Word has gone forth throughout the land that Conan will replace Jay Leno at the Tonight Show desk beginning in 2009. And there was much rejoicing, raising of flagons, and quaffing of mead.
Tag: Television
Left of Letterman?
“Q: Do you think it’s weird that talk radio is all right all the time? A: No, it’s not weird. Because liberal people don’t need to hear their view expressed over and over again. I think some people on the right need to hear this constant reinforcement, whereas I don’t find that necessary.” Jay Leno comes out as a lefty to LA Weekly. But, sadly, he also seems to harbor minimal faith in the transformative power of comedy…Ever heard of the Daily Show, Jay?
In Da Club.
Besides being one of the savviest television newsmen in the business today (which, admittedly, is a terribly low bar), The Daily Show‘s Stephen Colbert is also an LotR fanboy (and a South Carolinian to boot.) There’s strength left in the world of men.
Pilot Needs a Hug.
No need to break the Sci-Fi boycott until the main event, ’cause the trailer for Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars is now online. It doesn’t look like they’ll be attracting any new fans with this miniseries, what with all the various unresolved subplots alluded to in the trailer alone (I’d forgotten about Wormhole Business-Suit Guy, for example), but at least we ‘Scapers will finally get some closure.
Bring in Da’ Noise, Bring in Da’ Funk.
Two fanboy icons get the Remix treatment…First, Tyler Durden gets all Tekken up in here with Fight Club: The Game. (Hmm, sadly, it looks Ikea-Nesting-Instinct-lame.) Meanwhile, Kirk & co. get their funk on in this strange ad for the Star Trek Original Series DVD. Well, it’s definitely more fun than an Odd-numbered Trek.
The Doctor Meets the Grid (and the Matrix).
Filming on the new Doctor Who runs afoul of British anti-terrorism forces. The article also has one of the first pics up of Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor. Between this and the Batman post above, I know I’m starting to sound like the fanboy Joan Rivers…but what’s up with the lousy costume? Surely, any Time Lord worth his salt would wear something a mite more quirky.
Prince Albert gets canned.
In less happy NBA news, Marv Albert and the Knicks part ways, apparently because he ran afoul of owner James Dolan for calling out New York’s spotty play. Terrible news…Marv is not only the best in the business – he is the voice of the Knicks. This does not augur well for next season.
Return of the Dominar.
Lots of promo shots from the Farscape mini-series have made it online of late, and so far the Peacekeeper War looks like quality vintage ‘Scape, right down to Einstein Harvey. I may have to break the Sci-Fi boycott for this.
Bend it like Baker, Pertwee, and Davison.
Word is BBC’s new Dr. Who will face David Beckham and a handful of other celebrities when the Autons take over Madame Tussaud’s in the forthcoming new series. I hadn’t heard that Christopher Eccleston has been confirmed as the ninth Doctor before, either. That’s not bad, although he’d probably have made a better Master.
Requiem for Felix.
“Politically outspoken against Republicans, he joked that although he hoped his funeral would be attended by far-flung dignitaries that his friends should bar President Bush and Vice President Cheney from entrance ‘because everyone knew how much I hated them.’” R.I.P. Tony Randall 1920-2004. He was one of those guys who seemed like he’d be around forever. Man, that’s just depressing.