Monthly Archives: March 2010

Nostaliga Corner: Do It, Rockafallon!

*Note: With Thursday nights requiring two DVRs and thus creating a logjam of Friday blog content, we’re going to, at least temporarily, move Nostalgia Corner to Tuesdays (as, save for Chuck, Monday is pretty much tumbleweeds). Last night I watched … Continue reading

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Muppet Monday: Muppets on Your Body!

There may have been bigger Muppet news this past week (and, indeed, over the last few weeks), but outside the confirmation that Jason Segel will also star in the upcoming Muppet movie (as was assumed for some time) this is … Continue reading

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Filed under Golden Girls, Muppet Mondays, Muppets

Facebook, You Know Me So Well

Yes, I like.  I like a lot.

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Filed under Feeny, Nostalgia Corner

More Incontrovertible Proof That Jimmy Fallon Is on Fire

And that proof is that last Thursday he welcomed our good friend Eliot Glazer and, more importantly, Eliot’s dog Atticus (whom I like to consider as my dog nephew, or dog Godson). Atticus first achieved fame by setting the blogosphere … Continue reading

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Jude Law is One of Our Finest Actors, and a Look Back on the Last Three Weeks in ‘SNL’

Jude Law maybe one our finest actors.  But that doesn’t mean he’s funny. However, I won’t pin this past weekend’s thoroughly average installment on Law.  He made Sean Penn good on his word, and proved to be an extremely talented … Continue reading

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‘California Dreams’ Twins?

Just wanted to follow up last week’s post about the California Dreams reunion on Jimmy Fallon with this visual evidence confirming the resemblence between Brent Gore and Will Forte.  Long lost brothers? Unfortunately, another former California Dreamers may also have … Continue reading

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Filed under Count Bleh, Makes You Think, Nostalgia Corner

Sorta In Memoriam: Tom Westman (and a brief discourse on celebrities and moral turpitude)

And so begins my long overdue thoughts on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.  It’s a shame we have to start on such a sour note. A few weeks ago my mom and I were talking about the Tiger Woods scandal (it … Continue reading

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Filed under Century 21 Reality, Freak Out Control, In Memoriam, Local Flavor, Mancrush, Tribal Council

3 Days Until Pi Day!

Which means it’s 3/11. So to honor the date we had two choices, either call New York City and complain about the building manager or post a music video from the premiere rock/rap/punk/skater/reggae outfit of the mid-90s.  We went with … Continue reading

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Four More Examples of How Jimmy Fallon is Killing it (and One That Shows Why He’s Not)

Talking up the good work that Jimmy Fallon and the Late Night crew have been doing is nothing new on this blog.  In fact, we’ve been complimenting their efforts as far back as last Fall.  But with the show celebrating … Continue reading

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Filed under Freak Out Control, Good Humor, LOST, Saturday Night Live, Saved by the Bell, Talkies

Muppet Monday Movie Thought

Since we covered the big Muppet movie(s) news last Friday, for this Muppet Monday post I just have a brief thought/question about the Muppet-verse going forward.  In Muppets From Space Gonzo learns that he is not a weirdo or a … Continue reading

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