Thank God for Dual Tuners

Currently recording on our DVR:

Masterpiece "Cranford" (2008) A three-part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's "Cranford," about life in an 1840s Cheshire village. Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins star as sisters Matty and Deborah Jenkyns who, in the opener, welcome an old friend (Lisa Dillon) to live with them.

and...

Iron Man "Hands of the Mandarin" (1994) Tony Stark, billionare and technological genius, wages a war against his arch rival, The Mandarin. In his secret identity as the armored avenger, Iron Man, Stark has a vast range of weapons at his disposal, and is aided by his trusted teammates, Force Works.

Bet you can't guess which one of those is for me.

It's en episode from the 1990s animated series, being shown on Toon Disney's Jetix block of programming. They're showing six straight episodes (obviously riding this weekend's movie premiere buzz), calling it "Iron Man: First Strike." The series sucked--bad writing, bad art, and terrible, mullet-filled character design--but who am I to turn down a free shot of superhero nostalgia?