Epic Drop: Our Long National Nightmare Is Over

Unfortunately, the perfect Simpsons clip (Homerpalooza) for this column is not on YouTube. It's where two kids are talking to each other, and the one says, "Were you being sarcastic?" to which the other responds, "I don't even know anymore..."

Bring the Kids to the Mets-Phils Game...

Provided, of course, your kids have the last name of Ligue. I especially like the old-school "E-C-W!" chants, and the fact that the Phillies seem to hire their security people from the Jerry Springer Show. H/t, Bugs and Cranks.

Whose Idea Is This, Anyway

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... (ESPN) has an improvisational scripted comedy in the works... (Executive vice president of content John Skipper) says the new comedy in development is along the same lines of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"...

FTT's sources (and oh, we've got them) has the short list of rejected ideas from Bristol.

5) "Who's Now The Boss?" -- Hilarity ensues when a formerly popular pro athlete (Michael Vick) has to move in with a feisty single woman (Suzy Kolber), her oversexed mother (Georgia Frontiere), and their rapidly growing hot daughter (Maria Sharapova). Will they all manage to get along? You'll have to tune in to find out!

4) "Rosenfeld." Star vehicle for sports agent Drew Rosenfeld, with Terrell Owens as the wacky neighbor, Linda Cohn as the not nearly hot enough / on-again off-again love interest, and Kenny Mayne as his balding, socially awkward sidekick. Watch as Terrell steals show after show and paycheck after paycheck!

3) "Frisky Wingo." Edgy animated show where Trey Wingo's plans to annihilate the world are thwarted by the inexplicably nude Sean Salisbury. Also with Erin Andrews as a desperate and slutty reporter.

2) "B*A*S*H." Hijinks meet pathos in this medical comedy/dramedy, where overwrought steroid doctors (Perdo Gomez, Jon Miller) work to make sure that the Bay Area's finest (Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds) can succeed. Also starring Peter Gammons as their crusty but lovable commanding officer.

1) "An Office." The latest in what can only be called Awkwardness Porn takes viewers inside the day to day tedium and difficulty of an office for a grasping would-be empire in small town Connecticut. Watch as a painful weasel of an office manager (John Skipper) balances out a cast of tedious blowhards (Joe Morgan, Chris Berman), backstabbing opportunists (Eric Young, Bonnie Bernstein) and jaw-dropping morons (John Kruk, Stephen A. Smith). Watch, wince, and kind of laugh!

Happy Appy!

Best moment of Saturday goes to:

The guy from Appalachian State who, after the game, got to walk into the Michigan athletic department office and say, "Now it's time for you to give me the check for $400,000!"

Think Truth's Cub Hate Is Unfair?

Let's go to the tape. H/t, With Leather -- and make sure you get all the way to the end for that Special Not So Surprise Ending.