Episode 16

Episode #16 is an episode of the MentalCast.

Cast

 * Michael Riley
 * Chris McClain

What We Bought
Chris and Mike quickly state that they did not buy anything this week.

Heath Ledger's Death
This was the big news from this week. Ledger died at 28 years old. Originally thought to have been a drug overdose, a bunch of updates confuse both Mike and Chris. His death was accidental, and he was found in his bed. This was shortly after Heath Ledger had finished filming The Dark Knight. Later on, it's reveal that Ledger could've died of natural causes.

Film & Television

 * Bond 22 is now called "Quantum of Solace."
 * 2007 SAG awards went to Daniel Day-Lewis, Julie Christie, Javier Bardem, Ruby Dee, "No Country for Old Men," "The Bourne Ultimatum," Kevin Kline, Queen Latifah, James Gandolfini, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, "The Sopranos," and "24."
 * 2008 Academy awards nominees are covered.

Music

 * AC/DC launches their new site, which used to be a porn site.
 * Alice Cooper and Gene Simmons to appear in Super Bowl commercials.
 * The bassist of In Flames dislocates his shoulder on tour.
 * New Kids on the Block are going to reunite.
 * Gwen Stefani is three months pregnant with her second child.

Video Games

 * New DLC for Rock Band.

Trivia

 * Chris is in studio for this episode.
 * At the top of the show, Mike talks about why the show is found exclusively at the blog (imeem will only play 15 seconds of audio to non-members).
 * The episode skips a lot during the news sections.
 * Music news is covered after film & television.
 * There was no Mental News Story in this episode.
 * Mike references Frank Caliendo when talking about Heath Ledger's role as the Joker.
 * Mike mispronounces Saoirse Ronan's name (it's pronounced Sir-sha).
 * Mike and Chris reference Dane Cook after the NKOTB news story.
 * The homestretch game was cut from this episode.

Quotes
"Chris: Queen Latifah, 'Life Support.' Mike: That's what her career's on."

"Website: Congratulations. You have been selected to recieve a free Apple iPhone. Chris: FUCK YOU! Mike: No, fuck me!"

"Website: Congratulations. You have been selected to recieve a free Apple iPhone. Chris: You can recieve my free nuts!"

"Chris: You don't need a bassist anyways. (imitates banjo) Mike: He could just sit down and play. Chris: He's in a wheelchair, hee hee, doo doo."

"Website: Congratulations... Chris: (interrupting) SCREW YOU! WHORE! Lick my taint!"

"Chris: As we've stated many times before, Wii sucks. Mike: That's not grammatically correct. Chris: Wii sucks big? Mike: Still not grammatically correct."

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