Saturday, October 7, 2006

WHAT THE FRAK? The post title above comprises almost the entirety of my knowledge about any incarnation of Battlestar Galactica, but there have been rumblings that the people want a comment thread, and what the people want, the people get.
WE COULD ALSO USE A LIVE-VIDEO VERSION OF A GOOD JOKE TOLD BY A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH: The men of The Office found the time to do a dramatic reading of Jenna Fischer's entry in Esquire Magazine's continuing "10 Things You Don't Know About Women" series. One gets the feeling that they actually like each other on that set.

Note: I don't have anything creepy for you this weekend.
THEY WILL EVEN SELL YOU "I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU:" While I haven't bought anything from Tower Records in a good while, it's a shame that the entire chain will be liquidating. While you can usually find a new release CD cheaper down the block at Best Buy, Virgin Megastore, or Circuit City, if you want to find an obscure older album or just browse, the spacious aisles, generally knowledgable (and non-condescending) sales personnel, and astounding selection make it the place to go (at least the Village and Lincoln Center locations in NYC).

Friday, October 6, 2006

A.C. GREEN PREACHES ABSTINENCE : Time to start a YouTube weekend by staying in the NBA -- you see, back in 1987, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, coach Pat Riley and the rest of the world champion Los Angeles Lakers thought they could take the lessons of "The Super Bowl Shuffle" and "New England, The Patriots and We" to captivate the youth of America with a compelling anti-drug message set to the music of the day. You can see the results here, and Kurt Rambis does, indeed, rap.
ASSUME THE IDENTITY OF CANCELLATION: No one wins the ALOTT5MA Cancellation Pool, it seems, as, in a surprising choice, Ray Liotta/Virginia Madsen drama Smith is the first fall show to be officially axed by a network (after three airings). (No, the effective canning of Kidnapped and the Fox Thursday sitcoms doesn't count, since no formal cancellation announcement has come.)
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO REALLY WORK TODAY, DID YOU: Ah, the greatest time-filler ever as I wait by the phone for a professional golfer to call me back so I can ask him follow-up questions about his relationship with his accountant (thus is the life of a freelance writer). I digress...enjoy the 10 Best Borat Skits of All Time.

Is anyone else counting down to Nov. 3?
CAN I BORROW YOUR TOWEL? Debora Cahn, one of the bright lights of post-Sorkin West Wing (writing or co-writing, among others, Leo's funeral episode, the next-to-last episode with CJ/Danny, and the one where Josh and Donna finally kiss), has joined the fine writing staff at Grey's Anatomy. She has some thoughts on last night's episode and I expect you do as well.