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10/25/2007
24 Season 7: Kiefer Sutherland Has Yet More Torturing to Do
It's tempting to write this post as a series of random Jack Bauer facts (which are funnier than I could ever manage). But why bother? This trailer for the new season of 24, so kindly and gently introduced by Kiefer Sutherland, does all the work for you. Jack Bauer does not negotiate. Jack Bauer does not regret. Jack Bauer's gonna torture a bitch. And Jack Bauer is gonna enjoy it.
10/18/2007
Ellen Degeneres Begs For Puppy, Sparks Death Threats
This is perhaps the very definition of a situation getting out of control. Here, Ellen Degeneres pleads with the operators of a dog rescue organization to return a puppy she'd given to the family of her hairdresser. (It turns out that because Ellen had given the puppy instead of keeping it herself, dog-rescue organization Mutts and Moms had the right to take the puppy back to the shelter.) Ellen's in tears as she literally begs the rescue shelter to take pity on those poor kids... I don't think I've ever felt so uncomfortable watching Ellen Degeneres before. And I saw Mr. Wrong.
Since this plea went nation-wide, though, Mutts and Moms has received death threats: "hate e-mails threatening them with lynchings, bombings of their home," according to attorney Keith Fink. DEATH THREATS? Jeez louise. These people rescue puppies for a living, guys. Let's just all calm down. Like Diane Sawyer (always a touchstone in irrational times) says, "There's got to be some sort of rational compromise."
10/15/2007
SNL's Andy Samberg on Punching Spree
By all recognized laws of pop culture, one thing is universally understood: at some point, Andy Samberg and the boys of The Lonely Island are going to find themselves facing a major-league backlash. But for right now, they are riding high with viral success. And bless them for it.
This Digital Short actually reminds me a lot of the short films that Albert Brooks would make for Saturday Night Live during its early seasons -- but shorter, and more laced with video game references, and maybe not actually funny. But it's really cool to see a fresh comedic voice being spotlighted on national television. It's like Saturday Night Live is almost... cutting edge. Well. As cutting edge as one can be with a Bon Jovi cameo.
10/12/2007
The Price Is Right: Woman Triumphs at Plinko, Fails at Bladder Control
CBS's official description of this video is "This womans LOVES Drew Carey, and Plinko. She also really needs to use a restroom." And you know what? I can't really say it any better. Though I kind of wish that I hadn't just heard a grown woman use the word "potty" on national television. Oh, Marie. Dignity costs nothing.
I had some initial skepticism about Drew Carey's ability to fill Bob Barker's shoes, and his whimpy "sorry, tell it to Roger" approach to Plinko enforcement doesn't do a lot to alter that. But Carey does score points from me when he briefly references the 1979 UK #1 "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick," by Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Just keep referencing the obscure BritPop, Drew. And maybe you'll be okay.
