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On The Ballad of @Horse_ebooks

I agree with Darnielle: I don't follow it myself, but enough people RT it so that I feel like I get the best bits without all the noise.

Posted on January 9, 2012 at 1:22 pm 0

On Magaret Cho Talks Stand-Up, Music And How To Hack It

Hrm. That was a lot less fulfilling than I thought it'd be, given her usual subject manner on the stage.

Posted on December 5, 2011 at 8:07 pm 0

On Comedy Central Cancels Both Sports Show with Norm MacDonald and Onion SportsDome

I caught Norm's show exactly once, and liked it a lot. Unfortunately, I couldn't really figure out when it aired (I'm a casual browser of TV except for Fringe and anything with Christopher Kimball). It didn't seem to have a regular sort of re-airing the way Daily Show and other shows have, either. Too bad ...

Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:59 am 0

On Adam Pally Drives Colin Hanks, Fred Savage and His Sister Around, Almost Kills Them All

I was confused why Fred Savage was there ???

Posted on June 20, 2011 at 4:22 pm 0

On Why Nielsen Ratings Are Inaccurate, and Why They'll Stay That Way

Not to be ornery, but I pay $120 per month, not $50. I'd be happy to just pay $50 ... $12 would be a miracle worthy of veneration.

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 10:14 pm 0

On Why Nielsen Ratings Are Inaccurate, and Why They'll Stay That Way

Back to the original premise: remember when cable shows had no or very few ads? I do. Perhaps instead of Animal Planet, Animal Planet 2, Animal Planet: Underwater, Animal Planet: In the Air!, Animal Planet: Insects, and Animal Planet: MON-STARZZZZZ!, there could be just Animal Planet. I really don't need 300 channels. I just wanna watch the Red Sox and MSNBC and occasionally some Miss Julia Child. (Also: I'd be happy to pay someone for more/better PBS!)

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 6:49 pm 0

On Why Nielsen Ratings Are Inaccurate, and Why They'll Stay That Way

Wow, sorry, disagree. I tolerate ads on broadcast television, sure. I even sort of understand the bi-weekly PBS pledge drives. But I pay for cable (quite a bit do I pay, thanks to the legal monopoly ComcastXfinityNBCUniversal enjoys in Boston!) and the shrinkage of unique content in favor of the latest new _____ that is a carbon copy of ______ is irritating. Remember when cable shows had no or very few ads? Because paying for the exclusive service was what made it different than the broadcast networks? Yeah, I'm only 32 and remember that. Now I'm paying for a premium product but still suffering ads? Um ...

Posted on January 31, 2011 at 6:16 pm 0

On The Day Comedy Won: How 30 Rock Beat Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

I enjoyed elements of Studio 60, especially Stephen Weber and the way Sorkin wrapped up the Chinese-speaking businessman story: Jack: You speak English? Zhang Tao: I speak a few words. Jack: How many words? Zhang Tao: All of them. Jack: Why do you pretend you can't speak English? Zhang Tao: It's fun. Jack: It's fun?! [pause] Yeah. Guess it would be. Seems to me the biggest flaw was Sorkin writing out his grudges for all the world to see. Maybe Schlamme didn't want to or couldn't reign him in. Even with my limited familiarity with the history of their careers, it felt a little heavy-handed. I was embarassed for them.

Posted on December 17, 2010 at 1:42 pm 0
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