2010-01-28
iPad Mania and Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
Written by: Sarah Daoust
So people are going nuts over the new iPad, especially with all the related crude jokes about women's hygiene (iTampon, anyone?); Obama commits a political etiquette faux pas by calling out the Supreme Court RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM in his State of the Union address, proving that at least two high court members were in fact awake and not just sleeping with their eyes open; and Jay Leno spills to who else: Oprah.
Never a dull day in the world of news headlines. To the latest I say:
1) “Mad TV” must've had a crystal ball nearly four years ago when they spoofed the iPod with the yet-to-be-created “iPad.” Their version was a menstruation device that synchs to your laptop. Some say gross; I say genius!
2) Getting a reaction out of the always-stoic Supreme Court members is akin to getting a Windsor Castle guard to smile, and perhaps even more fun! That, and Obama's speech was apparently so powerful that only three or four cabinet members fell sound asleep on camera, and MSNBC's Chris Matthews reacted with: “I forgot he was black tonight for an hour ...” Oh, Chris. That one's not gonna die down soon, buddy. Hope you like your seat nice and hot.
3) If NBC really wanted to catapult ratings and make headlines daily for three weeks straight, why not just have cast members from “Jersey Shore” host each show for a spell, instead of dragging Conan through the shitter and turning the country against Jay, who, merely a month ago, was considered by many to be one of the nicest guys in America? Why pit the two against each other like a late night cockfight?
Hey, I'm on Team Coco all the way, but if there's an ounce of truth to Jay's spiel, I don't know that he deserves the “Grinch Who Stole Late Night” label. That's a big IF. But in all fairness, unless we're on the inside at NBC, we only know what we're fed. I just want everyone to get along, and for my Coco to find a way to still tuck me in at night.
Besides, can't you totally see Snooki interviewing Mel Gibson on the couch and grilling him about whether or not he's really a drunk, and BTW, is he aware he looks way older in person? Or The Situation starting a fist fight with everyone in the audience because they keep staring at him? Or Pauly D telling Kevin Eubanks to take a hike so he can spin some ghetto hip-hop leading in and out of commercial breaks? Then afterward, each member of the audience stands in line to pay Pauly $5 bucks to touch his hair?
Of course I kid. But might've been a better route to take, and could've yielded better PR results for NBC, no? I guess we'll never know. What we do know is that Dave Letterman must be thrilled to not have heard his name and the word "intern" together in the same sentence in the news for a good month or so. And that's not nothin.'
Never a dull day in the world of news headlines. To the latest I say:
1) “Mad TV” must've had a crystal ball nearly four years ago when they spoofed the iPod with the yet-to-be-created “iPad.” Their version was a menstruation device that synchs to your laptop. Some say gross; I say genius!
2) Getting a reaction out of the always-stoic Supreme Court members is akin to getting a Windsor Castle guard to smile, and perhaps even more fun! That, and Obama's speech was apparently so powerful that only three or four cabinet members fell sound asleep on camera, and MSNBC's Chris Matthews reacted with: “I forgot he was black tonight for an hour ...” Oh, Chris. That one's not gonna die down soon, buddy. Hope you like your seat nice and hot.
3) If NBC really wanted to catapult ratings and make headlines daily for three weeks straight, why not just have cast members from “Jersey Shore” host each show for a spell, instead of dragging Conan through the shitter and turning the country against Jay, who, merely a month ago, was considered by many to be one of the nicest guys in America? Why pit the two against each other like a late night cockfight?
Hey, I'm on Team Coco all the way, but if there's an ounce of truth to Jay's spiel, I don't know that he deserves the “Grinch Who Stole Late Night” label. That's a big IF. But in all fairness, unless we're on the inside at NBC, we only know what we're fed. I just want everyone to get along, and for my Coco to find a way to still tuck me in at night.
Besides, can't you totally see Snooki interviewing Mel Gibson on the couch and grilling him about whether or not he's really a drunk, and BTW, is he aware he looks way older in person? Or The Situation starting a fist fight with everyone in the audience because they keep staring at him? Or Pauly D telling Kevin Eubanks to take a hike so he can spin some ghetto hip-hop leading in and out of commercial breaks? Then afterward, each member of the audience stands in line to pay Pauly $5 bucks to touch his hair?
Of course I kid. But might've been a better route to take, and could've yielded better PR results for NBC, no? I guess we'll never know. What we do know is that Dave Letterman must be thrilled to not have heard his name and the word "intern" together in the same sentence in the news for a good month or so. And that's not nothin.'
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