Wed, November 30, 2005
Nancy Pelosi on The Daily Show—10:20 PM
I've never been too fond of her daughter's taste in men, but Nancy Pelosi is a dandy fine House Minority Leader. It was fun to watch her with Jon Stewart tonight, because she's not afraid to get feisty. The Democrats' key struggle these days (among many) is not having a strong, confident voice. But polls show that most Americans agree with them that the Iraq war is a bad idea (just as polls at the time showed that most Americans agreed with them in 2002 when a bunch of them voted in favor of it). Good for Pelosi, capitalizing on the rare scenario in which Dems enjoy popular support.
Also, I just flipped over to CBS for Criminal Minds (the best show you're not watching – except for Mom, who's also not watching Veronica Mars). It was starting a couple minutes late because the broadcast of the traditional Rankin-Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer program was running long. I haven't watched it in years – is that really the sound effect they used for Rudolph's glowing nose? That high, sustained squeal that sounds like a mix between a teapot whistle and your old modem when you dialed into Compuserve? My God, that's awful.
Brandon — Thu, 12/1/05 11:49am
It was starting a couple minutes late because the broadcast of the traditional Rankin-Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer program was running long.
Unbelievable. I recorded it last night so that we could watch it with Grace, and sure enough, I just checked it out and it cuts off before the end. So my question is, did they do it to sell more DVDs for Sony, to give a nice little "I told you so" swat on the nose to DVR users, or to cash in with more commercials? Perhaps the trifecta?
It started on time, and according to Amazon, it's 47 minutes with no commercials; seems to me they could have ran it in an hour. And if you want to cram in more commercials and cash in on that nostalgic fan base, fine, but just let the cable and satellite companies know so they can list the extra minutes in their guide.
CBS probably doesn't care about me anyway, the only show of theirs I watch is Dave. Do they even count his audience as viewers?
Bee Boy — Thu, 12/1/05 12:31pm
It happens every now and then. HBO used to run Curb Your Enthusiasm like four or five minutes long all the time – to this day I still pad its recordings 15 minutes just to be safe. Most times, the network will update the program guide appropriately, but not always. The bastards.
Fortunately, all you missed is some high-pitched screeching and Santa dropping a few dollies down from the sky with little umbrellas. The umbrella thing was cute, but the screeching probably would've caused Grace to go berserk and lift the sofa over her head.