Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Obama-mania Update: Obama to Rid World of Nuclear Weapons

Obama announced today that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material and to rid the world of nuclear weapons. I'm not making it up. See http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-obama,0,5575263.story.

. . . Really? I would think that someone in the Obama camp would be familiar with post-WWII 20th century history or political science or common sense. But, I guess maybe you need a combination of all three to understand the silliness of Obama's statement.

Maybe Bono should run for president -- that way, we can finally get world peace. Oh, wait, Bono's British [correction: Irish]. Oh well, I guess Obama it is. Let's hold hands and sing as we go to the polls.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

902010, Baby!

If there's one show I'm totally psyched to see this fall (well, I'm psyched about a lot of shows but that's another post...) it has to be the remake of 90210. A lot of people are booing the concept of this remake, but I'm welcoming it with open arms. How great will it be to relive one of the best shows ever made, but with an updated wardrobe and vocabulary, modern promiscuity, and all in HD? I can't wait! What do you think?

As for the juicy gossip of which of our old Beverly High friends will appear in the first few episodes, rumor has it that Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth are in, but Tori Spelling is out (for personal reasons). I'm sure that the producers will also save some surprise cameo appearances as the show continues.

My prediction is that this show will be a huge hit...way bigger than the OC ever was. After all, 90210 ain't never broke (the show simply had to end because the kids grew up and started to all look the age of Andrea Zuckerman circa high school -- wait, I think that's how old I look now) ... so no reason to fix it. All it needs is a nice 2008 makeover a la Gossip Girl. ...Now if they'd only remake Melrose Place....