40: De-constructing the Oscar telecast; three top TV shows

Man love alert: Colin Farrell, George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Question Boy. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Oh, we also answer questions. Joe Garofoli (Question Boy and Chronicle media critic) and I come back strong after two really terrible podcasts last week. We apologize yet again for those, but we are supremely strong this week. Well, alright, we did unveil Joe's impersonation of a very angry Regis. And we did make fun of some of our most loyal e-mailers and callers. Mostly we talked about the Oscars. And man-crushes. Grrrrr. We got a great "big picture" question about switching entire premises and casts for different series. (Insert bong hits here.) And I thought it might be nice to see the cast of "The Wire" appear on "Deadwood." And despite all the negative feedback for the so-called "split" podcast, we were forced to do it again, but this time it wasn't so ramshackle and low-rent. In fact, we introduced a new special effect. And -- pay attention, this is important -- I only had to be bleeped once. Part 2 is supposed to be up on Thursday. Don't ask me. I just do the talking (for free, mind you). Also, you may not know this, but if you've sent me an e-mail that I never returned, chances are we read it on the podcast. It's like live theater. And lastly, "I drink your milkshake!"