I appear to be first. Taking the football idea above further, the playoffs are in front of us, the last of college football too. My wish: a very muddy playoff game between the Jets and Pats where the Jets come from behind and introduce a new and green dynasty to football. The Pats have had their chance, and they traded Vinitieri, and my number 4 Vinitieri jersey gathers dust.

Stupid computer. Off to a slow start today. Go Gators!

Oh, just to be clear, I like Jets green and live in NY now anyway. Ohio State 42-Florida 21, my prediction, and way to go Boise State! Bet Hollywood buys the movie rights!

It is supremely satisfying to:
a) see that I beat cm by a whisker AND
b) she is sooo wrong about the Gators, like I said: 42-21

betcha a loonie on it cm?

I like the Jets, too and this has been a great season for them. Like his infectious love for the Mets I have suffered along with Steve Somers of WFAN 660 AM out of New York. You may get a daytime signal in Etna, Gary. But I just do not see them winning a playoff game in New England - though it will likely not be frigid when they play. That may be the difference this time.

Yer on. Go Gators!

That Little Mosque on the Prairie show looks terrible from the previews. A premise based on pseudo-discomfort can only take you so far. King of Kensington was real, this new show looks contrived.

I have deeply disliked as well as completely loved Made In Canada sitcoms and I have yet to watch LMOTP (from now on pronounced elm'oh tep). Red Greeen was crass and hilarious and even more hilarios that some people didn't get the joke, that red and the boys were making FUN of the very people who wanted to join possum lodge for real. Beachcombers was awesome for a few years them got iffy then horrid.. then there was a new one with Dave Thomas that I refused to watch in honour of the late Bruno, wine swilling, celebrity cooking, Gerusi. I have yet to see more than 1/2 of one ep of corner gas.

Our problem is we don't watch regular TV except for a maybe two shows i.e. CSI. we rent movies by the bucketload and DVDs of britcoms and mysteries. I am so out of the "cool tv" loop that shows vanish before I find myself trapped to watch them. I predict LMOTP is cancelled before I ever see it and that lots of non-muslims call it racist in their nervous empathic way yet Muslims ignore it and its demise.

Not so, the LMOTP show will survive if it can generate enough early hype to draw in curious viewers. Mansbridge was pitching it on the National last night - if that wasn't a shameless plug dressed up as news then I don't know what is.

Hopefully the show is prepared to take on the issues that are causing real divisions within the muslim community and doesn't try to serve up "cute" stereotypes.

We shall see.

The National is losing me. I was mildly annoyed at last nights plug of their own show - shameless is an appropriate call Paul. I think the show is getting way too much hype considering we haven't seen it yet. I don't agree that early hype will drive it on through though. Early hype usually leads to dissapointment of those curious viewers through elevated expectations. Shows that really catch on are the secret gems that people discover on their own or around the water cooler at work, certainly not pitched by Peter Mansbridge. Hopefully LMOTP is given a fair chance despite many people's discomfort with the premise. But my gut reaction is that it will be "cutsie" given the title they went with. I suppose it's better than their second choice "Corner Mosque".

Gorthos: Kinda like Bob and Doug, who weren't making fun of Canadian hosers so much as the stereotype and those who held it. (Eh?)

The show looks like one big eye-roll to me, if not a yawn.

<i>Corner Gas</i> = best Canadian sitcom ever.

The National lost me during the Quebec referendum with its absolute failure to recognize any legitimacy in the separatist position. For a grandson of a Scots nationalist politiciam who lives an independent press that is inexcuable.

I agree with your equation Al - and I didn't hear about the show on a national news program! I really liked the first run of The Newsroom too.

Okay, okay.. you two I trust in choices of TV shows so I will rent corner gas on DVD to try it out. the 1/2 of a show I saw once was quite good (the one where the old friend comes back to the town and keeps trying to show up the lead guy..)..

I agree with you Al about the National during the referendum. Me being of both Scots and Irish heritage and being rife with an upbringing that supported both country's nationalist goals.

Gorthos
(Stuck for second day in a row at home with no car and two kids due to spousal work related emergency, using up prescious vacation days with no sign of fun on the horizon and no rum.. grumble..)

No rum? Good lord. Someone send that man a care package. Or at the very least a Saint Bernard with a cask around its neck.

PS - Corner Gas really is funny. Too bad it conflicts with Dr Who.

A St. Bernard with any such beverage would be appreciated. It would solve the "what to have for dinner" issue as well, I was pondering something in the order of a spicy Philipino dish... Best would be if the dog was saddled and ridden by a lithe saucy Philipino woman as well..

"and no rum"
Of course, this would be funnier if you said it like a pirate.

All Canadians speak in a pirate accent when not being recorded or in the presence of non-Canadians.

We do use a lot of nautical expressions don't we. And with the exception of some westerners, we mostly live near water. arr.

More on the state of Syracuse b'ball.