TV viewing tip for West Coast viewers

Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show was pretty funny. Below, via Fox's YouTube channel, is Jackson Douglas, Alex Borstein's husband, and director of some sequences, on the show:



Jackson Douglas also played a character called Jackson on The Gilmore Girls. Cheryl informs of this bit of trivia: the character who ends up marrying Jackson on that show (Sukie something -- she was a loudmouthed chef and Jackson was her produce guy) was originally going to be played by Alex Borstein, but Borstein couldn't get out of her Mad TV contract.

More Robot Chicken: Not for the Easily Offended

In the previous post I mentioned the show Robot Chicken. These are two of the funnier clips I've seen on the show. Don't watch if you are offended by scatalogical humor or cartoon violence.

BSG Series Finale

No spoilers here, but last night's series finale of Battlestar Galactica was quite good. It was much better than I expected it would be, considering that the show's co-creator, Ron Moore, shares a tendency with the creator of another critically acclaimed though inconsistent series -- Sopranos creator David Chase -- to stick it to his audience occasionally (e.g., on a recent BSG special, one actor mentioned that when fans sent letters expressing their dislike of his character, Moore decided to give that character an even bigger role in the show).

For those who haven't seen the series, you may want to consider renting its initial miniseries and seeing what you think. Ron Moore's brand of "naturalistic science fiction" might not be everyone's cup of tea, but he, David Eick, and their writers, cast, and crew created a series that, while uneven at times, wasn't much like anything else on TV. For more detail on how Moore recreated BSG, see this New York Times Magazine article from 2005, "Ron Moore's Deep Space Journey".

Incidentally, in honor of the series coming to a close, fans at the United Nations hosted the BSG's executive producers Ron Moore and David Eick, and stars Edward Olmos and Mary McDonnell to debate war, torture, and other sunny topics the series has dealt with in its four season run. Nice to know that things are quiet enough in the world that the UN's staff can spend time on stuff like this.


The photo above featuring, from left to right: Mary McDonnell as Laura Roslin, Tricia Helfer as Natalie, Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh, Jamie Bamber as Lee "Apollo" Adama, James Callis as Gaius Baltar, Tricia Helfer as Number Six, Katee Sackhoff as Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Michael Trucco as Sam Anders, Aaron Douglas as Tyrol, Grace Park as Sharon Valerii, Tahmoh Penikett as Karl "Helo" Agathon, Edward James Olmos as William Adama is from Wired and is credited to Art Streiber/SCI FI Channel