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This season, SNL is just hanging on. That’s saying something, considering I’m a relatively non-discerning longtime fan.

However, I have to hope that some newly untapped writing genius is getting the final slot of each show (or T.Fey is taking things to the outer limit), as evidenced by “Mr. Willoughby” and others. I know that’s not the way the SNL writing process really works, but if you need evidence of recent/repeated end-of-show brilliance, look no further than this dumb-dumb.(right-click to save)

The return of Sopranos season six = triumphant, majestic.

Hopes for the season:

Carmella gets whacked.
Tony Jr. gets whacked.
Meadow gets whacked.
Steve Buscemi in a few flashbacks / dreams… whacking people… or (at least) wise-cracking with a huge hole in his head.
Lots of scenes of Tony sitting in his office, smoking a cigar, with the background music of “… woke up this morning / got myself a gun ..”

… that’s all.

In related news, Big Love, about a fringe Mormon guy (Bill “Hudson from Aliens” Paxton “Game Over, Man”) with three wives = We’ll give it a shot. I wasn’t wild over the first episode of Six Feet Under when it debuted, either.

Strike one = Chloe Sevigny. She’s moley.

Strike minus one (meaning, recoup of strike) = Jeannine Tripplehorn. She’s fine.

Strike… ehr, one, again = I can’t really give “subject matter” a strike, since HBO never fails to let down when it comes to taking interesting topics head one… but… uhr. The moles.

Needs (to survive): Rampant nudity, graphic sex and violence, in the excellent HBO style; so far, all missing. Come on, miracle. Without these things, whatever’s already in the can is all we’ll see.

performances to watch: grace z, tina (yes, from napoleon dynamite, this guy, if he can leave the horse alone long enough.

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Useful, fun, majestic, reality-distorted. Go now.

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As long as I never find this thing climbing up my bedsheets at night with a knife between its teeth, I’m probably OK with whatever else it wants to climb.

Although it does remind me of that awesome 80’s movie / Gene Simmons scifi-action vehicle Runaway, and the little machines that will “find you, wherever you are.”

Kill all humans… ehr I mean, comforting.

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Yup,it’s beta… or maybe it just doesn’t like Safari… or me.

Replacing the Apple marketing look with one that’s clean / fresh.

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My first post here related to Microsoft might as well be about “Project Origami.

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