Bill’s Going to Show You a Thing or Two

March 22, 2006  |  tv, web  |  1 Comment

Fat Albert: Okay. If you got a quarter in one pocket and forty cents in the other, what do you have?
Dumb Donald: Somebody else’s pants!

Jason Miskimins Fat Albert

If you wanna have a good time with Fat Albert and all the gang, learning from each other while we do our thing, head on over to Sacks 10 for reader’s illustrations of the Cosby Kids.

Best to do it now, though, before Litigation Cosby gets a whiff of what’s going on over there.

Yellow-legged Moonwalker…

March 9, 2006  |  tv, web  |  No Comments

…or avian smooth criminal?

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The Ficht

February 15, 2006  |  movies, tv  |  3 Comments

Seamus and I are both unabashed fans of character actors. Okay, maybe we’re abashed fans, but this is a Ultravioletgreat time for them. Two fantastic character actors (I’m looking at you, Messrs Hoffman and Giamatti) have been granted starring roles in major Hollywood movies (in Mission Impossible 3 and Lady in the Water) and nominated for Oscars (for Capote and Cinderella Man). Long-time under-the-radar character actor David Strathairn has also been nominated for an Oscar for his role in Good Night, and Good Luck. The common factor among all three of these men is that they play creepy really well. Maybe that’s why we like them. Anyway, one of my favorite character actors who happens to play creepy oh so well has been slithering his way into the forefront of public conscience. Read More

Bluths’ Last Stand

February 10, 2006  |  tv  |  No Comments

Arrested Development - Season TwoTonight is your last chance to enjoy Arrested Development on network TV. Fox is airing the last four episodes back-to-back in a 2-hour block opposite the opening ceremony of the Olympics. I’ll miss you, you misunderstood sitcom wizard. (tear, tear; sob, sob)

Check your local listings.