August 2008

Show host JD Roth
The word from Channel 5 is below. But, having just talked to a rep from the show, I should clarify: This is not going to be a segment for telecast in the program. This is part of a promotional tour for the show, and on a somewhat smaller scale than segments being [...]

Full announcement after the jump.

Here's the brief from Lionsgate:
Meet Satan's biggest tools. The first season of the hilarious comedy series "Reaper," which was declared "devilishly fun" by the San Francisco Chronicle, will be available on DVD this November. Reaper: Season One includes all 18 episodes from the freshman season and is loaded with special bonus materials including [...]

Hey, Misty May-Treanor, you just won a gold medal at the Olympics. Now what? "I'm going on 'Dancing With the Stars!' "
Naw, just doesn't sound right. Complete cast list after the jump. Starts Sept. 22.

Usually early on Monday mornings, I'm doing a little Web browsing, catching up on the stuff on DVR, checking reader mail and generally planning how I will face the week. Today, I tried to do all those things but kept thinking, "Hey, I have a class." Which I of course attended, and took copious notes, [...]

As you may know, these are terrible times in the newspaper business. I am still employed by the Beacon Journal, and dedicated to my chosen profession and to this blog. But I have begun to think about what I will do when my run as an ink-stained wretch comes to an end. And I am [...]

"Medals, shmedals. I've got my own DVD!"
(Pic From Huffington Post)
From NBC:
NBC Olympics is offering fans the chance to relive the greatest moments from the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, including all eight of Michael Phelps' gold medal races, through a trio of DVDs available for sale on NBCOlympics.com. Also available is a two-volume set with the [...]

In my post about the "Seventeen Year Itch" episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210," I mentioned that when Jim changed into his pajamas, he kept his underpants on inside the pajamas.
Struck me as odd (other than as a way of preventing the TV audience from seeing Jim's junk). But reader Annie asked in the comment section [...]