Friday, March 28, 2008

Extras

I've gotta get these DVDs...

Time Zone Argument:



Racism Test:



Wizard! (Sir Ian McKellan):



Extras Promo:

Sunday, March 16, 2008

The Return of... Palladino

Had to write up a quick post about The Return of Jezebel James, which premiered Friday night on FOX. It's by Amy Sherman-Palladino, of Gilmore Girls fame, and stars Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) and Parker Posey (from the Christopher Guest movies).

With such an all-star team behind it, I was nervous about this little show, but I was pleasantly surprised Friday night. The script is witty and clever (thanks Amy! So glad you're back writing for TV), and the acting is... well, what do you expect? It's Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose.

Granted, it's no Six Feet Under or Christopher Guest movie... I mean, the show IS a sitcom, so you have to cut it a tiny bit of slack. But for a sitcom with a strange premise (Posey's character can't have children, asks estranged sister to be her surrogate), it's funny and actually kind of sweet, and definitely worth a shot. Check it out.

I think you can watch some clips on the website: http://www.fox.com/jezebeljames

Mariah's Glitterless, but SNL's Back

Is Mariah Carey kidding me on SNL this week? Really, Mariah? Really??

That's all I have to say about that.

I've gotta give SNL props for the Digital Short this week. Very funny. Sets up a "your mom" joke and turns it on its head. I just hope everyone thinks about social norms and why that vid makes them uncomfortable. Anyway, once NBC puts the video online, I'll pop it in here so you can see it for yourself.

SNL's actually pretty good this week.

My fav joke of the night (from Amy Poehler on Weekend Update):
"The CW is developing an updated version of the 1990s hit show Beverly Hills 90210. It's called One-OC-Gossip-Tree-Creek."

Way to come back, kids.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

"Tranny, Tranny, Hot Mess."

Well, the strike is over, so I'll be coming back to The Televisionista whenever I actually get time to watch TV. This weekend I watched the new episode of SNL, hosted by Amy Adams, with musical guest Vampire Weekend (VW was amazing). The show wasn't that great (but wasn't as awful as last week's), but there was one skit that was hilarious.

This will only be funny to you if you watched this past season of Project Runway. SNL's Amy Poehler's impression of Christian is spot-on and hilarious. Boy I'll miss that guy.

Click on the play button to display the vid. Enjoy: