TV Roundup...

Have you seen the shows "Canada's Worst Driver" and "Motormouth"? Talk about some really, really bad drivers. Almost makes you want to never go out on the road again, if that's what is out there. It's remarkable that there aren't more wrecks with drivers like that who pretty much aren't paying attention to what's going on around them. On the Canada's Worst Driver show, they're actually trying to retrain and educate these drivers, and all but one in the group seemed to be trying to get better, albeit trying on different levels. Then there was the one driver who wasn't trying at all. Hope I'm never on the same road as her... Was flipping through the channels and caught a bit of a Smallville episode. Caught a bit of a young Superman telling a character played by actor James Marsters that the girl lying in a hospital bed had been bitten by a vampire - and yes, he knew it sounded crazy. Then Marsters' character tells teen Superman (Superboy?) that that's crazy as there is no such thing as vampires. I found this hilarious, but maybe that's just me. See, Marsters played the vampire Spike on the shows BTVS and Angel, and now he's playing a character saying they don't exist to a character from the planet Krypton. Funny stuff - or maybe I'm just tired. See what happens when creative imaginations run wild? Worlds collide... Speaking of Smallville, the current episode that aired on the WB featured the return of the Duke boys and the General Lee. Well, sort of. See, John Schneider plays Jonathan Kent on the show Smallville, and everyone's been wondering for a few seasons now when they'd work in a cameo reunion with Tom Wopat. Well, it finally happened. Haven't seen the episode yet, as it airs this Monday North of the Border, but I read up on it and looked at some pics of the show on the internet. They even found a '69 Dodge Charger for Wopat to make his entrance in. Not orange though, but rather blue. They couldn't be that obvious about it. Wopat plays an old friend of Jonathan Kent who's running for office and is seeking some help. They even get some driving in and some Hazzard references too. Tom Wopat even gets into the car through the window, as the door apparently doesn't 'work' for some reason. :) John Schneider had to tell the crew to completely get rid of the lock mechanism so Tom didn't hurt himself getting in like he did many years ago during the initial Dukes run. I'll have to record the show Monday and see how many Dukes references they can work in during a show about a teen Superman... On an episode of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last week, he had a great line. After watching a row of clips of commentators all saying Bush "Hit a Grand Slam" with the latest Justice nomination, Jon Stewart came back on and wondered what do they call something like this in Canada? Do they say "He hit a slap shot through the five hole?" Man, that cracked me up... One of the best shows on TV is the show Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel. Fun, funny, and educational, it's remarkable what they can do and build as they try to prove / disprove scientifically myths and stories of things people say have happened. Like tonights show - they take on the myth of Robin Hood being able to split an arrow with another arrow, and the myth of a tissue box on the back seat of a car flying forward and killing the driver in the event of an accident. They tested some other things too - the axe through the ballistics gel was priceless. Hour long episode short - the arrow thing is completely busted and you should never keep an axe or a bowling ball on the back windshield of your car...