#1
Note to those trying to push Detroit off the traditional Thanksgiving Day game: for crissakes, can we leave one thing to tradition? Please? Yes, the Lions suck. But there is something cozy and comforting about turning on the TV after eating and knowing that Detroit will be there. You keep f’ing with the draft, you keep tinkering with Monday Night Football, you keep pushing Thursday night games … please. Give Detroit something—haven’t they suffered enough? You know, being Detroit and all?
#2
The sheer mind-numbing number of vampire movies and shows just goes to prove the fact that Hollywood is just plain out of creativity. I don’t know much about all this “New Moon” shit, but doesn’t it seem like someone took “Harry Potter,” added in a dash of “Saved By The Bell,” sprinkled in some “True Blood” and was like, “Holy shit, preteens and unstable adults will love this!” Yawn.
#3
So, Steve Smith could stand with shutting the fuck up every now and again. The dude talks more after a 6-yard catch than anyone in the league. If he would save a little energy instead of launching into a bad Ray Lewis dance impression (is there any other kind) after setting up 3rd-and-4, maybe he’d be able to catch up to some of the long balls. As things stand, he’s becoming a bit of a joke with his tantrums and super-bitter faces—though he is still one helluva player.
#4
On the subject of “hot” comediennes, I always thought Maya Rudolph had a potentially nice body. Too bad she looks like former Boston Celtics guard Dennis Johnson in a wig.
#5
Matt Millen announcing NFL Network games? Really? That makes me speakless. All I can say about his “knowledge” of the game is that his announcing offers up second-by-second proof of why the Detroit Lions are where they are right now. And part of the reason that the announcing realm in general has become so brutal is that guys like Matt Millen are actually given a forum to share their “insights,” which have been proven time and again to be loser talk.
#6
Maybe a side benefit of the global recession is the corresponding realization that customer service can be, in fact, important. I’ve noticed when shopping that there is more of a tendency for service folks to go above and beyond. I was in Best Buy at one point and an eager dude (who kind of reminded me of the waiter from “Office Space” -- 'extreme fajitas!') spent 20 minutes telling us about various features of different laptops, before also sharing that he doesn’t even work on commission. Could the recession be a harbinger of the return of customer service? I doubt it, but it’s worth throwing out there. And hell, maybe it’s just me who has noticed this. *shrug*
#7
Friendly advice for Jay Cutler: Chicago is the blue-collarest of blue-collar towns, and two things they don’t truck are Republicans and bitch-ass quarterbacks. Quit throwing off your back foot and quit having the body language of Eli Manning during “that” time of the month. At this point, you’re making Stephen Hawking look like he has good footwork.
#8
If you like the “X-Files” elements of “Fringe” and you’re into the Mulder-Scully dynamic, check out “Bones” as well. Booth and Brennan have a relationship that closely mirrors the one established by Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, and though the show has more of a lab setting than I would prefer, it’s a keeper. Basically, it’s “X-Files” meets “CSI,” and it’s really well done.
#9
Yo, Les Miles: It’s called a timeout. Use it. Yes, you got screwed by the hometown clock operator, but you have to expect that in the SEC—get your goddam field goal team ready on the sideline before that play! LSU fans may smell like corndogs and they may love their football, but winning a national championship doesn’t buy you more than one “off” season in Death Valley. They have short memories in the bayou—just ask Nick Satan.
#10
Losing 13 players to season-ending injuries, you almost have to chuckle. But then to lose a coach (Dana Bible) to leukemia and a play-by-play man (Gary Hahn) to prostate cancer? It’s become a sick joke for NC State. Somebody better make peace with Jimmy V’s ghost, toot-sweet, because this can’t continue. Happy healing thoughts to Coach Bible and Gary …
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