Princess Sparkle

It's nice to know that Luke Perry is just as pretentious as I assumed he was. At least Jason Priestley hated the character of Brandon...

This era of David really makes it so hard to remember that Brian Austin Green looks like this now. I guess better late than never. ETA - I'm sorry his head is so big and that his eyes appear to be staring into our souls.

I forgot how much I enjoyed that sketch, and a solid 90% of why was Bobby. There was one part where he and Kate were standing posing, and he just had his arms placed so awkwardly by his sides, like he didn't know what to do with his hands, and it just killed me. And I had to pause when Kate was reading off all her credentials and Bobby followed with "And I'm a lawyer too!", because I started laughing so hard. This is why I've been so bummed he hasn't been in as many sketches this season; no matter what he's in, he kills.

Yeah, I actually said "REALLY?" out loud when I saw she was set to host. Not only is she awkward as hell in interviews, I can't actually remember her ever being funny in anything. The closest was probably Adventureland, but she was definitely not the funny part of that movie.

This episode made up for last weeks - I thought Aziz killed it. The monologue was fantastic, Five Stars made me lose my shit (I died at the dual massages), and Pizza Town was a cross between Space Pants and The Merryville brothers, and I mean that in the best way possible. Plus, Bobby was in way more sketches than he has been recently, which is all the better for me The only sketch that didn't work for me that well was the dirty talk one. I think maybe I just don't Melissa very much. I can never understand what she's saying half the time (her lack of ennunciation kills me) and her famed Owen Wilson impression didnt do a whole lot for me - I couldn't even tell it was him until she said it. I am starting to wonder if a few people are going to be fired in between seasons, especially from the men. It's become glaringly obvious over the past few episodes that there are entire episodes that go by without a cast member appearing at all (last week was Bobby, this week was Alex and Pete, though Kyle only had about 2 lines in the sketch he was in). Either that or they should start giving some of Beck's everyman roles to some of the other guys.

Ha, when I thought about casting, the first thing that popped in my head was "So, Sarah Paulson as Hillary and John Travolta as Bill, right?" Yeah, I don't necessarily disagree with you; I feel like there's a lot of ways this could go wrong. Unless Ryan Murphy (or the book I guess) is taking the stance that having the impeachment was the crime.

Both; her wedding was Planet of the Apes themed, and she's in the new War of the Planet of the Apes movie.

Oh thank god, the question on everyone's mind has been answered: we now have Nanny Raquel's recipe for 'cheese pasta'. Alas, for those of us giving her the benefit of the doubt in thinking she meant "mac and cheese" were wrong; she literally means 'warm pasta with shredded cheese melted in it.'

Without having read Tobin's book, I would be open to a season about the scandal if we get as fresh a perspective on Monica Lewinsky as we did for Marcia Clark. I remember the incessant "she's fat, she's ugly, etc" jokes during that time, and I think what always gets so lost is that she was a (relative) kid who had her life ruined, and bore the considerable amount of blame for the affair. If that is indeed the topic, it's a savvy move on Ryan Murphy's part - since seasons 2 & 3 will both happen in 2018, I'm guessing season 4 will happen in 2019...right in time for the next presidential election.

It was such an easy joke, but Alec's "Facon. Or is it Face-on?" made me bust a gut. And I already love Judy Greer, but finding out she had a Planet of the Apes theme wedding absoluetly delighted me.

Ok, I can answer my own question - I finished up the Oral History earlier this week and thought it was fantastic. It was thorough (though, it notably leaves out the Kilbourn era; the focus on the transition is more on the politics between the Kilbourn writers and Stewart writers), had enough behind-the-scenes pieces that I'd never heard of that I found fascinating, and for as long as it was, I found it to be a fairly quick read. There's also a pretty honest reflection about both the writer's strike and the Wyatt situation - I had no idea that for quite awhile during the strike, Jon paid everyone's salaries, and honestly, after reading everyone's thoughts, the only person I come off thinking badly of in the Wyatt situation is Rory Albanese. One thing that stuck out to me glaringly though, and it could be nothing, but it stuck out to me enough to notice - they talked to, and got quotes, from almost every single Daily Show correspondant, even ones that left on fairly poor terms (like Dan Bakkedahl and Beth Littleford), but there was not one quote from Jason Jones anywhere in the book. And that includes large sections where they talk about him and his pieces. There's some acknowledgement from both Jon and Sam Bee that Jason felt a bit slighted for not being considered as a replacement host, and for not "getting his due", but not necessarily in a bitter way. It just stuck out as very strange to me, and I wonder what the the story is.

Amber Ruffin is perfection. This makes me want to go watch her Drunk History episode again.

Or hell, just throw on the same disclaimer they put on Indifference (AKA the Lisa Steinberg case) where they acknowledged that the case in the episode was really similar, and talked about the deviation.

Apparently, Ryan Murphy is looking all the way to season 4, and has optioned another Jeffrey Tobin book. Looks like a possible season 4 will be about the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/01/american-crime-story-monica-lewinsky-ryan-murphy-hillary-clinton-bill-clinton?mbid=social_facebook

I was actually all ready to see it (what can I say; I'm a masochist I guess), but then I just saw this video of them forcing a clearly terrified dog into rushing water. Fuck this movie.

I think this is an UO: I think one of the best, most heartfelt and funny animated show of all time is King of the Hill. I feel like during its prime, it constantly lived in the shadows of The Simpsons and Family Guy (the much more popular Fox animated shows), but the show holds up so well. Consistently funny, could break your heart when it wanted to, and I find myself rewatching the series over and over again. It doesn't nearly get the due it deserves.

1. You just reminded me that I need to watch Drop Dead Gorgeous again 2. You also reminded me of my favorite King of the Hill quote, where Peggy has finally realized that Nancy and Dale's clearly half-native American son is not Dale's (Nancy had explained to Dale their son was darker because of Dale's 'Jamaican Grandmother'): "Joseph is not Jamaican, and neither is Dale, and I'm beginning to suspect his grandmother isn't either!" Are we sure Daniel Dae Kim is actually a human, and not a god put on earth for us to marvel at his beauty? MY GOD, what a good looking man.

Ok, I was in just off of "Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore", but now I'm 100% in from the trailer. I was laughing right off the bat with Drew's "casual smile and pose" after Timothy said "act natural", all while they're covered in blood.

To her credit though, while she didn't push very hard, she did offer to go home after Tom said she would've if Jamie hadn't had immunity. Tom told her it was too late to do that. And while I don't particularly like her, I do give her a little bit of credit for calling John out for fudging the truth at the judges table. Jamie, however, is a moron. Yes, he did cook a shitty dish, but who knows what he would've come up with if their team strategy hadn't been "stick the guy with immunity with the bad ingredients."

Bobby was briefly in the cold open (he was sitting next to Pete), but then he didn't end up saying anything. It seemed weird to me to take the trouble to dress him up and put him in there if he wasn't going to do anything, but maybe his question got cut at the last minute for timing. There hasn't been a whole lot of Bobby period so far this season, and I don't like that. I thought FOR SURE the Susan B Anthony sketch was going to be similar to the MLK sketch they did last year(? I think last year; might've been two) where MLK came to Pete, and discovered that there hadn't been as much change as he would've thought since his death. There was so much they could've done with that sketch, and I get what they were going for, but man did they whiff on it. HAH! I did not notice the Russian Flag pin, but that's an excellent catch. Kudos to whoever came up with that.

An answer I know! Apparently, it's one the makeup artist made custom, but it's heavily based on the Mac shade "Dare You", and apparently, it's what they would use for touch-ups. Just started the show after hearing some really rave reviews and I'm enjoying it. Though, I'll admit, I was hooked at "Do I have a massive asshole?"

Is this the right time to admit I immediately recognized Juwan from D2: The Mighty Ducks, where he played Kenan Thompson's brother? What can I say, I watched a lot of suspect programming in the 90s.

I just finished it. I was ready to love it because it's gotten some really great reviews, but my God, I wanted to punch Lib in the face for 3/4 of the book. I know the point was to make her caustic, but uh...mission accomplished a little too well. The ending was also very unsatisfying to me, and felt rather unearned. The only reason I finished was because my mom had read it recently and wanted to discuss it.

I wonder when exactly in the week they all realized that Felicity Jones was going to be a nervous live performer and that they were going to have to start crafting sketches that minimized her. Because ooof, even in the sketches where she didn't look like a deer caught in headlights, her ability to deliver a punch line was....lacking. I don't think this was the show they wanted to come back from a big break on. I actually put this right on par with the January Jones episode, because while JJ was painful in the live pieces, her pre-taped sketch was hilarious. Whereas for this ep, other than the cold open and WU, I found most of the sketches, including the pre-taped, pretty eh - this is the first time in awhile where I've found sketches so unfunny that I've fast-forwarded them (which I did for the theater and 'joke' sketches). I did think there were some very funny lines sprinkled throughout the show - others have mentioned the Nazi Germany one in WU, and I also liked the "Just in time for parole!" joke. And while I thought the Susan B Anthony sketch really failed to make the connection they were hoping for, I rewound Vanessa's exasperated "Yes bitch, we've seen your crap!!" quite a few times, because I thought it was delivered so hilariously. This does once again prove how hard live tv - and specifically live comedy - can be, and that being a good actor doesn't necessarily mean "good host" (which we've seen a few times with Robert DeNiro).

Yeah, that's what bothered me the most too. I actually rewound the initial convo twice, because from her reactions immediately after and later (with her "THATS NOT FUNNY!"), I thought for sure I missed him saying he had other consensual same-sex encounters. But no, she assumed he was bi or gay because he was sexually assaulted by a guy and didn't mind flirting for tips. Her reaction is a huge part of the reason that men underreport sexual assaults. That, coupled with the fact that she had to have Cynthia explain to her why Donald Trump is a bad person, makes me want her off my screen.