Waldorf’s Week in Review 11/22/08

November 22nd, 2008 by Waldorf Van Buren

Just a quickie, I’m performing tonight and I have a fairly early call. . .

(+) Senator Clinton of New York has been offered a position in Obama’s cabinet. He’s putting her in between cinnamon and nutmeg.

(+ +) The CW must have read my earlier post, because repeats of Jericho will be playing on Sunday evenings. If only they work on getting Whedonesqued as well.

(- -) It seems that recycling the pee-pees (I have infants, what do you want from me?) isn’t so easy, as NASA found out with its $250 million dollar piece of junk. I’m telling you, design suits that recycle sweat and urine, a la Dune.

(+/-) Bob Jones University apologizes for racism. See, and you thought Obama being elected would have no effect on racist religious right colleges of the south. If only Oral Roberts University would sink into Hell, we’d have an even brighter future.

(+/-) I watched the Watchmen trailer again, and I am still impressed. I agree with Alan Moore that they told the story in graphic novel format because that was the best way to tell it. But damn the crappity hell it looks like a fine piece of work. It might be because of my man-crush on The Comedian, though.

(+/-) Governor Bill Richardson and New Mexico. Yay for Bill’s pro-space agenda, but boo for coupling space with government. At least we are looking forward, despite setbacks. I know, I know, we don’t want to fly our steel ships into the mouth of God, but she might need a check-up now and then. Space is ours as much as the air is ours. Sure we breathe it, but I do believe it’s killing us.

Honestly, this week’s review was more about my Jericho excitement. I’m a pop culture geek that way, but my guess is that you already knew that about your curmudgeonly friend Waldorf.

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Discussion (6)¬

  1. Jen says:
    November 23, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    But they are playing *repeats* of Jericho, not new episodes. If they want to play repeats, they should play repeats of their current shows. My preference would be Gossip Girl and Supernatural, but I would be happy with Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill. When they played these repeats, they got ratings consistently double those of the outsourced programs. And, those shows go against ridiculous amounts of competition in their regular time slots, so I would appreciate the opportunity to watch them without watching online. Focus on supporting the actors and writers as they move forward with new projects that have a chance for a long and successful run on television.

    • Oskar Kennedy says:
      November 25, 2008 at 10:51 am

      @Jen – Unless the industry has changed drastically since I was paying close attention, a lot of people involved with Jericho will benefit financially from prime-time reruns. Isn’t that a good way to support folks who create good TV?

  2. Waldorf Van Buren says:
    November 23, 2008 at 9:38 pm

    @Jen – I believe it could still be a good move for The CW. . . The cryptic “A movie will follow” I’m sure sent Jericho fans clenching every muscle (including sphincters) in gleeful anticipation. I’m fairly jaded, however, especially after the cancellation with NO movie in sight for ‘Deadwood’.
    They do have to start thinking ahead, as Kripke will be ending Supernatural soon.

  3. Jen says:
    December 3, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    You both make good points. The folks involved in creating Jericho will benefit financially. And, it might draw new viewers to the CW. But, the CW shows still in production could benefit from more eyeballs on a night when competition isn’t really that fierce. And I selfishly would benefit if one of the shows I can’t watch on Mondays were replayed on Sundays, when there is nothing on tv.

    • Oskar Kennedy says:
      December 4, 2008 at 9:01 am

      @Jen – I think, on balance, I’d still go with Jericho. The possibility of that secondary income might make it slightly less risky for people to take creative risks. If a short-lived show can still make some re-run money, folks might take more chances.

      Not that I watch any of these shows. =)

  4. Waldorf Van Buren says:
    December 4, 2008 at 12:34 am

    @Jen – How about Gossip Girl at 8, Jericho at 9, and Supernatural at 10? Would that be a decent compromise? Not that I have any special or magical powers in my special curmudgeon suit – other than being curmudgeonly – nor am I affiliated with any network. I’m just a sack full of snark.