"I coulda been a contender...if only that kiddie porn charge went away."

It was reported a few months ago that Mitch Hurwitz, the creator of Arrested Development, is adapting an American version of the British show The Thick of It for ABC. The pilot is scheduled for fall. If you haven't seen the British version, find it! You will never see a more believable boob on television and the writing is as good, if not better than AD.

BBCAmerica aired the first season last summer with a two-hour special and ten new episodes coming this year. Season one brings a bit of an ick factor, though. A year ago, the series' star, Chris Langham, was arrested on charges of downloading child pornography and indecent assault, among other charges, 'buggery' being one of them. Though Langham maintains his innocence, the details are Creepy, Creepy, Creepy.

If it's true, a special place in hell awaits. Regardless (though that's tough to write), the comedy is as good as I've seen in a LONG time.


On TV-related topics, the second season of HBO's Extras is everything the first season promised to be. The sort of cringe-inducing hilarity that the BBC version of The Office delivered is back and, in some ways, it's even more squeamish.

And unfortunately, The Sarah Silverman Program has grown so unbelievably tiresome after only two episodes. There used to be a time when she could read the dictionary and I'd be rollin'. I'm all for vagina/fart/vagina fart jokes, but GEEESHHH!