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Bravo picks up the website Television Without Pity.
Congratulations, TWoP! :)
Archive for the 'Entertain Me' Category
Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin dead at 44. Apparently, he was filming a documentary in Australia, when a stingray got him near his heart–which is what did him in. Not a pleasant way to go, and probably not the way I’d dare say a lot of us thought he might’ve gone; but it sucks all the same.
Personally, I found him kinda cooky, maybe even a little crazy sometimes (crocodiles? reptiles? whuh?); but he was passionate about animals for sure. I hope that lives on somehow. May he rest in peace. :(
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Meanwhile, tennis player Andre Agassi played his last match yesterday, going down three-sets-to-one against Benjamin Becker (I don’t think he’s related to Boris). After the matched ended, Agassi received an eight-minute-long standing ovation. (Fellow tennis players pay tribute.) He was one of my favourite players growing up. I think it was watching him win his first US Open in 1994–being the first unseeded player to do so–that got me even remotely excited about tennis at that time.
The scoreboard shows that I lost today, but what it doesn’t show is what I found. Over the last 20 years I have found loyalty, you have pulled me through on court and also in life. I have found inspiration - you have willed me to succeed - and I have found generosity. I thank you and I will take you and the memory with me for the rest of my life.
~ Andre’s farewell speech
On a happier note, earlier tonight, CFL quarterback Damon Allen passed Warren Moon’s all-time passing record…for all of professional football. The new record is 70,556 yards.
And, in the end, Allen’s Toronto Argonauts crushed the Hamilton Ti-Cats by a score of 40-6. Dayum!
You’re On Notice! - The Stephen Colbert “On Notice Board” Generator
I made two–one a couple of weeks ago, and another a little earlier. I like my most recent one the best, methinks. And here it is…
So why are they “on notice”?
GW Shrub ~ Do I even have to explain this one? ;)
Fundamentalists ~ As I see it, fundamentalism is pretty freakin’ dangerous. So there ya go.
Christian A-Holes ~ Let’s just say I’ve come across some in recent times online.
Project Runway ~ Season three is not as good as seasons one and two. Besides all that, after the trash challenge, they kept Vincent over Alison?! What the…?
Stephen Harper ~ Canadian Prime Minister who reminds me too much of a marionette doll. Fella gives me the creeps.
NB Conservative Party ~ New Brunswick (the Canadian province, not the town/city in New Jersey) is going to the polls next month. After the last election, the Conservatives there got a minority government. Apparently, some New Brunswickers haven’t been happy with the way things are going there, plus–like I said–it was a minority government. It was bound to happen. ;)
Ryan Seacrap…err, I mean Seacrest ~ I think he’s smarmy; and he seems to be everywhere (particularly Fox and E!). Those of you who don’t watch American Idol, E!, or–really–any television at all can consider yourselves very thankful. (For the record, I don’t watch AI (I loathe “talent competitions”), but once in a while I’ll check out something on E!…and there he’ll be.)
Top 40 Radio Stations ~ Duh. They play the same crap over and over again ad nauseum, 24/7.
CBC News: CBC axes Street Cents
Although this show was/is geared mainly toward teenagers, I watched this show pretty much from its debut in 1989/1990 until circa 2001/02. It had some excellent information over the years, and not only did it help teens become smart consumers, but it also delved into various serious issues at times. At the time I thought it was very informative.
CBC cites dwindling ratings for its demise after seventeen years. Well, IMO, it didn’t help that CBC moved it some time ago from Mondays at 5:30 pm local time (7 pm in Newfoundland–a slot it owned for most of the 1990s and a little into this century) to Sunday afternoons when virtually no one is watching anyway, not to mention it seemed to me like promotion for it has been virtually non-existent for a while now. You would think CBC would take the hint.
Sigh. At the same time, though, it has been on seventeen years, and that’s a damned good run. Thumbs up to everyone who’s ever worked on that show, either in front of or behind the camera, and–of course–Moui (sp?) the Pig and Two-Bit the Hamster. ;)
On his radio show, Adam Carolla hung up on Ann Coulter.
Why? Apparently she called in 90 minutes late, plus she was in a rush. Bwahahaha! High five, yo.
