There Is A TV God

So, as a result of dismal ratings Rosie O'Donnell's new show has been cancelled after only one episode. I don't have to give away my television after all. Pheeew!

Oooh, A New Show

TNT has a new show called Leverage that I am going to recommend after seeing two episodes. It airs on Tuesday nights (seriously, do the networks even know there are other nights in the week?) and it's like a cross between Ocean's Eleven and Robin Hood. A gang of talented, witty thieves and con artists use their skills and neat tech gadgets to bring down corrupt corporations in order to help the little guy. And maybe make a little profit themselves. So far I really like it - I've set a series recording for my DVR.

Know Your Audience

So on Friday night I was up watching a little tv before bed at about midnight. One of those "dating" phone line commercials came on - you know, the ones where slutty/attractive women ask you to call them because they are so lonely or bored or whatever? Now, this in itself was not surprising, although it was one of the tackier versions I've seen. What was odd about it was that it was definitely targeted to men (I've seen ones that are for both sexes, this was not it) and it was on during The Starter Wife. Do you really think that the type of people who are up at midnight watching this program are the same type of people looking to call up some bottle blondes? Me neither.

The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice

So, you can call me whatever you want, but I am totally excited by the new Librarian movie premiering tonight* on TNT. Yes, we are talking about a made for TV movie about a super-educated know-it-all who travels around the world having adventures and saving supposedly mythical arrtifacts (i.e. Excalibur or the Ark of the Covenant). But I like them. And apparently other people do too since this is the third movie. Maybe they are cheesy and silly, but I enjoy them - and my DVR is all set for tonight's big debut. I'm sure that this film can probably be viewed as a stand alone, but I do recommend giving the first and second films a shot as well - rent the dvds and have yourself a fantasy marathon!

*update: I am still extremely excited, however the movie is not actually on until Sunday. But the good news is, all three movies are airing back to back, so you can just veg out and watch them all!

Is This Supposed To Be Fun?

Now that it is the holiday season, commercials are springing up for all sorts of games and products that we wouldn't normally see. One of these is Pictionary Man, and I must confess this doesn't look the slightest bit fun to me. It is apparently like regular pictionary, where you draw out clues and your teammates guess, but instead of paper, you draw on a man shaped doll. And maybe there are some charades thrown in too, judging by the ads - probably to compensate for the inadequate drawing surface. This just looks really lame to me. Regular pictionary can be really fun - and with regular paper you can start over new anytime you want. Drawing on a stupid figurine doesn't look fun at all - definitely not an improvement on the original.

Grrrr, I Hate This Kind Of Book!

I have started a new book, and it one of the ones where each page is a different width. Why to publishers do this? Do they think that it is charming and makes the book look handmade or are they just putting them together on the cheap by using left over pages from books of all different sizes? Because it is really annoying. It makes it totally impossible to flip through the pages at any speed, and simply turning one as you go takes a break in concentration that really ruins the enjoyment of the story. I hate it, and I hope that all publishers read this and abandon the practice immediately.

Fish Face

Watch out for an ad that is for the Xbox 360 and it's link to Netflix. It features a close up of a woman, and then pans around her head to show that she has a tiny movie theater in the back of her skull. Pretty weird on its own, but my main point is this: Doesn't she look like a goldfish?