After waiting, waiting, and waiting some more, I switched to at&t wireless on Thursday, and got an iPhone.

here's a view of my board from tonight. (yes, I'm at work, haha)


Needless to say, I love it.

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As for the site, word came down yesterday that Family Guy had a little scheduling jumble. "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" was originally set to air this Sunday, but it has been pushed back to November 8th. Airing this Sunday is "Spies Reminiscent of Us" (originally scheduled to air on October 18th). As a result, a repeat will air on October 18th, so FG will be taking a three week break after this Sunday.

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Hey, I said I'd try to keep this thing somewhat up to date, never said I'd have a lot to say, haha.

-Fish

... Is where I am headed this Saturday.



GO BLUE!

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Still pretty happy with the Lions victory this past Sunday, and looking forward to at least a couple more this season, haha. Hoping to get down to Ford Field for the November 1st or 22nd game against the Rams or Browns.

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As for TV. I enjoyed the Family Guy premiere, and it seems that most of the viewing public did as well. REALLY enjoyed FlashForward, Bored to Death, Entourage, and The Big Bang Theory.

With the "Symbolic" end of summer behind us now, it's been more summer-like weather all of September here than most of August was. With our extremely mild winter here in Northern Michigan, I'll probably expect the snow to arrive sometime in early October.

Main reason for this post? Well I was informed that I was the Community Spotlight this time around. So I thank the staff for that honor.

With *most* premieres 2 and 3 weeks away, things around the site have been ramping up as more info on the new seasons pour in. And while it's been fairly quiet on the Family Guy front so far, I expect it to get back into the swing fairly quickly.

As for current shows that I am watching... TRUE BLOOD! Can't wait for the finale this Sunday, and as of right now, I have a 4 pack of the Tru Blood beverage from the HBO store on it's way that should be here before the finale.

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Catching up...

I went to a Tigers game a month ago - pics can be seen here - Tiger Game 8/9/09 Photoset

It was one hell of a game (Tigers ended up winning 8-7) and a hot one too. I think the hottest it got was 94, with a heat index around 101, and I had the sunburn to prove it.

Before the game started I walked down to the front of our section to just get some shots of the stadium, and who decides to come by? Bobby Seay and Brandon Lyon.


after a little while, they were joined by Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson




Like I said, the Tiggies won, but it wasn't an easy one. Thames and Cabrera both homered, but the Twins had their fair share of knocks as well. Delmon Young hit the furthest ball I have ever seen hit at Comerica, putting one off of the TV tower in dead center field. Probably a 480 footer.

Final line


As I said, full set of photos are here - Tiger Game 8/9/09 Photoset

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Well, I'll try and update this thing more often. Until then, thanks for stopping by.

-Fish

EDIT: and bring back "The Scoop!" haha.

I think we here in Northern Michigan have had close to a week of summer like weather... and that's it. This week has been cold and windy. ITS FREAKING JULY. I should not have to wear a hooded sweatshirt and jeans in JULY. Hell, at the National Cherry Fest earlier today and yesterday, the (traditionally) cooling tent, a place where you can go to get into some air conditioning, has now turned into a warming tent. Freaking crazy.

Things at work are still crazy as ever, I won't bore you with the details. After really enjoying season one of True Blood, I'm really liking where season two is going, the week break is killing me though.

Anyways, sad news. My Xbox 360 has kicked the bucket. It's currently on its way to Texas for repair. I figured its time to give my Wii some love, so picked up a couple of rentals on the way home tonight.

Anyone twitter? I've been using it for a little over a year now, but lately it's really beginning to blow up. Find me at http://www.twitter.com/RadioFish
It's really cool to use with our radio station. Plus, it gives our listeners another chance to connect with us. If they are on the run, they can tweet us their requests.

Well, until next time. Thanks for stopping by.

-Fish

I should try and blog more often. I never thought that my shift switch would cut my free time like it has. Though being in a career where all the large corporate companies (mainly Clear Channel) are cutting jobs like it's a competition, I should feel lucky to be in a locally owned radio cluster. Since the last time I blogged, we've had an air-staffer leave, and then added two more to the force. Also, in early March, we learned that our voice guy (Brian James, based out of Arizona) passed away due to a heart attack in the middle of the night. It hurt more to learn that he was only 48. Here is a little humorous video that Brian had done to put a face to the voice if you've ever heard him. We've since hired a new voice guy, and I think the station sounds pretty damn good with him. There is a message board for Michigan radio and TV, and we usually are always ripped on for being the pop station, despite strong ratings. But lately, a few people have praised recent changes in airstaff and music, and all of us here are feeling pretty good about it. From doing my airshift from 2pm to 7pm, to off-air stuff, I've been busy as hell. Doing a bunch of commercial production (haha, it seems that whenever I hear a commercial on our station, it's me) to now getting into a weekly club gig on Friday nights. If you're ever in the area (Coverage Map though you can hear us anywhere really north of Cadillac, Mi) and you think you can stomach Top 40, then tune in. Or check us out online where we stream.

As for the site, I still try and log on each day to keep up, but now that FG is done for the summer, it may be every other day. The LOST finale blew my mind as expected, and I can't wait for the final season to start in January.

And just because, I'll post the games I'm looking forward to in the coming months.

Prototype - June 9th
NCAA Football '10 - July
Madden NFL '10 - August
The Beatles: Rock Band - September

Lots of changes going on here at work, and I am involved in them, but for good actually. I am being moved to afternoons, which is actually great for me. Don't get me wrong, I love working nights, hell, it's all I've done at my two full-time gigs. But I feel that, and evidently the powers that be here do as well, I am ready to move up to a bigger and better shift. Plus it'll open up my nights for some uninterrupted, un-DVR'd TV viewings! March 16th is the day, I can't wait.

Anyways, news on the TV.com front, Family Guy will be new for the next 4 weeks in a row (no joke). Maybe having my nights open in the next week and a half will allow me to go back and do some maintenance on the FG guide. There are a few episodes that are lacking content, and I just never got around to fixing that. Also, I won't have to avoid this place (and a few other message boards that I visit) on Wednesday nights until I've watched LOST, since I'll be able to watch it as it airs. This season has been totally crazy, and I love it. It's gonna be hard to wait two weeks for a new episode.

Gaming-wise, I haven't purchased anything (retail) since buying Fallout 3 in December, and I really haven't had the urge to. I did however get the DLC packs for Fable II, Fallout 3 (#2 should be hitting this month), and GTA IV. I'm also constantly expanding my library of songs in Rock Band 2. Speaking of Rock Band, the news hit today that the Beatles Rock Band game will drop on 09-09-09, so I am definitely looking forward to that. As I've mentioned before, I haven't made any retail purchases of games in about three months now. Though I have a feeling that will come to an end next week, as Resident Evil 5 comes out, as well as another game I've had my eye on, Madworld for the Wii.

Laters,

-Fish

Sorry I haven't blogged much. I've been busy with work.

Anyways, Family Guy returned this past week... only to go on another 2 week break. At least it has been confirmed that we'll get four weeks in a row of new episodes in March.

Been watching Lost, and watching it again, and again. This season has been crazy nuts. I love it. I recently purchased Seasons 3 and 4 on Blu-ray. The detail is fantastic, you can see the friggin pores on their faces. Can't wait for them to release seasons 1 and 2. The only other show I really make an appointment to DVR (as I work at night so I can't watch them as they air) is The Big Bang Theory, and that isn't disappointing me either.

Hmmm, other than that, like I said, work has been busy as heck. We currently only have four full-time airstaffers for two big FM stations, so everyone is pulling doubles. I guess it beats being out of a job.

Until next time

I don't know if it was just that I never could think of a topic to blog on, or that I just couldn't find the time. Maybe a little of both. Anyways, I'm still here and kickin'. Work has been busy lately, though things are beginning to slow down now that we are into late fall/winter. Not as many live remote broadcasts, and now that election season is over, we don't have to worry about getting a buy for a darned political ad every 5 minutes. We've been extra busy these past few weeks because, as of Friday (11/14) our flagship station is now streaming online. Getting it set up was a bit of a chore, having to go through about 5 different people just to get something approved, or to get an answer on something was annoying, so hopefully things will calm down now that we have it up and running. Anyways, enough of my bickering about work, heh.

My current favorite show is still The Big Bang Theory, I probably have watched the episodes on my DVR multiple times over, and it still doesn't get old to me. Family Guy has been somewhat strong for the past couple episodes, the latest one in particular "The Man With Two Brians" is pulling an 8.5 with the users, and, at least in my mind, is one of the stronger episodes in the past few years. This Sunday (November 16th), "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" marks the last new episode until some time in December. There are no new episodes on November 23rd (because of 24), or the 30th (not sure why).

I purchased a couple limited edition Family Guy lithographs, one for "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", and one for "Blue Harvest." I've only got one in so far


Gaming-wise, this time of the year is always brutal. It seems like a ton of new games are coming out all at the same time. In the past few weeks, I've purchased Dead Space, Fable II, Gears of War 2, and Call of Duty: World at War. Not to mention there are still games I want! Yikes. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, and Fallout 3, which are already out, and Left 4 Dead, which is out next week. As for my favorite sports teams... at least I still have the Pistons and Wings.

Oh, and I almost forgot, new banner.

Peace,

-Fish

I had hope for this season. It's pretty much gone now.

That's all I have to say about that.

Anyways, the TV.com Pick-em contest is pretty fun, and I'm doing fairly decent. This week I went against everyone and took the Niners at Seattle, and it payed off. If I would have stuck with my original picks for this week, I would have had 11 wins. At the last minute, I switched the Carolina/Chicago game, and for some ungodly reason, the Detroit/Green Bay game.

Finally getting back into the TV season, which is good news. Checked out Fringe and True Blood and liked them both, probably not enough to drop everything I am doing to watch, but enough to schedule a DVR recording. Not to mention Fringe is on when I'm working. My most favorite show from last year, The Big Bang Theory, starts up on Monday. I picked up the Season 1 DVD last week, and just finished up watching it. It only had one extra feature besides the episodes themselves, which was kind of disappointing. I always enjoy DVD commentaries, but this one doesn't have them. Oh well, maybe next season. Family Guy kicks off Season 7 on September 28th for three episodes, then takes a break as the MLB playoffs take over on FOX. And of course Lost doesn't start until after the first of the year

On to other things, after blogging about it a looooong time ago, I finally bought myself a new camera. I picked up a Nikon D40 digital SLR. This baby is slick. I didn't want to jump into a higher-priced advanced model camera just yet, because I'm just used to using point-and-shoots. I'm getting the hang of it, and I really like shooting in Aperture-priority mode. Like before, I'll pimp my flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiofish

Here is a sample:


This is the sign that is on the fence surrounding the AM tower and transmitter behind our building.

Other than that, I picked up Rock Band 2 on Sunday, and am already enjoying it more than the original Rock Band. I like that they just make it one tour mode, so you can play a little of the tour by yourself, or with friends later on.

Oh, and I guess that the folks at work were getting tired of updating their own pages on our station, so I got stamped with the "Webmaster" tag earlier this week. This past weekend was my weekend off this month, but oh no, my email inbox was already jammed with changes to our websites. Oh joy.

later,

-Fish

We are still in the thick of summer, and I haven't had a singly day off since 4th of July weekend. I am exhausted. Every time that I am scheduled to have a day off on a weekend, I get pushed into another weekend event (remote broadcast). Now, I don't mind doing these events. Hell, they are normally only two hours long, and we get a nice talent fee for each appearance. But when you start to string over a month of days together, it gets a little ridiculous. Like this coming weekend, I was supposed to have Saturday and Sunday off, but now I need to work on Saturday.

If you want to check out what goes on at one of these weekend events, check out my Flickr page to see a few of the most recent events. More specifically, the "Remote Broadcast" set on the right-hand side.

Here is one from this past Sunday (August 3rd) at the Northwestern Michigan Fair south of Traverse City


I was hoping to get more info out of comic-con from the Family Guy gang, but not much was revealed. A little deeper summary on "Road to Germany", and not much else. So this will pretty much be the extent of my TV blogging part.

Video Gaming? Well, I've been playing NCAA Football 09. I started a few dynasties, one with the Michigan Wolverines, and one with the Central Michigan Chippewas. I went undefeated in the first season on both, and didn't get the chance to play for the National Championship on either. Oh well. I'm amped for Madden next week, it looks like it has been significantly updated since last years game.

Well, back to work I guess. Thanks for stopping by!

-Fish

I've never been one to tan, I just transition right to burn. After doing two live broadcasts today, both outside, in the sun, I am burned. It hurts. The aloe gel isn't helping much.

I guess one good thing came out of today, I got my new laptop. I purchased a MacBook today, and am currently using it. It's my first Intel Mac and this thing screams compared to my G4 iMac. I got the black version with 250gb HD, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, and 2 gigs of RAM.

Not a lot in the world of TV going on for me, all of my regular shows are done. Being a bit of a space nut, I did catch When We Left Earth on Discovery HD last Sunday, and am looking forward to checking out the rest of that series.

If you're a fan of ESPN's Kenny Mayne, I suggest picking up his book An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport. I just finished it after picking it up a few weeks ago, and it was very hilarious.

Gaming news... Been playing a lot of Rock Band lately. I really want to get both Guitar Hero games coming out this month. GH: Aerosmith, and the one for the DS GH: On Tour.

Anyways, thanks for stopping by, I think I need some more Aloe...

-Fish

What have I been up to? I've been kinda busy with work, but then again am I even allowed to call it work? I sit on my rear end all night playing on the computer while talking. Haha. Okay, that's not all I do, but It sure seems like it. With my change of jobs just about at the two month mark, most of the shows that I watched while at my other job conflict with my current work schedule. We have TVs in the studios, but they're small, and I can't really focus on a show like LOST while jostling phone calls and contests. Thanks to my DVR, I don't have to miss any of my regular weeknight shows. I try not to even flip to the show that I am recording, I'd rather watch it in full. Most of the time I'll flip it to a sports game.

Family Guy is done for the season, we'll have to wait until the fall for new episodes. However, with Seth signing his big deal, we'll be sure to have lots more of the show for years to come. (thanks to Tim by the way for the shout-out ) I meant to watch LOST last night, but GTAIV was calling, and um, it won. I'll watch last night's LOST tonight when I get home.

Speaking of Grand Theft Auto IV, holy crap, what an amazing game. I finished the story line last night, and will begin to make the attempt at 100%. I would however, like to try a second play through soon to pick the other options throughout the game. I also picked up Mario Kart Wii on release day, and for the most part have enjoyed it. The AI is insane though. Also, I picked up Rock Band since my last blog, and have been rocking out on that before GTAIV, though I'm having a difficult time with the second solo in "Green Grass and the High Tides" on Expert. I know I said that I was holding off on games for a while, but Rock Band was too tempting. My good ole government bribe should be showing up next week, and I'll put that towards the MacBook that I plan on getting.

If you want to hit me up online, my gamertag and Wii friend code are over at my gamespot profile. Or, hell, I'll just post them here.

My Wii Console code is 8018-2214-4244-0972
Super Smash Bros Brawl: 0344-8952-7451
Mario Kart Wii: 0946-2649-8274

If you hit me up on the Wii codes, definitely leave yours in a comment or PM.

Thanks for stopping by!
-Fish

First, still no concrete info on the next episode of Family Guy. Some info floating around suggest that it's "The Former Life of Brian" on April 27th. We'll find out officially this Friday, when it's released by FOX.

Sucks that Jericho is gone again, this time for good. I am glad that it had a real ending though, none of that cliffhanger "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" crap like we had with the season 1 ending. Can't wait for the Season 2 DVDs.

Now, to the blog title. I thought it would be funny to deviate from my normal routine tonight. Normally at 8pm, I play the top 8 most requested songs of the night. Tonight, being April 1st, I figured I'd do an April Fools Day edition. This is how it looked:

Michael Jackson - Thriller
Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back
Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Haddaway - What is Love?
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Spice Girls - Wannabe
Los Del Rio - Macarena
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Yeah, I figured I'd "rick-roll" our listeners, and play that as the Number 1 song. I got a few calls saying "hey great prank" or something along those lines. Mostly though, I got angry callers that wondered why I played those songs. To which I just asked them what the date was today, only to get "uhhh, Tuesday?" I told em it was a simple April Fools joke, and things will return to normal tomorrow.

Was this a bad idea? I thought it was funny, and so did my music director when I suggested it to him. Never thought it would be this un-eventful.

Anyways, gaming. I went back to playing The Orange Box. Beat Half-Life 2 the other night, and am working on Half-Life 2 Episode 1 now. COD4 map pack comes out on Thursday, can't wait for it. I had planned on buying a few games these past few weeks (Rainbow Six Vegas 2, MLB 2k8, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword) but have decided against it. Now that I have finally finished payments on my vehicle, I can save up some cash, and decided to wait and buy an Apple MacBook before the end of this month.

Tigers! Though it sucks that they lost opening day, Miguel Cabrera made his Tiger debut a special one as he blasted a homer in the 5th inning. And how bout Brandon Inge with the frozen rope to home plate! Here's hoping they bounce back and take the series from the Royals.

Thanks for stopping by,
-Fish

Not too much to update on Family Guy. No new episodes until at least April. A spin-off featuring Cleveland is in development, but just because it was set into motion by FOX, doesn't necessarily mean we'll see anything in the near future on it. Some shows get developed, only to vanish before they are seen.

Holy crap, Jericho is amazing. I really hope that this show gets to have a third season. I can't believe it'll be over in just two weeks. Lost is crazy as well, but that's a given.

Now to the blog title. I've been working part-time for a radio station here in Northern Michigan since early August, before that, I had been out of "the business" since October of 2006. But lets back up a bit, I got my start in radio in this same building. Back in 2000, I applied for a part time job with this radio station group to run Detroit Tiger games on the AM stations (I would sit and listen to the games, and play commercials at the appropriate times). I did that for a couple of years before I was asked if I wanted the opportunity to work a weekend airshift on the FM station. Doing part-time radio was fun, but I wanted more. In the early summer of 2004, I applied to another station for a full-time job that they were offering, and was working there within a month. I worked for them full time from September 2004 until they decided that I was expendable in October of 2006. After that, I didn't know what to do, I was crushed. I went unemployed for a while before I finally found a job with a local beer distributer. However, I knew right off the bat that this was not me. When I was passed over for a full time position with the distributer in August of 2007, I called up my old co-worker from the first radio station that I worked at, and asked if they needed some part time help. I started out like I did back in 2000, running games. Then, about a month ago, when after two jocks had left for other jobs, I was asked to help out part time on the FM station. This past Monday night came a new opportunity. I received a call from the Program Director of the FM, who proceeded to inform me that they would like to hire me full time to do nights. I immediately felt excited, and relieved too. I finally get to do what I love for a living, again. Hey, If you're ever traveling through Northern Michigan, keep an ear out.

Sorry if I bored you with my work story, haha, but I'll now bore you with my video games! The four days that I've had Super Smash Bros Brawl have been awesome. This game is amazingly addicting. Game of the year so far, and has eclipsed No More Heroes and Super Mario Galaxy as my new favorite Wii game. I've kinda neglected my XBOX 360 since Sunday, and Brawl is the reason behind it. I did download the "Bring Down the Sky" expansion to Mass Effect, but have yet to play it. My next XBOX 360 purchases will most likely be MLB 2k8, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and Grand Theft Auto IV. For the Wii, I'll get Okami and Mario Kart Wii.

Thanks for stopping by,
-Fish

I couldn't think of an appropriate title, so I guess this'll do.

Anyways, what's the deal with the levels? I went from Level 35 98% on Friday, to Level 37 9% on Saturday, skipping Level 36. Then today, I jumped up another 109% to Level 38 18%. I know the staff wanted to cut back the requirements on level increases, but this is ridiculously easy now. As much as I like blowing through the levels like this, I hope that the staff fixes any issues when they return to work tomorrow.

Writers strike has been over for a few weeks, and things have already started to pick up for some shows. Lost producers announced that they are doing an additional 5 episodes this season, though we'll have to suffer a "short" hiatus between episodes 7 and 8. This season is crazy as ever with the flash-forwards.

I got word from a Family Guy writer that they are trying to finish up the remaining season six episodes that are still lying around. Then in April and May, begin working on Season 7. The next new episode is next Sunday, entitled Play it Again, Brian. After that, I have no idea the plan for an air schedule. March 9th and 16th are both repeats, so it looks like episodes this spring will be few and far between.

Games I'm playing now include Call of Duty 4 (X360), The Orange Box (X360), and No More Heroes (Wii). I've already tore through the campaign on Call of Duty 4, so I'm just playing multiplayer online on it. I've been slowly making my way through the different games in The Orange Box. As for No More Heroes, this is a really great game. A bit on the gory side for a Wii title, but it works great. All of the blood is stylistic (think spraying fountains). We are now two weeks away from probably the most anticipated Wii game, if not Video Game in general, of the year so far. Super Smash Bros. Brawl hits on March 9th. I can't wait.

I'd normally tell you to go listen to the Scoop, but they haven't done one in like three weeks.

Thanks for stopping by,

-Fish

Work, game, sleep. Yep.

I've been working more lately, not only for the Merchandising job, but the Radio job too. I've been running a lot of games lately, and I recently was asked If I wanted to do a couple nights this week on our flagship FM station. I immediately said yes, even though I'm nervous as hell since It's been more than a year and a half since I have been on the air. I'm sure I'll do fine, but it's like I'm doing it for the first time again. I guess they are looking for a permanent night jock, and this looks like my second audition, as my first was the demo tape I gave them.

Those that pay attention to my bio (noone? haha) will have noticed that 23 changed to 24 last Friday. Birthdays don't feel the same anymore, it was just another work day for me. Oh well.

Anyways, I was expecting Family Guy to be over for the year, but apparently not. James Woods returns to guest star in "Back to the Woods" on February 17th. "James Woods returns to seek revenge against Peter. First, by stealing Peter's identity becoming head of the Griffin household. Peter decides to ruin James' career and image."

Lost returns this Thursday, but alas, I'll be working, so the DVR had better not mess up on me, haha. Not much else on the TV front for me. I'm still watching Discovery and History in HD like they're going out of style. I'm really enjoying "The Universe" on History.

My XBOX 360 and Wii have been getting a workout lately. Call of Duty 4, BioShock, and Mass Effect are all amazing on the XBOX 360. I rented Assassin's Creed a few weeks back, and that was pretty sweet as well. As for the Wii, I'm really loving No More Heroes.

If you still aren't hip to the Scoop, check it out

Thanks for stopping by,
-Fish

I get home from my main job today to find an envelope on the kitchen table with my name on it. What to my surprise when I open it, but cash, and a note saying "We're not sure what to get you, so get something for yourself and wrap it". The past few years, I haven't asked for much for Christmas, I asked for a few DVDs last year, and an entry level digital camera the year before. So, when I opened the envelope and saw what was there, I was pleasantly surprised, and instantly knew what I wanted. Oh yeah. After adding some extra money of my own to the mix, I stopped into Wal*Mart on my way to job #2, and walked out with an XBOX 360 Premium. I've been wanting one for a while now, but was hesitant to buy one as I wanted a model with the new "Falcon" motherboards that feature the 65nm CPU. I guess today was my lucky day, because after the associate removed the console from the case, I checked the info on the side and saw "175 watt" for the power supply, and instantly new I snagged one of these elusive Falcons. Now to be fair, I am still going to wrap it and wait until Christmas to play it. I should be able to hold out until then.

I've pretty much moved away from broadcast TV. Most, if not all, of my regular shows are in repeats. I've been watching a lot of History Channel HD and Discovery HD. Tuesday nights on History have "The Universe", and for the past 5 weeks, the Discovery Channel has featured a series called "Rise of the Videogame." A real neat retrospective on the history of gaming. Lost on January 31st, and Jericho on February 12th are my two most important dates right now.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, and a Happy Holidays if I don't blog before then.

Go listen to the Scoop!

-Fish

So yeah, not much going on over here, which is why I haven't blogged in a while. I'm just sitting here at work, running a couple local High School basketball games on two of our AM stations, and decided to kill the boredom with a blog post.

Family Guy is still very much a victim of the strike. Apparently FOX still says they are finishing episodes, but I haven't heard anything on any upcoming episodes. However, for fans of another fan-revived show, Jericho (returning February 12th!), will be happy that it's season won't be affected at all, because they already have all seven episodes finished.

I've just about given up hope on my Detroit Lions. They lost an absolute heartbreaker this past Sunday against the Cowboys. They have three games left, and it looks like they may only have a chance to win one of them, when they host the Chiefs in week 16. I said at the start of the season that I would be happy with an 8-8 season, and when they started the season at 6-2, I believed. After losing 5 straight, its as if the same old Lions showed up.

As for gaming, I've finished Super Mario Galaxy, and have gone back to Guitar Hero III. This game is really addicting. I really like the official online tournaments that they host pretty much every day now. I've made the decision to hold off on any more Wii games for a while. The next Wii games I will probably buy are No More Heroes, and Super Smash Bros Brawl. Even though I would love to get a bunch of them, I want to save my money up to get *winces* an XBOX 360. Yeah, there are too many games that I want to play on that system to pass it up. Hey, my heart is still with Nintendo, but I need to branch out. I hope to have by late January as a birthday present to myself.

Well, thanks for helping me through my boredom. Oh, and go listen to The Scoop!

-Fish

After a few weeks with Guitar Hero III, this past Monday, I moved on to Super Mario Galaxy. I have to say, I haven't been this excited in anticipation for a game in a long time, granted I'm in my early twenties and shouldn't really be all giddy for a game, but dammit, ITS MARIO! The face of video gaming, and the first video game character I ever became acquainted with. This game is absolutely fantastic. The best game I have played since Ocarina of Time. This is a game that you cannot pass up if you have a Wii. There are so many great things about the game, but the one thing that stands out the most, believe it or not, is the soundtrack. There is so much good original music in this game, and great nostalgic music from past Mario games. Seriously, if you have a Wii, go out and buy this game as soon as possible, you will not be disappointed.

On to more troubling news, the WGA is still on strike. I am 100 percent behind the writers, and I hope that this whole situation gets resolved soon. One of the harder hit shows from the strike is Family Guy. The final produced and approved episode aired this past Sunday. FOX has apparently taken it into their own hands to finish three episodes that were near-final, and will be airing them without the approval of creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane. It's truly unfortunate that it has come to this, and I fear that it may have negative repercussions on future negotiations between Seth and the network.

So did anyone really listen to The Scoop last week? anyone? well at least I tried. Check the newest one out. They want me to call in, but unfortunately due to work, I am unable to do so. Oh well. Hey, Thanks for stopping by, and have a happy Thanksgiving if I don't blog before then.

-Fish

I'm always afraid to get attached to new shows of the season, If the collective public doesn't feel the same way that I do about it, it goes away. However, one of my newest favorite shows, The Big Bang Theory, has had a full season ordered for it (but with the strike, I fear that it will be cut short). I really like this new show.

Family Guy's 100th episode Stewie Kills Lois was this past Sunday, and I think it was really great, best episode of the season so far. The TV.com community apparently agrees with me as it currently has a 9.1 rating. Which brings me to next weeks conclusion Lois Kills Stewie. If you haven't seen Stewie Kills Lois yet, this will be a spoiler. Lois returns at the end of last weeks episode to name Stewie as the person who attempted to kill her. So this episode has Stewie on the run, and everyone is on the lookout for him. As he tries to become supreme ruler of the world, Lois must stop him in any way possible. Here are a couple promotional images for the episode.





Apparently, Stewie uses American Idol as a starting point for his taking over of the world. And yes, Randy, Simon, and Paula play themselves. Also, this is the episode that features a cross-over with characters from American Dad!

I am now capable of expanding my list of TV shows that I watch. I recently subscribed to a major satellite carrier. I've gone from having 30-some channels, to over 200. Upgraded the package to include the HD package and a DVR. So I can record shows that I want to check out. I'm really happy with it so far.

Also, I now feel obligated to make you go listen to The Scoop, TV.com's weekly podcast. Because apparently I'm the only listener. Thanks to the staff for mentioning this, and for giving me suggestions for great Christmas horror flicks. Though some movies are so horrible that they are funny. Example is Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2, if only for the "Garbage Day" scene.

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I picked up Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Wii on launch day, October 28th. There are some things that I like with the game, and some that I don't. I really like that they keep adding more and more songs to the game. The hammer-ons are really easy this time around, but I think that makes it worse because they had to ramp up the difficulty of the last two tiers of Expert songs. I'm on the final tier in expert, and yet to have passed a song. If anyone here has the game, here is a link to my profile on the official Guitar Hero website. Their servers were inundated in the first few days, and have yet to catch-up with the users stats. So they are currently inaccurate.

Update: It seems that they have resolved their issues, and the stats are currently up to date. Also, I actually beat two of the songs on the final tier in Expert. "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson, and "Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden. Oh well, I guess that's it for now. Go listen to The Scoop, and thanks for stopping!

-Fish