Worried about 30 Rock, Philly's Greatest Songs, New Top Chef, Bagels, Drupal & Olbermann

By on Nov 12, 2008 in Daily Distractions | 0 Comments

I know I’m in the minority here, but I need a lot less Tina Fey in my life. She is extremely talented and LOL funny,  but I was not a fan of her never-ending impression of that Alaskan dolt on that show NBC has been airing ad nauseam.

Fey is indebted to the hard-to-stomach Loren Michaels, true, but there is a point when you say, “Is it still funny, or just completely expected and lazy easy?” Now that the election is over, hopefully the impression is dead and buried, but once the SNL ratings go in the toilet again, she will surely get a phone call and a request to revive. Here’s to hoping she says no. Now onto her show…

30 Rock is a great show, fabulous! But it seems to be on the trajectory that has doomed many a fine comedy: “Let’s jam pack it with Big Name Guest Stars every week! Seinfeld! Oprah! Aniston! Jonas Brothers! The Pope! Awesome!” No, not awesome. The majority of stories that center on the guest stars are tepid, awkward and restrained, merely ego-stroking devices that take away quality air time from the insanely funny secondary performers.

Since we’re thinking out loud here, wouldn’t a few shows that are not Liz-centric also be refreshing? Methinks, yes. Give us whole show on Kenneth (again), Frank (please!), Jenna, Toofer (where’d he go?) or Pete, they’re all established comedians playing engaging characters who could easily fill 22 minutes worth of quality ha-has. An episode or two about office assistant Cerie (pictured) wouldn’t kill ya either.

Music Nerd Alert, Start Complaining Now: Philly’s 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time

Inside The DC Insider: Shrake’s Own Secrets of the 2008 Campaign!

Somewhat Predictable White Guy Mix: Dave Hill’s exceptionally good Mix Tape. For a less “predictable” mix, check out Bob Mould’s latest mix.

Marriage: Olbermann eloquently and emotionally gives his view on love, marriage and proposition 8. Kudos to Keith.

A Short History of the Bagel: The chosen food.

Yum! Top Chef: Season 5 debuts tonight (November 12th).  I’ll pick Ariane to be the first one booted.

Don’t Know You, But I Know I Don’t Like You: Lobbyist Jeb Mason (and your big dumb hat)

Holiday Shopping Idea: Thinking of getting  a holiday gift for your 8th favorite Philly web-based purveyor of nonsense? How’s about: NADA SURF “1994-2008″ Vinyl Box Set.

Web Dev Geek Tool: XRAY is a very cool web tool that lets you peek beneath the skin of any web page (see the code) right in your browser. Lots of great web tools and tutorial at www.westciv.com.

Let’s manage the hell out of some content! Philly DrupalCamp is coming to Philly! If you dabble in the Drupal, the premiere open source content management system and live in the Philly area, attend Philly Drupal Camp!

Clone Wars: Let the inferior Lego knockoff avalanche commence!

Secret Santa Simplified: www.elfster.com

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