Conan...

I'm certainly not breaking any news here... but NBC is considering moving Jay Leno's "No Brains Required," or whatever the show is called, to 11:35pm (The Tonight Show's timeslot), pushing Conan and The Tonight Show back to 12:05, and moving Jimmy Fallon to sunrise or something like that.  

NBC's problem, as far as I see it, is that they've expected Leno's audience to tune in to Conan.  They haven't changed how they promote the Tonight Show other than saying Conan's name rather than Leno's.  Conan's audience is made up of the people who were watching him as the Late Nite host.  They're getting older, but their sense of humor hasn't changed.  NBC has failed to transpose the attitude, and intellect of Conan O'Brien's show into a new time slot.  Conan isn't failing the network.  The network is failing the network.

Image by Mike Mitchell

If anyone who happens upon this feels like being ornery toward NBC, the Consumerist has listed relevant NBC email addresses in an effort to mail bomb them.

God Save Conan O'Brien!

Dean's Lament

I managed to catch the last episode of Venture Bros. season 4.1 as it aired.  However, I'm embarassed to admit that I missed the previous episode; "The Better Man."  Keeping it brief, I managed to catch it online tonight and all I can say is... poor Dean.  I know he's getting chicks on his own now, blah, blah, blah, but still... Triana!  And her conversation with "the Master" hinted that she's not coming back, if not to the show, then at least she'll never be with Dean.  I was rooting for Dean.  I wanted him to get with Triana.  Alas, it's not to be.  But now that this loose end seems to be tied up, I'm left to to wonder about Triana's friend Kim from the season Two episode "Victor. Echo. November."  Bailey and I often thought she'd become a sort of "Jr. Villian" and would torment Hank and Dean.  So far no such luck.

Hang in there Dean-o!

*While doing a google image search for pictures of Triana Orpheus I found some AMAZING fan pictures.  Kudos to those artists who remembered that Dean is uncircumsized.  Also, Triana with Kimpossible?  Your tastes are varied, sir.

The Office ("Scott's Tot's 12/3/09")

Jesus!  What's happened to the Office?  That's two crap new episodes in a row.  Nothing has been resolved from Dunder Mifflin's financial problems, and every new episode has the secondary plotline of someone (Dwight, usually) trying to plot against Jim.  Make something happen all ready!  Phooey! :(

GLEE- a toe in the water.

Tonight I will be watching Glee for the first time.  Expect a review in the comments section, and perhaps a counter-point from Bailey.

I have a pre-conceived notion of what Glee will be like.  I hope to be surprised and walk away liking the show.  But, more than likely, I will be proven right in my prejudice.

What do I think it will be like?  Well, seeing the facebook contacts who rave about the show, I get the impression that its fanbase is the following:  chorus and theatre girls, and gay kids.  Add to the that the already contemptible Grey's Anatomy audience (you'd be surprised how much the two titles come up TOGETHER) and I'm sure the show will be an insufferable mish-mash of isms and glitter that leaves me annoyed and changing the channel.

But, as I said, I hope it's good... I just don't expect it will be.

Check the comments.

*picture hotlinked like a motherfucker.

House ("Wilson", 11/30/2009)

This is one of the episodes I've been waiting for since the beginning of the season.  This episode center's around the yang to House's yin, Dr. James Wilson.  Aptly titled "Wilson", we follow Princeton Plainsboro's head of oncology as he treats a former patient and friend.  House, meanwhile, "does his thing" off camera, only coming into the story to advise (or antagonize) Wilson as we watch him tackle a House-style mystery.  Rather than viewing this story as a novelty, I see it as another stepping stone toward balancing the medical mystery aspect with the much-needed character development.

Make a homemade TV Guide Channel in your kitchen.

It may come as a shock to find out that someone who blogs about TV still has basic cable.  It's true.  I have a big ass HD TV and watch my favorite shows in the crappiest quality imaginable.  As a consequence of living in the boob-tube dark ages I must rely on the TV Guide Channel to find out what's on.  Unlike the straight forward and navigable (and often yellow) 'GUIDE' button, the TV Guide Channel serves to imprison you with the following craptastic gimmicks;

The Office ("Shareholders Meeting", 11/19/2009)

Last week we discovered that Dunder Mifflin is on the brink of bankruptcy. Michael, always one to avoid a tough situation, decided to shore up morale by hosting a murder mystery at the office. While Jim was dubious of Michael's tactic, the murder mystery proved to be a shot in the arm for the Scranton branch.