"It appears he's gone drinkin', sir."

You'll notice a paucity of posts for the next week or more. Unfortunately, I am going back east for work. I say 'unfortunately' because I will be missing a lot of shows I really want to see. If you'd like to check them out, they are:

3/15: "Un-Cabaret" + "Hollywood Podcast", M Bar + "The State Live", Upright Citizens Brigade
3/17: "Guys with Feelings", Comedy Central Stage
3/18: "Roommating Live", Upright Citizens Brigade + "Thirty:30", Comedy Central Stage
3/19: "It's Criminal", M Bar
3/21: "Word Play", The Fake Gallery

Sure, some of these shows are conflicting, and I could never actually have gotten tickets to see The State. But since I can't got anyway, it doesn't really matter.

Part of me wishes I had gone to see more shows before leaving, but I was busy, and frankly nothing caught my interest. And on Friday, I stayed home to watch the premier of the last TV show I worked on, The Return of Jezebel James.

I'll admit that we didn't do so well with the critics, but I actually enjoyed it. I had a few misgivings about the format, but when I saw the final product, I was pleasantly surprised. I know that multi-camera comedies aren't in style at the moment, which I think is part of the reason the critics didn't like the show. I also think some of them just weren't paying attention. But ten years ago, when Seinfeld, Friends and Everybody Loves Raymond were hits, saying "I don't need a laugh track to tell me when something's funny" wasn't nearly as cool as it is now. And frankly, I think most TV at the moment (especially network television) is atrocious, so critics are really just comparing bad to worse and don't have much high ground to stand on.

Anyway, enjoy yourselves in my absence. Go see some shows. And if you happen to find yourself at home Friday night at 8:30, why not turn on Fox?