the citizens of Jericho will have to live, fight and die for their freedom


by Charlie Bebattica

After a brief fan-influenced stay of execution, CBS has decided to cancel Jericho, its post-nuke and civil insurrection-themed answer to Lost, again. Over at Yahoo’s messageboard dedicated to the series, the the fan response unfolds pretty much as expected.

From “Mare Cad TITAN”:

JERICHO…SHOULD…NOT…HAVE BEEN

CANCELLED !!! CBS HAS SAWDUST FOR

BRAINS !!! BOYCOTT ALL OF THEIR SPONSORS.

What are those dorkoz going to do, another fake “reality” show ??? Jerkoz !!!

Dorkoz and jerkoz? Wow, that’s pulling out all the stops.

From “william m”:

CBS EXECS ARE TAKING TRAINING FROM FOX EXECS. JERICHO IS ONE OF THE ONLY SHOWS ON TODAY THAT HAS THE DRAW OF”24″. WHAT ARE THEY REPLACING IT WITH BIG BROTHER 2 OR ANOTHER MINDLESS < AND CHEAP TO PRODUCE> GAME SHOW. WON’T ANY THINKING TV EXEC BUY THIS SHOW-PLEASE!!!

The difference between Jericho and 24? Or Jericho and Big Brother, for that matter? A viably-sized viewership.

“Shoes S” evokes the predictably hoary exception that proves the rule:

Unbelievable. I can only hope they’ll make a movie now. Don’t lose all hope. Remember, Star Trek was on only two seasons and has been cranking out movies for 40 years now, not to mention spin-offs. Find out who the directors and producers are and contact them. Maybe we can get cable to pick up this unique show.
Unless the old US government emerges from the ashes, I’d presume the citizens of Jericho will have to live, fight and die for their freedom the same as they have for the last two years.

Honestly, if Jericho develops an afterlife fan following as widespread and entrenched as Star Trek has, I will eat my hat — and I wear a wide-brimmed sombrero. Also, if Star Trek fans are called “Trekkies,” would that mean that Jericho fans are “Jerkies”?

“Roy M” keeps it short and elegant:

cbs sucks

Way to speak truth to power, buddy.

“Stayfunny” blames society:

It’s the masses that aren’t intelligent enough to catch a show like this, get my drift?

People who post on Yahoo messageboards shouldn’t make snide conclusions about relative intelligence levels.

Finally, “The Everyday Guy” chimes in with a touch of rare class:

EVERYBODY GETS BUTT-RAPED!!! WHAT AN ENDING.

LOLZ.

Some days it’s like shooting fish in a barrel, I tell you.



The truth outs in the end.


by Ted Grant

Doctor Who fans are crazy. This makes perfect sense when you consider the longevity of the show. They’ve had more time to develop and nurture the crazy than almost any other nerd-attracting program. And the best illustration of this are the arguements. You see, the less important an issue becomes, the more loudly people will argue about it. Take, for example, the raging debate over whether or not the upcoming series of the show is the fourth series or not.

All this series 4 nonsense should now be washed away. Honestly who can call a series series 4 when 29 series have preceeded it?

The same stupid BBC that rejected Red Dwarf IX. The same stupid BBC that cancelled Doctor Who in the first place. The same BBC that panders to thugs etc by being so politically correct.

Why not? If Red Dwarf came back should it be called series one again? If Men Behaving Badly came back should that be series one again? The facts are it’s the same series not a reset or anything like that so it is Season/Series/Whatever 30. It makes perfect sense. Having Series One follow Season 26, Dimensions in Time, TV Movie is absurd.

But it is SERIES FOUR, because that is what BBC Wales, the people who are actually making it are calling it. The fact that DWM called it Series 30 once, in a headline of article about SERIES FOUR is just a coincidence. It will remain the thirtieth series of something called Doctor Who but its official title is Series Four. Fans can call it what they like, but it remains Series Four.

Twaddle you can’t call it the 4TH SERIES/SERIES 4 BECAUSE THAT WAS ON IN THE 1960S ABSOLUTE RUBBISH i DON’T CARE WHat bbc Wales say they have no right to reset the numbering they didn’t create Doctor Who.

Doesn’t matter what the BBC are calling it. There have been 29 seasons prior to this one. It’s 30.

Ever wondered why Dr Who fans have a reputation for being uptight, anal, unbalanced obsessives?

The only reason they’ve adopted the ludicrous new numbering is because they stupidly think the audience will be confused by reminders that the show has been around so long. It’s disrespectful to a British institution .

I’m really, really sorry for you that you haven’t got the version of the show back that you want, but I‘m tired of hearing you bleat on and on and on about it. Can’t you stop being quite so bloody selfish and appreciate how much a hell of a lot of other people are enjoying it?



Cartoon network is gunna get sued.


by Ted Grant

From Everett, WA comes the sad story of a boy who allegedly died while trying to imitate the television show Naruto. Naturally, this being the internet, there’s no story so tragic that someone can’t find a way to work their own personal axe to grind into the commentary.
From the right:

Another potential death penalty case here in WA that will go unpunished…

And from the left:

As the media becomes more violent the world has become a sadder, colder and more violent place.
We could change it, just as we could reduce the
amount of oil we use but we won’t.



The fact that it came from The Advocate gives it less weight


by Ted Grant

Wikipedia, the on-line encyclopedia as accurate as asking Jimmy down at Hootch’s Bar for his expert opinion, isn’t the first place you’d expect to find raging debates over trivial matters…okay, no, it is exactly the place you’d expect to find pointless arguements. But some people’s devotion to refusing to acknowledge the obvious is downright touching.

Take the debate over whether or not the character of Jim Dangle on Reno 911! is meant to be gay or not:

Dangle’s orientation is never made clear, for a reason: it’s a running gag. To say outright that he is gay is simply wrong

The ongoing joke in the show is that he never reveals if he is or is not gay, hence it is ambiguous.

It never says that shw wanted the divorce because he was gay, and certainly was not flirting with the new husband. The joke of the scene is that they got along, despite the odd circumstances.

I suggest we fix the article. Dangle isn’t outright homosexual, and that’s the whole point.

Seems to me like Dangle is gay but he’s reluctant to admit it, possibly fearing the inevitable retribution he’d get from the rest of the cops. He tries to seduce Trudy thinking he’d never see her again and that she was infatuated with him.

The fact that he’s had a history with women yet behaves in a homosexual manner makes the viewer unsure of his sexuality, and that’s the entire point of it. He never openly has had a relationship or any sexual activity with a man, but he was married at one point. Even T.V. Guide’s show description refers to him as being sexually ambiguous.

It’s also important to keep in mind that the actors aren’t always as knowledgable of the characters they play as the creators are. Just because Thomas Lennon says Dangle is gay doesn’t mean the creators intend for Dangle to be an outright homosexual.

You’re making too hasty a conclusion without really thinking. Your “evidence” is based mainly on his outward behavior, which means that obviously you don’t know the definition of homosexual. Anything that points to him being gay and attempting to cover it up could also point to him being straight and attempting to appear gay.

As already mention, Lennon may play the part as gay but the show certainly makes it ambiguous. I also think that T.V. Guide holds enough weight to balance Lennon’s reference to him as being gay.

The fact that it came from The Advocate gives it less weight. Think for a moment: they’re discussing a character who is “ostensibly” (I think that that word sums up what all the reviews and insightful viewers of the show have arrived to) gay for a gay magazine.

So, to review: we can not describe a character clearly coded as gay, who displays an obvious attraction to other men, who participated in a gay marriage, whose creator explictly describes as gay because TV Guide said otherwise once. Gotcha.



What’s with Whedon and bitches?


by Sluggo, Agent of N.A.N.C.Y.

That bastion of entertainment reporting, Ain’t It Cool News, has a brief report on current goings-on regarding Dollhouse, the new television series by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, and starring occasional Buffy guest-slayer Eliza Dushku.

In the comments section for that article, some wonder what’s up with Whedon and his obsession with strong young women, such as sith_rising:

What’s with Whedon and bitches?

Did he not have any strong males in his life or something? The guy worships women to the point of creepiness. He probably pays chicks to kick his ass ala Payback.

Others wonder why Mr. Whedon doesn’t simply go back to doing what he apparently does best:

Screw this shit.

If these 2 are getting together and not making a Buffyverse series then they are truly mental.

There is already a fan base which is still in place after around, what, 5 years? This thing could be huge. Buffy and Angel are 2 of the best series that have been on the TV for years, compared to this which sounds shit. Does no self respecting creator/actress want a cash cow any more?

One gentleman has jumped the gun a bit, and has already prepared the following letter:

FOX: DON’T CANCEL ‘DOLLHOUSE’

To Whom It May Concern:

Dollhouse is one of the most original shows to air on television, and certainly on your network, since your early cancellation of Joss Whedon’s ‘Firefly,’ a move which has cost you dearly in viewers and PR in the years hence.

Since the incredible pilot, ‘Dollhouse’ has only increased in quality. Ms. Dushku represents the sort of strong female role that is missing on television, and the show itself is a powerful allegory for the situation the world is in right now.

I am aware that ‘Dollhouse’ is only pulling in eight million viewers a week, but it is second in its demo, and with a better time slot and lead-in, I’m sure that could be brought up to twelve or thirteen million next season. Add to this that iTunes sales are currently high, and DVD sales will certainly be high, and it should be clear that ‘Dollhouse’ is a money-making factory that doesn’t come around every day.

I promise you, if you cancel ‘Dollhouse’ at this time, I will be finished. Your network will have screwed me over for the last time, and I will NEVER get attached to another show on Fox again.

Until the next one.

I suspect that last fellow’s tongue may firmly be in his cheek, but let’s consider it a preview of the more sincere despair and wailing on LiveJournals and message boards across the land when the series does get the axe.



When are Rosie’s parents going to step up and have her commited to a mental institution like Brittney Spears parent’s did?


by Tom Thumb

Over at The Huffington Post, they’re following the latest Rosie O’Donnell vs. Somebody Else kerfluffle:

On Friday, Larry King mocked [Fran] Drescher for breaking into Spanish for an appeal to Latino voters on behalf of Hillary Clinton, asking Drescher, “What are you doing?” (watch video of that encounter here). Over the weekend, Rosie, who is reportedly working on a sitcom with Drescher, took to her blog to slam King, writing, “It’s getting tough 2 watch” and polling her audience as to whether King should retire (88 percent said yes).

Naturally, with such an important issue on the table, sides were quickly taken. Gentleman’s gentleman maxfusion cuts right to the heart of the matter:

Who cares what this bag of fat says????

Superlogic saw the whole thing on the telly and offers this objective, meticulously constructed argument:

Sorry gang, I saw the program and like all undereducated Hillary supporters, Fran Drescher bored everybody with her dopey, robotic talking points. She kept interrupting with pointless, tired, desperate attempts at resurrecting Hillary’s failed campaign. These bitter feminists just can’t accept the fact that their hero is getting her clock cleaned. Also, why is Rosie O’Donnel supporting Clinton? She opposes gay marriage and according to Rosie if you oppose gay marriage you hate gay people! When are Rosie’s parents going to step up and have her commited to a mental institution like Brittney Spears parent’s did?

But it is rras who provides the meatiest food for thought:

Is he the one who was married to Conny Chung. I always mix these cable TV people up.I remember one of them was really heavy with the cross/dressers and those near sexy he/shes. I could be wrong because I was remembering one show when overweight bitches cussed their heads off and even ripped blouses and skirts.Hell, I give up, they are all alike and anyone who believes that they know enough about a subject then you’re to far gone.I guess we need to ask ourselves why we waste our time watching this kind of programing. Hell I watch the View everyday and admittedly I’m not learning anything. Like my wife says everyday, ” you only watch that show so you can fanitize over that dim wit blond.

And the battle rages on.



DEAR MS. OPRAH WINFREY, THE WORLD SHOULD LEARN FROM YOU ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND GENEROSITY TOWARD THEIR FELLOWMAN.


by Kevin Church

The official ABC blog, written by my good internet friend Dave Campbell, is much more entertaining than a corporate blog has any right to be. Every day, Campbell breaks down the previous night’s line-up in a zippy style that doesn’t take anything too seriously, and people really seemed to get what he was doing. That was, of course, until he made a post entitled “What would you do if Oprah handed you a big bundle of cash?” that discussed the upcoming Oprah’s Big Give. Somehow, people missed the jokey tone of the post and turned the entire affair into a slow-grind descent into stupidity and desperation. Here’s some choice bits:

Hi Opra I am Original from germany and I have lived here for more than 14 years and matter of fact I love the United states.Well I do really need your help I am here with a greencard I never really thought for me to become a american citizen but right now at this time I wish I would have done it.See my papers expired in 2006 and guess what Homeland Security just sitting back and taking there time to give me more papers.Within this time I have lost my home,my work and dont have a pot to …. in.My husband that I have been with for more than 14 years has our 2 beautyfull children.I wake up every morning hoping something will change but everyday is the same thing I call immigration all day long and get no answers .I even got the Office from jack Kingston involved in it and they could not get much further.I was even thinking about going to the news paper.So I was hoping maybee you could be the one who could help me If I go back to germany I wont be able to see my children again.I dont even have a work permit so I could get some more work but I cant.My Drivers Lisence are expired and I am stuck and I really do need your help maybee you have some contacts where I could get my papers straight.Here is my Address
Karola white, [REDACTED]
[REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED]
912-[REDACTED]
karolawhite@[REDACTED].[REDACTED]

I love your shows and you be helping a lot of people and maybee you can help me.

OPRAH HELLO I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL READ THIS I WILL BE BRIEF I AM A SINGLE PARENT 47,OF A WONDERFUL SON WHO IS ATTENDING COLLEGE TO BECOME A DOCTOR.I CURRENTLY LOST WHERE I WAS LIVING TO A FORECLOSURE ALL THAT I COULD DO WAS SIT LIKE AN ANIMAL WAITING TO BE FLUSHED OUT. I AM WRITING YOU FROM MY CONDO THAT IS ALSO BEING FORECLOSED ON . I PRAY I COULD GET ASSISTANCE SOME WAY SO I CAN HOLD ON TO MY DIGNITY AND REMAIN AN EXAMPLE TO MY SON. I WANT TO HELP HIM AND HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE IN MY SITUATION. I AM A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER . THANK YOU IM TIRED OF THINKING OF MYSELF BUT I DO NEED A PLACE TO LIVE JUST LIKE THE NEXT PERSON I HOPE I STILL HAVE TIME!

Dear Opera,

My name is Floence Ekine, I am a widow with five children. Three of my own and two adopted that I am unable to bring to United States since I do not have good looking bank account to show the USA immigration where the kids are. Right now do not have a job, iam surviving on survival benefit ony which is fixed income. But if I can some money as capital I can start my own small business. I have a lot of business ideas, and also on education I have Master in Business Administion (MBA)
If you recognized poor widow such as I am, you will be trurely be my Angel. 832-[REDACTED] is my phone number. My address is [REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. Email address is: imaekine@[REDACTED].[REDACTED]

Oprah,hello my name is heather i am 25 yrs old a single mother of 2 little girls, i live with my mother and her husband right now, my mom owns a house that she is going to let me and my 2 girls have but i am in desperate need of help fixing it so that my girls and i will have a place of our own to call home,it is very sad and frustrating to not be able to live in a house i grew up in because it is not livable right now,the home needs new flooring,insulation,hot water heater,new plumbing,walls put up to make bedrooms.Oprah i know you have a really big heart i watch your show all the time, is there anyway at all you could help my daughters and i get our home fixed up so that we may move into it and have a place of our own, thank you very much for your time, love scarletdarling2 & the little doves.

My son has a brain tumor. He has no clue about it yet I have kept him alive. I have told hime thew reassn he gets mri is we need to find out if he is smarter. It works. The thing is He wants a wi and his room done my electric is789.00a water is 100.00 mortgage is 317.00 lot rent is 285.
00 his medical was cancelled and everything el,se his father did more than molest him. I always let him down to being poor oprah please can you redo his room or let him meet chuck norris. I will pay you back. Or volenteer for your causes

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! what an eye opener to what you must recieve every day. Take a deep breath… & know that YOU R an exceptional person who has turned lemons into the very golden lemonade… You r the best… please take time to be yourself
& enjoy the sun in your face… YOU certainly do deserve it. If more people could be like you… what a HUGE improvement the world would see. Thanks for being YOU!!!!!!!