If you’re going to see it, wait til it’s on video. I was dangerously close to vomiting the entire time.

• Looks like Yul from Survivor is all over the place. This time, unsuccessfully trying to open a yogurt shop.
• The WGA won’t picket the Grammys.
• In other strike news, the writers have dropped their demands to unionize reality and animation writers.
• No upfronts for NBC this year.
• Ask Ausiello has scoop on Lost and Veronica Mars (!).
• Sarah Michelle Gellard nixes a Buffy movie.
• They are looking for activists for the next Real World.
• The Real World/Road Rules Gauntlet 3 debuts tonight, despite God’s will.
• Here’s a video update from The Office picketers.
• Oxygen has renewed Tori Spelling’s Inn Love.

Remember The Office?

Sigh…

It’s Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend!  Who wants a leather daddy?  I do, I do!

• Tracy Ullman turning to Showtime for her new sketch comedy show.
• Clay Aiken is going to be in Monty Python’s Spamalot.
• Angela and Oscar from The Office are spending their time off gestating babies and judging for Last Comic Standing.
• Joshua Malina discusses the fate of Big Shots.
• Kristin from E! talks Moonlight and asks whether the TV season is actually over.
• The costume designers have unveiled their nominees for their award show.
• Regarding the subject of this news post: no, I actually don’t.  Just to clear that up.  But if you want one, God bless…

The Golden Globes were announced this morning and every show you don’t watch was nominated.

First and foremost, The Office was snubbed for Best Comedy in favor of pay-for-me cable shows Entourage, Extras and Californication. And Pushing Daisies (which, hooray!). I’ve had a “Has Everybody Gone Mad?” draft post on the TiFaux back-end for like nine years, so I can’t say I’m thrilled to see it get another nod. Plus, Jeremy Piven got nominated and doesn’t he always win everything? Like, wasn’t he in Oslo for the Nobel proceedings to pick something up for portraying a slightly exaggerated version of himself on Entourage? The good news is that he’s too hot for me to stay mad at (although my secret, not-based-in-reality-at-all theory is that he always takes his mom to reward shows so that he can drop her off afterwards and then flirt with Jessica Alba or whoever).

Where was I? Golden Globes…

As far as the premium channel shows go, that seemed to be the name of the game. All these shows I don’t watch and generally aren’t even a part of my television consciousness walked away with buckets of nominations. Big Love, Californication, Extras (which I can’t begrudge), The Tudors and all sorts of other crap you don’t watch. Well, not crap. If I didn’t know how great Weeds and Dexter were from firsthand viewing experience, I’d hate them too.

Also, weirdo basic cable shows like Saving Grace, The Riches, Mad Men and Damages got a hefty portion of the nominations. I’m sure I’d be happy for them, but who has time to watch FX? Hell, I just realized that Steve Carell’s nomination is the show’s only one. Boo, hiss.

Well, let’s focus on the positive now. 30 Rock and Pushing Daisies! Tina Fey! Lee Pace and Anna Friel! Alec Baldwin! Michael C. Hall! Donald Sutherland!

Take a look at the nominees here.

They paint pictures of all sorts of fictional characters — Shakesperean, mythological, those derived from classical literature. Why not the culture that we all actually pay attention to? You know, the stuff we turn to because we want to and not because we feel like we should enjoy it.

In that vein, here are some wobbly pictures that this girl from Philadelphia drew of characters from The Office. They’re all on her Etsy store. Christmas gifts, anyone?

And…

She’s also got Toby, Kelly, Dwight, Jim and more.

Thanks to TiFaux pal Kate for pointing this out.

If you’ve been in a mall lately or walked down a city street, there’s a chance you’ve seen the new ad campaign for the Gap. It’s called “People Dan loves dressed in shit from the Gap — mostly scarves.”

First and foremost, there’s the one-two punch of Amy Poehler and Will Arnett mugging comically for the camera.

Poehler and Arnett, also known as the couple you and your significant other will never be cool/witty/awesome enough to invite over for dinner and perhaps a few rounds of Boggle, seem to be pretty aware that they’re modeling for The Gap. Their expressions are pretty hysterical, lending some hipness and edge to a brand that became synonymous with mall brattiness (accentuated by a sketch on the show Poehler is on now — SNL).

Then there’s our good friend John Krasinski, brandishing what we all know as the John Krasinksi Impish Smirk ™. He’s looking pretty adorable, but the ad makes his charm seem a bit calculated. I don’t know how to feel about it.

I suppose that it’s okay that John, Amy and Will are shilling for The Gap. I’m generally agreeable to the idea of selling out in the name of keeping food on the table. I just ask myself if I would say no to gobs of money in exchange for a few hours of wearing a rainbow scarf. It doesn’t take me long to decide.

Shiny.

• Rainn Wilson is one of People’s sexiest men.
• Letterman is footing the bill for his staff.
• Supermanny will be a spin-off of Supernanny, except with male child care workers. Get it?
• The NY Times tracks the rise of racial humor.
• Stars speak out on the strike.
• News on ER, including the return of Luca.
• Meredith Grey got married.
• Brian Williams got a ratings bump from SNL.
• Jack McBrayer talks to Pop Matters.
• Could Friday Night Lights move to ESPN? Meanwhile, Logan from Gilmore Girls will be joining the cast.
• Tonight’s Back To You recalls an episode of This American Life.
• Buy a painting at the Heroes auction.
• And also, Most Serene Republic has a new video. You should watch it.

Wordpress is being a pain in the ass.

• Look at pictures from John Krasinski’s appearance in Men’s Health.
• David Bowie will be on Spongebob Squarepants. And Alice Cooper on Doctor Who?
• The Tonight Show is scrambling to get back on the air.
• TV Guide talks to Adrian Pasdar.
• PR2’s Chloe said that the producers almost killed them.
• E-Kristin’s newest video has Wentworth Miller, Masi Oka and David Denman (on the return of Roy!).
• Rage Against the Machine and (of course) Jesse Jackson are joining the strikers.
• Awww… love on the picket line.
• Bernie Mac is back.
• Laila Ali will co-host American Gladiators with Hulk Hogan.
• Watch Illeana Douglas sort through Tom Arnold’s refuse on a new A&E show.
• Strike-era programming: ultimate fighting on CBS. Get used to it.
• Alias’ Gina Torres will be on Dirty Sexy Money.

At least we’ve got Project Runway to look forward to.

• Series creators are joining the picketing ranks.
• Next week’s episode of The Office is the last original one they have lined up. E-Kristin says they haven’t yet filmed an episode featuring a Michael-Jan-Jim-Pam dinner party.
• A priest is stalking Conan O’Brien.
• ABC will at least air eight episodes of Lost this season.
• 24 might be delayed until next year.
• Overall TV viewership is down this season.
• Dexter season three is a go!
•  Register for the fantasy Project Runway league.
• Are Lauren and Heidi secret friends?
• The Battlestar boss sounds off on the necessity of the strike.

I’ve been really good about keeping away from Grey’s Anatomy recently, but I have to admit that I’m curious what’s going on. I even miss it a little. Not enough to go through quitting all over again, though.

Luckily I have Ugly Betty (with Posh Spice), 30 Rock (with Al Gore), and The Office (with the usual humor) to keep my mind off the cravings.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming: If you missed last night’s awesome new Mythbusters, it’s replaying tonight at 10. I probably don’t have to tell you this, but there’s a very satisfying explosion.