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A Late Night with Barack Obama

Is it wrong of me to want a witty president? I would have liked Bush a lot better if he was witty. Heck, even though he wasn't witty, I would have tuned in to The Tonight Show to watch him attempt to banter with Jay Leno. (...Okay, maybe not Leno. But Conan O'Brien? Or Craig Ferguson? Absolutely.) So why has no seated president ever appeared on The Tonight Show before now? It seems like a much better way to boost your ratings than by pre-empting everyone's favorite TV shows with some boring old speech. Plus, I don't think I remember a State of the Union address where the President made an American Idol reference (at the 2:15 mark). Obama gets a bunch of laughs -- more than Leno does, usually -- with routines on the overprotective Secret Service (1:19), whether people let him win at basketball (21:45), and his beginner's bowling score, which he calls "Special Olympics" (20:51). Hope that one doesn't come back to bite him on the ass. (Too late!) Check out the clip below.

What did you think of Obama's appearance? Should he make the late-night rounds? Cast your vote below.

TWoP 10: Reasons Why Battlestar Galactica Is Bowing Out at the Right Time

Don't get us wrong, we're very upset that this landmark science fiction drama is signing off with a two-hour finale this weekend. We've become remarkably attached to these characters, the fine acting, the carefully crafted plots and the brilliant special effects. However, there is an upside to all of it: the show gets to leave on its own terms. While we haven't seen the finale to know how it all turns out and if everything gets resolved, here's why we think it was a good thing that this show knew when to call it quits.

Today's TwoP News: March 19, 2009

by Mindy Monez March 19, 2009 2:09 PM
Today's TwoP News: March 19, 2009 In today's news, I overreact a little bit to a couple of things. But there is a silver lining: Mr. Buffy is employed again, and this time, not with the WWE!

The Office is New Tonight. Why Don't I Care? Saying The Office sucks now has become kind of the in thing to do on the internet recently, so up until now I've avoided doing it here for a variety of reasons -- not just because I didn't want to join the bandwagon, but mostly because, while it's been disappointing this season, I don't really think it sucks. It's not as funny as it used to be, sure, but it's still funnier than most sitcoms on the air right now. And yet, I haven't been excited to sit down and watch a new episode in a really long time. Why? The answer, I think is actually pretty simple.

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Better Off Ted: Don't You Die On Me!

Better Off Ted premiered last night, and I'm already getting ready to bid it a fond farewell. Not because I dislike it -- far from it. I'm saying good-bye now because the show, created by Victor Fresco, feels a hell of a lot like his previous office-based, single-camera series, Andy Richter Controls the Universe. Andy was amazing, and this show is almost as amazing, but Andy only lasted 19 episodes -- a decent run, I suppose, but that's less than a season by most counts, and if Ted lasts as long as Andy did, I will consider it a success. Because, like Andy, Ted may be too smart for the room. (Not my room, but other rooms. Not that I think that other people are stupid, but... a lot of them are.)

Just Hear Me Out: The Case for Adam Lambert

by Mindy Monez March 18, 2009 2:32 PM
Just Hear Me Out: The Case for Adam Lambert So last night on American Idol Adam Lambert turned a popular Johnny Cash song into a faux Middle Eastern new wave snake-charming chantey, and then the internet exploded. With hatred for Adam Lambert. Which then caused me to explode with hatred for the internet, because Adam Lambert is the best thing that's ever happened to American Idol, and I'll tell you why.


Today's TwoP News: March 18, 2009

Today is an interesting news day. For starters, I have good news for Moonlight fans, even better news for Larry the Cable Guy fans, and great news for fans of A Shot at Love. I also have bad news for fans of The Hills, which is also bad news for people who aren't fans of The Hills, and is in fact bad news for everybody, everywhere, who is still alive. Plus, now you can collect all of your favoritest, most boringest American Idol stars. Ask me how!

Today's TWoP News: March 17, 2009

by Angel Cohn March 17, 2009 4:44 PM
Today's TWoP News: March 17, 2009

Apparently everyone is out watching parades or looking for leprechauns, because today is a slow news day in TV land. Very. Very. Slow. When Sci Fi Channel's stupid name change is still what people are buzzing about, that's not good. Unless you live by the no news is good news philosophy, in which case, hey, shows you like didn't get cancelled today.

The 8 Greatest Drunks on TV Right Now Happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody! While Angel likes to focus on the lucky element of today's traditions, I like to focus on the drunk element of today's traditions. That's the thing about art, I guess. Anyway, like most people, I love a good boozehound on television, so in honor of today being one of the biggest drinking days of the year (besides New Year's, Halloween and the night before Thanksgiving for some reason), I thought I'd pay tribute to a few of my favorite of today's fictional TV drunks. Binge drinking: perfectly healthy if it's just for pretend. Tie one on and try to read the blurry words below!

Can Tracy Morgan Come Back to SNL... At Least Part Time?

Tracy Morgan joked that he was in more sketches during this past weekend's guest hosting gig than he was in during his entire tenure on SNL. That may be true, but his recurring characters, which were dusted off and brought back just for the occasion, made for some of the brightest spots this week. His Brian Fellows and Astronaut Jones sketches were two of the few things that really made me laugh during the episode. Maybe it is just that both sketches have catchy theme songs. I'm a sucker for theme music. But I think the fact that they had little to do with any of the rest of the cast probably isn't a coincidence. Though Tracy on Big Love was a funny idea ... for a minute... had it not gone on so long. SNL's writing staff really needs to learn to edit down their stuff of late.... but that's another rant for another day. Some of their funniest things are just quick hit jokes. Like Astronaut Jones having a brief conversation with an alien species (in the form of Andy Samberg) made even that tired punchline more amusing because they didn't drag it out forever.

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