Jude's Thursday Dish

It's been a slow pop culture week for me. I'm working on a slideshow for my bro-in-law Steve's sister's wedding that's this weekend. I was really ambitious last week saying I was going to watch all that Tivo. Fortunately, the really good stuff isn't on yet, because I haven't even touched the TV in the last 4 days. So, here's a "light" version of Thursday Dish.

1. I've been obsessing about what musical(s) to see when we go to NYC. Actually, only obsessing about one: "South Pacific." I am DYING to go. It's a classic; it's Rodgers and Hammerstein and it's the first Broadway revival of the show and it's supposed to be, as my friend Matt said, "stunnnnnnnnnnnnnnning!" And it's sold out until January 09. So, I've been trying to find a suitable 2nd option, but I'm being way too picky. We're going to "Wicked" which is a must(hooray!), but I don't want to see any shows I've seen before, that I can see in a touring company, that I can watch in a movie or was made from a movie and so on. But, I am realizing that I need to open my mind. I'm taking more suggestions... what shows should I go to?

2. Fabulous "30 Rock" guest spots news! Jennifer Aniston will be appearing as Jack's stalker on the October 30th premiere. Welcome back, Rachel! And yes, even though I'm a hater, Oprah is going to appear as a guest too on a different episode. This is GREAT news, because the ratings for "30 Rock" are terrible, even though it's very critically acclaimed (and acclaimed by me, more importantly!). If Oprah and her cronies can't boost the ratings, then no one can.

3. Hey, Campaigning Ladies... no more updo's! They age you and make you look dowdy!

Sarah Palin is a pretty woman and she looks MUCH better with her hair down. And I wish I could take credit for this observation, but I read somewhere from a reporter that Sarah Palin looks like the Tina Fey's hot older sister. Maybe older sister, but Tina is much hotter!


Cindy McCain always has the craziest hairdo's. Her updo's are the worst. This one is way too severe. I like it when it's down and more soft.

But at least neither of them have the Hilary mini-mullet. Michelle Obama hands-down has the best hair. I know, so important for your vote -- I mean, where would democracy be without the right to criticize these poor women? I have ZERO room to talk, because my hair is a mess 90% of the time. But then again, I don't put myself in the public eye either.

4. You know it's a slow pop culture week when your sole entertainment intake is watching an old 70's movie. John and I Netflix-ed "Murder By Death" a while back, mainly because we were reminiscing about funny movies we loved growing up. It's completely politically incorrect and a little dated, but the humor holds up. Neil Simon wrote the script and it's very clever. We still laughed out loud. The ending falls apart, but we both agreed they should remake this movie. If you've never seen it, it would be fun to watch for Halloween.


5. Do you know this man? Oh, but you do! He's the movie trailer voiceover guy! His name is Don LaFontaine and he passed away on Monday. He created the "In a world where..." catchphrase and made about $30 million a year! That's my dream job! Anyway, it makes me sad! To honor him, here's the Geico commercial he appeared in. I don't know which is more funny: him or that painfully awkward lady. Thanks, Don! The trailers you worked on were better than most the movies turned out to be!



That's it for this week!