Everyone wants to stick to the plan of running the show continuously without any interuptions or repeats. But if they started now (eight episodes are already in the can) the season finale would air over the summer, when TV viewership is low. If they start in the fall, they'll have to take a break for the World Series.
They could start the season in November. But then it would probably end in March. They probably want the finale in May for sweeps.
So if you can't make it through the next 12 months without a does of Bauer Power, you can always watch the Day 7 trailer over and over or the hilarious 1990s version.
I'm not a big fan of Seth MacFarlane. As a fan of shows like "The Simpsons" and "South Park," I just don't get "Family Guy." I don't find it funny. And I pride myself on the fact that I've never seen "American Dad."
However, I have to give him a well done on this sketch he wrote, which gives us a peek behind closed doors at negotiations in the writers strike.
I love Christmas music of any variety.But there are some holiday tunes I just can’t handle – like anything by the Carpenters.There must be at least three radio stations in the Albany area that play non-stop Christmas music.But as soon as I hear Karen Carpenter’s voice I reach for the tuner.It’s like a reflex.
But there is one song that I think has the indisputable claim to the Worst Holiday Song of All Time title.I was working out the YMCA recently, listening to seasonal songs on the radio, when “The Christmas Shoes” came on.ARRGGHH!!!When you’re exercising you want energetic music that pumps you up.This song makes you want to slit your wrists.I don’t condone censorship, but I’ll make an exception in this case.This song should be banned from the airwaves forever!
I think my favorite Christmas song on the radio right now is Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan performing “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.”
One of my all-time favorites is “O Holy Night.”I’m a sucker for any version of it – except Mariah Carey’s.I always worry the glass in the windows is going to shatter when she shrieks the high notes.
On another note, while thinking about Christmas music recently it dawned on me that the ongoing writers strike is going to rob all of us of one of my favorite holiday traditions: the “Late Show with David Letterman” Christmas episode.You can count on this episode every year for three things:
Paul Shaffer will do his impression of Cher singing the aforementioned “O Holy Night” (“OOOooooo HOOOOooooolllly Night, the stars are brightly shiiiiiiiiining!”).
Jay Thomas will come out, as he has every year since 1998, and tell his classic Lone Ranger story and then he and Dave will take part in the Late Show Quarterback Challenge (you can read the story and an explanation of the QB Challenge in this recap of last year’s show).
And last, but certainly not least, the great Darlene Love comes out to blow the lid off the dump with a rousing rendition of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”
Darlene first performed the song for Letterman in 1986 on “Late Night” on NBC.She appeared on “Late Show” on CBS to do the song in 1994 and has returned every year since (except this year).
Of her 14 Letterman appearances singing this song, I found six on YouTube.I wanted to pick one to post here and narrowed it down to two.When I couldn’t decide further, I figured what the hell, let’s post them both.You decide which one is better.
First up is the 2000 appearance.Darlene is backed up by the Singing Sergeants of the U.S. Air Force and the performance was broadcast live to service members overseas.
Next up is last year’s appearance.This slightly extended version (compared to the other clips I found) is another show-stopper, complete with a sleigh on stage and a brief appearance by Late Show’s Grinder Girl and Hula Hoop Girl.
All of the cute animals on the Internet have decided to stop being adorable as a sign of solidarity with the striking writers...according to the writers of "The Colbert Report," at least.
Watching this week's episode of "The Office," I was thrilled to hear there is a Dunder Mifflin branch right here in Albany (not to mention the office in nearby Utica seen last week). Now I know where to go for all of my paper product needs!
Unfortunately, the folks from Dunder Mifflin won't be around much longer. Production on the show has shut down due to the Writers Guild of America strike. I believe next week's episode will be the last original episode and then the show will go back into reruns until the strike is settled.
In this video, some of the show's writing staff -- many of whom are also cast members -- outline their case. I first saw this a couple of days ago and wanted to post it then. Alas, it's been a busy week and now this clip has spread everywhere. You've probably seen it by now. If not, here it is...
In the meantime, we've finally learned what it takes to stop Jack Bauer -- a WGA strike. Remember that "24" trailer I posted? Enjoy that, because it's all the "24" we'll get for a while. Fox has pulled the planned January season premiere from their schedule -- delaying the show indefinitely. They want to wait until they're sure they can run all 24 episodes in Day 7 consecutively.
I fear the strike is also going to doom the new "Star Trek" movie, which began shooting this week. Director/producer/writer J.J. Abrams agreed to start production on schedule, but is refusing to take part in any rewrites along the way. So if a scene isn't working out as well as it seemed on paper, they're stuck with it. Actually, I'm sure someone will do the script tinkering, but it probably won't be any of the original writers who worked on the script, but rather some studio hack.
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