Friday, August 27, 2010

WHERE IT SAYS, "WHAT I GOT YOU GOTTA GET AND PUT IT IN YOU," HOW ABOUT JUST "WHAT I LIKE IS I'D LIKE TO HUG AND KISS YOU"? In honor of Cee-Lo's impending lyrical alterations to his magnificent new NSFW song, here's a list of other songs which may or may not have benefited from a radio-friendly edit. (Do you, in fact, like 'Primus'? Are you messing with a 'broke, broke'?)
HIS HATE WAS LIKE GOOD MEDICINE: The profoundly weird comedy of Will Forte -- noteworthy for MacGruber, the Falconer and Jon Bovi -- will not be returning to SNL. Below the fold, Will Forte likes his potato chips, and he will help organize your closet:

Thursday, August 26, 2010

MATT HASSELBECK, ALEX SMITH, A.J. FEELEY AND ... DEREK ANDERSON? I can't remember any division in any professional sport projecting as badly as the NFC West does right now. 9-7 clearly wins it, and maybe 8-8, right?
I DON'T BELIEVE IN A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I DO BELIEVE IN DUCT TAPE: This Sunday night, the television community will gather for the 2010 Emmy Awards, which as always will do a mediocre job of recognizing the actual best work in the medium over the past year, but never fails to disappoint in terms of giving us amusing things to talk about. (We discussed the nominations at length here.)

For the first time, I believe, the Awards will be broadcast live coast-to-coast, and we plan to be here at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT to Cover It Live yet again. Please join us, and your early bets on the Necrology Applause-O-Meter are welcome. (John Forsythe? Gary Coleman? Rue McLanahan? Capt. Phil Harris? Dixie Carter? Peter Graves? Robert Culp? Ken Ober? Soupy Sales? List of possibles here.)

Also, let's be clear: if they don't honor David Mills during the In Memoriam segment, there will be hell to pay.

From the archives: Our 2009 coverage anchored by Matt and Kim, and then live-in-the-comments blogging from 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005. Yes, we've been doing this for awhile.
QUEL DOMMAGE, WHAT A LOSS / HERE WE GO, IN THE SAUCE: Peel-and-eat shrimp, hardshell crabs, ribs -- I like my summer foods messy. Others don't find it to be worth the effort. You?
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS. TARDINESS IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ON YOUR OWN. MANY, MANY PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED TO MY TARDINESS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY PARENTS FOR NEVER GIVING ME A RIDE TO SCHOOL, THE L.A. CITY BUS DRIVER WHO TOOK A CHANCE ON AN UNKNOWN KID AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE WONDERFUL CREW FROM MCDONALD'S WHO SPEND HOURS MAKING THOSE EGG MCMUFFINS WITHOUT WHICH I'D NEVER BE TARDY: The NYT adds Jim Furyk to a rather extensive list of athletes who showed up late.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

THIS WAS A GREAT MAN, A MAN OF VISION AND GUTS. AND THERE ISN'T EVEN A PLAQUE, OR A SIGNPOST OR A STATUE OF HIM IN THAT TOWN: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that in November, it will present Francis Ford Coppola with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and give honorary Oscars to British film historian and preservationist Kevin Brownlow, French new wave director Jean-Luc Godard and veteran actor Eli Wallach.