Oct 7 2009 Jay Leno Not Just a Hack; Also a Shill
True, some of the brands were mentioned derisively as jokes but, really, what kind of joke set-up begins with "Pantene Volumizing Shampoo"? (Answer: a terrible, corporate-sponsored joke.)
We can't be more than a few weeks away from a Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show-style switch to The Wendy's Jay Leno Show. Bing!
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Apr 3 2009 The Anti-Leno Revolution Has Begun
And it will not be televised... in Boston. A lone voice has emerged to protect Massachusetts residents from pre-taped segments about how little trivia people on the street know:
The first great NBC-affiliate battle over the new primetime Jay Leno show is poised to take place in Boston -- the host's hometown.WHDH-TV, Boston's Peacock affiliate, announced via its website Thursday that it plans to launch an hour-long 10 p.m. newscast in the fall.
That would pre-empt Leno's new, still-untitled 10 p.m. series. NBC swiftly responded, warning WHDH that such a move would make them in breach of their pact with the net -- and that the Peacock wouldn't hesitate to yank the station's affiliation.
Sunbeam chief Ed Ansin, who owns WHDH, told the Boston Globe that he decided to replace Leno with news because "it fundamentally is a better financial plan for us."
"We don't think the Leno show is going to be effective in primetime," Ansin said. "It will be detrimental to our 11 o'clock (newscast). It will be very adverse to our finances."
I salute you, Ed Ansin (who I think we're all imagining as Ed Asner from The Mary Tyler Moore Show). Someone had to stop Jay Leno from driving one of his sweet cars to 10 o'clock--a time when children may still be awake and able to form humor neurons around the concept of giggling at mildly-amusing newspaper clippings. But while you're at it, Ed, could you do something about Carson Daly? Nothing convinces me it's time for bed more than his open shirt and gelled coif.
Boston doesn't want Jay Leno show [Variety]
Oct 4 2007 Some Other Crap That Happened...
- Jay Leno is threatening to remain on television beyond his 2009 Tonight Show resignation by signing a deal with another network, thus preserving our ever-growing national catalog of mildly amusing newspaper misprints. [NY Post]
- ABC has contracted Veronica Mars writer (not Matchbox 20 moron) Rob Thomas to resurrect the short-lived sitcom Cupid. With Entourage and male-pattern baldness in full swing, Jeremy Piven won't be reprising his role, meaning it will make even less sense that I still refer to him as "Cupid." [Variety]
- Eddie Murphy and director Brian Robbins (AKA tough guy from Head of the Class) are planning to team up for A Thousand Words, about a man who only has 1,000 words left to speak before he dies. The two previously teamed up for Norbit, making it apparent Robbins and Murphy are angels of a wrathful god punishing us for our sins. [Variety]
- Vin Diesel as the Terminator? Sure. Why the f*** not. [AICN]
- Rush Hour director Brett Ratner is taking over as director on the Escape from New York remake. Do you hear the words comin' out of my mouth? They're sorrowful. [IESB]
Jul 25 2007 Homer Does Monologue, Schneider Does Lohan
"What? No, I'm not making bad topical jokes about the astronaut from two months ago and catholic priests, I'm pretending to be Lindsay Lohan! Because she totally does that! Get it? I'm an actor."
It was brave of him to play Lindsay Lohan as a hacky, old school comic, not a lot of people would've take that risk. By the way, anyone else notice that even with platform shoes on, Schneider's still a head shorter than Jay Leno? Is he like 4' 11"?
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