LET THE RAIN FALL DOWN

So I don't know if you've been watching MTV's Laguna Beach (I'm guessing you haven't because most of you are, technically, not high-schoolers) but I watched the season finale last night and I gotta say as the two main characters headed off to college... I was a little worried about them. I mean, they've lived in the Laguna Bubble for so long, how will they cope with life on their own? I think my concerns were justified as I watched them drive into San Francisco from the airport. Their car sped across the majestic Bay Bridge ... which is odd because you wouldn't take the Bay Bridge to get to the city from the airport. But then I told myself that they must have flown into Oakland and that's why they were driving across the bridge. I was satisfied that those kids would be alright... until I saw them driving across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Clearly, they were lost. Certainly, the MTV producers wouldn't have them driving across random bridges to provide better shots. I mean, this is a reality show. So... you know... it's real.

So I have to wonder how these kids will navigate the complicated social world of college when they can't even navigate the complicated Bay Area freeway system. I suppose I'll have to TiVo next season to find out.

(Don't have TiVo? If you had it, you could click that link and set your TiVo to record the show. Right from your browser. You should get TiVo.)

MOVIN' ON UP: Former DePauw Kilgore Counsellor Sue Burzynski was just named Managing Editor of the Detroit News.

IF IT'S SUNDAY, IT'S CBS? Is anyone else concerned that CBS wants Tim Russert to take over for Dan Rather? Don't ruin my Sundays, Les Moonves. Don't you do it.

I'm pretty certain he won't. In part because I think Russert likes the job he has, but mainly because CBS hasn't shown much skill in picking replacements lately. Witness the fact that CBS passed on Michael Ian Black and instead picked that guy from the Drew Carey Show to replace Kilborn. No, not that guy. Not that guy. Yeah. That guy.

Look. Maybe Michael Ian Black doesn't have the mass-market appeal you need for a late-night show. And maybe his spots as guest host weren't the best. But you gotta admit that the fact that he wrote about being a candidate is hilarious.

But what do I know. I thought Conan was going to be a disaster.

I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH: A twenty-year old ABC promo. Ok, I'm done-zo.