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He is my boyfriend, you know. And here is another reason why.

But he hasn’t been there much lately. Besides working on “Burn Notice” in Miami (where, he claims, he’s prone to “projectile sweating”), he’s been out on the hustings, finishing postproduction and greasing the promotional wheels for his next film, an indie horror-comedy called “My Name Is Bruce,” scheduled to open in October. He directed it and stars as a legendary B-movie actor named Bruce Campbell, who turns out to be a liquored-up jerk who ends up battling a nine-foot-tall sword-wielding Chinese god of war (and of bean curd) to save a small town. It is not a true story.

A recent screening of footage from the film, which has been long delayed (“Because,” he explained, “low-budget movies aren’t released, they escape”), at Comic-Con International in San Diego drew roars of approval, with one fan loudly proclaiming Mr. Campbell his favorite actor, ever. After which Mr. Campbell opened his wallet and gave the guy $2.

He’s just now starting to get recognized as “that guy from ‘Burn Notice,’ ” Mr. Campbell said, acknowledging that a lot of his horror-film fan base might not have immediately latched on to the much tamer cable series, which has plenty of fight scenes and exploding cars but none of the comedic ultraviolence that characterizes films like “Army of Darkness” and “Maniac Cop.”

Read the rest of the story because I knew him before and I know him now on Burn Notice, which I think is clever and smart.

Signs of my age, campers. Hell, he’s a fun ride and I’ve enjoyed the hell out of him.

I’m watching a Burn Notice marathon on USA Network.

Of course, Bruce Campbell is in it, which is the reason I started watching it in the first place.

And, yeah, it’s pretty good.

I’m sorta surprised.

Yeah, I kinda dig this.

As I am a huge fan of Bruce Campbell, for a variety of reasons but mainly because he’s just fun, I am watching a Bruce Campbell double shot on SciFi.

And, as I’m currently reading “Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way”, I have declared it Bruce Campbell day in the newscoma universe.

The Man With The Screaming Brain really sucked but it was Bruce so I’m staring at the television screen like a dog waiting for a Begging Strip and Alien Invasion isn’t much better. With this said, Alien Invasion is known as the highest rated film on the SciFi channel ever.

For some reasons that makes me chortle. And yes, that is Gabriella from Xena. Good B-movie fun.

And if you haven’t see Bubba Ho-tep, shame on you. Ozzie Davis as John F. Kennedy! Bruce Campbell as Elvis. What’s not to love about this? I saw it again for like the third time a couple of weeks ago and just swooned and you should see it. Why, you say. Because it was based on one of the greatest novellas ever written by the wonderful Joe Landsdale.

But this makes me happier than anything: BRUCE HAS A NEW TELEVISION SHOW!!!!!

Oh, I’m winded.

Now, it’s called Burn Notice. Oh, I so hope this doesn’t suck. It could, you know. And he’s not the star but I don’t care.

Dear Sam Raimi,

Put this man back to work. We need more Evil Dead kind of movies and less Spiderman. I realize this isn’t a good financial move but my pleasure is more important than, you know, anything else.

Your friend,

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And, yet again, more Bruce:

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