Well humpf! David Tennant is leaving his role as Doctor Who next year. Just when it was getting good. One post on the site suggests that the Doctor could regenerate as a woman, and Billie Piper (Tennant’s first sidekick) was suggested. If that happens, it will be a sad day.

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Good interview tonight on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His guest was Senator Russ Feingold, and his recent moves to censure the POTUS.

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Just watched the latest episode of South Park.  I had wondered how they would deal with the decision to of Isaac Hayes to quit the show as “Chef.”  It was handled as only the creators of South Park could handle this – with honor and respect ….

BWWHHHAHHAAAAAHHAHAHAHHAH

They killed Chef off, and gave us all a little message to think about

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Tonight is Oscar Night, with John Stewart at the wheel.  I'm normally not into these award shows, but this year I thought it woudl be fun to make a competition, and have our own ballots before the show started.  Jonas, Brian, Chris and I will be our own Academy.  I've even done up lovely ballots for the event – tastefully printed on hot pink

I'll post who “wins”

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It seems that the decision has been made to call it quits on West Wing after this current season.  According to a report in USA Today, the show “will close this spring with President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) leaving and a new president — either Democrat Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) or Republican Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) — being sworn in.”

“It's the most dramatic way to end the series,” executive producer John Wells says. “The right way to do it is seeing (Bartlet) get on Air Force One and go back to New Hampshire and the new president coming into the Oval Office.”

I for one will be sad to see it go.

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I really have the AFA to thank for putting me onto The Book of Daniel.  Normally, I would have read the blurb, seen it was “just another show about religion” and not given it a second thought.  After the noise that the AFA and their underlings made about the show, I thought I should check it out.  I'm glad that I did.  I recorded the first episode (a double one) on Friday night and watched it after our Desperate Housewives Season 1 partial catchup.

It's quirky, and deals with everyday life issues – albeit packed into one hour a week.  It's good to see that the kids of Daniel are not perfect.  It's a reflection on the reality that the preacher's children are often not as perfect as everyone would think they are.  I like that one of Daniel's children is gay, and that one is adopted.  The scene where the vestry man's wife – Nora – tells it like it is about having asian grandchildren is closer to the truth than some of those in organizations like the AFA might like.  I think the show aims to capture the story of a priest with a parish that has a lot of Sunday Christians (the “holier than thou” crap scenes are going to be my favorites I think).

I am disappointed that Jesus is so white, but I guess ABC couldn't afford to annoy everyone.  It is a nice little twist though, and Jesus is portrayed as the man who welcomes you, rather than tells you what to do – much like a therapist. 

The show portrays a family that has it's problems - as can be seen by the opening scene of Daniel bailing out his daughter for drug possession, and works their way through them. It's a little like Seventh Heaven, but where the son in that show should have been gay, this one gets it right

Of course, there is a part of me that wonders if the AFA made the noise so I would watch it.

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It seems that the first NBC affiliate has succumbed to the pressure being bought about by the AFA, in relation to the new show commencing on Friday, “The Book of Daniel.”  The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is asking people to call the network and their affiliate stations and say they are looking forward to watching the series.

If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, you can email the programming department at NBC 5, and here is the NBC (national) Book of Daniel email link.  Email and let them know that you are tired of the AFA bigotry, and that you are looking forward to seeing this new and exciting original series on NBC.

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