USAToday presents its list of upcoming Christmas specials. By the way, am I wrong, or is this the first time in a LONG time that “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” has aired on network prime-time? It always used to be one of my favorites, along with that one about mice and clocks and George [...]

Entering into the weekend, there’s one way I can guarantee you I did not intend to spend the entire Sunday, and that’s playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, which came free in a box of cereal. But, you know what they say, the road to hell, yada yada yada.

Mark Evanier has told this story elsewhere on his site. But the first time he told it, he left certain blanks in it where names like “Welcome Back Kotter”, “Mr. T and Tina”, and Pat Morita would have gone. The story is now told in full, and I never woulda guessed.
Rest in peace, Arnold.

Would highly recommend Just Friends, the Ryan Reynolds flick that opens tomorrow, and not just because that’s Regina standing in for New Jersey. (Actually, not sure how I feel about some producer thinking the Queen City is a good substitute for America’s doormat.) Attended the Regina premiere, and interviewed one of the stars.

The Simpsons worked, but not as well as last week. Family Guy was over the top hilarious, and I didn’t finish American Dad.
Not much else to report at the moment. Isn’t that exciting?
No?
Fine.

Had a flu shot at work this morning. Ended up with about the same symptom as last time, namely an arm that’s still a bit numb and sore. So far otherwise, I feel fine.
A rough day today, but it ended with my favorite episode of Futurama: the Fountain of Youth episode (actually, from last [...]

Have a couple of things to post as soon as this cloud of migraine lifts from above me.

This article is a must read about what’s happening in American broadcasting today. I used to live in Saskatoon, where the cable company carries one of Sinclair’s stations, WUHF Rochester. And my experience with that station corroborates much of this.
(EDIT: Fixed link.)

If you’re any kind of broadcast geek, this is kind of neat: Search for a radio station, and it uses Google Maps to show you the transmitter site. Only beef: it’s somewhat outdated.

Sunday’s Simpsons, in which Bart becomes a momma’s boy, was comic gold. Certainly approached the days of old, and the Homer armwrestling subpot was good as well. Best line: “Uhh… she died.”
Family Guy, with the A-Team plot, worked too. Laughed out loud several times. Thought the Facts of Life bit went a little too far.