PokŽtalk for Saturday, January 15th, 2000:

Yeah yeah, that's a fact, jack. It's Saturday,  January 15th, 2000.

In our top story, AOL and Time Warner announced this week that they would merge, the 
largest merger of all time. What does that mean? Well, Time Warner, which means 
Warner Bros., And Kids' WB, and AOL... You've got PokŽmon! But really, this creates a 
very large company with over 30 billion dollars in revenue. Of course, this merger 
needs to be approved.

And, yes, Brock left the show (Sings, "Brock left the show, and I don't care"). Who's his 
replacement?  A boy named Tracey. Yes, a boy. By the way, I missed a bunch of 
predictions here. Like Ivy being the French scientist, hey, I even made the mistake of 
predicting a historical musical interlude. Also, I guess the new theme song comes in 
next week, but no guarantees. Next week is patch-em up week, featuring Nurse Joy.

And Now, PokŽbriefs:

1. Well, it was bad enough when the kids did it, but now the parents have caught on. 
Two PokŽmoms were arrested after getting into a fight over a card trade.

2. I can't confirm it, but it looks like PokŽmon: The First Movie will be released on 
video and DVD on March 21st.

3. There's another PokŽmon game coming out next summer. It's a puzzle game called 
PokŽmon Attack.

And that's PokŽbriefs!

We'll be right back!

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Welcome back! In this week's editorial, I'll discuss the improving quality of recent 
PokŽmon episodes. While most shows get stale as they grow older, PokŽmon gets 
better. Better jokes, better music, better plots. Instead of the same music over and 
over, new music is being used. And undoubtedly Tracey will have some character traits
 we can poke fun at. Also, the episodes seem to be feeling a little longer, although 
that's really a result of the script.

Here's a strategy I'm sure will come in handy. Why go through the Seafoam Islands if 
you don't have to. Am I the only person who noticed you can surf directly from Pallet 
Town to Cinnabar Island? Then there's the Celadon City slots. What's the trick? One 
sign of a good machine is that instead of stopping right when you press the button, 
there's a slight delay. Also, the best rhythm I've found is a little slower than the 
music. Then again, if you have a Super Nintendo with a turbo controller, use that 
instead. Got a PokŽmon video game strategy? Send it to yoshi1001@aol.com with the 
subject, "PokŽmon Strategy." 

In the latest poll, "Which PokŽmon character would you most like to have living next 
door?" Misty was a runaway winner, and, um, I admit, I voted for it. However, I have 
reason to suspect that someone is spamming the poll. If this continues, the poll will be
 taken down.

Finally, now that there's a lot more space left on my hard disk after removing a bunch 
of Mario Cartoons stuff, I'd like to expand this program. As you may know, once titles 
and opticals are added, PokŽtalk is a 5-minute program. I'd like to expand to a 7-minute
 program. Any ideas? Send them to yoshi1001@aol.com with the subject: "PokŽtalk 
expansion."

That does it for this PokŽtalk, I'll see you next week on the usual day. Until then, see 
ya!