THE OC'S CANCELLATION

“The O.C.,” the once-hot teenage soap opera that saw its ratings plummet, has been canceled.
The final episode will run Thursday, Feb. 22, Fox TV and Warner Brothers Television Production said on Wednesday.
Based in the affluent Orange County, Calif., city of Newport Beach, “The O.C.” caught fire in its first season, 2003-04, as the top drama among advertiser-favored young
adults, with nearly 10 million viewers.
The show dropped to about 7 million weekly viewers in 2004-05 and to fewer than 6 million last season. This year, it has drawn about 4 million.

From The New York Times

Well...... who didn't see that coming?

I haven't even seen any of Season 4, so I can't vouch on the 'quality gone downhill' remarks. But simply, it wasn't a great show. And its presence in pop culture curled up and died long before that old man, Caleb, did. Let's all shrug in unison with this long time coming, already apparent announcement.

JERRY SEINFELD FUSED WITH BRUCE LEE

Um...
Pretty sure this belongs on my mo'fuckin' wall.

Kudos to the awesome being that drew this piece of conceptual magic. A pinnacle in the fusion of awesome and awesome. Awesome squared.

FLICKA

Boy, anyone predicting long queues and sold out sessions for this one?
What the fuck are they doing? Releasing it during awards season to get one up on the competition for The Razzies?

And the award for Most Derivitive goes to....

THE LATTER PART OF MARTIN SHORT'S CAREER

*sigh*

Not that his early career was especially illustrious... but in comparison, he is now nothing but a germ. A poor, poor germ!

NEW YEAR'S MARATHONS ON FOXTEL

Foxtel has always had a marathon fetish, but they have gone NUTS this summer.

Fox 8's The Simple Life marathon, MTV's My Sweet 16 marathon, Arena's Will and Grace marathon, The Comedy Channel's Family Guy marathon, Hallmark's Police Rescue marathon, Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch marathon, Disney Channel's Hanna Montana marathon AND The Lifestyle Channel's totally odd choice to air a Property Ladder marathon.

I think Foxtel's New Year's resolution for 2008 should be to break its addiction to inane marathons noone would ever commit to.

CD STORES PLAYING IL DIVO

I was in Sanity the other day, and fucking Il Divo were tenoring so freaking loudly I had to leave.

Can I just ask? WHY AREN'T IL DIVO CONSIDERED LAME? Music stores, go back to blaring your usual Jay-Z feat. Kanye West fodder. At least you can be assured no deafening a capellas with Jay-Z.

GERALD FORD

Confession: I didn't know he was dead until about 4 days afterward. Just like I was a day oblivious to Saddam's hanging express.

Australia should at least PRETEND to care. This should have been top news.
Poor Gerald. Still making absolutely no impact on anything, even in death. I'll mourn you.

Next Celebrity Death Prediction: Still Keith Richards.