Dig Up, Nine

From an interview between recent Ten defector Jessica Rowe, and Brigadier Mick Slater, head of the Aussie contingent in East Timor.

Rowe: I’m wondering how you feel about your safety given that you’ve got armed guards there standing behind you, armed soldiers.

Slater: Jessica, I feel quite safe, yes, but not because I’ve got these armed soldiers behind me, that were put there by your stage manager here to make it look good. I don’t need these guys here.

Pure gold. Kerry must be spinning in his grave, as the other Kerry (Stokes) rakes in the ratings, the dollars, and (presumably) the women. This is what happens when you leave a scientologist in charge of your company. Next thing you know, James will be selling off the rights to the cricket, along with Nine’s greatest asset (including Eddie), Richie Benaud.

Get with the program! No more bloody reality TV shows! Bring back Don Burke! And rename Sale of the Century. Temptation my arse!

Isaac Hayes Quits South Park

Isaac Hayes, a 63 year old practising Scientologist, has quit South Park due to the “inappropriate ridicule” of religion that is appearing in the show. The big question on everyone’s lips is: what are Trey Parker and Matt Stone going to do about Chef? As far as I see it, they can either replace Hayes with Juan Nelson (of Innocent Criminals fame), or kill off Chef and bring in a new cafeteria lady played by Whoopi Goldberg. I’m all in favour of option 2, but only time will tell. I haven’t really watched the show since about season 4 or so, but I still enjoy the occasional odd episode. If Whoopi comes on board, I might turn it on more regularly.

Live Action Simpsons Intro

In case you haven’t see the vid yet, here’s a link to it. It’s nothing special, so I’m issuing a challenge – I want to see a live-action Futurama title sequence. Spaceship and all. Come on, this is the twenty-first century by Jupiter!