Ladies and gentlemen, THE EMMY FINALISTS IN COMEDY AND DRAMA HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED! I’m so excited I just got spittle all over my monitor. I’ll tackle comedy first, because comedy is actually enjoyable and I know a lot more about it.

Curb Your Enthusiasm – no surprises here. The industry loves Larry David.
Entourage – again, shocking. No.
Family Guy – if the voters watched the last two seasons, FG is screwed. Except for the pirate episode. That was pure gold.
Flight of the Conchords – OH HECK TO THE YES.
The Office – everyone loves this show, to the point where all the positivity bores me.
Pushing Daises – barely heard of this. Carry on.
30 Rock – everyone loves Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy.
Two and a Half Men – Ugh. Just ugh.
Ugly Betty – UGH.
Weeds – not seen this one, but I’ve heard it’s not as fantastic as they say.

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The word’s come out of Bloody-Disgusting, folks…apparently, there’s a pretty good chance that the American Godzilla maniac fun that was Cloverfield might not be getting a sequel after all.

At least, not any time soon.

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The City of Malibu, in a move that proves  they’re willing to promote the inconveniencing of a handful of stars over the First Amendment, is currently at work modifying city laws to ban photographers from beaches.

Increasingly belligerent celebrities being photographed on the beaches of Malibu–like Matthew McConaughey, whose surfer buddies recently tossed a photographer (I will NOT use the term paparazzi–that’s an insult to journalists, which is what these people are)  into the ocean before beating the hell out of him, and Colin Ferrell, who was recently snapped on the beach with his son and pregnant friend Minnie Driver who decided that this was just too much indignity to stomach and thus smacked up the photographer–are leading the City of Malibu to consider an ordinance against journalists.

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There’s an essay up at GameSetWatch about how there’s just too many dang games out these days.

It seems a little crazy, but I’m starting to agree.

Games aren’t like movies or books. If you pick up a game, it could take between 20 to 100 hours to finish it. Like the essay says, we’re getting old. We’ve got responsibilities. Heck, I write about video games for a living, and even I can’t find enough spare time to get through all the games I want to play. This never used to be a problem when I was a kid.

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Adam Carolla has never really been a media darling. With the exception of a few blogs – like this one, and WWTDD – pretty much everyone is either lukewarm or downright hateful. Reviewers like Tom Shales of The Washington Post have lambasted Adam, saying he has “no showmanship,” whatever that means. I’m not sure who was more angry at the review; me, or Adam himself.

Now, it seems that it’s finally time for Adam to enjoy some praise. His recent starring role as Jerry Ferro in The Hammer was the perfect vehicle for his talents, demonstrating that maybe, just maybe, he’s got that showmanship in spades.

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