by John Walters
A Medium Happy 50th to Tea Leoni, whose name sounds like a dessert. Who wants to lick the spoon?
Starting Five
Macura: product placement.
1. X-Men
No. 5 Xavier defeated No. 1 Villanova 90-83 in a Catholic clash in Cincinnati. We aren’t all that excited about it because we all knew that the Wildcats are not the best team in the country. J.P. Macura came off the bench to score 19 for the Mouseketeers.
2. Morning Joke?
I used to occasionally tune in to Morning Joe on MSNBC, but then this happened: Russell Brand eviscerated Mika after she treated him rudely (“Joining us now…he’s a really big deal….I know; I’m told this”). Now, Joe and Mika are in hot water for their cushy relationship with The Trumpster, which was literally amplified by hot mic comments last weekend in which they sounded a little too cozy with him. Why it was Ned Flanders (a.k.a. Harry Shearer) who broke this news is a little odd, though.
3. Back Home Again In Indiana
One of the more intriguing prospects at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis this week: Harvard offensive lineman Cole Toner. The Greenwood, Indiana, native stands 6’7″ and is 300 pounds. Chances are that the Wonderlic test will not be his undoing.
4. “If I Hadn’t Gotten Married, An Apartment Like This Would Be My Life—And If I Hadn’t Made It.”
One of the better CCC episodes because our host, Jerry Seinfeld, is perfectly comfortable with a pair of comics who aren’t all that successful: Kathleen Madigan and Chuck Martin. This is as close as CCC comes to Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer taking a road trip to visit the Bubble Boy (p.s. Don’t feel bad, Chuck: your pad is way sweeter than mine).
5. Everybody Loves Draymond?
When they do the “30 for 30” on this Warriors season, last night’s 118-112 win at Miami will merit its own minute. With both teams trading one-point leads in the final 3 minutes, Stephen Curry (42 points) took and buried a pair of far-off-the-line threes from the top of the key. What made each stand out is that he did so courtesy of a pick from Draymond Green, both of which were illegal. The first was a moving screen, and the second was most definitely an offensive foul. Watch for yourselves (starting at 1:48).
Yes, I’m THAT GUY who insists that games be played by the rules. How annoying.
Music 101
The Ghost Within
You have to admire a band that has the nerve to name themselves And You Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead. You’re putting a toe tag on your career before it ever gets off the ground, but this 21st century act doesn’t care. This tune is from 2014.
Remote Patrol
The Longest Day
8 p.m. TCM
Tonight you can watch The Duke on TCM, or Duke on ESPN….
The story of the D-Day invasion, seen through the prisms of both the Allies and the Third Reich. John Wayne, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Eddie Albert, Robert Mitchum, Peter Lawford, Roddy McDowell, Fabian and Paul Anka, among others, star. I like to think of it as English Channel’s Eleven. A classic.