The Daily Show and The Colbert Report

I really enjoyed the economy-focused episode of TDS yesterday. It was one of the best recent episodes. There's nothing like Jon and the TDS writers going full spin on a topic. It was nice to see him calling out TV "financial analysts" who didn't see the recession coming and are now ranting about Obama wanting to help common people, not just big corporation.

As for TCR, Stephen Colbert's Doom Bunker is definitely one of the funniest segments they've ever done. I was laughing until I cried. FOX's Glenn Beck deserves every joke for putting such ridiculous fictional scenarios for doom analysis on TV.

Sometimes It's The Little Things...

I had an okay day, I guess, but as I was unpacking groceries, my watch hit the shelf in the fridge, and a piece of the corner broke. I guess it doesn't even show that much, but I burst into tears. I have no idea where that came from except I've been feeling blue lately. What a stupid thing to get upset over. Sure, I love this watch, and I got it only a few months ago, but still... Meh, I can't wait for the winter to be over.

On the other hand, Stephen Colbert with his impression of getting on the Internet in 1997 made me laugh till I cried. Ricky Gervais on TDS was also a gift. Oh, and I couldn't believe Jason Jones's interview with guys who call Obama Hitler and the Anti-Christ!

Ain't No Other Man

Oh, I bought Christina Aguilera's new CD (double album, in fact), which is a mix of jazzy/big band music with a modern twist. It's really good. I can't stop listening to it, and singing its songs. Addictive.

I don't know if you've been watching The Colbert Report & The Daily Show, but they have been particularly on fire recently, especially when Geraldo and O'Reilly goading Stephen and Jon, saying they were not funny, so Jon and Stephen decided to mock them (as you can see from the clips I've linked). Awesome. Oh, and some heroes out there created some Colbert staples for fans to use. You can create your own On Notice board or ThreatDown.

Finally, I can't help myself because I stumbled upon a trove of pictures from a photoshoot for the Improper Bostonian, and he is just too handsome:

Blog Design & Television Critic Association Awards

I've played around with the layout of the blog because I just realized that it looked like crap on Mozilla (it had no left margin) while it looked perfectly fine on Explorer. It looks a bit better now, but it is still not perfect in Mozilla. I do hope it is easier to read if you are using a Mozilla browser.

On to awards I know nothing about! The Television Critics Association, appears to have been giving awards for the last 20 years! I saw on Office Tally that the Office had been nominated amongst others, but what really caught my eye was the category of Individual Achievement in Comedy. The nominees are Steve Carell ("The Office"), Stephen Colbert ("The Colbert Report"), Lauren Graham ("Gilmore Girls"), Jason Lee ("My Name Is Earl"), and Jon Stewart (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"). Wow, this is like Sophie's Choice but four ways. ;) I could never pick who of Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart or Lauren Graham should win! So Gilmore Girls was not very good this year, but Lauren Graham has been recognized so little for her amazing acting on that show that she deserve to win for the whole run. The Colbert Report and The Office have both been so so so good. This is one tough category.

Jon, Steve, and Stephen were always so good, even together way back when:


For other readers who, unlike me, actually watch more than 3 programs on TV (for me, it's The Office, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, and sometimes The Amazing Race, and that's it!), here are the rest of the nominations:

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
"Lost" (ABC)
"The Office" (NBC)
"The Sopranos" (HBO)
"24" (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
"The Daily Show" (Comedy Central)
"Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN)
"My Name is Earl" (NBC)
"The Office" (NBC)
"Scrubs" (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
"House" (Fox)
"Lost" (ABC)
"The Sopranos" (HBO)
"24" (Fox)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR:
"Big Love" (HBO)
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"Everybody Hates Chris" (UPN)
"My Name Is Earl" (NBC)
"Prison Break" (Fox)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Alan Alda ("West Wing")
James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos")
Hugh Laurie ("House")
Kiefer Sutherland ("24")
Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer")

Discuss.

James Frey Acknowledges Fabrications

James Frey Acknowledges Fabrications. In other news, the sun is hot, and cats are furrier than frogs. *rolls eyes*

By the way, Stephen Colbert had the best line pertaining to Frey this week. He was interviewing Bill Bastone of The Smoking Gun, which broke the James Frey story a few months ago. They were talking about Frey's appearance on Oprah:

Colbert: She [Oprah] tore him a new one.
Bastone: Technically, she tore him two new ones.
Colbert: Well, he could use a few new ones, because the first one was all beaten up from tearing the book out of it.

Hee.