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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.
10/12/2007
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.
10/10/2007
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Futurama's return from the grave has been something so long in the works that I'd forgotten it was happening. But the (self-professed) new morons at Fox have finally released a nice juicy trailer for the feature-length DVD adventure Bender's Big Score. While short on any sort of plot details, this clip does feature the elements that made Futurama great -- sci-fi parody, barely concealed nudity, and killer robots. I wasn't excited at first. But then a strangely hypnotic frog changed my mind.
10/04/2007
Teri Hatcher's Dialogue Insults Filipinos
In this clip from the Desperate Housewives season, Teri Hatcher, in the midst of a flip-out about her menopause diagnosis, asks to look at Dr. Nathan Fillion's diplomas to make sure that they're not from "some med school in the Philippines."
Apparently, the writers of Desperate Housewives (and let's be clear about this -- the ABC primetime soap is a DRAMA, written by WRITERS, not Teri Hatcher) underestimated the ire such an offhand comment would cause. The Filipino medical community is furious and a petition demanding an apology has nearly 72,000 signatures.
I would make an offhand comment about this might, just might, be a bit of an over-reaction. But, clearly, one offhand comment can get a gal into a lot of trouble. So I'll just say this -- those who think the days of political correctness are over? Hardly. YouTube just makes things a whole lot more interesting.
