A Note To Thursday Night...

"I worked the day shift at the graveyard and the graveyard shift at the Days Inn."

Oh Tina Fey, you and your writers slay me. Congrats on having your best ratings in a long time last night. I don't know if they were the best ever, but I know they are up over 50% from last years finale -- you deserve it. I missed your show and really had a few good laughs last night. Of course it wasn't as good as I had hoped, I think my expectations and excitement were too high. But none-the-less, I laughed, chuckled, and nodded -- especially at your joke about grad students -- its why your show is so great. Megan Mullally was very good as well, and I am so happy for Tracy's success with 'Dong Slayer'.

Oh Michael Scott, I feel for you. Long distance relationships never seem to work out, but your mix CD won me over. And seriously, I would have Darryl drive me everywhere if I could. The opening halloween bit was fabulous, and I am admittedly a little sad it didn't continue past the opening credits. Great costumes Dunder Mifflin - especially Jim, man after my own heart...

Life on Mars is good...

"We're going to need that dewey eyed doo-doo that only you do."

Who else can pull this line off with class, grace, and perfect tone? Michael Imperioli of 'Life on Mars'. I didn't think Christopher Moltasante (of the Sopranos) could get any better...kudos to the casting director for 'Mars' for seeing an extension for Christopher's character as a cop in the 1970's. This show is really working for me right now. And Imperioli is perfect.

New episode tonight on ABC.

The Return of Grizz and Dotcom

'30 Rock' is back tonight. And all the critics agree, it is back on track and damn funny.
Bring it on I say. Has there ever been a smarter hour of comedy then 'Office' and '30 Rock'? I don't know....maybe. But I doubt it.

'Greek' Season Finale Report Card

Might as well give it an 'A' right? You didn't watch it, so what do you care? I'm telling you though -- this show is well produced, well acted, a step above trash, and a quick study. College was fun, remember? I do - every Monday night from 7-8 PM central time. I will miss you 'Greek' and your end of show promotion for songs heard in the show by bands I have clearly never heard of. It turns out I can get their ringtones if I want from CW.com.
On an unrelated note, when my wife's phone rings, Cindy Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' kicks in and all I can think about is that night when Capt. Lou and Lauper brought out Windy Richter on WWF to fight female champion 'Fabulous Moolah'. It's nights like those that get burned into your mind for absolutely no reason...

In case you were wondering what ever happened to Windy Richter, I offer you her Wikipedia link. And it's Wendi Richeter Ed, jesus...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendi_Richter

John Hamm + SNL Sucks + Podcast + Coldplay + Dining Room Furniture

Ok, so we have no dining room furniture for sale, but since this blog gets a lot of hits from search engines, I thought we'd try and attract some shoppers as well as those who are fed up with SNL. Here is the podcast from this weekends show. Its about 25 minutes this week, sorry for the length -- but really, there was a lot to rip on.



...OR DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST

Mad Men Season 2 Finale: Kevin Finnerty, meet Dick Whitman

When Tony Soprano found himself in a coma, he became regular-Joe salesman Kevin Finnerty, who while away at a convention, rediscovered who he is. When Tony woke up, Kevin was gone and his number one priority was family.
When Don Draper found himself at a crossroads, he became regular-Joe Dick Whitman (his real self), who while away in California, rediscovered who he is. When Don came home, Dick was gone and his number one priority was family.

Same writers.

Truthfully I enjoy Mr. Whitman much more than Mr. Finnerty, but the dramatic affect was none-the-less similar. Our hero has lost his way and needs to figure out what is most important to him. This whole season of Mad Men has been about the personal growth of three people who have been kidding themselves. And it was slow and dilberate, and in the end...fantastic.

Of course the three people I speak of are Don, Betty, and Peggy. When the season opened, Don was a family third workaholic philanderer, Betty was a subservient push-over, and Peggy was a lost girl in a mental institution. In the end it seems like Don had reversed his priorities entirely, perhaps even walking away from Sterling Cooper (yeah right)....and Betty grew up a lot. I guess banging some dude in the managers office at a bar doesn't necessarily qualify as growing up, but it was still some giant metaphor about revenge and inner-strength, yadda yadda...

Finally, Peggy with her appearance, attitude, and outward confidence has probably grown the most -- telling Pete about the baby, and that she could have had him if she wanted, then leaving was impressive. It was a good scene, well done, and 13 episodes in the making. This show is just fantastic and I already cannot wait for season 3.

John Hamm SNL Breakdown Coming Tomorrow!

Probably somewhere in the podcast it might be mentioned that a guy named Finger running for city council in a town named Butts is pretty funny....if you're eight. But yeah, I laughed at it pretty hard anyway. It's also snowing outside right now. Really?