I watched Reno 911 tonight for the first time. It was pretty good.

Of course, they're gonna get their jobs back so now I'll have to watch to see how it happens.

I was really exited about the new comedy central show Stella which is premiering this month. Much like Reno 911, it's by several ex-members of MTV's The State, which I regard as the best sketch comedy group since Monty Python. However, my enthusiasm declined to about zero today after noticing that on The State's official website they decided to link to windowtreatmentnyc.com, an anti-bush site set up for the RNC last year that spreads the message "This is New York City, RNC, take your party elsewhere". Another example of Democratic tolerance in action.

Since this has been on their official website since last year, I assume it speaks for every member of The State. That is:

Kevin Allison
Michael Ian Black (Stella)
Ben Garant (Reno 911)
Michael Patrick Jann (co-director Reno 911)
Kerri Kenney (Reno 911)
Thomas Lennon (Reno 911)
Joe Lo Truglio
Ken Marino
Michael Showalter (Stella)
David Wain (Stella)

Perhaps I should be used to it by now, but the "entertainment industry" never ceases to amaze me with new examples of their self-righteous hatred, intolerance, and myopia. How can people who make their living by pleasing viewers, never even consider that it might be unwise to tell approximately half of their U.S. customer base that they hate their politics and by extension their opinions and agenda.

Now, I don't particularly care about celebrities' politics, just so long as they keep it out of their work. I have not noticed any acute political statements in The State (of what I can remember, it aired a decade ago) or Reno 911, so that's fine, but keep divisive political statements off your official website. If you need to publicly express your opinion that Republicans are not welcome here, then my money is not welcome anywhere around your bank account.

Daniel -

while this episode had moments, it was actually a very weak outing. Keep watching, it should get better.

Hehe, I thought I was the only one who watched that show.

It's hit and miss, but some of the hits are hilarious. I thought some of the ones with the black woman who is over-the-top BAP were especially good. Good one for Tivo/DVR.