So far, the final season of Lost has me somewhat torn. On one hand, I’m disappointed in the lousy new characters (am I supposed to want to punch Dogen and Lennon in the face?) and let down by the sloppy writing (see: “What Kate Does”), but on the other hand: Last season of Lost! Aghhhh!
Meanwhile, did you know that they’ve already announced the DVD/Blu-Ray/Complete Series release dates? I guess Disney thinks that after all of the hoopla for the final season is said and done people will quickly forget about it if they don’t rush it out. You can find all of the news you need to know (including a sneak at the special features) right here. What you won’t find is the cover art. This is all they’re giving us, which in typical Lost fashion, looks like a clue of some sort:
Any thoughts from you Lost nerds on what this is supposed to be?
An unplanned aside after recording episode 41 of the regular podcast turned into a Critical Hit! on the Leno/Conan debacle going on at NBC. Some day we’ll all look back on this and laugh. Much harder than we ever did at either of their shows.
Assuming Obama doesn’t end up interrupting it with the State of the Union address (boring!), need I remind you that we’re less than a month away from the final season of Lost? Who’s excited? Anybody? Hello? Bueller? Bueller? Well, nevertheless, here’s a fun little promo from last summer’s Comic-Con that maybe even you non-hardcore fans (how can you be a non-hardcore fan of Lost?) may enjoy. Then you should head over to E! and read the minutes from the cast and crew Liveblog on Tuesday. LESS THAN A MONTH!
No podcast today, kids. Logan and I saw Daybreakers, but then had a last minute idea that will push the show to next week, but make it twice as awesome. I can’t give you the details, but I will say it involves a movie we thought we’d never see.
Meanwhile, I don’t know about you folks, but I’ve been pretty interested in the late night debacle going on at NBC. And you know who knows a ton about late night debacles? Friend of the blog, Chevy Chase. (Okay, he’s not really a “friend of the blog”, but if we all start calling him that, maybe it will catch on.)
Here’s Chevy (in a Conan wig) chatting with Jimmy Kimmel (dressed as Leno) about the situation.
Am I posting this just so there will be something between the two tragically late episodes of the podcast I just edited? Perhaps. But also because it’s awesome.
I know you’re all tired of hearing me talk about Chevy Chase, but it was either this or an article about the upcoming Jackass 3D movie…
Clark Griswold is back. Yes, you read that right. It seems that both Chevy and Beverly D’Angelo will return to the roles in a upcoming Superbowl commercial for HomeAway. What the hell is HomeAway? Who cares! Read the rest of the details here.
Meanwhile, have you heard they’re making a 3D Jackass movie? ‘Tis true.
Okay, Bored to Death, what the hell? I’ve given you like five episodes at this point and not only do you refuse to get good, you refuse to even acknowledge your premise.
Jason Schwartzman as neurotic Philip Marlowe = Comedy Gold. So why does this show exploit none of the tropes of the genre its ostensibly riffing on? Every episode is a boring Point A to Point B slog with almost no mystery. It’s much more a male Sex in the City than anything else. Ted Danson is pretty much the only reason I’m still watching, but if the series doesn’t deliver on the second half of its first two-parter this weekend, it’ll be time for me to give up and go back to waiting for Slackers 2.
Can somebody explain to me why The Simpsons DVDs just jumped from Season 12 to Season 20? Does FOX really think that fans would rather have the current season first? Personally, I stopped caring somewhere around season 10 (and we all know that the show really got raped by the panda during season 12), but I would still be interested to hear FOX’s reasoning behind this one.
I was pretty sure the DirecTV commercial that zombified Chris Farley would be the head-scratchingest of the lot. But apparently they dusted off Kim Basinger, and somehow convinced her to reprise her most famous role: Honey Horneé from Wayne’s World 2. I can’t find it on YouTube yet, though. So it may have just been a dream I had after one too many late night Dana Carvey marathons. Blank Slate? Underrated.
Listen, I promise I’ll stop talking about Community as soon as it becomes a huge hit and I’m forced to read intensely personal details about the entire casts life in every new issue of People. Until then, if you ever needed a reason to watch it, I give you this nearly perfect comedy moment from the upcoming Halloween episode, featuring Chevy Chase as The Beastmaster. Yes, you read that right.
The only thing that could even come remotely close to topping that? Chevy and Joel insulting each other:
Chevy Chase has returned to television in Community, and Logan and Ryan are ready to blather on about it. But in the spirit of the Critical Hit, we keep it short.
You could say that Li’l Logan was a freak for all things Pee-wee Herman. Unfortunately, this unnatural love has followed me throughout the years…I currently own two t-shirts, a poster, the complete show on DVD and VHS, and the majority of my original Pee-wee’s Playhouse toys. What can I say? Girls dig me.
It also seems that I was a bit ahead of my time: Thanks to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and current shows like Blue’s Clues and SpongeBob Square Pants (both have acknowledged the influence of Pee-wee’s Playhouse), Paul Reubens has finally decided to bring his classic character back, starting with a revival of the original stage show. Tickets and information can be found here. Please remember that my birthday is coming up.
What’s that you say? You can’t afford $50 tickets AND a trip to Los Angeles? Well, it looks like you’ll just have to catch Pee-wee’s big primetime return on the September 22nd episode of The Jay Leno Show. It’s free so you have no excuse, you cheap bastard.
