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--Ken Kennedy suffered a lat tear said to be far more serious than the one Batista just suffered and he's out indefinitely. Another blow to SD!

The Dodgers are retarded. 13 mil for Raffy?? Good one

Quoting posts has become an exercise in futility.

Well he's a comedian, so he should be good at memorising stuff. I just wasn't feeling it at all, it was just too stupid for me to laugh at. Yea, Fred is pretty awesome. Okay, quoting posts has become impossible now.

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SNL Review- Dane Cook/James Blunt Sports Report- Maple Leafs- They had a pretty good road-trip, but that game against San Jose tonight was so frustrating. They’re so inconsistent. They’ll have great first or second periods, but then the other period will see them play some awful hockey. Hopefully Eddie can pass Sawchuck when they play LA. Canucks- I’m glad they finally beat the Avalanche, good to get that monkey off their back. Didn’t get a chance to check out the Edmonton game, but they lost. I still don’t think Auld is that good and people just will give any excuse to hate Cloutier. Now I don’t like Cloutier that much either, but Auld is not better. I do like the trade for Ouellet though. Nets- The Nets seem to be just going through the motions now, and it’s frustrating. I know it’s only November, but a lot of their play has been very uninspired. Vince isn’t jacking up 30, and they still desperately need help down low. And they lost to the freaking Raptors! The Raptors! Saints- They won a game!!!! Sure they beat the unluckiest team in football, but a win is a win. It was a good game too, and I was sure after that holding penalty that they were going to blow it but thank God, they won. 3-13 here we come! Mailbag!!!!!- While I didn’t get any letters, I did get an IM from the younger sister of punting is for quitters. She was angry that I laughed at the skit. I told her she should be angry at her brother for being a horrible coach. Wanna be in the mailbag??? Email me at [email protected] And now the review... Cold Opening Cast- The whole cast (Yes, I’m lazy) Thoughts- I caught a bit of the holiday lighting thing. Rod Stewart was good, Pam from the Office actually looked hot, and the banter between Al Roker and Megan Mullally was painful. This was a really funny cold opening, and I loved the singing of Silent Night and Wiig mentioning airing My Name is Earl reruns. The other songs were funny too, even though nothing will top the first. Hammond as Trump was its usual hilarious self (especially the Chanukah mispronunciation) and helped put this over the top. ***3/4 Monologue Cast- Dane Cook Thoughts- It was great seeing a real monologue for once. I don’t think Cook is a great comic or anything, but he shows a lot of promise and kept my interest. He does need to stop laughing at his own stuff, that just makes him seem like a hack. I liked some of his bits, especially the one about taking pictures and the leaving your legacy bit. I had heard the Superman bit before as well. Cook wasn’t great, but he was good enough. *** Morning Announcements Cast- Cook, Parnell, Poehler, Meyers, Thompson, Dratch, Forte, Mitchell, Armisen, Hader, Wiig, Samberg Thoughts- A good idea for a skit, even though I think it fell slightly flat. The best of the announcements was easily the first one, as Seth was hilarious there. The bit with Kenan and Rachel was okay, but seemed awkward. I didn’t really like Wiig’s bit too much, she’s starting to kind of annoy me. This had its moments, but seemed to die off after the first bit and never fully recover. **3/4 Commercial Cast- Sudeikis, Samberg, Hader Thoughts- When featured players attack! I think I now am able to tell Samberg and Hader apart, so bully for skits like this. This commercial reminded me of Colon Blow, but unlike Colon Blow, I didn’t really find it to be that funny. This is one of those things where once you get the joke, and you don’t like it, you’re kind of screwed. * Long Ride Home Cast- Cook, Thompson, Mitchell, Parnell, Dratch, Sudeikis Thoughts- Blaming Jay Feely for the loss of the Giants is a tad unfair. Yes the fact that he missed three field goals is bad, but two were wicked long, and the false start penalties by Luke Pettigoat are what really hurt them. So you can blame Feely, since he does somewhat deserve it, but he’s not the only one. I think what Doug O’Brien did to the Jets in January was worse. With that said, I thought this was pretty funny. The ending was a bit hokey, but Kenan’s line about irony was hilarious and I thought the interaction between Cook and the other two Giants was good stuff. I also liked the throw to Eli Manning and the random cameo that presented stuff. Like I said, I thought the ending was a bit much, but for the most part this was good. *** Wool Sweater Cast- Cook, Dratch, Meyers, Poehler, Samberg Thoughts- Credit to Dane for taking that table bump. That was the highlight of what was an otherwise lame skit. I don’t really see the appeal in wool sweaters, or sweaters in general. I do agree with Seth on the awfulness of turtlenecks. I don’t know, Dane Cook freaking out over being too hot in a sweater really isn’t that funny, and he’s not a good enough physical comic to make all the pratfalls work. He’s no Chevy Chase. This was a waste. Dane Cook is many things, being good at pratfalls and playing over the top is not one of them. *1/2 Lettuce Cast- Forte, Samberg Thoughts- I’m really sick of SNL skits that turn into commercials for something. It’s become such an overused cliché and I end up souring on the skit as a whole. Also, SNL digital films they do never seem to be good either, so this was 0-2 going in I guess. I laughed at them randomly eating lettuce but this wore thin pretty quick. ** James Blunt ‘You’re Beautiful’ Thoughts- With Dane Cook hosting , I thought James Blunt would be some sort of stoner rocker of some sort, but instead he’s the usual whiny British guy that the UK seems to fit to export to us every once in a while. I’m not going to deny that I didn’t like this song, because I did, it’s just that this stuff tends to wear thin. I admittedly missed the first few bits of this watching Oilers v. Bruins, and having to deal with my remote refusing to work. But what I saw I liked. It wasn’t a bad listen and Blunt’s got a nice voice, even if he looks like a psycho. *** Weekend Update Cast- Fey, Poehler, Dratch, Thompson Thoughts- As bad as Fey/Poehler are, those bits with Rachel Dratch never seem to work out either. That fatsuit bit was officially certified painful when JB Smoove made his appearance. As usual with WU, there were lots of clunkers. I did laugh at a few of Tina’s jokes, but I don’t really remember Amy having any good ones. As usual, I did not like the mugging that follows the jokes either. I thought Kenan as Michael Irvin was hilarious and dead-on. I loved the clip of him on Monday Night Countdown. Irvin talking about debating whether to shoot the cop was probably the highlight of WU. The rest pretty much sucked. **1/4 Coma Cast- Cook, Poehler, Parnell, Forte Thoughts- Parnell always brings the goods as a sleazeball. I also really liked Forte, especially when he said he had no problem with Amy sleeping with the guy’s brother. I thought the skit seemed to die off a bit until the end, and did Cook really need to go into a second coma? Probably not. Amy had some good lines, and I liked her interaction with Forte, but the rest was eh. **1/4 CanTV Cast- Cook, Sanz, Poehler Thoughts- Nothing makes me want to flip over to Oilers v. Bruins faster then a Horatio Sanz skit. Boat Trip was on TBS this week. I have to wonder what favour Will Ferrell and Artie Lange owed the director to be in this. This was really bad and painful to watch. The one potential joke (The constant screwing up of Poehler’s last name) was beaten into the ground until it wasn’t funny anymore. When you saw the set-up, you know this was going to suck, and it certainly delivered. DUD James Blunt Thoughts- This was pretty boring, as playing the piano at 12:50 am does not lend itself to goodness. And this was pretty gay. The fact that James Blunt really does look like a creepy deranged man makes his songs unsettling. ** Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Cast- Forte, Poehler, Armisen, Samberg Thoughts- These ads creep the heck out of me. Forte was hilarious here and I loved him just going off on Amy. I also laughed when Samberg called him a dick. Welcome to the show Bill. Word of advice: If you want to make me laugh really hard, say cock. It’s funnier. Anyway, thought the ending was a bit flat, but Forte was awesome. ***1/4 The Bottom Line- Avg. skit was **.2 making this is a thumbs down show. Given that Cook’s a comedian, this was a mild disappointment. The show got off to a good start, but once that Wool Sweater skit hit, it was all downhill from there. Cook provided us with a long and good monologue but didn’t seem to add anything else to the show. No one here really stood out, as the only really good skit was the cold opening. SNL is still stuck in this rut, and I’m waiting for that one show that either tanks the season or salvages it. Next week is Alec Baldwin and if they can’t get a good show out of him, then they’re really screwed. The next two weeks are SNL’s big test to prove they can do a really funny episode, and I hope they can deliver. Thumbs Down

The Rock is never going to TNA

They would just throw you out.

Memphis beats Cincy in Cincy- All is right with the world

It's a horrible idea that will not have any effect on the product and will probably get them sued again

3 years for 17 mil? Yea, have fun.

Joey and the Apprentice are coming back after the Olympics.

BURBANK - December 1, 2005 - NBC adjusts its mid-season program lineup beginning the week of January 2 as the hit freshman comedy "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office" move to Thursdays to join a new two-hour comedy block that includes the new comedy "Four Kings" and "Will & Grace." In addition, the new limited drama series "The Book of Daniel" will premiere, "Scrubs" will return to Tuesdays and the "The Biggest Loser" will come back as a series of themed specials titled "The Biggest Loser: Special Edition." Thursday nights will return to NBC's storied comedy roots starting on January 5 with an 8-10 p.m. (ET) block that includes "Will & Grace," "Four Kings," "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office."

BURBANK - December 1, 2005 - NBC adjusts its mid-season program lineup beginning the week of January 2 as the hit freshman comedy "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office" move to Thursdays to join a new two-hour comedy block that includes the new comedy "Four Kings" and "Will & Grace." In addition, the new limited drama series "The Book of Daniel" will premiere, "Scrubs" will return to Tuesdays and the "The Biggest Loser" will come back as a series of themed specials titled "The Biggest Loser: Special Edition." Thursday nights will return to NBC's storied comedy roots starting on January 5 with an 8-10 p.m. (ET) block that includes "Will & Grace," "Four Kings," "My Name Is Earl" and "The Office."

So did you officially switch favourite teams nl? (I ain't spelling that name out) Have you officially become a Sharks fan and abandoned the Bruins?

Leafs meet Atlanta for round 3 tonight. I think the whole bad blood has been resolved, but hopefully the Leafs can lay another asswhooping on them.

At least he's out of the Leafs division

Are the Bruins fucking stupid?

Mrs. Tomko

Yea, and they're not dumb enough to replace the kids for the last movie.

Which is worse: Porter v. UTSU FFMS v. UTSU or me v. UTSU

I read this, then remembered what the movie was about. Then I laughed for some reason. I might have to see the film though if Rosario Dawson is in it. *drools* Edit: How was the Dane Cook SNL, Bob? I forgot to see it and am extremely pissed. I would give a handjob to someone for a torrent. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Rosario Dawson looks really hot in one scene. The Dane Cook SNL airs this Saturday. Watch it and stuff. And then read my review.

That'd be the greatest work ever

It's scheduled to film February-November 2006, and come out June 07.

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