Underage, some argue overpaid, and it’s still staid

You’ll be talking about: “Superbad.” There will be those who love this movie about one crazy night when two high school best friends hunt for booze. They will mostly be boys, and they will mostly be young. The film was made by some of the same crew behind “Knocked Up,” but the tone is more like “American Pie.” (Friday)

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We assume you’ll talk about: “The Invasion.” If memory serves (and it does -- we checked) this is the movie that cemented Nicole Kidman’s place on the “highest-paid actresses in Hollywood” list, eclipsing Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon. She was reportedly paid almost $17 million to star in this remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” (It’s still not as much as the big boys, but we’re getting closer ladies!) (Friday)

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You could talk about: Jack Kerouac. OMG, sacrilege! The author of Smart List does not love “On the Road”! (Not even when I was in college!) The novel turns 50 this year, which gives Viking an excuse to publish “On the Road: The Original Scroll,” Kerouac’s original draft of the book. (Thursday)

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You should talk about: Sen. John McCain. The presidential candidate who, we’ve been told, is “more comfortable as an underdog,” has a book coming out this week. It’s called “Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Make Them” and is an anatomy of the decisions that shaped the previous century. Apparently his co-writer Mark Salter did 90% of the work, but Publishers Weekly loved it. (Tuesday)

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You will talk about: “So You Think You Can Dance.” It ends this week, and we’re going to miss it. Host Cat Deeley has nothing on Ryan Seacrest, but judge Mary Murphy is in a league of her own. (Thursday)

-- Deborah Netburn