friday lists of movies that wrecked your childhood, etc. are not what they do.

You should still read them. It's certainly a good way to keep up with the news, for sure. Sorry, didn't mean to overlook that part of the question.

Suggestion: you can just start making your Jeremy Renner arguments on random street corners. It can be performance art!

Thanks for this so much.

I think the Reliable Source is absolutely worth reading and I recommend that you do so. I do think what we have done in Celebritology  is pretty different, to your point. But keep up with them here. I know many of you already do.

Darn, I missed that software change reveal.

Thanks for this. We had a lot of readers here, but it was great to see so many people outside of the DC area -- even in Canada, like Byoolin -- becoming part of things here. We are not separated by minor things like geography in the digital era.

Dude, really?

Interesting. I also would put Cate Blanchett in this category. The woman looks bad in nothing.

Thanks. It was always a challenge to figure out the balance between being nice but not too nice (a problem in many celeb/entertainment blogs) or snarky without veering into nastiness (also an issue).

I'm not sure if I got it right every time, but I tried to just be myself and hope I fell on the right end of the spectrum more often than not.

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And menswear was awesome. I didn't mention every single valued reader in my intro. You all are valued, every one of you.

Immediate thought upon reading this question: I will miss not being able to post about the return of Arrested Development when it happens next year. Maybe I can figure out some way to do it on my own.

Predictions for 2013:

Lohan shocks us all by straightening out completely. (Love ya, luvlinsey).

Daniel Day-Lewis wins the Oscar for best actor.

Someone famous will be arrested for doing something embarrassing. (Going out on a limb with that one, but I feel pretty confident, so...)

I'll finally procure a DeLorean, then use it go back to 1985 so I can see "Back to the Future" again on its opening day. Because META.

That's all I have right now.

I've been asked this before and I really need to come up with a go-to answer.

Clooney was pretty great. I got to talk to him a few times.

Prior to officially being the Celebritology writer, I got to fulfill a childhood dream by interviewing John Taylor from Duran Duran.

As far as who I wanted to interview but didn't: Bono. Gosling (given). Steven Spielberg, though I did meet him, so that's something. More than I can come up with right now.

Another good suggestion. Joel doesn't cover quite the same topics as Celebritology but he's brilliant, funny, etc.

I think Achenblog, The Fix, Celebritology and the Going Out Guide blog are/were now the oldest blogs on the site.

We sure did.

As soon as I wrote that, I went ... crud. Double entendre.

She looks good in everything and nothing, okay? She's beautiful.

Thanks. Again, if there's a way for me to keep writing about the shows I was following, I'll try to do it.

I don't think it's going to happen. I've got to close this down soon.

It will be like one of those mysteries that is never solved. Is there really a Bigfoot? What's the meaning of life? Who was luvlinsey?

I don't yet. Am working on it.

You will have to e-mail that story to me once you muster the nerve to do it. I am completely serious.

I mean, I wanted you to video it somehow, but since that seems unlikely, at least send me the story on Facebook or e-mail it to me.

You know what's weird? I can't even see the currently online figures in my version of Firefox. I do see it in IE, though. Very cool, guys.

I look like death warmed over in most things. Maybe that's because I dress like Winona Ryder in "Beetlejuice."

I know, right? Sad.

You can! Isn't he the one who burps and insists that George listen to him say excuse me?

'Tis true, Chris has his pop cultural interests. He's a huge Friday Night Lights fan, which obviously makes him a good person.

I did earlier in the chat. But once again, for reference: it's chaneyflix@gmail.com.

Thanks.

Yeah, it is going to be hard to verify, right? I was thinking about how we would do that while driving to work today. Can we get dental records on this?

Maybe it will happen in the comments on tomorrow's farewell post. We'll see.

Wow. Even I am terrified now.

Thank you so much. We Xers have to stick together.

I know. I was going to log off and now I feel like I shouldn't. It's hard to say "The end," you guys.

That's a given. LDM is incredibly knowledgable about TV and she's an exceptionally skilled flinger of quality snark.

How did you know you were in the same complex?

Weird to hink that we could all be Celebritologists, passing by each other every day without knowing it? It's like the celebrity blog version of "The Shop Around the Corner"/"You've Got Mail."

Thanks.

Really interesting the age span on readers, by the way. We assume that the readers of a celeb blog are all in their 20s and 30s, but that was not true at all here, based on your feedback. We were all over the map.

I mean, my mother-in-law's advocacy alone spiked my print readership among the over-60 demo. (None of them really read online, though. )

It's since risen to 444.

Really don't want to close down but I kind of have to go to the bathroom.

Also that standing ovation business is making this feel like the end of Dead Poet's Society. And I can't take this being a combo of Dead Poet's and It's a Wonderful Life.

YES! We finally got Hermione's head out of the books. My work on this planet is now done.

P.S. Ending soon. Please go study. We need good neurologists in this world.

I know that the Lost guys followed me and Liz to some extent when we wrote about the show, as they followed many of the people who regularly were tracking the show.

One of my favorite moments was the first time I met Damon Lindelof, and I started to explain to him what our Lost Madness contest was and he stopped me. "Oh, I know about it. I voted in that."

In case you're wondering, in the championship round, he voted for Desmond. (Sorry, Sayid.)

As for others, I have no idea. In some ways, I like the idea of them reading and in others, I prefer to think they had no idea it existed.

Right back atcha.

How did you KNOW?

Indeed. And yes, I am afraid we've reached that moment of farewell...

See, this is why we needed T-shirts. That way you could have found each other.

Also: I remember Westwood Gateway, but never paid attention to the numbers enough to realize there were two of you. Very cool!

That sounds fair.

I hate the end and I hate goodbyes. So to be continued seems right.

Many of you wrote in with questions and comments that i either could not get to or that I did not feel were appropriate to address in this forum. I apologize if I couldn't take your question or comment. But you all now have my e-mail address and Twitter/Facebook locations, so we'll stay in touch, I am sure. At least that's my hope.

This chat has been magnificent. Celebritology has been magnificent. And you all are truly, truly the best.

Thank you.