It's getting toward time to start compiling the annual weird Christmas songs list. But I'm feeling lazy. And so, apparently, is singer Ana Egge, above. And that leads to a contemplation of lazy songs, after the jump. …

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Before I move on to other topics, I wanted to reproduce the "Dancing" scoring rules. (You can find all the details at ABC's Web site, which is where I got this section from.) …

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Sabrina Bryan, who should have been in the finals, was kicked off tonight. Very irked notes from the telecast, below.

(A few thoughts about Tuesday night's "Reaper" are in the post below this one. "Reaper" was written Wednesday morning, but I set its post time for last night so I can keep my "Dancing" rant at the top for a bit longer. This post consists of notes from Tuesday night)

Went out to see "Bee Movie" tonight. Cute and heart-warming, if a little low-key. More about that another time. And now, "Dancing With the Stars" results, which really eat it, after the jump …

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I had bailed out on "Reaper" for the last couple of weeks because, after a promising start, it had fallen into the same plot week after week. I was recording it, but I didn't feel any great urge to watch. But this morning I checked out last night's episode, and it seemed somewhat better.

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Interesting actor, famous singer, funny man. In tribute, one of his classic, hilarious ESPN commercials:

Goulet, by the way, had all the ESPN spots posted on his Web site here.

If I can dig it up, I'll also post his brief appearance in "Scrooged." But here's a vintage bit of him in his Broadway-star mode, along with the legendary Barbara Cook. Video quality's not great, but it's a nice time capsule.

This item appeared in today's e-mail:

When the 8-0 New England Patriots visit the 7-0 Indianapolis Colts on Sunday (CBS, 4:15 PM ET), it marks the latest meeting in a season for two unbeaten teams. NFL Network will be there with record-breaking coverage of its own featuring 36.5 hours (34 hours in high definition) of Patriots and Colts specific programming – a record number of hours devoted to a non-Super Bowl game. Among those 36.5 hours is an extra hour of coverage after midnight Saturday made possible by the end of Daylight saving time and clocks being turned back an hour at 2:00 AM.

I love this item for two reasons. First, that they're bragging about devoting so much time to a regular-season football game, when that game is already getting coverage overkill at every turn. (This morning, one of the guys on Sporting News Radio actually tried to minimize Colts-Pats hype, although that meant talking about the game anyway, to explain the minimizing.) Second, I'm just tickled by the idea of Daylight Savings Time allowing for even more overkill. After all, most of us look at it as an opportunity to sleep.

John Francis Daley, still fondly remembered from "Freaks and Geeks" and "Kitchen Confidential," has become a regular on Fox's "Bones." He's been seen there recently as a therapist and will continue the role. Details after the jump. …

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When logic and proportion have fallen … after the jump.

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It's probably time to declare: ain't nothin but a sandwich. Brief grumbling after the jump…

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In-progress notes after the jump …

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