Wow. She still has it.

I've been bummed...SUPER bummed with the first few episodes of the second season of the Sarah Silverman Show. There was only 1 bit in the entire season that was funny (the gay roommates high on medicinal marijuana schtick) that compared to the many moments of brilliance of the first season. The rest of it was utter crap.

I thought her "magic" was lost...but then she did this wonderful guest appearance on her long-time boyfriend's Talk Show. To truly appreciate her "song"...I've included Kimmel's nice recap of his "Matt Damon Joke". With or without it I think you'll appreciate her response.

The Matt Damon Joke:

Sarah's Appearance:

The second season of THE SARAH SILVERMAN PROGRAM just began on Comedy Central. Last week's episode wasn't nearly as funny as the first season...but I'm hoping they return the show to it's brilliance this week.Sarah Silverman (as she is portrayed in the show) is the most selfish, racist, ignorant, annoying person you'll see on television. And you'll love her for it. The supporting cast is as awesome as Sarah.The sense of humor reminds me of two comedy gems: Paul Reuben's "Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure" film and the Chris Elliot "Get A Life" TV series.Unfortunately there aren't nearly enough quality clips on Youtube. Argh!

I haven't watched Letterman in years. Here's a recent example of the man at his greatest! Paris with Mr. Letterman from his 9/28/2007 show.

Here's another great Showtime show. Actually, this one follows right after WEEDS every Monday...so if you're watching one show chances are you're watching the other.Californication.Awesome name for a show. I'm a bit shocked they aren't using the brilliant Red Hot Chili Peppers song (which I THOUGHT is where the word came from)...but whatever. Awesome show.David Duchovny is perfect as the book author with the "rock star" personality. I can't imagine any other actor that encapsulates that unique mix of geek, sexy, and asshole. I missed the first 2-3 episodes, so apparently I missed Duchovny fucking a bunch of hot wannabe Hollywood ladies. Shame on me. I don't mind, though, because the show's become a wonderful mix of characters exploring relationship and sexuality on a variety of levels (adolescence to middle age).The "Hollywood" angle is glamorous enough to have you coming back (everybody on the show is beautiful) but nothing is as shallow as it initially appears. I love that.Here's the brilliant sequence Jerry Frissen sent me that inspired this whole post:

What a weird and funny show. Now, I've just seen 2 episodes...so I'm really ignorant to how much weaker Season 3 is to the first 2 Seasons (as Jerry adamantly assures) but I'm enjoying this wacky Showtime Television Series.The basic premise is a Single Soccer Mom deals drugs in the Suburbs. In the midst of the 3rd Season, she can no longer deal drugs because Federal Agents are supposedly watching her.The show finds a shaky balance between tragedy and comedy. I sometimes feel it moves too far into the realm of caricature. But when it seems the writers are lazily using racial and cultural stereotypes, a brilliant idea is introduced to makes it all worthwhile.Here's one of my favorite moments from the last episode:

A friend recommended that I watch "Mind Control With Derren Brown" on the Sci Fi Channel. I immediately added it to my Tivo Season Pass and recently finished watching an episode of the show.Derren Brown is an English hypnotist/illusionist who's a skeptic of paranormal phenomena. The show is a weird mix of magic tricks, hypnosis acts, and attempts to show the farce behind the paranormal. It's all fascinating, but by hiding secrets to many tricks, Mr. Brown doesn't convincingly disprove the paranormal...he simply demonstrates that he, himself an atheist and skeptic, is able to successfully perform them.Here's a fun clip about voodoo dolls: