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.

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 Only beef: it’s somewhat outdated.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.

Hot diggety dog, a content provider that finally gets it!!!
(from Metafilter)

As this article discusses, this year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most loved and watched Christmas TV specials ever made. I know I’ll watch it this year with a little added interest as a result. (By the way, I own the hardcover edition of the book mentioned in the article, and would [...]

Somebody let me know if that End of the World miniseries on CBS is any good.

One of the things I will be attempting is a weekly review of my Must-See TV night, Sundays — The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Desperate Housewives, and The West Wing. I’ve PVR’d them all this week, as I was working to get this set up, so reviews are pending.
Boy, this is exciting already! (blows [...]