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Around the Watercooler

8 May

According to a recent survey of 1,435 employed adults 18 and older, when people at work talk about TV, they most often discuss American Idol. Among women, Dancing with the Stars is the second most popular show, and among men, it’s Lost. Surprisingly, workers age 65 and older were more likely than any other age group to say they discuss AI more than any other show at their workplace. Now, AI and Lost I can see, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone in my office ever discuss DwtS. Ever. We talk about The Office most often around here. And there’s also a large following for America’s Next Top Model — which I do not watch, thank you very much. DwtS? What kinds of office workers were interviewed for this survey?

Kids Ask the Darndest Things

16 Apr

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/24138651#24138651

Pivot!

10 Apr

I’m not really sure how I totally forgot about this clip, given what happened with the move on Saturday and all, but better a few days later than never. This is one of my all-time favorite scenes from Friends, and minus annoying Ross, it’s pretty similar to what happened when we tried to get my couch into my new apartment. Enjoy.

Cincinnati Music Factory

6 Apr

Sometimes local news is so random. Like this early-morning broadcast on channel 12 in Cincinnati. I’m sort of happy they don’t do stuff like this here in Boston … although it would be awesome if VB, Doug, or Cindy busted out some moves one morning on the F0X 25 morning news. Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, I present this clip. (Thanks to EW.com’s PopWatch for the heads up.)

Opening Night

4 Apr

Forget what I said the other day: This is opening night for me. It’s the first time a Red Sox game is starting in the 7 p.m. hour, when I can actually watch. Those early-morning Japan games and then the late-night Oakland ones just didn’t count if I couldn’t really watch them. So now that baseball is on and I can actually see it, it’s like the season has just started. Woo hoo! Go Sox!

What About Bob?

2 Apr

Some people like him and some people hate him, but I’m in the group that is upset about today’s news regarding longtime channel 4 sportscaster Bob Lobel, who, along with Scott Wahle and entertainment reporter Joyce Kulhawik, was let go by the station. I’m not going to get all mushy and teary-eyed about his departure, but I did always enjoy Bob’s good humor and his knowledgeable reporting. Lobel was a fun guy to watch, and I’ll miss seeing him on the air.

I Love the Sight of Red Sox in the Morning

25 Mar

There’s something really odd about waking up early (early for me, anyway. I wasn’t going to wake up at 6am) to watch baseball being played live in Japan. But at the same time, I woke up just in time to see the Sox come back in sixth inning, and that was pretty cool. It was fun seeing Pedroia and Manny get big hits. Funny to see that Dice-K must have sucked if the team was losing when I turned on the TV (jeeeez, some things don’t ever change — even in his home country). And just good to see the team on the field, playing a close game (too close), that actually counts. All is right with the world again: baseball is back. And hey, it sure does beat watching V.B. and Kim Carrigan.

Giving Dyngus Its Due

24 Mar

Oh my God, I totally spaced and forgot to wish y’all a Happy Dyngus Day. Thankfully, Keith Olbermann was there to remind me of this special occasion.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/23785615#23785615

Tracy Jordan Is the New Tina Fey

16 Mar

If you saw Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live a few weeks ago, you know she declared “Bitch is the new black.” Well, last night Tracy Jordan aired a response. And since I actually have a favorite candidate in this election, I thought I’d post the clip here. Enjoy.

http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/47dda2ec7a021864

9021-Okay!

13 Mar

’90s nostalgia comes in two flavors: welcomed and unwelcomed. The New Kids reunion? Unwelcomed. A new Beverly Hills 90210? Very much welcomed.

That’s right, kids. The CW is developing a “contemporary spinoff” of 90210 to be written by Rob Thomas, the creator of Veronica Mars. No word yet on which former cast members will appear in the show, but apparently it’s been “fast tracked” and if all goes well, it could be on the air later this year. I just hope the show is more like the original series’ first five seasons (through sophomore year of college) and not the later ones.

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