Harrison Ford on Star Wars

During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Harrison Ford refuses to answer questions about "Star Wars":

The Kennedy Center Honors David Letterman

I kinda forgot about this.

I was writing about the fact that David Letterman would be honored as a Kennedy Center Honoree all the way back in September.

Today it occurred to me to check youtube to see if that video was online. It is. Here is his segment of the awards ceremony. You'll see he's next to Led Zeppelin.

Conan Wishes Jimmy "Good Luck"

After it was announced that Jimmy Fallon was taking over the Tonight Show in 2014, Conan took time on his show to wish him the best.

Conan Learns Etiquette

Conan enrolls in "Southern Charm School". He learns ETIQUETTE AND PROTOCOL and, in the process, solves a murder.

Conan Sings Gospel

People don't recognize that Conan has a very high, pretty singing voice. Now that he's down in Atlanta for a week of shows, he decided to show off that fact by joining a Gospel choir.


It's always strange when people don't understand that Conan is joking. Why would anyone take Conan at face value? I suppose they don't watch.

Movie Review: Field of Dreams (1989)

Field of Dreams (1989)

The problem of male-male affection is a tough one. Boys will stop kissing their dads around 7 or 8 (if they ever did at all). Around 14, it becomes uncomfortable to give their dad a hug. Into adulthood, physical affection will devolve to, but at least stop at, a handshake. Men will rarely examine what their father means to them (or anyone for that matter but especially their fathers) and, even if they do, are the group who's least capable of expressing those feelings.

For most sons (at least in the U.S.) one of the earliest and fondest memories we have is "having a catch with dad". It will be ingrained in their memory forever right next to the smell of grass and the way the hot sun feels. Throwing the baseball is a physical expression of love that never "goes out of style" even if you may stop doing it. The thrower imparts a strong visceral sensation on the catcher but does it indirectly, through the baseball, from the "safe" distance of several yards. And, done in the unassailable name of "sports".

Which brings me to the climax of "Field of Dreams". I will not begin to cry when Kevin Costner asks the simple question, "Hey dad!... Do you want to have a catch?". But that's only because I'm smart enough to start crying a few minutes earlier... in preparation for that line. Because I know it's coming. And I know what comes next. Note the way Ray (Costner) catches the ball and pauses briefly - he knows the exact meaning of that sensation and that moment. Hopefully, we do too.

Ray describes the years he spent estranged with his father: "I wanted to come home but I didn't know how"). We, as the audience, know that time cannot be undone by anyone. Whether the reasons are major or minor, in big ways and small ways, we can never go back home again. The fantasy of the movie allows us to witness one man who is suddenly excepted from that law. Whether that's cathartic or tortuous, it's both perfectly unique and extremely emotional.

9/10.

Conan Reenacts the Civil War

While in Atlanta for a week of shows, Conan joins a troupe of Civil War reenactors. He really gets into his character.

Jacob's Patience - Steve Carell

Jimmy Fallon and Steve Carell look back on their days on the Canadian soap opera "Jacob's Patience". Justin Timberlake is also involved.

Is it Justin Timberlake or is it Justin Lumberpond?

Jordan Schlansky Returns; Drinks Coffee

Loyal viewers know that any appearance of Jordan Schlansky equates to comedy gold. This is no different.

Apparently one of Jordan's "various" responsibilities is purchasing an expensive espresso machine on Conan's dime. And controversy ensues.



"In English. Cuz 'God Bless America' you son of a bitch."

The Michael McDonald Trio

The title is self-explanatory. Three Michael McDonalds sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". Not as funny as it is interesting.

In case you're wondering, the one in the middle is Justin Timberlake.

Fallon to Host Tonight Show?

Various sources are reporting that NBC is planning to give Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show when Leno's contract expires next year.

Allow me to be the first of many who will say (and continue to say even after it happens) "I've heard that before."

Return of the Wolf Waker

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For centuries the Wolf Waker had journeyed in solitude, thousands of light-years from the lush bosom of the Wolf Planet. He was the Chrylon 4 Star System's most gifted warrior, yet his nights were spent alone, huddled in his starship upon a meager buckwheat cushion, harmonic spear at his side.

And each new dawn, as he woke from restless slumber to the blinding haze of a white-hot intergalactic sun, he would raise his face to the heavens and wonder, "Will I ever know love?" 

And so it was that one day, a beautiful she-wolf appeared to him - thousands of years his junior - with a delicate snout and coat so supple, it set the very ions of the Wolfwaker's synthetic consciousness ablaze. For seven blissful harvests she shared his buckwheat cushion and the Wolfwaker at last knew peace in his loins. 

But he knew also that his destiny lay elsewhere and that he must travel onward without her... Ever onward, a scorching pillar of fusion flame, deeper and further amongst the stars, defending the wolves against sentinent, hyper-violent robotic overlords and waking them when they slept...