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• NBC - Nothing But Crap “NBC’s decision to stop putting quality, scripted shows on in the 8 o’clock hour is the pathetic and cynical act of a loser.” - Jeff Jarvis Not that I know what any TV broadcaster has on at 8 o’clock anymore anyway - even TiVo is having a hard time keeping track.
• No, Not Schaumberg On tonight’s SNL Weekend Update, Tina and Amy were trying to prove their Chicago cred with someone from the Sox (this is me, not a sports fan). He was kind enough to donate the World Series win to all Chicagoans. Southside, Northside, Skokie, Evanston, Wilmette, but not Schaumburg. Ha. (For the Minnesota readers unfamiliar with Chicagoland geography:
• RocketBoom Ads Not Worth $15,000 I wasn’t surprised to hear RocketBoom is pursuing a sponsor (via eBay even), nor was I surprised they want to keep full creative control (they should). I was surprised that the high bid (as of this writing) of $15,099.99 hadn’t passed their hidden reserve. Now, I know you need 10x that for a decent music video,
• Amazing Race 8 - Episode 2 On a good note, the suitcase-exchange Road Block in the Tidal Basin is one of Amazing Race’s best challenges; it’s place appropriate, anyone can do it, it’s sexy, and success is a random process of elimination. As always, a good road block like this shakes up the rankings. It feels like the teams are spending 80%
• Degrassi Junior High - Awkward. Funny. Awkwardly Funny. Jen and I are revisiting our awkward years via Degrassi Junior High (thanks Netflix). Aside from the oddly vague and ambiguous endings, they’re very enjoyable. Especially the public announcements in the school - full of on-subject jokes.