It’s week 31 here at the LNT offices, add to that the passing of comedian George Carlin, and the boy’s figure the least they can do to honor him is to do ABSOLUTELY. NOTHING. DIFFERENT. this week. Business as usual. Just because some guy you once saw on the tv croaked doesn’t mean the whole world has to grind to a halt, sorry Rufus but we got stuff to do. LNT - Yeah, we got a heart, wanna make somethin’ of it?!
It’s the 30th week here of LNT, 22 more and Stephan & Erech’ll get free tickets to ALL the talkshows, whenever they want, for the rest of their lives. Sure, part of that deal comes from a joint NBC/ABC lawsuit settlement (which the boys are MOSTLY barred from speaking about), but CBS decided to pony up on our behalves too. I mean it’s not like there are too many other people out on the tubes tellin’ you to watch the scot, right? LNT - We’ll work for food.
Well we finally reached our 29th week here at Late Night Thing. 29 is a big number, because after that comes 30, and then it’s all downhill from there. After 30 the hangovers are worse, the nose and ear hair really starts coming in, and things that used to strike you as awful now sound like a great idea. Maybe that explains why the walls at LNT HQ are covered in Breckin Meyer posters? LNT - You kids get off our lawn!
Late Night Thing is back, ripping and roaring its way through the 28th week of telling you (the reader!) what to watch, because we (Stephan and Erech!) know better than you do. It might sound smug, but it’s true. I mean look at you. Look at your hair, and that shirt. And remember, you went outside looking like that too. And you’re supposed to trust your word? LNT - Just sit back, we’ll make everything ok…
With every intention of making up for last weeks slow episode, Late Night Thing is back and ready to bring it for the masses - only to find out that every single show this week is going with reruns! Does that mean that LNT gets to show a rerun too, or maybe a compilation of our greatest hits? NO! Those boys of LNT show up every week with their hardhats on, ready to work. LNT - No rest for the wicked.
It’s our 26th week, and sure enough we here at Late Night Thing just gave you all a call, oh yeah, that’s right - this one is getting phoned in kids! Since most of the talkies seem to slack off on at least 3 episodes a week, Stephan & Erech figure that they’re entitled to blow just one episode of LNT every 6 months, and this is gonna be that one! LNT - Hey, anyone hear the phone ringing?
It’s the Silver Anniversary week here at LNT, 25 strong. That’s almost half a year. What have you been doing that’s anywhere near as good as Late Night Thing for the last 25 weeks? Exactly, that’s what we thought, nothing. With your same queasy smile, and your same wrinkled shirt. Meanwhile, the boys at Murdershow HQ have been bringing it, and for free too! LNT - We’re almost to coral!
It’s our 24th week here at the Thing, and to celebrate, we’re going to bring you the same quality goodness we bring you every week. You know - making fun of A, B, C and D-list celebs, talking trash about television shows and movies we hate, lambasting network executives choices for nightly fare, and generally exhibiting all the reasons why we’re better at TV than you. LNT - Go find a new hobby, suckers.
Late Night Thing, this is what we do. We tell you who is going to be on what talk show for the coming week. We tell you which shows you should watch, and which shows you should skip. How could we possibly know which episodes are good or not before they even air? Because we’re just that good, and we know our late night tv, damnit. LNT - Oh so humble, yeah?
Late Night Thing is up to its old tricks again, but judging from the look on your faces you already knew that. Well so what if it’s 22 weeks in and we still haven’t been invited to be guests on any of the shows we work so diligently to promote (for FREE, we might add…), or even publicly thanked via gift-baskets and cards. How dare they. Enjoy it while you can, because maybe this’ll be the last week you see the Thing, because maybe the boys’ll start a column talking about their favorite crochet patterns instead. LNT - Fire up the needles, ladies.




