Monday September 15
K Street
I missed last night's premiere and the party Friday evening at The Palm across from my downtown office. 
And my wife sadly missed seeing George Clooney in the flesh. Yet HBO's new series about political lobbyists is probably as realistic as ER or Law and Order -- entertaining, but hardly close to the real world. HBO's 'K Street,' In Uncharted Territory [washingtonpost.com]. Still, it will be interesting to see James Carville and Mary Matalin playing themselves in a fictional setting. One could argue that's what they do for a living anyway!!
Posted by glenn at Another One Bites the Dust
John Ritter, television comedian and star of ABC's "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," died last week from an undetected heart ailment that caused a massive tear in his aorta. [ABCNews.com]. Also star of the 1970s-era "Three's Company" a generation ago, Ritter had a talent for delivering hilarious lines with absolutely no affect and specialized in gender-related comedy. And his comeback last year was massive. More than 25 million people tuned in to the 2002 debut of 8 Simple Rules to see Ritter's return to TV comedy. It was ABC's largest audience in the time slot with a sitcom since the debut of Roseanne in Fall '88. The network, of course, cynically says that the current show -- the top sitcom in ABC's line-up -- may not be cancelled. Well, maybe "the show must go on," but Tuesday nights will not be the same, that's for sure.