Ratings schmatings

Our good friend Kristin Veitch is saying that the "back nine" of "Studio 60" is being "picked up" for a "full season" (TV Guide is reporting it, too). Not that surprising that NBC doesn't want to give up the goat after putting so much hype into it - this is, after all, the network that renewed "Joey."

But will they fulfill the fondest wishes of the forlorn "Friday Night Lights" fans?

On a side note, am I the only one who is wondering if we'll ever get to see the unaired episodes of "Joey"? Who knows what crazy turns Joey's relationship with Alex would have taken! And not to mention the wild antics of his nephew, and his sister, and that other dude. Good times.

Audit trail

Spider-Man 3 trailer debuts tonight, on like every one of Viacom's channels. Hopefully they'll show more of Venom - I still think that's brilliant casting, Topher Grace as an arch-enemy for Tobey Maguire. There's something very post-modernly sensitive emo guy brilliant about that.

AICN had some images up a few days ago, but they've since been taken down. Bummer.

Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' dead at 65

I just heard this on CNN. Sad stuff, the guy was great - who even knew he had leukemia? Or that he was even sick? It's sort of uncomfortable to watch the anchors try and fill time with talking about how great a guy was when they just find out he dies, but they're doing their best, I suppose.

He hiatus me

Three months without "Lost." What are we going to do until then? Read? Spend time with loved ones? Watch "Day Break"? All those choices seem ridiculous. At least we got some hot Sawyer/Kate action before the break (Sate? Kateyer?). Not to mention Nathan Fillion!

Taye Diggs should consult Bill Murray for help with his quandry, though.

Mac not tonight

Can someone put V-Mars on the case as to where Mac has disappeared to? (I know they've technically explained her absence most episodes, but come on). It must be sort of a kick in the pants to be made a regular character on a show and then be on considerably less than you were before. The whole revolving cast thing is understandable due to budget concerns, but at least last season it was dealt with in a way that...made sense (Duncan fleeing to Australia, Wallace going off with his real dad). The way it's played out so far in season 3 is like if there were some "Friends" episodes with only Joey, Chandler and Monica, and some with Joey, Chandler, Monica and Ross, and some with Joey, Chandler and Ross, a few with Joey, Chandler and Phoebe, and maybe one even with Joey, Phoebe and Rachel, but never one with, you know. All six of those annoying people.

Ad nauseam

The single greatest t-shirt and billboard in New York City, respectively:

Separated at birth?

You think you know a gay II

It's days old now, but I was out of town and it really feels like this is something I should be addressing. I'm not sure how surprising it is or isn't that ol' Swarley is gay, but I'm happy that he's happy. It's also neat that there are at least two gay actors playing straight guys on TV, especially a noted poon hound like NPH's "HIMYM" character. It's possible that they could annoyingly milk the irony of the latter, but the mere thought of that is giving me douche chills so let's not go there.

As a preventative measure, I'd like to out the following television personalities, just so I can say I was the first one to do so:

1) Anderson Cooper
2) Dane Cook
3) Jason Alexander
4) The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten
5) Collectively, The Backyardigans
6) Major Lee Adama
7) Ellen DeGeneres - between you and me, I think she's hiding something
8) Pro wrestlers Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles
9) Christopher Meloni
10) Billy Bush

Voters: Whoa is Joey

Not a surprise - Mario Lopez and Emmitt Smith are way more charismatic, lovable, and you know, better dancers. Joey was good, and seemingly a very nice kid, but Mario and Emmitt has been the obvious choice for the finals for the long time. It's also a second-to-last elimination that makes sense, unlike last year when the adorable Stacy Keibler got booted before not one but TWO less talented "hoofers." Plus, seeing a white person cut in favor of a black man and a Latino makes me feel like we were transported to that "White Man's Burden" universe. And it feels good.

Oh, how awkward, I see I've missed a couple of eliminations. Eek. How about "Voters: Spring Jerry" and "Voters: Give her lump of Coleman"? Maybe it's good I missed them.

Somebody save me

It was only a matter of time:

http://www.savestudio60.com/

Calling it "FireFly" doesn't help their credibility in my eyes. This is my favorite part, their marching orders for the F.O.O.S. (Friends of ol' Sorkin):

1. Tell your friends about Studio 60.
2. Watch the show tonight
3. Tell your friends tomorrow how good Studio 60 was!

Yeah, because "Save Angel" worked so well.