Jordan Schlansky - House Buyer

With the move of the show to LA, Late Night Producer Jordan Schlansky is/was in the market to buy a house. In the first of these segments he discusses with Conan what he's looking for. In the second, he meets a Realtor and goes looking. There should be more of these but this was it. Perhaps he bought a house, perhaps they just decided to stop. Who knows what will happen now that the show is in complete limbo.

Both are hilarious and feature an increasingly rare phenomenon: Conan hangs out with Jordan and doesn't get drunk.

Jordan Discusses His Needs:

[Video Deleted by NBC]

Jordan and Conan Go House Shopping:

[Video Deleted by NBC]

I've been thinking of this post for a while as it's one of the great highlights of the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. But now that I started, it seems NBC has deleted all Tonight Show content from Hulu. Is this a smart television practice? When Johnny Carson "left" the Tonight Show did NBC hire an intern to go around and erase every Johnny Carson tape in the archive so that no one would ever see them again?

I do at least have the clips on my computer. However that does nothing for my blog. It's also nice that clips from Hulu account for almost the entirety of my blog. I have to rethink the whole thing.

NBC makes free money off of online viewings of its already "bought and paid for" content so they're essentially - as a business, mind you - choosing to not make money. Why didn't NBC leave the videos, collect the money and quickly set fire to it? Because that wouldn't screw over their viewers.

Classic Roots Choice #16

Michael Strahan is a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. For him, The Roots play "The Space Between" by Dave Mathews Band. The lyrics were slightly tweaked however so that "the space between" refers to the gap in Strahan's teeth. Clever. The smooth song was punctuated with a shouted ending of "E-A-G-L-E-S! EAGLES!!!"

[Michael Strahan walks on and notices the Eagles logo bass drum]

Strahan: You know what, I see the Eagles drum Jimmy and I know that you're a big Jets fan. I respect the eagles, man, they were good for about five sacks a season.

Crowd: Oooooooooooooh!

Questlove: Kinda like your sitcom, huh?

Crowd: OOOOOH!

Strahan: We were good for about thirteen episodes! About as many albums as you sold last time.

Crowd: Ooooooh!

On a side note, how much crack do you have to inject directly into your brain to think that a sitcom starring Michael Strahan is a good idea? I mean, it's friggin Michael friggin' Strahan on the friggin' frig! My word. Bad language aside, they're still doing better than NBC.

They're a Garage Band... They Suck

For being geniuses in the studio, it does look like Radiohead are having a little trouble with their live set:

The best part is "Don't Stop Believing".

Apparently this is a new series/meme where [Band] Shreds [Song Title]. In my day "shredding" was good but I guess the new "hip" thing amongst all the kids is that it's bad. I don't understand the kids these days, what with their "8 tracks" and their "Leo Sayers".

See also: John Williams Shreds, Toto Shreds, The Mars Volta Shreds, Led Zepplin Shreds.

Happy Groundhog Day

It was yesterday but short of posting a clip from "Groundhog Day" (one of the most perfect movies ever made) there was nothing to say.

However, Captain Kirk of The Roots has apparently written a song about Groundhog Day. Jimmy is a bit wary because he thinks all of Kirk's songs are only about sex but I think it's all a matter of interpretation.

Incidentally, six more weeks of winter apparently.

LLLLLLOOOOOOSSSSSSTTTTTT!!!!!!

The final season of LOST begins tonight on ABC with a special two hour premier. We'll all hopefully remember and adjust to the fact that it's now airing every Tuesday for some reason. If you need a refresher on what's happened so far, see this informative video.

Here's a really good interview of Evangeline Lilly. It's always funny to watch her being interviewed by someone who doesn't understand the show (Letterman) but it's also fun to see her interviewed by someone who does. Nothing is revealed either way.

In the interview, she says that she recently turned 30. 30?! That's only one year older than me! My whole life has been wasted. [Speaking of wasted life, this is post #100 by the way.]

They briefly mention "The Hurt Locker" which is appropriate because she's only in it briefly. But it's a pretty good movie (and it'll almost certainly be nominated for Best Picture) - worth checking out if you're in the mood for an intense action/drama.

Pat and Kenny Read Oprah Transcripts

It's so simple but so ingenious. The Late Show sends away for actual "Oprah" transcripts from actual "Oprah" episodes and then has Late Show stagehands Pat Farmer and Kenny Sheehan act them out in dull monotone. One of the all-time great bits but only three episodes exist on youtube (two of the three recently added by a certain handsome devil). Woohoo, girl.

Oprah welcomes Celine Dion to her show:

Oprah welcomes Tina Turner to her show:

Oprah welcomes President George Bush to her show:

I've always wanted to actually send in for a transcript of "Pat and Kenny Read Oprah Transcripts" but never have. Maybe someday.