Bitch Is The New Black

Tina Fey is totally a new feminist icon

Bitches get things done!
Word!

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When Will Your Show Be Back

With the rather widespread hope that the endless Writer’s Strike may soon have an end the LA Times developed a rather handy grid to answer the all important question: Is Your Show Coming Back?
Well, will it? See below

ABC
Likely to be back with new episodes in the spring	Desperate Housewives Grey's Anatomy Samantha Who? Ugly Betty Boston Legal Brothers & Sisters
Probably won't be back until next season	Private Practice Pushing Daisies Dirty Sexy Money
On the bubble	Women's Murder Club Cashmere Mafia Carpoolers
Dead?	Big Shots Notes From the Underbelly Cavemen
The rest	Lost (six new episodes left) Eli Stone (11 new episodes left) October Road (five new episodes left) Men in Trees (11 new episodes left) According to Jim (six new episodes left) Miss/Guided (seven episodes, hasn't premiered)
NBC
Likely to be back with new episodes in the spring	The Office 30 Rock Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit My Name Is Earl Medium ER
Probably won't be back until next season	Heroes Chuck
On the bubble	Friday Night Lights
Dead?	Bionic Woman
We await details on...	Life Las Vegas Scrubs Lipstick Jungle
CBS
Likely to be back with new episodes in the spring	Two and a Half Men How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory NCIS Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY Without a Trace Cold Case Ghost Whisperer Numb3rs
On the bubble	Moonlight
Dead?	Cane
We await details on...	The New Adventures of Old Christine Welcome to the Captain The Unit Shark Rules of Engagement Jericho (seven already shot episodes to air starting Tuesday) Swingtown (hasn't yet aired)
Fox
Likely to be back with new episodes in the spring	Back to You 'Til Death Bones
Probably won't be back until next season	24
On the bubble	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Dead?	K-Ville
We await details on...	House Prison Break
CW
Likely to be back with new episodes in the spring	Gossip Girl Smallville Supernatural One Tree Hill (six more episodes already shot, more possible)
On the bubble	Reaper
Dead?	Life Is Wild
We await details on...	Aliens in America Girlfriends The Game Everybody Hates Chris
HBO
Strike proof	In Treatment (First season airing now; all episodes were completed before the strike)
Likely to be back in late 2008/early 2009	Writing to resume immediately after the strike ends on Entourage Big Love Flight of the Conchords Tell Me You Love Me
On the horizon	True Blood (Two episodes were completed before the strike; this series is expected to debut in the fall.) 12 Miles of Bad Road (Five episodes shot on another new series; no air date scheduled yet.)
Showtime
Likely to be back in late spring/early summer	Weeds (Scheduled to go in production in April) Secret Diaries of a Call Girl (Eight episodes of a new half-hour comedy series have already been shot) The Tudors (Ten episodes of season 2 have been shot; season 2 is scheduled to debut March 30.) State of the Union (Tracey Ullman's new show, is set to premiere March 30 with five episodes.)
We await details on...	Production schedules and debut dates unavailable. Dexter Californication Brotherhood
FX
On next month	Dirt (The strike-shortened seven-episode season begins airing in March.) The Riches (The strike-shortened season begins airing in March.)
Strike proof	30 Days (The documentary show was unaffected by the strike; a six-episode season airs in early summer) The Shield (Production on all 13 episodes of the seventh and final season are completed, but awaiting final edit. Will air sometime after the summer.)
Back in late 2008/early 2009	Writing on all the shows is set to resume as soon as the strike ends. Damages Rescue Me Nip/Tuck It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Don’t Forget Sarah Marshall

I knew a girl named Sarah Marshall.
We have a bit of a complicated history
And so sometimes I’d like to forget her.
Which is why whenever I see mention of the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall I am always amused.
And after seeing this trailer I am really amused



What a cast
Kristen Bell (from Veronica Mars)
Jason Segal (from HIMYM)
Kenneth from 30 Rock (Jack McBrayer)
Paul Rudd from my fantasies
and Kristen Wiig.
Color me excited.

(and I really feel like I’d want to see this movie with Sarah just for my own personal inside joke)

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Is That All ?

She’s gorgeous, like absolutely stunning, and has perfect cheek bones. I may have a girl crush.
Anyway
So all this season Thirteen has been “a mystery” even down to her real name (though according to an eagle eyed watcher and contributer to Wikipedia her name is "Remy Hadley"
All we kind of know is that her mom had Huntington’s but Thirteen doesn’t want to know if she’s inherited it, well that was all we knew until last night’s episode “Don’t Ever Change” where in the most inexplicable and random outing since Serena on Law and Order Foreman kinda bluntly said something like “it’s because you’re bisexual” to which Thirteen stared in slack jawed silence for a second before hoping that “that” wouldn’t become lunchtime gossip
And all I could think, besides amusement was “is that her big secret? That she likes boys (gasp) and girls? I Hope That Wasn’t Her Big Secret” I’m sure there’s something more there but
Either way House is probably my favorite show (this side of 30 Rock and Jon & Kate Plus 8) and I keep liking it more and more, especially when they have guest stars like Sarah Silverman's sister as a Hasidic jew.

(oh and in real life Thirteen, Olivia Wilde is a blonde-how bizarre)

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Writers, Please Come Back!

My Dad is Better than Your Dad.
okay.

I saw a commercial for this last night and,wow.
From NBC’s press release (via the futon critic )
I’ve emboldened the relevant passages

NBC ANNOUNCES PREMIERES OF HIGH-ENERGY COMPETITION SERIES 'MY DAD IS BETTER THAN YOUR DAD' LAUNCHING ON FEBRUARY 18 AND NEW COMEDY QUIZ SHOW 'AMNE$IA' DEBUTING FEBRUARY 22

BURBANK January 28, 2008 NBC will premiere the new high-energy competition series "My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" on Monday, February 18 (8-9 p.m. ET) after "American Gladiators" finishes its winter run, and will debut the comedy quiz show "Amne$ia" on Friday, February 22 (9-10 p.m. ET) following the season finale of "1 vs 100." The announcement was made by Craig Plestis, Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming, Development and Specials, NBC Entertainment.

"Amne$ia" will follow its February 22 premiere by moving into its regular broadcast day and time on Friday, February 29 at 8-9 p.m. (ET).

The two new series join NBC's current strong slate of reality programs, and continue to represent NBC's thriving tradition of presenting fun, contemporary, high-stakes and comedic game shows that viewers of all ages can enjoy.

"The Baby Borrowers," originally scheduled to premiere on February 18, will move to a later date to be announced.

"If you love the competitive energy of 'American Gladiators' and the outrageous challenges of 'Fear Factor,' you'll love 'My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad,'" said Plestis. "Combined with our hilarious new quiz show 'Amne$ia,' viewers aren't going to want to miss this great week of reality premieres."

"My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" is a high-energy, family-friendly competition series hosted by Dan Cortese ("MTV Sports," "What I Like About You"). The show will finally prove the familiar schoolyard boast -- "My dad is better than your dad!" Dads and their respective son or daughter will be at the forefront of the action leading them in exciting larger-than-life challenges testing dad's strength, smarts and how well he works together with his son or daughter. Ultimately, the triumphant dad will strut away with money for his child's future and the all-important bragging rights.

Cortese has a variety of television and film credits to his name. He first shot to stardom as the creator and host of the Emmy Award-winning "MTV Sports" and later went on to co-star alongside Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes in the feature film "Demolition Man." Cortese has starred in numerous television sitcoms including "Veronica's Closet," "Rock Me Baby" and "What I Like About You."

"My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad" was created by Jon Hotchkiss and is a production of Reveille, Mark Burnett Productions and Hotchkiss Industries. Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?," "Celebrity Apprentice"), Mark Koops ("The Biggest Loser"), Howard T. Owens ("The Biggest Loser"), Mike Nichols ("Victoria Beckham: Coming to America") and Jon Hotchkiss ("Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t!") are the executive producers.

"Amne$ia" is a thrilling comedy-game show where contestants are challenged to answer a variety of questions from their own life for money. Memories will be tested and blasts-from-the-past will be revealed as contestants wrack their brains to answer some of the most challenging questions -- often with hilarious results. Five-time Emmy Award-winning comedian and popular talk show host Dennis Miller ("Dennis Miller Live") is host of the comedy quiz show from Mark Burnett Productions, the producers of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" and "Celebrity Apprentice." Mark Burnett, Adam Cohen, Cara Tapper and Joanna Vernetti serve as executive producers.

Miller can currently be heard on his nationally syndicated radio talk show, "The Dennis Miller Show," five days a week. He is a five-time Emmy winner for his critically acclaimed, half-hour live talk show "Dennis Miller Live," which had a nine-year run on HBO. He also wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special "Raw Feed," his sixth such special. He was also the host and executive producer of CNBC's "Dennis Miller," a topical interview talk show featuring reasoned discourse, opinion and humor. Additionally, Miller has appeared on many politically oriented television talk shows, and has acted in several feature films including "Disclosure" and "The Net."

It's been a banner season for NBC's unscripted programs, especially through the month of January. "American Gladiators," "Deal or No Deal," "Celebrity Apprentice" and "The Biggest Loser" are all scoring top-15 ratings in adults 18-49 for the first quarter to date, ranking #6, tied for #7, tied for #9 and tied for #12 respectively among all primetime network series for the quarter through January 20. That impressive lineup has played a key role in lifting NBC to #2 in adults 18-49 for the quarter to date, and with the strongest year-to-year comparisons in regular programs for any of the major networks.

When I first saw the commercial I saw a cross between American Gladiators (with like a tennis ball cannon from Assault), Fear Factor (transporting scorpions), Double Dare, (I saw slime) Dog eat Dog (trash talk will be encouraged), and like Legends of the Hidden Temple (I think I saw someone climbing a cheapily made tree).

And I'm sure Amne$ia is even better. What happened to Dennis Miller?

So let’s get this straight these shows are coming on the air but it can be reasonably inferred from this interview with Ben Silverman from Radar that Friday Night Lights isn’t coming back

Radar: Quick question! A lot of us are happy that you've kept Friday Night Lights on the air despite lousy ratings. It's totally the best show on TV. But is there going to be another season?
Silverman: Do you watch 30 Rock? That's the best show on TV.

Not regularly. But what about FNL?
Start watching 30 Rock. It's the best show on TV.

I don't want to watch 30 Rock. I want to watch FNL. I love it.
I love it. You love it. Unfortunately, no one watches it. That's the thing with shows. People have to watch them. We're NBC, we have a reputation to uphold. And, man, with this writers' strike ... well, we'll see what we can do. But start watching 30 Rock.

We're NBC, we have a reputation to uphold

That’s right Ben, a reputation of being in 4th place when there's actually something to watch that's not a reality game show and with such prestige shows as “My Dad is Better Than Your Dad” which is a retread of retreads (hosted by a has been retread who was last cool when George Costanza had a mancrush on him) But of course you're whole reputation has been on retreading, or as you probably call it importing
Nice job. Ass. Hope you had a nice prom

(sorry I got a little angry but I really love Friday Night Lights)

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A Very Special Holiday Episode

Here are a few Holiday episodes from shows that were a little before my time, but thanks to the wonders of hulu..voila

McHale's Navy- The Day They Captured Santa (season 1 episode 11)


The Bob Newhart Show- His Busiest Season (season 1 episode 14)


The Mary Tyler Moore Show- Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid (season 1 episode 14)


Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Back for Christmas (season 1 episode 23)


Lou Grant- Christmas (season 1 episode 13) [and I had honestly never heard of this show]


Picket Fences-High Tidings (season 1 episode 12)


and (just for kicks and because it's possible) here's 30 Rock's "Ludachristmas"


keep ho ho hoing

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Did You Have a Bad Day?

Well at least your day wasn't as bad as Jerry's


or Kevin's

and of course no matter how bad your day may seem just remember it can never be as bad as Alexander and his Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad one.

From the creative collective mind of Derrick (including "the black guy" Donald Glover who writes for 30 Rock. Since he did go to Tisch I'm thinking he's more Toofer than Tracey. Either way he's funny)

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Your Stuck in my Head Song of the Day

I have a pretty complicated relationship with Muse. i first heard of them in 2004 when my esteemed partner in LME introduced me to them and I immediately liked. The singer reminded and was obviously influenced by Thom Yorke. Anyway my Everlyn and I were talking about them and she said something like "yeah they're like Radiohead, but better" which as all my friends have learned is blasphemy to me. I'm not sure if I spoke to here for two weeks but as much as I wanted to punish Muse for her heresy I couldn't; you can't deny talent.(though I'm still unnecessarily bitter enough to not throw myself wildly behind them)
And that talent is so so clear and on display in Stockholm Syndrome, such a kick ass, heavy soaring song that begs to be played loudly. And I usually oblige, singing along (poorly no doubt) to the falsetto parts even though I never knew the lyrics besides "this is the last time I'll abandon you" until this night:

I won't stand in your way
Let your hatred grow
And she'll scream and she'll shout and she'll pray
And she had a name, yeah she had a name

I won't hold you back
Let your anger rise
And we'll fly and we'll fall and we'll burn
No one will recall, no one will recall

This is the last time I'll abandon you
And this is
The last time I'll forget you
I wish I could

Look to the stars
Let hope burn in your eyes
And we'll love and we'll hate and we'll die
All to no avail, all to no avail

This is the last time I'll abandon you
And this is
The last time I'll forget you
I wish I could

This is the last time I'll abandon you
And this is
The last time I'll forget you
I wish I could
I wish I could

(they say that is you play the chorus backwards the song says "You can't see me, you sneak off. I lost to love. Please ... save me")

Here are the videos and...the European version is pretty horrible, the US one is better but Muse is known as an awesome live band (they were one of my 5 favorite concerts I think) and so here is an awesome (in the original sense of the word) live performance of Your Stuck in My Head Song of The Day- Stockholm Syndrome by Muse


Muse-Stockholm Syndrome [download] buy it on iTunes



(and that was a 50 post week in 4 days; I'm a little impressed by myself and I hope I did a fabulous job finishing my muffin)

Happy Weekend everyone. I think I'm going drinkin'.

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Meet Your American Gladiators

Can you tell I'm excited?
I am so glad they didn't get rid of the spandex or give them regular names- the producers recognized where their bread is buttered.

Anyway here are our new American Gladiators (and on the website you can learn they're real names and heights and weights but to me they are no longer people with regular names and bodies but rather they are comic book figures; they are prophets of pain and punishments, acolytes of athleticism, steroid superheroes and so real names are irrelevant) with bios provided from the website

Meet the New Gods
Crush (she's pretty)
Don't let the winsome smile fool you... Crush earned her well-deserved moniker by smashing opponents into submission. Despite her girl-next-door looks, she's a powerful, fierce opponent who has no problem handling the women competitors, and then going back to breaking men's hearts.


Fury
Fury takes ferocity to a whole new level. At 5-feet, 8-inches, she is a maelstrom of raw aggression and the epitome of the female gladiator. Equally balanced in speed and strength... Hell hath no fury like, Fury. Period.



Hellga (get it?)
When she stomps into Gladiator Arena, most sensible opponents run for cover rather than risk a Viking funeral. She may have left her horned helmet on the boat, but she hits with the force of Thor's hammer, and quickly sends opponents straight to Valhalla.


Justice
Tipping the scales at almost 300 pounds of power and with 20-inch guns at his disposal, Justice does indeed have a very long arm, and he'll pursue any adversary to the ends of the earth to prove it. Ask any of his opponents and they'll tell you that sometimes Justice hurts, and the scales always tip in his favor.


Mayhem
A storm of smoldering intensity and lightning-quick reflexes, Mayhem unleashes waves of devastation through the ranks of even the most battle-hardened opponents.


Militia (somebody’s stuffing)
The 6-foot, 3-inch, 220-pound Gladiator targets his opponents with tactical precision. With an impressive arsenal of skills at his disposal, he is well equipped for any operation and will do anything to complete his objective. Once Militia has you in his sights, you'd better have a plan, or the game is over.



Siren
Consider yourself warned when she is heard in Gladiator Arena. Siren is a force to be reckoned with who will go off at the slightest provocation! Pay close attention to her every move, or siren will wail... on you!


Stealth
She flies under the radar for a swift and unexpected attack, and any adversary caught unaware will get a swift lesson in shock and awe. Immensely strong and cool under pressure, she executes her favorite move -- a quick counter-attack that you never see coming.


Titan
With nearly godlike strength and skill, he is the ultimate warrior. Able to physically dominate foes with his impressive physique, he is equally adept at mind games and will attempt to mentally defeat opponents before the battle even begins. Titan is a double threat who will find a way to win... one way or another.


Toa
With his tribal garb and distinctive tattoos, he may conjure up images of an island paradise, but facing him in battle is pure hell. Drawing on the power of his ancestors, Toa has the strength of a thousand warriors flowing through his veins, and he will never, ever show mercy.



Venom
She has shed her skin to become one of the most feared warriors in Gladiator Arena. She stalks her prey with caution and strikes when it is least expected. Any opponent that faces her had better come prepared because there is no known antidote for Venom, who is lethal in any dose.


Wolf
When you enter Gladiator Arena keep an eye out for Wolf! Able to smell fear and always going for the jugular, Wolf is 230-pounds of primal fury. He will ferociously defend his turf... and thrives on the opportunity to sink his teeth into any challenge.



They all look so angry and terrfiying. This is going to be wonderful.
Pssh; who needs writers anyway? (I do! I think last night was the last 30 Rock and I'm really really sad. My Christmas is going to be far less than Luda)

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TMI: Old Crushes

So I was half watching "Wild Tigers I Have Known" earlier a movie in part about the crush a 13 year old gay/trans outcast has on his popular older friend and it got me thinking about like my old crushes, because I guess in a way I don't think I experienced the kind of longing, or the outcastness ostracism that gay middle schoolers did by putting themselves out there and I wonder if I'm jealous of that, though I'm not thinking so.
But as I was remembering I think the first time I had a crush on a gay was when I was like 16, on like my best friend on the football team Ed, something I'm not sure I recognized at the time as "being a crush" and I suppose that one of the guys in the group that I hung out with I may have been drawn to him maybe because i subconsciously had a crush on him. But once again I didn't think of it as anything sexual, because I really didn't recognize puberty was happening until I was like 14 (and when I was 15 one of my friends accused me of being asexual, which I'm not sure I refuted), so the crush may have just been a feeling of more just magnetic attraction
Going back to elementary school my first crush was a girl named Crystal and at that age nothing was even remotely sexual (though I think on our way to AstroCamp one year on our school retreat we were planning to kiss or something in the planetarium.) Oddly enough I think she became a bisexual.
My next crush was a girl named Claire was when I was like 12 and as I'm thinking about it most every girl I had a crush on back then, because I don't think I've "crushed on" a girl since I was like 15, but was a pretty androgynous and didn't have a "womanly body" or whatevs.
And now over the past year (!) since I've been on hormones I think I've started crushing more, which is kind of annoying.

This is going nowhere and really has no point so I'd just like to say it's not a Lemon Party without old Dick {UPDATE 12/14: and I'm super glad that someone else recognized the brilliance in that moment}
::dances the jig off stage::

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I Think I May Have A Type

this isn't really a TMI because it's not really that interesting or lurid and I'm not going into any depth but I think yesterday I realized or at least acknowledged something.
I was on Swampland and watching one of Ana Marie Cox's (the founder of Wonkette who I really love and miss because Wonkette sorta want downhill after her) video logs when I realized that I was like smiling through the whole thing. And then I understood that it was because she looks exactly like Hubby , my love who I haven't seen in 7 months and won't see again (most likely) for another 20. I mean I'm sure if I were to tell her that and send her a picture she would laugh it off and deny it because people have a different view of themselves, but I don't know, seeing Ana she kinda served as a surrogate in a way.
Anyway that understanding was compounded be my continual inability to look at Elizabeth Kucinich without a smile creeping on my face subconsciously, for the same reason; that she looks so much like Hubby, and seems personality wise to be so similar to her that it makes me really happy. And reading the story in WaPo about her and Dennis...well, it almost made me tear up a little.
Both of those facts lead me to have to think about the fact that they are both pale red heads and I don't know if I'm drawn or fascinated by them because they remind me of someone special or if Hubby is special because she fits the mold (I have to lean towards the former.) I mean I've always thought Marcia Cross and Kate Walsh are just stunningly beautiful so I don't know.
I mean it's not sexual at all, even if I wasn't so asexual I don't think I'm a lesbian (at least not physically- spiritually maybe) and I don't think of any of them as sexual but rather it's like a classical beauty that is to be admired. And that is a horrible way to put it and a way that doesn't make any sense, which is fitting because I don't even now what I'm trying to say anymore.
let's move on....cajun style

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Penelope: Princess of Pets

is like my absolute favorite new thing.
I was reading on Radar a feature about New Radicals, new artists that are bucking tradition/making trends/doing really cool things(including Kathy Griffin and Candis Cayne) and one of the people featured was Kristen Schaal from Flight of the Conchords and Story Pirates.
In her profile it mentioned something like you'll see her next "on the viral video Penelope: Princess of Pets, which will be forwarded to you at some point in the coming months." So of course in my continuing attempt to be 6 inches back of cutting edge I had to check it out.

And they're really really funny. Quirky, strange and different but cute and endearing and leaves you wanting more, kinda like Kristen.

Anyway here's the description and...it doesn't really do justice.

We think Penelope might be a little crazy. It's not so much the whole "I'm going to Washington, D.C. to kill a senator and save the world" part. It's the "I've been able to talk to animals ever since I started getting my period" thing.

Did I mention Senator Stone is one of the execs on 30 Rock? (think "The Head & The Hair" episode)
Enjoy! (try not to, I dare you)

Part One: Openings


Part Two: Poison


Part Three: Cardboard


I can't wait for the next epic chapter...[dum dum dum]

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Greenzo Would Totally Be Down with The Green Team

in fact the first time I saw this I thought that maybe Greenzo had actually inspired them* as he should inspire us all. It's from John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Funny or Die and it is really funny as they give that "edge" that the Green movement sometimes lacks (though a quick note- murder equals hilarious!! insinuations of gang rape? not so much.)
Anyway here are some Enviro-tips from Green team!

"Just because I'm an environmentalist doesn't mean I'm a sissy, motherfucker!"
fabulous!. Yeah Walk Hard might be pretty good after all

I wonder if this was written before the Strike, though I think maybe this type of thing doesn't violate union rules.

*but that's neither here nor there, which is another expression I don't understand

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Drink of the Week: The Nancy Drew

I obviously got this from last night's 30 Rock. Anyway the scene is a cocktail party full of conservatives and Jack Donaghy is drawn to seemingly the only woman there CC who orders a whiskey straight up. Jack orders his own drink causing CC to state that she didn't know Jack was a University of Tennessee sorority girl. After mixing the drink, the barkeep (criminally underused word) and Jack have a brief exchange that went something like

Barkeep: And here's your Nancy Drew-
Jack: When a man orders it, it's a Hardy Boy.

so I guess for those of us in-between it can be called " The Nancy Boy"-sometimes things just come together so easily and unexpectedly- or "Hardy Drew" whichever way you go, I suppose.
Anyway here is a recipe for the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boy
(Jack didn't give proportions but I think this would be a decent ratio)

1 part White Rum
2 parts Diet Ginger Ale
a splash of lime

(I guess Nancy Drew is a little more...[hardcore] spunky than Shirley Temple.)

That should work out well, if not, more rum always helps.
Salute.

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The WGA Strike: Day 12 of...

I'm a little torn. So last night I was absolutely exhausted by was trying to stay awake for 30 Rock and The Office. I made it through 30 Rock but must have passed out before The Office because I woke up at like 9:26 very confused. So I know it won't really matter if I watch it online, but I vowed not to watch any "promotion" online in support of the writers and I really wanna see what may be the last Office for awhile.
Principles vs. PB and J.
While I debate this moral quandary here are a few videos about the strike
This was from the Saturday before the Strike hit but it's still hilarious and it has Raheem, I mean Fred Armisen. (good luck on the Amazing Race!)


Here's Joni and Susanna on the Picket Line

from the Picket line in New York it's "The Not Daily Show"

Finally as a counterpoint we have a "Very successful entertainment executive, who is also quite young for his position, on why scribes' strike is asinine."(from a Colbert Report writer)

And what's so weird is that I think last night I saw an ad for some show with blonde Rachel formerly of the Daily Show premiering on the 26th. Midseason replacements in November. Awesome.
but it's not all doom and gloom. while I was waiting yesterday I read an article in the New York Times Business section about how the strike can "serve as a second chance" for some shows-like Friday Night Lights!!-because, as the article says

"very soon the networks will begin running low on original scripted episodes of shows. Any new episode will become an increasingly valuable commodity. No network is going to waste bought-and-paid-for episodes. So the marginal shows will stay on until their episodes run out, which, in most cases, will mean sometime between now and the end of January...

In other seasons some shows like these, which have teetered on the ratings fence, might have been temporarily shelved or yanked off the air. Now, as Mr. Beckman noted, “they’re just going to be allowed to play out.” And as another senior network program executive put it, “We’re going to get a little extra look at some of these shows, and maybe they’ll help themselves.”

A show like “Friday Night Lights,” for instance, with its high critical praise and low ratings, could get a chance to break through in January, when it is likely to be among the few fall series with some new episodes left; the show started production early and managed to complete 15 episodes before the strike."

So if you're bored and are sick of watching reality shows just remember Friday Night Lights- it is amazing. (and if you can't do it for the show do it for Riggins and Saracen- i enjoy them.)

[UPDATE: I caved and watched The Office and that really was a "wow" terrific and tremendous episode. Damn near brilliant.]

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Mid-Day Movie Break

This is Delivery by Till Nowak. Apparently it has won a boatload of awards,

2005: Grand Jury Prize AFI FEST Los Angeles; Audience Award AFI FEST Los Angeles; Prix UIP Ghent; Best student animation, ... all goEast Festival Wiesbaden; 1st Prize, OFFF Barcelona; 1. Preis (Kategory: Animation), Bergisches Filmfest Wuppertal; 2. Preis Hamburg Animation Award; Publikumspreis Hamburg Animation Award; "Kurzfilm des Monats" Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden; Prдdikat "besonders wertvoll" Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden; Design Forte Award; Favourite Website Award /2006: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Kurzfilmpreis; Best first film, Festival international du film d'animation а Annecy 2006; Publikumspreis ("Made in Germany") 22. Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg; Best Animation Monterrey Int. Film Festival; Best Animation SEHSЬCHTE film festival Potsdam; Best shortfilm 17th San Sebastiбn Horror and Fantasy Film Festival; Best Animation Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival Toronto; Mediterranean Environmental Award; Prix du Conseil General Pontault-Combault Short Film Festival; 2nd Prize (Animation) Chicago International Childrens Film Festival; Audience Award Prague Short Film Festival; Winner of the Victory Arts International Competitition; Audience Award Best Short Anifest4 Budapest; Best Animation Teheran International Short Film Festival

and well deservedly. It is a really sweet film with really cool animation. On a personal note I think I need to try to keep my apartment from looking to much like his.
Anyway enjoy

Greenzo would approve.

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TMI: A Fantasy in Brief

(well a different one than in the future money will be replaced by hugs.)

Anyway I really don't have anything on my mind that I want to get off of my chest (what?); it's been a fairly tame time emotionally and any thing I may have worried about I think I hashed out in my almost 20 pages of letters to Hubby last week and various emails to my girls. So for tonight I thought I'd have the shortest TMI by revealing one of my biggest fantasies- I was going to list all of them but some would have been really embarrassing and I'm way too sober to do that.

So I formed this one while I was in Rome and it is so specific that it'll probably never happen (though everytime I'll go to Rome I'll still by on the hunt*) but it's to hook up with an Italian named Enzo in a SmartCar that's parked by the Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum while it's raining and hopefully thundering-roman thunder sounds like the sky is being ripped in two. It's pretty cinematic, but that's how I roll. It never came anywhere close to happening while I was there (another tranny named Laura in the bathroom of a gay club probably doesn't count.)

I know "hook up" is a vary vague and imprecise term and I probably just mean it to mean make out and all that jazz. As I wrote to Suj while explaining that I wouldn't actually become a stripper was I think I'm like the least sexual person ever. I'm really not sure I give off that vibe or that I'd want to right now; the hormones have zapped a lot of my libido and sex is so complicated and a hassle. Of course I'm saying all this while dead sober and when I get a capiriniha or two in me I maybe get a little too loving. Anytime though I'm a bit of a make out whore.

This may have been a little short but, we're out of string cheese so I'm outta here (and yes 30 Rock just ended. I love that show)
*so if you're italian, named Enzo and have or want to rent a SmartCar in Rome sometime...

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You Have My Heart, Bill Clinton, You Have My Heart

which I know is old news but I needed a segue into actual old news.
On Friday, I think it was, in an interview (my ) President (forever) Bill Clinton "said that Senator Barack Obama had about as much experience as [Bill Clinton] did in 1988 — the year [Mr. Clinton] decided not to run for the presidency.

“I was, in terms of experience, was closer to Senator Obama, I suppose, in 1988 when I came within a day of announcing,”

Mr. Clinton did not run that year, he added, because “I really didn’t think I knew enough, and had served enough and done enough to run.”

Barack responded with some yada measured reply about something but as a member of Hillary's campaign staff pointed out:"When Bill Clinton was elected president he had already been a Governor for 12 years. Three years ago, Senator Obama was still in the Illinois State Senate." (Plus there is another huge difference between them. Bill Clinton seemed to gain momentum as the campaign went on, instead of Barack who started off with a spark but is now stagnating and seeing his quarterly fundraising numbers drop from previous reporting periods.)
I believe that is a zong to any zing. And as I'm sure you know I agree that Barack isn't ready and until the day he pulls of something like this to a heckler I'll keep believing that.

Ah I miss him so much. If only he could run again... though I do admit that I wouldn't mind if Al got back in the race. I mean he's won an Oscar, an Emmy and not to mention the peoples' vote in the 2000 Presidential election.
But even more important and cooler than all of that Al Gore is rumored to have a guest spot on that greatest of shows 30 Rock. According to Radar " Sources close to the production of NBC's 30 Rock say former Vice President Al Gore has recently taped an appearance for an upcoming episode."
I really hope it's true; that would make me happy and if he pulls it off well maybe such a platform would be the perfect launching point to carry him through election day.

Or maybe not. I mean even he would have to lose to John Edwards (best. presidential. name. ever.) First Iowa, then the world.

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