We are still fiddling with things on this blog, fixing this and that. Nothing is being deleted. Some things may not be accessible for a week or so. I appreciate your patience.
People keep writing me that It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is on TCM. It's often on TCM and an employee of said channel told me not long ago that it's one of the most popular films they run. I still don't think that's a good place to see it unless you're really familiar with the picture and just want to be reminded of that time you saw it on a big screen with a big, appreciative audience. But please, please — for your sake — don't make a TV showing or even a home video version of it the first or only place you experience it.
I keep getting e-mails asking me what I think of the new revival of the TV series, Night Court. I think I haven't seen it and, not having been a fervent follower of the original, I'm in no rush. Unless something's newsworthy and especially time-sensitive, I'm in no hurry to see anything on TV or streaming. My attitude is that if it pleases anybody, it will always be there to see…somewhere.
I recently tried the new, limited-time-only Italian Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich at Wendy's and I won't make that mistake again. "Limited-time-only" apparently refers to how long you'll think it sounds tempting.
Years ago, there was a department store chain in Southern California called The Akron. It more or less operated on the principle that if all your neighbors had a bird bath, you had to have a bird bath…or if all your neighbors had tiki gods in their yards, you had to have tiki gods in your yard…or if everyone else on your block had a chaise lounge, you had to have a chaise lounge. Operating on that principle, I think I need to have some classified documents lying around my house. You know, for when the F.B.I. drops by for drinks and a search.