Tso is the only General best remembered for being a chicken
Revenge is a dish best served cold with a house salad & side of fries
You may not always want to dance, but it's nice to be asked
You never know who your friends are until you run thorough background checks on them
Self-absorption is the privilege of the elderly or the unwell...if you're neither, you need to knock it off
Being alone and being lonely are two entirely different things
Don't drink water...fish poop in it
You can say a lot while still saying nothing at all
Even negative attention is better than being ignored
Nirvana killed goofy hair metal & took the fun out of rock and roll
No one needs to know what you're doing every minute of every day
If you have one person you know you can truly depend on, you're luckier than most
Every good thing is finite...everything changes, so enjoy the glory days while you have them
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Monday, September 22, 2008
Emmy Thoughts
Here are a few observations/ruminations about last nights Emmy awards.
*The 5 reality show hosts were a spectacularly bad idea. Tom Bergeron looked totally pissed off the entire evening, but he & Heidi Klum were the only two who didn't suck. Howie Mandel was ok, but the less said about Jeff Probst and Ryan Seacrest, the better.
*When 95% of the awards are won by cable networks, it says a lot about the quality of network television.
*Kathy Griffin demanding a standing ovation for Don Rickles justified her continued existence on the planet. I ordinarily would never, ever use the word "class" to describe her, but it was a classy move.
*Quoted for truth: "What did you win for? Reality program? So you didn't win for a real show." I love Don Rickles.
*Two good things will come from Stephen Colbert losing to Rickles: (1) I can't wait to hear his rant about it and (2) a probable appearance by Mr. Warmth on "The Colbert Report".
*I really loved "John Adams" winning most of its categories, but cutting off the writer while he was talking about a time when articulate men discussed important issues to tease the "Best Reality Show" award...not so much.
*Yay for 30 Rock...double yay for Alec Baldwin...triple yay for Tim Conway (one of the funniest men on the planet) winning for his guest role. Thanks, Tina Fey!
*Best presenter and (if the television academy had any brains at all) my choice for next year's host...Ricky Gervais.
*Josh Groban's theme show medley...cool. Josh Groban singing as Cartman from South Park...awesome!
*If your show is running long, perhaps consider cutting the painfully unfunny bit where the winner of Reality Host is delayed until after the commercial break. Better idea...dump the stupid reality show stuff back to basic cable and get it off a show that is supposed to honor creative and artistic achievement. Even better idea...dump reality all together, put the ridiculous sums earned from it into program development and talent acquisition and make shows that are thought provoking, exciting and funny again.
*The 5 reality show hosts were a spectacularly bad idea. Tom Bergeron looked totally pissed off the entire evening, but he & Heidi Klum were the only two who didn't suck. Howie Mandel was ok, but the less said about Jeff Probst and Ryan Seacrest, the better.
*When 95% of the awards are won by cable networks, it says a lot about the quality of network television.
*Kathy Griffin demanding a standing ovation for Don Rickles justified her continued existence on the planet. I ordinarily would never, ever use the word "class" to describe her, but it was a classy move.
*Quoted for truth: "What did you win for? Reality program? So you didn't win for a real show." I love Don Rickles.
*Two good things will come from Stephen Colbert losing to Rickles: (1) I can't wait to hear his rant about it and (2) a probable appearance by Mr. Warmth on "The Colbert Report".
*I really loved "John Adams" winning most of its categories, but cutting off the writer while he was talking about a time when articulate men discussed important issues to tease the "Best Reality Show" award...not so much.
*Yay for 30 Rock...double yay for Alec Baldwin...triple yay for Tim Conway (one of the funniest men on the planet) winning for his guest role. Thanks, Tina Fey!
*Best presenter and (if the television academy had any brains at all) my choice for next year's host...Ricky Gervais.
*Josh Groban's theme show medley...cool. Josh Groban singing as Cartman from South Park...awesome!
*If your show is running long, perhaps consider cutting the painfully unfunny bit where the winner of Reality Host is delayed until after the commercial break. Better idea...dump the stupid reality show stuff back to basic cable and get it off a show that is supposed to honor creative and artistic achievement. Even better idea...dump reality all together, put the ridiculous sums earned from it into program development and talent acquisition and make shows that are thought provoking, exciting and funny again.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Mmm...Gristle!
I just saw an ad...the McRib is back at McDonalds. Thank goodness one of the major fast food companies is willing to make a sandwich for animal lovers...one that contains no actual meat of any kind.
If, as the song goes, Spider Man does "whatever a spider can", then technically he would shoot his webs out of his butt. I'm not sure I'd want to see Tobey Maguire do that.
In an effort to be more culturally sensitive, shouldn't the cleaning product just be called "Span"?
If, as the song goes, Spider Man does "whatever a spider can", then technically he would shoot his webs out of his butt. I'm not sure I'd want to see Tobey Maguire do that.
In an effort to be more culturally sensitive, shouldn't the cleaning product just be called "Span"?
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