UncategorizedRIP Vic Mizzy and Theme SongsThe replacement of theme songs with five-second title cards is a sad-making thing -- it’s summed up by Accidentally On Purpose...
UncategorizedI’m From Canada And They Think I’m Slow, EhThe "How I Met Your Mother goes to Toronto" bit last night (actually, "How I Met Your Mother goes to a Tim Horton’s set built at...
Uncategorized"Well, NBC Just Lost Another Affiliate" -- Groucho MarxThat’s a quote from an episode of You Bet Your Life , and it popped into my head when I saw this L.A. Times article on Jay Leno’s...
UncategorizedObama, Fox News, and YouJust some quick points about the Obama Administration’s strategy of bashing Fox News : 1. The easy rejoinder to the claim that Fox...
UncategorizedWarning: Our Product May Do The Opposite Of What We SayI saw this commercial yesterday, and while I know it’s not uncommon for medicine ads to have long lists of side effects in...
UncategorizedWhen I Was a Boy, We Didn’t Have Internet. We Had To Post Our Stuff On Every Computer Screen With Our Bare HandsThis has been Python Week, but I’ve sort of reached my quota of Python clips. So I will cheat and post a sketch that most people...
UncategorizedExpect More, Enjoy LessOne thing I didn’t mention in my 30 Rock post below is that because I don’t consider it a genuinely great show, I enjoy almost...
UncategorizedThat Timmy O’Toole Is a Real Hero!There might have been some people who didn’t think of the Simpsons "Radio Bart" episode after yesterday’s Balloon Incident (or...
UncategorizedThe 30 Rock backlash beginsWhy it’s never been great and is probably as good as it’s ever going to be
UncategorizedWhere To See It...By the way, the Python Documentary on IFC will not be shown on IFC Canada, but on Bravo (not the U.S. version of Bravo, the...