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No, Not Dead..Not Even Pinining for the Fjords, I'm Just Watching TV

I'm back! Sorta... Ok, I spent the better part of this year in and out of the hospital dealing with multiple lingering problems that resulted in 12 surgeries/procedures. There were many painful nights and days, and many nurses from origins unknown asking..no; yelling from the down the hall on how... Continue reading "No, Not Dead..Not Even Pinining for the Fjords, I'm Just Watching TV" »

Setting the Mahmud

RSBS Special Correspondent and Podcast Schmegleschleimer, Mr. Johanna Mahmud reports: In Memoriam. Hallelujah. My favorite part of any award ceremony -- be it the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys or Tonys -- is the part where they celebrate those who passed on into the good night. As we wind down this... Continue reading "Setting the Mahmud" »

Los Angeles Laker Metta World Peace Dances Up a Storm on Dancing with the Stars

DATELINE: HUMOR! World Peace takes a chance. Metta World Peace is, of course, formerly Ron Artest, as all mixed martial arts fans know from his run-ins off the basketball court. Los Angeles Laker Artest is the latest athlete to do his version of St. Vitus Dance on Dancing with the... Continue reading "Los Angeles Laker Metta World Peace Dances Up a Storm on Dancing with the Stars" »

Zoey Deschanel is the new “It” girl

I saw the cover of the latest New York magazine at work and I wondered, who is that girl on the cover? It was Zoey Deschanel. Deschanel is hot. Hot property that is. Deschanel is starring in the new Fox TV series, “The New Girl.” The star of several motion... Continue reading "Zoey Deschanel is the new “It” girl" »

Dolphins....Couldn't Keep up with Brady's Brilliance

The Dolphins opened the season last night with a 12 play 84yard drive that consumed 7:18 of the first quarter. And if it wasn’t for that clock eating drive,Tom Brady may have passed his way into the record books, to the tune of 600 yards---seriously. The All-Pro wound up throwing... Continue reading "Dolphins....Couldn't Keep up with Brady's Brilliance" »

True Blood: Season 4 is Nailed Down in the Coffin This Week!

DATELINE: Spooky Shenanigans on TV Another season of HBO’s vampire TV series, True Blood, bites the dust this week—or at least goes underground for about 40 weeks. A few spoilers may pop out of their graves in this review. If you haven’t the heart for a surprise of two, stop... Continue reading "True Blood: Season 4 is Nailed Down in the Coffin This Week!" »

Ever Green and Fedora: Legends Becoming Myth

DATELINE: OLD MOVIES! The stories themselves are legendary without even touching upon the storyline. Two neglected films were based on neglected stories. Celebrated musical writers Rogers and Hart penned a tale that never made it to American Broadway stage, but was turned into a small-budget British made version of Busby... Continue reading "Ever Green and Fedora: Legends Becoming Myth" »

There’s show business …and then there’s the NFL

Its time to step off Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, your time is up. You two Studs have never engaged in a shootout seen last night. I’m saying--you guys have been brilliant for stretches of play in head to head battles over the years ---but never over four quarters— have... Continue reading "There’s show business …and then there’s the NFL" »

Theo Epstein May Go to Chicago and Leave Boston

DATELINE: HUMOR! Chicago-bound? He'll always have Boston. Speculation has grown rampant that Theo Epstein, general manager of the Red Sox, has the lean and hungry look. Rumors suggest that Epstein may want to go to Chicago for the healing waters. Like Rick leaving Paris for Casablanca in the famous movie... Continue reading "Theo Epstein May Go to Chicago and Leave Boston" »

Bill Belichick and the Impossible Mission Force

DATELINE: HUMOR! Good morning, Mr. Belichick, here's your assignment... Bill Belichick is assembling the Impossible Missions Force team as you read this. If he fails in his mission, the ownership and the commissioner will disavow any knowledge of his activities. The instructions on CD have already sizzled away in a... Continue reading "Bill Belichick and the Impossible Mission Force" »

Lincoln Lawyer: Slimeballs are in Fashion

DATELINE: CRIME MOVIES! Now on DVD, this thriller mystery movie is a throwback to an age when movies told a story without the intervention of superheroes, amazing powers beyond mortal men, or the explosions of nuclear dimensions. Ryan Phillippe, Matthew McConaughey, and William H. Macy confer in The Lincoln Lawyer.... Continue reading "Lincoln Lawyer: Slimeballs are in Fashion" »

NFL TV Legend Bubba Smith Dead at 66 - Videos

Former NFL defensive star Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, who found a successful second career as an actor, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 66. Smith starred for the then Baltimore Colts as the won Super Bowl V over the Dallas Cowboys. He later played for the Oakland... Continue reading "NFL TV Legend Bubba Smith Dead at 66 - Videos " »

Bill Belichick's Patriot Practices Resemble Pee-Wee Herman's Playhouse!

DATELINE: HUMOR! Though he doesn’t wear a little red bowtie, Bill Belichick may be in his playhouse element during training camp. He has added a few characters to the shenanigans before he opens on Broadway, putting a foot to the metal on Rex Ryan—the fat bully down the street. Though... Continue reading "Bill Belichick's Patriot Practices Resemble Pee-Wee Herman's Playhouse!" »

Pee Wee Herman Returns to Second Childhood Again

DATELINE: HUMOR! Thirty years ago, a subversive adult named Paul Reubens played an 8-year old boy in a tight little suit with a tiny red bowtie. He became bigger than the stand-up comedy that gave him birth. Pee-Wee Herman became the iconic figure of a TV series and movies. He... Continue reading "Pee Wee Herman Returns to Second Childhood Again" »

Hooked on True Blood: the Series, not the Drink

DATELINE: HUMOR! Now into its fourth season of supernatural hijinks, the HBO series called True Blood has showered us with a spray of hot sauce from saucy wenches and stalwart vampires. Forget Nosferatu and his ugly looks, folks. These vampires are steamy for sex. They apparently have permanent rigor mortis,... Continue reading "Hooked on True Blood: the Series, not the Drink" »