I've been listening occasionally to Al Franken's radio show and enjoying it more and more. The guy actually engages in discussions, and not with people who agree maniacally with his position. I like that. If anyone reading this has a pipeline to Mr. Franken or his producer, I have a suggestion to make which would […]
It has been pointed out to me that I had a somewhat-misleading headline on my last item about the Simpsons voice cast and their fight for better pay. I put "The Simpsons Strike" up there and that's not really true. The actors are not on strike. Their old contract has expired and they're attempting to […]
The current Writers Guild of America contract expires May 2, 2004 (or May 1, depending on how you count) and folks are starting to whisper the "s" word, meaning "strike." As I've mentioned here in the past (see here, here or here), I have been pessimistic about the chances of the WGA obtaining a new […]
Several weblogs are currently discussing whether some of the questions asked of George W. Bush in his recent press conference were prearranged. The premise here is that certain White House correspondents, to curry favor with the Oval Office, agree to ask certain questions to which Bush has scripted answers. I don't think that's true. But […]
As you probably know, the voice actors on The Simpsons are currently holding out for substantial raises. This is upsetting some in the animation community who fear that this will halt production and that the artists who work on that show will suffer. And of course, there's an underlying outrage because when you compare what […]
Still busy with that deadline so there won't be much here for a little while. I started "blogging" before that term was in popular usage, on December 18, 2000, with an every-so-often page that I updated manually. I changed over to this almost-daily page with real weblog software on April 23 of '03, so this […]
Not long ago on this site, I nominated Christopher Walken for the role of Applegate (i.e., The Devil) in the forthcoming film remake of Damn Yankees. I'm now hearing it'll be Billy Crystal. That doesn't sound like a terrible choice to me. […]
Just got a spam e-mail from Beverage P. Dope. That's the best name yet. I may order some genital-lengthening creme just because I like that name so much. Beverage P. Dope. If you went to vote and you saw "Beverage P. Dope" on your ballot, wouldn't you vote for him? Of course you would. […]
Here's a great example of why Dennis Miller isn't very funny these days. It's very hard to be funny when you take the side of those in power. It's like trying to do a Marx Brothers movie and have Margaret Dumont top Groucho. Anyway, here's a monologue joke that Jay Leno did last week about […]
I was told not to announce this until it was definite but a number of websites that cover new DVD releases are now reporting… GARFIELD AND FRIENDS – VOLUME 1 – DVD — From Fox Home Entertainment, featuring the cartoon antics of everyone's favorite fat cat, Garfield, joined by Odie, Jon, and the barnyard crew […]
Damn. I needed to work tonight but this is too important not to post about… Pete Alvarado, one of the most prolific comic book and animation artists of all time, passed away January 30 at the age of 83. He worked for almost every animation studio in existence including a long stint for the Warner […]
I'm still hacking away at that deadline so I've decided to post the Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup can. For those of you who are woefully unhip to the ways of the Internet, this ancient tradition (adhered to by almost no one but me) means that the proprietor of the weblog is swamped and won't […]
Frank Rich draws some interesting parallels between the current situation in Iraq and the movie, Lawrence of Arabia. […]
Well, this brings us to the end of Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. Their Top Twenty consisted of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Chris Rock, Steve Martin, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Cosby, Roseanne Barr, Eddie Murphy, Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Bob Newhart, David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres, Don Rickles, […]