Keith D. Milby :: blog

Evidently Jericho was still airing on CBS, but has now been cancelled.

My initial reaction was; Jericho, seems like I’ve heard of that. Then; oh yeah, it seems like I watched part of an episode some time ago.

I guess I was completely turned off because I never watched another episode.

Reading some of the reaction at Instapundit, it seems as though the show went all Hollywood anti-war, anti-America and proceeded down hill from there.

So for me, if this is yet another failure of Hollywood trying to press it’s agenda, then I am happy with the outcome. It gives me hope.

I am sure they will continue to try, for they are liberals after all. An alternate definition of insanity.

Finally my American Idol has returned and I can finally stop holding my breath.

As Drudge has posted today that the ratings for the premier are the lowest in four year, it does not take away from the great production and entertainment value. Besides I am sure many many left wing nut bags were watching the democrats debate in Nevada. Not bloody likely.

Just like the economy can’t be on the upside all the time. Ratings for hit TV series can’t either. That does not mean they still aren’t a hit. I am sure the other network would love to be making the ad revenue this show will surely make.

Anchorwoman 

It was good. I liked it. I have no issues with gazing upon the beauty of a very nice looking woman.

She certainly has the looks that are easy on the eyes and a voice that is easy on the ears.

The production values were good, akin to those of The Office but different. It gave me more of a feeling that this was real. With all of the faces, license plates, logos and other things, it really seemed as though this whole show was more of a reality show.

I will have to look into it more to find out what the real deal is with the show.

Anyway, I look forward to tuning in next week. If it truly turns out to be a good show I just hope they don’t do a Driven to it. I loved that show and was looking forward to seeing more of it.

UPDATE: Fox Cancels Anchorwoman Well this is sad news, but at least they cut it quick and did not lead me on like they did with Driven. Maybe it will be picked up by Comedy Central. Fingures Crossed.

h/t: TV Newser

Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV talk show with a personal yet abrasive style and his robust, trademark laugh, has died from complications associated with leukemia. He was 71.

Snyder died Sunday in San Francisco, his longtime producer and friend Mike Horowicz told The Associated Press on Monday.

“Tom was a fighter,” Horowicz said. “I know he had tried many different treatments.”

I always really enjoyed listening to and watching Tom and sad to see him go. I am sure he is in a better place, free from the agony of his illness.

To enjoy my second complete day of vacation, the oldest boy and I went to IHOP for
breakfast. He had the Chocolate Chip Pancakes and I had the Country Fried Steak with
Eggs. Ran a few more errands while the day was young.

Now we are going to sit down to watch disc 1 of The
Critic - The Complete Series (1994). Which was provided via my Blockbuster.com
Online account.

I probably did not appreciate the series when it was in it’s first run, but now I
do and always enjoy watching it. Too bad it did not have the luck The
Family Guy did with the un-canceling but, at least I will have the DVD to always
remember it.

From E! Entertainment: Letterman Unrestrained

Sometimes a cigar just is a cigar. And sometimes when David Letterman says “Oprah,” he just means Oprah Winfrey.

A woman who claimed Letterman’s “Oprah” was a secret marriage proposal might wish to consider the latter after a judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday quashed a temporary restraining order against the late night star.

Letterman’s attorneys successfully argued that Colleen Nestler, 59, had no legal grounds to ask a court to keep the host 100 yards away from her at all times. The Late Show comic’s camp also made a case that the New Mexico court had no sway over the East Coast-based Letterman.

This was ridiculous from the beginning and the judge in the case should have never entertained it in the first place.

Law & Order was jammed pack with almost everything tonight and if they had not
run out of time they could have thrown in the kitchen sink.

This is a list of the items covered in tonight’s episode:

• Child abduction
• Suspected other things that should not be done with children
• Hurricane Katrina
  • $2000 FEMA debit cards
  • Prepaid cell phones
  • New Orleans mentioned several times
  • Survivors
  • Floating dead bodies
  • Evacuees
• Anthrax
• Guy dying on Anthrax
• Girl surviving infection of Anthrax
• Government conspiracy/cover-up
• Unauthorized/whistle-blower leaks to the press
• Nosy reporter getting in the way/Being a jerk
• Reporter going to jail to protect sources

This I believe just about covers it.

It was a great show. By half time I kept thinking to my self, how many more times
are they going to mention Katrina and New Orleans. How many more twists can they add
to this one story? I should have kept count.

This from Yahoo TV:

“Storm”

While searching for a child molester who has abducted three young children orphaned
by Hurricane Katrina, detectives learn that the suspect also possesses a deadly strain
of anthrax.

This obviously only covered half of all the things that took place.

Everybody
Hates Chris

Tonight’s
episode was the best one by far.

Here is
the synopsis for Yahoo TV:
“Everybody
Hates Greg” Episode #106.
When
Chris decides to hang out and play games at Greg’s house without parental permission,
Greg’s father comes home and Chris must hide to avoid getting caught.

Full disclosure
here, I am a big Chris Rock fan, have been since SNL

James “Scotty” Doohan of Star Trek fame will have his remains sent into space. So I guess he will finally make it into space after all.

I have to say Scotty was one my favorite officers on board the Star Ship Enterprise. Second only to Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant Nyota Uhura).

From Reuters:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Evidently “Star Trek” actor James “Scotty” Doohan took the catchphrase [sic] ”beam me up” very seriously — his cremated remains will be launched into space in accord with his last wishes.

Commercial space flight operator Space Services Inc. will launch the late actor’s remains into space aboard its Explorers Flight on December 6, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.

Everybody Hates Chris

Saw it for the first time tonight. Loved it.

I have always been a big Chris Rock fan. I heard alot of good things from last weeks
episode and had the opportunity to tune tonight.

From Yahoo TV:

“Everybody Hates Sausage” Episode #102.

Fists fly and Dr. Raymond (Jude Ciccolella) must intervene in the conflict between
Chris and the school bully.

I will be tuning in again next week.

A girl as president. No way I was gonna watch this. I probably would have had suffered a coronary from all of the clichés. I watched a sure hit I picked up on last season, HOUSE. Good stuff there. On FOX! 9, 8 central.

Now if you are interested in some views of those who did watch, here ya go.

Dirty Harry @ GOP Vixen has Commanderette In Chief

Gay Patriot @ his site has Commander-In-Chief Geena Davis

Jeff Jarvis @ Buzz Machine has Poor woman’s West Wing

Jay Tea @ Wizbang has Commander-in-Chiffon