Video: One Day At a Time

Just the other day, I was watching an old episode of The Love Boat (they air weekdays at 11 here in Australia), one that featured Nanette Fabray and Rose Marie. A quick Wikipedia consultation led to the surprising revelation that both Fabray, now 92, and Rose Marie, now 89, are still living -- as is the entire main Love Boat cast, by the way. How strange, I thought to myself. How many '70s and early '80s classic TV shows feature an entire cast of regulars that's still alive, if not kicking quite so [...]

Hello! It's a lovely day, although we're another day closer to the very end of Lost. Are you ready? Have you put the finishing touches on your Smoke Monster costume?

It has come to the attention of the National Board of Names and Naming (NBNN) that several families in the area must change their names. Take for example the family currently known as the Ghidorahs. Their old name was Ischnuridae, which had to be changed due to a naming conflict with the Damselfly family. Not to mention, no one could pronounce the old name anyway. To christen their new name at the naming ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Gigan and King Ghidorah performed an 11-second kiss that caused outcry in some countries. But that was 4 [...]

Last night's Emmy telecast was punctuated by an interlude where the Oprah-approved crooner Josh Groban ran through a medley of classic television themes; during the four-minute performance, he managed to channel Les Claypool , Will Smith during his Fresh Prince phase , and the lead singer of the dancehall act Inner Circle . Also he used a lot (a lot !) of vibrato in weird places. (I guess moms like that sort of thing?) But even more importantly, there were some curious omissions from the medley, which I've taken the liberty to list below. [...]