It's a TCB Tuesday

Well, it's day two of my life without Tony Kornheiser, and I'm coping as well as I can. I can't bring myself to listen to any other sports talk (because, to be honest, most of it royally sucks), so I guess I'll start listening to more music during the early part of the day. Come back soon, Mr. Tony, we all miss you.

Okay, with that out of the way, let's get onto my first entry of the new month. Yes, it's already May. The Kentucky Derby is this weekend (mint juleps for me), and the NFL Draft has come and gone. Before I know it, I'll be getting ready for the Jimmy Buffett concert next month, which is the official kick off of my summer. Seems like it was just a few days ago when I was celebrating the Steelers' fifth Super Bowl title, and now the draft has already come and gone.

My take on the draft is as such...getting Santonio Holmes is a nice way to replace some of what Antwaan Randle-El provided to the team, minus the throwing the football part. Holmes' speed should allow Ben to throw a few more balls Hines Ward's way and open up the offense just a teeny bit more. But outside of Holmes, I got no clue. I hadn't even heard of any of the other draft choices until Saturday and Sunday. But hey, I'm not going to question the Steelers draft. I mean, they just won the Super Bowl, thereby earning them a grace period from yours truly.

The Pirates? Well, at least they won the game I went to on Saturday. Otherwise, they're all but dead to me. Score some frakkin' runs, you idiots.

In Saturday's edition of the Scribblings, I offered my take on the forthcoming Legion of Super Heroes series that will be airing on Kids WB this fall. I wanted to have an open mind and at least see the animation before totally tearing it apart. Well, take a gander for yourself at the Superman Homepage and tell me what you think. Go ahead...I'm patient. I can wait. *practices her juggling* You back? So now that you've seen it, you must agree with me when I say "WTF?".

I thought the animation style on Teen Titans left something to be desired, but I'll take that over this. I mean...what's with Timber Wolf's triangle-shaped head? Is there a reason Brainiac 5 has a pencil-neck? And why is Superboy's waist as thin as Saturn Girl's? Who the hell is the art director for this series, Rob Liefeld? I know that Paul Dini is not involved with this show, so the possible Legion spin-off he set up in Justice League Unlimited isn't going to be followed, but that's no excuse for the piss-poor anatomy lesson that this show is going to be. Yes, I do realize it's a cartoon, but JLU, Batman: TAS, and Superman: TAS all had characters drawn in a more realistic art style. I will save my final judgment until I actually see an episode, but my expectations couldn't be any lower.

Before I sign off for the day, it's time for me to give my peeps something to watch tonight, and if you've been reading this blog long enough, you already know where this is going.

Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars are both down to their final two episodes of the season. Over on GG, Rory will find herself taking care of Logan, who is still recovering from his injuries sustained while falling off a cliff (yeah, I know, real smart, that Logan is), and there will be more fallout from Anna's (overwrought, IMHO) reaction to Lorelai helping Luke with April's party last week. Meanwhile, things are rapidly coming to a close on VM. Tonight is the trial of Aaron Echolls, who may or may not have found a way out of being convicted thanks to the conniving Kendall Casablancas, and if last week's preview is any indication, someone might not make it to graduation alive.

Tuesday is my heaviest DVR night since VM moved to Tuesday and Pepper Dennis debuted. I'm not sure if PD has any chance of being picked up next fall, but it's one of the best new shows to debut on the WB in some time (though, I must admit, that's not saying much). It's funny, cute, romantic and even a bit touching. I never realized how talented Rebecca Romijin was until I saw her in her first real leading role. Do yourself a favor and watch Pepper Dennis tonight, immediately following GG (or DVR it and watch VM instead, it's your choice).

Okay, peeps...that's it for me for today. Be back tomorrow with another edition of your favorite blog from your favorite chick.

~Sara