While trying to find out what the hell Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole is about, I stumbled across a still from the flick that reminded me of one of my favorite big screen characters: Maximus from the totally awesome Gladiator. I have no idea if Boron the Owl is the father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, or whether he’ll have vengeance in this life or the next, but he’s got himself one wicked cool helmet. By the way, if you didn’t know, Legend of the Guardians is about old owls fighting young owls or something along those lines. And it’s animated. And in 3D. Hoo-ray! Get it? *slaps knee and guffaws* (Oh, and if the owl pictured above isn’t Boron, feel free to correct me. I think it’s him, but can’t be 100% positive. All those damn owls look the same to me. Kinda like Asians.)

I’m currently re-watching Twin Peaks, possibly the greatest TV show of all time. When I saw Peggy Lipton, aka Norma Jennings, this time around I couldn’t help think of another small screen waitress — Daphne Landry of True Blood. My first thought was, damn, she’s aged well. But then I realized that’s impossible given that both actresses played aging waitresses who, in my opinion, were just as hot as any of the younger chicks on their respective shows.

Regardless, the resemblance is uncanny, even a little bit spooky, especially considering they essentially played the same role on two very similar TV shows. Just who are these chicks? I thought you’d ask.

Peggy Lipton is best known for The Mod Squad, Peaks and, yes, being Rashida Jones’ mom. She ended up marrying Quincy Jones after dating Elvis, a fling which ended when she tried to get him to join the church of Scientology. The King wasn’t  down with the Tom Cruise voodoo.

Ashley Jones is best known for playing that weird shapeshifter broad (no, not the really weird one) on True Blood and playing the slutty caterer who banged Craig Kilborn in Old School. You know, the original Daily Show dude. No worries, we forgot he was alive, too. Jones also had a long stint on a well-known soap. The name? Who cares, all those shows are the same. They should just call them Soap No. 1, Soap No. 2, etc. I’ll give her credit, though, she is smoking hot.

Both of these actresses also look like Nancy Taylor from Groundhog Day (not a good photo, but the best I could find), who, ironically enough, Phil Connors first met in a diner. She’s not as hot — partially because she had a hideous wardrobe — but the resemblance is obvious. Well, time for me to go and watch more of a much younger Lipton looking foxy in that turquoise diner dress. Gas wasn’t all Big Ed was pumping. Lucky bastard.

Last week I posted a pic of Emma Watson’s new super-short coiffure. Cute, but a little preteen boyish for my liking. I knew I had seen a similar cut, but it took me a few days to put my finger on it. She looks like Mia Farrow from 1968′s horror classic Rosemary’s Baby, right? Or have I had one too many Long Island Iced Teas?

Once in awhile, two celebrities will pop up who share an uncanny resemblance. In this instance, it’s two Canadian actors who kicked off their careers in sci-fi roles — Leslie Nielsen (Forbidden Planet) and Nathan Fillion (Firefly). I saw a clip from Forbidden Planet just the other day and my mind was absolutely blown when I realized how much they looked alike. Tell me Commander John J. Adams and Captain Malcolm Reynolds aren’t twins!

I just can’t stop seeing Elijah Wood every single time Johnny Depp pops up anywhere as the Mad Hatter. It’s kinda creepy. I bet Frodo would be pretty good at futterwacken, though? He was kind of the Shire’s resident James Brown.