Links of the Day

NBC Upfronts - The last place channel has announced most of its schedule as the goal is to cut costs and no worry about viewers. The result is only a few new shows and emphasis on reality. Cancelled shows include Life, Knight Rider, and Kath & Kim. On the bubble and undecided is Chuck (but prospects are good), Medium (ditto), and Law & Order (50/50, costs being the issue). Now that NBC has ceded the 10pm slot to the competition (it should just follow the Fox model and let the individual stations use 10pm how they see fit), the new shows include Parenthood (yep based on the movie about an oversized family a la Brothers and Sisters), Trauma (think ER only following paramedics), Mercy (Grey's Anatomy from the nurse's perspective), Day One (consequences of everyone one earth seeing their future) and two comedies.

Olympic Cover-Up - Turns out the Beijing Opening Ceremony was going to have a dance from a single girl but an accident involving the floor opening too quickly and prematurely resulted in her getting paralyzed from the waist down. Which the Chinese government quickly covered up as to avoid any bad press. The end result is the girl can't dance and is being used as a figurehead for whatever propaganda they need. Considering the Chinese consider the handicap as nothing more than a drain on resources, she has a tough life ahead of her.

Lego Star Wars Minifigs Gallery - Click the link to view a gallery of all the Lego Star Wars figures created in the last 10 or so years. Pretty cool what they put together for those tiny figures.

Digital Camera Recommendations - A nice tool that helps you choose a digital camera based on basic criteria like use, size, and price. If you’re like me who only wants it to work, it’s a useful way to get pointed in the right direction of a purchase. Still do your research, mainly because not all cameras are reflected in the choices and not sure what criteria are used in making the recommendations.

Denise Richards' Fun Bags - An amusing video with a willing Richards that highlight her "fun bags". Yep, she is fake but still gorgeous and with a sense of humor too.

Denise Richards' Funbags from Denise Richards