(This might interest) Maybe Just Me…

So instead of studying (which I will do as soon as I’m done eating lunch), I’m watching TV. And flipping around I stopped at Celebrity Fit Club. And one of the people (Jeff Connally or whatever, the guy from Grease) had some drug problems and was brought into see Dr. Drew Pinski in an emergency session.

So here’s the thing… is Dr. Drew the ONLY doctor in the country that you can call Dr. [insert first name here] and still take him seriously? Like if you go to a doc and he/she is like “Call me Dr. Bobb(y/i)” and the first name is a full name, can you really take that doc seriously? I couldn’t. But Dr. Drew seems to not suffer that problem.

Crazy woman gets a restraining order against David Letterman

This is a complete misuse of the legal system. How the hell did this get in front of a judge? How does the restraining order get passed? I don’t know a ton about criminal procedure in New Mexico, but doesn’t there have to be SOME proof? Come on!

BTW, in case you don’t feel like clicking the link, some crazy lady got a restraining order against Dave Letterman in New Mexico.

ordering him to not only stay nine feet away from local resident Colleen Nestler, but to no longer, as she puts it, “think of me, and release me from his mental harassment and hammering.”

This woman has claimed that Letterman is expressing his desire for her through code words, signals and eye gestures. One such code word? Oprah, as in “Marry me, Oprah.”

The Chappelle Theory

I LOVE a good conspiracy theory. This one is great. I hope it’s true. The title of the post is, of course, a reference to the Julia Roberts-Mel Gibson vehicle “Conspiracy Theory.”

Newsday.com: AMC judged to be not classic enough
i’m against frivolous lawsuits, though they aren’t frivolous to the party bringing the suit, but this one is GREAT. AMC did lie. so many movies (e.g. the ones referenced in the article, among others) are absolute crap. movie classic my ass. amc should’ve marketed some of those movies as classics bc they are bad. or “camp” classics or something like that. kind of how starz (or was it encore) marketed gigli when they aired it. this is good stuff.

Wisconsin State Journal - Lawyers fear the CSI effect

i can’t understand how people are so stupid as to think what they see on tv has ANY bearing to reality. the possibility that jurors demand forensic evidence because of csi’s influence sounds crazy, but it’s a legit fear. these people think grey’s anatomy and er are really what hospitals are like. or la law, ally mcbeal, the practice, boston legal are really what being a lawyer is all about. SO MORONIC. ugh.

VH1.com : Shows : The Greatest : child stars

this link will change as soon as vh1 makes their new greatest whatever list. i didn’t watch this, but caught the segment on macolm jamal warner (aka theo huxtable). and i’m sure i’ve heard it before, but it was very refreshing to hear macolm refer to bill cosby as mr. cosby and not bill.

Ronald McDonald made over as fitness guru for tots - Jun. 8, 2005

In a television commercial that hits airwaves on Friday, an animated Ronald will be seen encouraging kids to get up off the couch and join him in kicking a soccer ball, juggling fruits and vegetables, and riding a skateboard with basketball star and fellow McDonald’s spokesman Yao Ming

umm, animated ronald mcdonald playing basketball versus yao. i hope they have a scene where yao blocks the hell out of ronald. that would be funny. it should be like that scene in rushmore where bill murray’s character blocks the hell out of that little kid playing basketball. killer stuff.

CNN.com - Latin ‘Simpsons’ replaces voices - Jun 7, 2005

Fox refuses to get involved, claiming that it is a local matter.

yeah, hmm, with simpsons still running and talks of a movie (someday) and past labor disputes, i bet fox watches to see how the audience takes to the new voices. you know, just in case. i don’t remember what deal the cast made when they renegotiated a few years back, but i do remember that fox considered hiring replacement voice talent.

i even used to like dukes of hazzard

this guy gets paid, $100k/year, to watch reruns of the dukes of hazzard, keep a blog with trivia and contests and whatnot. WTF!?!?! why can’t i ever find these jobs? hell, i’d do this for like $50k/year!

Super Duper Doppler

it’s been everywhere this link (it’s a vid, work safe), but i had to link it. just nuts.

okay, that’s not an entirely true statement because i know i think this. and as i’m starting to write, i know “things i think i think” is a list post title, and i don’t have a second item yet, but maybe i’ll think of one as i write.

1. one thing i KNOW i think: i DO NOT understand some people. well that completely obvious. but i catch every now and again the mtv show “i want a famous face.” okay beyond the obvious of some of these people aren’t willing to put in the hard work necessary to get the bodies they want, here’s what i don’t understand about some people. WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING?!?!?!? i mean seriously, these people don’t even look remotely similar to the celebs they are trying to look like. you would think if you are going to get plastic surgery to look like someone else, you’d at least pick someone you REMOTELY resemble! but no, these people are absolutely oblivious to reality! i don’t understand.

2. i just thought of one. everyone knows it, everyone says it, but i guess it’s not a real thing to them. celebs look like they do because (a) they have the good genetic makeup. (b) they have the financial ability to hire people to make them look that way (trainer, chefs, stylists, etc). (c) they can work out 4-5-6 hours a day if they want, they don’t have a 9-5 job for a majority of the year like most people. everyone knows it, everyone thinks it, but then people think just get the plastic surgery. or how about those people who get the lipo or whatever to get rid of a little bit of fat around X area? they say they work out all the time and diet etc, but to get rid of the last of the fat to look celeb-ish, it takes a little more than the average diet. it takes things like cutting all sugars for two weeks and crap like that. but you watch these shows about people who claim to do all this work but can’t lose the last bit as they eat a hamburger and drink a slurpee.

3. okay, i got nothing. not really a well thought out post/list. many apologies to my single digit readership.

CNN.com - More mystery, few answers on ‘Lost’ finale - May 26, 2005

my first thought when reading this article was how they took time to name characters, either by character name and actor in parentheses OR actor name, character description and name in parentheses. EXCEPT evangeline lilly. her character name is omitted, just a description of her as a “dishy jailbird.” they also use the term “fat guy,” which while true, come on.

my second thought would be i don’t think the person who wrote the article watches the show regularly. the article talks about the:

promised glimpse of the polar bear-like creature that, since the premiere, has stalked the castaways, but until now was never really seen (at least by viewers). But on the finale it was almost an embedded joke, appearing in one drawing of a comic book Hurley was seen reading on the plane.

umm, no the polar bear was shot and killed. it was apparently manifested by walt who was reading the comic book with the polar bear in it. (btw, nice touch for it to be hurley’s comic, bc it was in spanish). the “monster” that has been “stalking” (it hasn’t stalked them at all) is not the polar bear.

Morse code vs. SMS on the Tonight Show - Engadget

the “read” link in the article has a video link to watch it. i didn’t see this as i was finally watching the 24 finale, which i’m not as high on as most people. in fact, my view on 24 is it’s a lot like star wars ep. 3, which i haven’t seen. but in addition to the reviews praising it generally, i’ve also seen a handful of reviews asking why it isn’t being panned for the bad things (e.g. lucas’s script and direction). these bad things are getting glossed over in fanboy love. i think the same thing happens with 24. regardless, texting vs morse, i bet texting wins. even though now two contests the morse guy won. i wonder what phone the text guy was using. t9 or itap? or the tap tap tap manual entry?

Carl’s Jr. not sorry for sexy Paris Hilton ad - May. 24, 2005

Carl’s Jr.’s message to the PTC: “Get a life.” “This isn’t Janet Jackson — there is no nipple in this,” said Andy Puzder, the CEO of Carl’s Jr., a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants (Research). “There is no nudity, there is no sex acts — It’s a beautiful model in a swimsuit washing a car.”

what absolute crap. this is the reactionary world we live in now. i swear it’s like advocacy groups get more and more extreme with each passing moment. i’m glad carl jr.’s is taking a stand. it’s f-in’ ridiculous.

Caldwell says that because the ad is airing during sports programs, and FOX’s “OC”, which are heavily watched by teens, it promotes sexuality to an audience that might not be ready for it.

you know what? you think this commercial is too racy or whatever? it’s playing during the OC. which, if i’m not mistaken (i don’t watch the OC), featured an attempted rape, a lesbian relationship (not that i have a problem with this, but i’d imagine it’s the kind of thing that this type of adovcacy group would have a problem with), severe alcoholism, etc. if you think the commercial is bad, hmm, maybe you shouldn’t let your kid watch the OC. your teen can’t handle a paris hilton burger commercial? how about instead of bitching about it, you just have a serious, open, frank discussion with your kids, who you are already letting watch a show with what has to be questionable material in your eyes.

NBC.com > Hit Me Baby One More Time

happy that i’ll get to see some of the fave bands from my youth. sad that it’s come to this. haha, i didn’t really read the show info stuff, but i hope they forbid them from doing new music and only make them do the “classics.” arrested development - tennesee, mr. wendel.hahha… i think in a promo/commercial i saw that boyz ii men were going to be on the show. god they must’ve sold like 4 copies of their last album (came out last year). i didn’t even buy it and i’m a big fan.