The TV Thread: Networks, cable, shows on DVD.

[RGMike]

Comedy Central doing a marathon of all the South Park Xmas episodes as we speak. Mrs Broflofsky RULES!

[RGMike]

The origin of the TV Yule Log -- I noticed we had Dueling Logs in SF this year (on Ch. 36 and TV-20).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule_Log_(TV_program)

[RGMike]

Well, no "Scrooge's R'n'R Xmas" om Channel 32 this year... but they *are* showing Santa Claus Conquers the Martians tonite at 8, and it's nearly as awful.

[RGMike]

Well, no "Scrooge's R'n'R Xmas" om Channel 32 this year... but they *are* showing Santa Claus Conquers the Martians tonite at 8, and it's nearly as awful.

Meanwhile, they re-ran the recent Simpsons Xmas ep which was genius. "It's like Christmas with a childless gay couple!" And IO can't believe the Katy Perry "that's not my bellybutton" line made it past the censors.

[sundaygal]

Tuesday's Mega Millions winning numbers were eerily similar to Hurley's "cursed" lottery numbers from LOST.  Dude!  Way!

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-lotto-lost-20110106,0,885404.story

[RGMike]

End of an era? KOFY TV-20 has dumped (at least temporarily) their Sun nite old-TV-shows-you-vote-for block in favor of new version of Dance Party (8 to 9) and a new local game show called "Carpool Showdown" -- a trivia contest that appears to be a ripoff of "Cash Cab" (9 to 10).

[RGMike]

Tonite the SyFy channel is showing a marathon of the orig Green Hornet TV show that ran on ABC in the '60s. With Bruce Lee as Kato, and, er, some other guy as the Green Hornet.

[RGMike]

Watching a How I Met Your Mother rerun and playing Ted's boss was William Schallert (known as Patty Duke's TV dad many moons ago) -- and I was like "damn, I thought he was dead". Nope. Very much alive.

THEN:

NOW:

[RGMike]

"Smithers, you are the... campiest of my aides-de-camp"

Smithers gives Moe's a makeover and it becomes a gay bar called (wait for it) Mo's. Genius.

And Moe buys a chihuahua named Neil Patrick Hairless!

Best. Gay. Simpsons. EVAH!

[RGMike]

Oh. My. F---ing. GAWD. The new improved version of the KOFY TV-20 Dance Party is on -- they seem to have gone out of their way to find fat unattractive people. They're all dancing to AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Nite Long".  Good lord.

[sundaygal]

Oh. My. F---ing. GAWD. The new improved version of the KOFY TV-20 Dance Party is on -- they seem to have gone out of their way to find fat unattractive people. They're all dancing to AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Nite Long".  Good lord.

I miss the old ladies in poodle skirts!

[Lightnin' Rod]

And Moe buys a chihuahua named Neil Patrick Hairless!

I was flippin' around and saw that bit - hilarious.

[SFGuy]

Keith Olbermann out: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-01-21-olbermann_N.htm

Also see this for video for his sign off: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/41201922#41201922

[RGMike]

Keith Olbermann out: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-01-21-olbermann_N.htm

Also see this for video for his sign off: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/41201922#41201922

Holy Flaming Mother of Edward R Murrow!

[RGMike]

Keith Olbermann out: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-01-21-olbermann_N.htm

Also see this for video for his sign off: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/41201922#41201922

Holy Flaming Mother of Edward R Murrow!

Tim Goodman wasted no time in writing a lengthy analysis of what KO should do now:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/bastard-machine/10-keith-olbermann-74564