Where's 30 Rock?

If you're wondering where "30 Rock" has gone to tonight, and where it will be for the next six weeks, the answer is, nowhere. Which is to say, it's nowhere else. It's just gone...to make way for the new Andy Richter comedy "Andy Barker PI." Which isn't the worst case scenario. "30 Rock" will be back, and in the meantime you can watch a pretty funny sitcom in its own right.

Or, if you'd rather get the entire series out of the way in one sitting, you can watch all six episodes online now. (That's kind of a weird choice by NBC, don't you think?)

Touchdown!

Last night's "Lost" redeemed some of the problems I had with last week's episode, mainly that Locke is less a bumbling idiot who can't stop pushing any buttons he sees, and more of a calculating asshole who has something bigger up his sleeve. Is it that he wants to sabotage ANY ability to contact the outside world because he never wants to leave the island? (The whole "island gave him his legs back" thing.) Or is it that he's some kind of super duper sleeper agent working for some Dharma or anti-Dharma agency?

I've been dreading the big Jack-and-Claire-are-siblings reveal for a while, mainly because it seems such a soap opera, "OK, let's throw that in there too!" thing, and not like something they were planing from the beginning. But I guess it went as well as could be expected. I don't like that during Claire's first flashback, with the fortune teller and the pregnancy, there was no mention of her having a mother in a coma. Sometimes I wish the writers were forced to stick to all the pieces they laid out in season one, and not throw in things that weren't mentioned back then.

Finally, that last shot of Jack running for his life and catching a football? Was all kinds of awesome.

Conan Conquers San Francisco

I posted about this on SFist, but they're having trouble with their servers, so who knows when it will actually appear on the site. Late Night with Conan O'Brien is coming to San Francisco at the end of April for a week of tapings at the Orpheum Theater.

This is the link to learn how to get tickets. It's taking a long-ass time to load, though, so if you want to get tickets, send an email request to ConanInSanFrancisco - at - nbcuni - dot - com with your name, address, phone number and email. And if you get tickets, take me.

Look Out Look Out Look Out!

My dad clued me in to the news that Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las, the best girl group EVER, has a new record out (it's available on iTunes now). I listened to some tracks and it's not bad. Her voice is a little rough, but you can still tell it's her, and some of the songs sound a little like something the Ramones would do. She's going to be on the Conan O'Brien show tonight performing live. (Unfortunately the live video clips on her site don't sound quite as good as the album tracks. Hope she sounds better tonight.)

In the meantime, here's a clip of the Shangri-Las singing one of my faves.

Con...Cen...Tra...Tion

This week's reality TV locals post is now up on SFist, and thanks to a betrayal by TiVo, it's a short one.

In other news, George W. can take his extra hour of sunlight and shove it...where the sun don't shine? Does that even make sense? Anyway, I think it's a load of crap. I want my hour of sleep back, I want to be able to turn my VCR and DVD recorder to automatic D.S.T. and not have to worry about changing their clocks ever again, and I want Halloween night to come along when the days are shorter like it's supposed to! Thanks again, George W. Bush, for ruining my life.

Edited to add: Last night I couldn't get to sleep, and that never happens to me. I ended up reading an entire book (this one, and it made me cry like a baby) and starting another before I finally fell asleep. This morning I woke up with a raging migraine and a spazzing back. And, of course, I blame it all on G.W. Bush and D.S.T.

Richie Rich

So there's this new show premiering on F/X tonight called "The Riches." It stars a couple of Brits as a couple of hicks, and that in itself gives me pause. I haven't yet watched it, but the pilot is available online at Yahoo! TV...

Hello....Is It You I'm Looking For?

This week's "I'm From Rolling Stone" recap is now up on the SFGate Culture Blog!

Warning: Lionel Richie ahead.

You Have to Fire Ten Percent of Your Staff

As seen on "30 Rock" tonight.

Nostalgia for the Crazy

I'm not sure why it popped into my mind, but today I had the urge to listen to some of those "Psycho Ex-Girlfriend" voicemails. Remember those? From way back in 2001 when the Internets and "viral" Web phenoms were still novel?

I wonder whatever became of her...

When Will They Learn That No Good Can Come From Button Pushing?

I'm beginning to think the Others have a point with trying to keep those damn Losties away from them. They're like a bunch of three-year-olds that can't keep stop touching touching touching everything they see. And occasionally putting things in their mouths. Maybe all this torture stuff the Others are partaking in is just to make sure the Losties don't get to their village and accidentally burn all their houses down.

Which isn't to say I didn't like this episode. I thought it was pretty solid. But I guess I'll have to wait until morning to read a translation of what was said between Miss Klugh and Bakunin.

Edited to add: According to the Lostpedia, this is the what they said, poorly translated as it is:

Klugh: Mikhail. Mikhail! You know what to do.
Mikhail: We still have another way [out].
Klugh: We cannot risk. You know the conditions.
Mikhail: There is another way.
Klugh: They captured us. We will not let them to get into territory.
Klugh: You know what to do. It is an order.
Mikhail: We still have another way!
Klugh (in English): Just do it, Mikhail.
Mikhail: Forgive me. (shoots)