Yet still so much is still wrong with this...
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Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Monday, July 26, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ninjas Are Real
Sydney, Australia - A group of assailants got a little more than they bargained for when an entire ninja school came to their victim's rescue. A 27-year-old German exchange student was being mugged in an alley near Ninja Senshi Ryu, when a ninja student noticed the commotion. The sensei along with the rest of the students rushed out to help. "You should have seen their faces when they saw us in ninja gear coming towards them," the school's sensei, Kaylan Soto, told the Herald. It's good to see ninjas working on their brand. When I was a kid they were mostly shurikens, smoke, and attitude.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Back To You, Tom
If you ever wanted to know what the outline is for making a news package, here it is. Making generic news interesting.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
#TeamConan
I'm sure you've heard by now all this insanity that's going on between NBC/Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien. After Conan's brilliant statement he released in response to this today, I would just like to take this time to show my support for the one and only Conan Christopher O'Brien (or 'Coco Christopher' as some may call him). I've been a fan for years now, even going so far back to my high school days when I'd stay up late and watch with my mother (which was weird, as my mom is oddly into random comedy like that), and get a kick out of every.single.time. he'd do the string dance. For years, I've been wanting to see him live, even as a certain friend said he was going to get my tickets to his Late Night show in NYC for my 21st birthday, yet it never happened (*ahem*). This past October, I was lucky enough to attend one of his tapings in LA, and he was just as funny as he was when I first started watching him back in the 2000s.
This being said, I know I fit into the category of young college(ish) student whose loyalty runs deep because of the nights I'd stay up late writing papers and watching his show, enjoying his sometime irreverent [see: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog], yet overall universally funny humor [see: telenovela parody -and my fave-Noches De Pasion Con Senor O'Brien] on his show every weeknight. But after 16 years of being in the 12:30am slot, it was about time he move up to the big league and join the names of Allen, Carson, and Leno. After all, Jay Leno did make the decision he was ending his run at The Tonight Show, clearing the path for Coco. Which brings me to my main beef with this entire situation. Jay Leno himself decided he wasn't going to renew his contract. But then he decided, hey, I am not funny enough to do anything else except play free stand up shows in Detroit, so I'ma retract what I said earlier and go back to NBC! But this time, I'm taking up the prime-time slots every weekday! Suck on that!
... Fail. Fail, fail, fail. Back when NBC announced that they would be giving Jay Leno a 10pm show Monday - Friday, even Boston Affiliate Channel 7 owner Ed Ansin (and Emerson alumni/he has his own building named after him) was all, 'eff that! horrible idea! you can't put Leno (ironically also emerson alumni) in prime time, that's not going to go well!' then he threatened to not show the Jay Leno show at all, and the head honchos at NBC were like 'well, we're going to take away it's NBC affiliation if you don't show jay leno!' ... flash forward to... well, now.
The bottom line here is that NBC hasn't been doing well for the past few years. NBC's attempt to keep the corporation afloat: keep the one constant hit in their late night block, Jay Leno. But the idea backfired. He's not getting the ratings they thought he would, especially if those ratings were supposed to be higher than the hour long dramas that used to fill that time slot. More importantly, Conan started his show 7 months ago. Jay Leno had almost 20 years! Conan and his entire crew moved their lives from NY to LA just for this one show that seemed like a sure shot. But yet again, corporate greed takes over integrity and class, which is why Conan's response to all this was perfect. It wasn't about who is to blame. It wasn't even about him. It was about the fact that the legacy of The Tonight Show is in the hands of these CEOs, as well as the future of the cast and crew of not only Conan but Jimmy Fallon as well. This effects way more than just Jay Leno.
Thankfully, I'm not the only one to think this, as when news broke out today of Conan's "letter to the people of earth," the interwebz went crazy. The top Twitter trending topics were all related this fiasco, and in Conan's favor. The hashtag "#TeamConan" ala Twilight came up everywhere. This amazing site: www.imwithcoco.com was made. Yet not a "#TeamJay" to be seen in sight. Maybe it's really your time to go, Jay. You'll always have your cars. And the 20 years on The Tonight Show. Let someone else have it for a change.
This being said, I know I fit into the category of young college(ish) student whose loyalty runs deep because of the nights I'd stay up late writing papers and watching his show, enjoying his sometime irreverent [see: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog], yet overall universally funny humor [see: telenovela parody -and my fave-Noches De Pasion Con Senor O'Brien] on his show every weeknight. But after 16 years of being in the 12:30am slot, it was about time he move up to the big league and join the names of Allen, Carson, and Leno. After all, Jay Leno did make the decision he was ending his run at The Tonight Show, clearing the path for Coco. Which brings me to my main beef with this entire situation. Jay Leno himself decided he wasn't going to renew his contract. But then he decided, hey, I am not funny enough to do anything else except play free stand up shows in Detroit, so I'ma retract what I said earlier and go back to NBC! But this time, I'm taking up the prime-time slots every weekday! Suck on that!
... Fail. Fail, fail, fail. Back when NBC announced that they would be giving Jay Leno a 10pm show Monday - Friday, even Boston Affiliate Channel 7 owner Ed Ansin (and Emerson alumni/he has his own building named after him) was all, 'eff that! horrible idea! you can't put Leno (ironically also emerson alumni) in prime time, that's not going to go well!' then he threatened to not show the Jay Leno show at all, and the head honchos at NBC were like 'well, we're going to take away it's NBC affiliation if you don't show jay leno!' ... flash forward to... well, now.
The bottom line here is that NBC hasn't been doing well for the past few years. NBC's attempt to keep the corporation afloat: keep the one constant hit in their late night block, Jay Leno. But the idea backfired. He's not getting the ratings they thought he would, especially if those ratings were supposed to be higher than the hour long dramas that used to fill that time slot. More importantly, Conan started his show 7 months ago. Jay Leno had almost 20 years! Conan and his entire crew moved their lives from NY to LA just for this one show that seemed like a sure shot. But yet again, corporate greed takes over integrity and class, which is why Conan's response to all this was perfect. It wasn't about who is to blame. It wasn't even about him. It was about the fact that the legacy of The Tonight Show is in the hands of these CEOs, as well as the future of the cast and crew of not only Conan but Jimmy Fallon as well. This effects way more than just Jay Leno.
Thankfully, I'm not the only one to think this, as when news broke out today of Conan's "letter to the people of earth," the interwebz went crazy. The top Twitter trending topics were all related this fiasco, and in Conan's favor. The hashtag "#TeamConan" ala Twilight came up everywhere. This amazing site: www.imwithcoco.com was made. Yet not a "#TeamJay" to be seen in sight. Maybe it's really your time to go, Jay. You'll always have your cars. And the 20 years on The Tonight Show. Let someone else have it for a change.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
AZNs Don't Work At Fox
So apparently all 193% of Republicans support Palin, Romney, and Huckabee. Looks like a close race in 2012. Gonna have to keep all 8 of my eyes on this one.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Failblog.gov
So let's be honest kids, I obviously haven't been updating this as much as I want, which is sad, mainly because I slowly backing out of my New Year's Resolution. But in all fairness, it is now July and at least I'm still taking those one a day vitamins! Glass if half full, people!
Besides blaming my lack of entries to the fact that I'M SO INCREDIBLY POPULAR I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE IN A BLOG EVERY DAY [aka I work too much and end up falling asleep at midnight to the Disney Channel and/or 30 Rock], I would also like to blame my absence to Twitter.
Yes, I, the girl who was opposed to Twitter in the beginning, am now a huge advocate of it. True story: I was introduced to Facebook by the kid who lived across the hall from me freshman year of college, and I refused to join it. 2 weeks later, I caved, and look where we are now. Anyways, like I said, Twitter has taken over, mainly because it is basically micro-blogging. And as I am SO POPULAR and don't have as much time as I'd like to write lengthy entries here, Twitter has been a great alternative. So in saying that, I have decided to not post longer entries as I have before (unless I feel like it), and just post random things I find interesting in short, simple, ADD form. I'm also going to try to VLOG a lot more. Ah, a product of today's technology generation.
But the other exciting news is that I am relocating to the west coast via cross country road trip! Which means I hope to give my blog new life by posting adventures on the road and the various shennanigans that ensue. That is if I make it to Cali alive.
That's it for now, so thanks for playing, and I hope you continue to enjoy IAYN!!!
XOXO
Gossip Girl
Besides blaming my lack of entries to the fact that I'M SO INCREDIBLY POPULAR I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE IN A BLOG EVERY DAY [aka I work too much and end up falling asleep at midnight to the Disney Channel and/or 30 Rock], I would also like to blame my absence to Twitter.
Yes, I, the girl who was opposed to Twitter in the beginning, am now a huge advocate of it. True story: I was introduced to Facebook by the kid who lived across the hall from me freshman year of college, and I refused to join it. 2 weeks later, I caved, and look where we are now. Anyways, like I said, Twitter has taken over, mainly because it is basically micro-blogging. And as I am SO POPULAR and don't have as much time as I'd like to write lengthy entries here, Twitter has been a great alternative. So in saying that, I have decided to not post longer entries as I have before (unless I feel like it), and just post random things I find interesting in short, simple, ADD form. I'm also going to try to VLOG a lot more. Ah, a product of today's technology generation.
But the other exciting news is that I am relocating to the west coast via cross country road trip! Which means I hope to give my blog new life by posting adventures on the road and the various shennanigans that ensue. That is if I make it to Cali alive.
That's it for now, so thanks for playing, and I hope you continue to enjoy IAYN!!!
XOXO
Gossip Girl
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