Mitch Yost Needs to Get Back in the Game

--Today’s the day we find out if the Writer’s Guild Strike goes into effect. On the one hand, I think the writers deserve residuals from alternate means of distribution; on the other hand, I need people to write stuff so I can watch it. If the strike happens, I’ll have more to say later. Or I’ll have nothing to say because the television landscape will be full of dating shows, and shows where people eat things for money.

Of course, as much as I sympathize with the writers, I’m totally willing to cross the picket line. I’m just saying. I’ve got a bunch of scripts for my semi-autobiographical sitcom all ready. Plus, I’ve got two more pitches in my back pocket, and if Warner Bros. is listening, I would write a weekly series starring The Question for free. For free! I was quoted in the LA Times already, so the next step is clearly showrunner. I’ll bring along Mysterious Don and Sam, too. Those guys can write like mofo’s!

--Along those lines, I may be taking part in another Internet venture in the future. I’ve been scouted, but that’s as far as it’s gone right now. Watch this space for exciting bulletins! Sure, there’s a chance that those exciting bulletins will relate more to upcoming Steve Carell projects, rather than anything about my life and work, but an exciting bulletin is an exciting bulletin.

--November 5th, the ‘Bots are back! Over at the official Mystery Science Theater 3000 website, they’re launching a series of animated shorts starring Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, Cambot, and Gypsy. Sure, Tom and Crow will have new voices, but the ‘bots are appealing characters on their own, even without their raison d’etre (literally “raisin of eating”) of mocking bad movies. Man, I miss those guys. Between Mike Nelson’s Rifftrax, the Film Crew Series (just picked up the two new releases), TV’s Frank and Joel doing Cartoon Dump, and now this, it’s like the whole world’s gone MST3K crazy!

--The good people at www.saveJFC.net are still fighting the good fight to resurrect John from Cincinnati. Click on over there and show your support. I’m not sure the battle is winnable, but I’m sticking with them to the bitter end. Also, plugging them gives me a reason to use a John line as my post title, which guarantees me an increase in traffic. Want to watch my site traffic double today? Observe: “I don’t know Butchie instead”. And there we go. As amazing feats go, that’s slightly more impressive than Uri Geller thinking a shape at us, and way more amazing than correctly predicting that Carmen Electra will assume that somebody is thinking about touching her chest.

--Remember to click on my ad up top! I get a nickel every time you do! And as ever, the ads are linked to my blog content, so the ads are usually things that I talk about a lot. Or sometimes they’re for stick fighting classes. And with Christmas coming, I’m sure you’ll be doing some Amazon shopping. Use my Amazon button, and your pal EJ gets a commission. And thus, all of our Christmases will be merry.

--You know what’s coming out on DVD this month? Flight of the Conchords Season One shows up on Tuesday, and I couldn’t be more excited. Oh, wait… on November 27, the original Futurama movie “Bender’s Big Score” comes out! New Futurama material! I can’t wait. I’ve watched the DVD’s so often that I occasionally quote the commentary tracks, and it’s well-night time to fill my head with new material.