This may rank with the weirdness of Joaquin Phoenix or Crispin Glover on Letterman, or even Norm Macdonald on Conan when people still knew what Melrose Place was. Last night it seems that Harrison Ford took a boatload ecstasy* and went on Conan to stare awkwardly and rub the inside and outside of his chair for the better part of 9 minutes.
*not really
Conan’s cold open.
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists vs. Fucked Up at Matador 21.
Dude really loves Pokemon.
Girl can’t hit the notes.
Music
Blonde Redhead Does a 4AD Session
An Interview with Mitch Hurwitz on what Arrested Development means now, and his new show Running Wilde [AV Club]
First of all, I need to work. I made a joke at [the creative keynote] that if I’d done Cocoon, I’d be fine not working anymore. I don’t have the benefit of that, because Arrested Development was not financially successful. So I have to work. That being said, I really love Will Arnett and believe in his talent, and want to exploit it for financial gain. [Laughs.] He had a deal at Fox. Fox is now run by Kevin Reilly, who I think is a really brilliant guy, and by Peter Rice, who’s helping to make the Arrested Development movie. So I feel like I’m being supported there. I’m grateful they’re willing to work with me. They spent a lot of money on Arrested Development, and hopefully they’ve made it back with DVDs.
This is an ad for David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs album. I haven’t seen any absolute confirmation that this ever aired, but a few people in the comments at Dangerous Minds say they saw it when it came out. What’s really strange about this is trying to remember a time when a label actually supported an album release from a rock artist. Kind of awesome.
The new season of Eastbound & Down starts up on September 26 at 10:30pm EST. The HBO sitcom about a baseball player named Kenny Powers, played by Danny McBride, is taking a whole new trajectory this season with a host of new characters and new plot lines that features Powers running to Mexico and joining a local team to stage his comeback.
The series is one of HBOs best comedies, in a lineup that is suddenly full of great comedy. Check out the trailer below.
This is the second trailer HBO has released for season two of Bored to Death starring Jason Schwartzman as author Jonathan Ames. The season premiere is on September 26 at 10pm EST on HBO. Pay attention lit types, this kind of thing probably won’t happen again for a while.
Over at We Who are About to Die Daniel Nester points out a pilot episode of a show called Lockwell that was never made. But the show was written by Robert Smigel and Conan O’Brien and starred Adam West. West stars as Lockwell, an actor who once had a lead role as a detective on a moderately successful TV show. Too bad this one never made it.
Boogie ’til You Poop from Cedar Wright on Vimeo.
There are no words to explain. Though, I did see it called “Boogie ’till you poop.” Which is fitting.
Chet Beiler for Lieutenant Governor