The Layover (Travel) — Series premiere. Anthony Bourdain’s take on a more traditional, accessible travel show (rather than the personal essays of “No Reservations”). He’s got a great interview with the A.V. Club about the new show and travel and his notorious quotes about other chefs, but this highlight is why I’ll love him forever:
AVC: Before the age of the cable or public-TV travel show, how would you find that out-of-the-way place the locals go to?
AB: You’d have to make friends, and you’d have to get to know somebody in the town. How do you do that? Drink. Drink recklessly. Make mistakes. Honestly, it’s the way we acquired this information on the show, through trial and error. This is the distilled wisdom of many wheels gone wrong, and many scenes gone wrong. But in fact, that little out-of-the-way place, that discovery is often the result of a happy mishap or an accident.
2 Broke Girls (CBS) — It’s a Christmas-themed episode. Apparently CBS is that A-hole on your block who starts playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving.
Death Valley (MTV) — Season finale. I haven’t watched an episode since the premiere, but I enjoyed it okay. It’s one of those shows that I’d probably love if I were a teenager.
Dancing with the Stars (ABC) — It’s the last dance of the season, and the three finalists — J.R. Martinez, Ricki Lake, and Rob Kardashian — comprise what HAS to be the least star-like final trio in the show’s history.
Woody Allen: American Masters (PBS) — The two-part documentary concludes. Whenever possible, I try to point out how obscenely overrated Woody Allen is, which is why I was so disappointed that I thoroughly enjoyed Midnight in Paris.
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Woody Allen seems overrated because he makes so many goddamn movies. I’d expect him to be more miss than hit if he’s exhausting himself creatively but he can still every once in a while pull a Midnight In Paris out of his ass. It’s just the law of diminishing returns
of masturbating too oftenMy local Starbucks started playing Christmas music the first or second week in Nov – very shortly after Halloween. It’s very annoying because I find myself humming the tunes at random times without realizing it.
Midnight in Paris was great. It brought that whimsy and imagination that adults don’t get to enjoy as often as kids do.Speaking of kids’ films, I wonder how that new Scorsese film will turn out.
I just found out who J.R. Martinez is by accident, and since I’m certain that the vote is rigged when it gets to the final three, I actually kind of care. If a Kardashian finishes ahead of a wounded war veteran, I will finally lose all faith in humanity.
There’s a Rob Kardashian now? Where did that come from? Is it like a Ramones deal? Curse you, TV, making me puzzle over the old one’s vagina.
I hate Dancing with the Stars but man, I am incredibly invested in tonight’s outcome. If you have any feeling in your heart, you will kick a Kardashian in the balls and vote for J.R. Martinez.
over rated yes, but woody has some good movies.
That Bourdain quote is like half of your responses in the KSK mailbag, Matt. Which is to say, keep it up, you wonderful human being.
Midnight in Paris was ok. The acting was good, and the cinematography was better than I had expected, but I still think Pam Anderson’s sextape is the best one.
“Drink Recklessly” is pretty good advice for most any situation.