This week, let's kick things off with our new video version of...

THE FIVE
My Al Pacino-free list of The Five Best Satans on Film:

OBSESSION OF THE WEEK

I've been watching Damages on FX. Good show. Not great. The flash-forward scenes don't really do anything for me. But damn if Ted Danson isn't riveting as hell as scheming corporate mogul Arthur Frobisher. He's a conniving bastard hell bent on convincing everyone else — as well as himself — that he's not such a bad guy after all. Sure, he orders a hit on someone after doing blow with a hooker in the back of a limousine, but he pains over the decision, and then frantically tries to call it off later. I'm not saying the guy deserves a medal or anything, but it makes the character more complex than most TV villains. Here's hoping the Emmys are watching, and rewards Danson when the time comes next year. But don't go holding your breath.

NEXT PAGE: Speaking of the Emmys...Dalton's picks for who actually deserves to win the darn things

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