Leno

Tonight after watching the ballgame via ESPN360 (I don't have cable), I realized it was Jay Leno's last night on the Tonight Show. He's been on for 17 years, and it was a pretty amazing last show. I missed the very beginning, and I thought Conan talked a little too much when he was on, but the last 20 minutes were excellent.

James Taylor was on - he played an acoustic version of Sweet Baby James, and then Jay gave his closing. I thought it was a really good way to go out - he did it with a lot of class, and two things he finished with stood out to me:

1) He brought out the kids born to the Tonight Show crew over his 17 years - and said that they were his legacy. Jay doesn't have any children... so I think this is probably even more true than many viewers may have realized at the time.

2) He said that he was "Leaving with the same woman he came in with." Not too many people in Hollywood can say that these days, but Jay seems to do things the right way despite being in an environment where others would accept inappropriate behavior.

Anyway, those are my thoughts after watching a really good man saying goodbye tonight.

Went home to Dallas

I went home to Dallas for the weekend, and got back pretty tired Monday evening. It was a very nice weekend - Mom's cookies, watching NBA playoffs with Dad, bugging my little sister, an awkward blind date, and lots of good food.

I did see plenty of dead armadillos around, but my only contributions to roadkill were about a billion dead bugs on my windshield - and 1 bird. I wasn't sure I hit it until it came flying down behind my truck. It was definitely hit.

Cheesus

Cheesus

So other shows

My brain is fried. I still have 2 finals left... and I'm completely exhausted.

On another note, I think TV ratings are interesting. They measure what's popular in America - so given that I think most people are dumb I also generally don't believe in popular opinions (i.e., Global Warming, Socialism, American Idol). So I'm just going to come out and say this - I like NBC. I think they put together some really good shows. Over the past 2 years I've really liked and Life and Chuck.

Well, Life is pretty much gone, which is too bad because I thought it smart, hilarious, and a lot of fun. Chuck is fighting, but even if it pulls through I'm not sure the series is going to hold together. I think these shows are worth saving - but moving on, this Community preview looks hilarious.

Let me tell you about Heroes

So 3 years ago Heroes premiered on NBC. I didn't watch it, but my roommate at the time Jim had them on his iPod, and eventually got Ken and I to sit down and watch the first season. It was great - kinda like the X-Men, but maybe a little more realistic.

Then the first season finale aired... and it sucked. It was horrible. And that same degree of horrible writing has continued to date. I stuck with the show despite a horrific season 2, and despite wanting to stop watching I watched season 3 (I promised a friend I would stick with it).

Now - I'm done. The show is horrible. While they once had a sweet show, they've ruined it. I don't even know how to describe my level of disgust with these writers, and I'm not going to take the time right now to list all the ridiculous examples of why this show now sucks. Maybe I should start such a list...

Anyway, it seems that so often the shows we like are taken off the air too early and we're left wanting more - but this is the opposite. I'm left wanting less.