SILICON VALLEY THIS AIN'T

So one of the local news shows had a bit tonight about MP3 players as Christmas gifts for children. Essentially, the segment was meant to help less tech-savvy parents know what an MP3 player was. Unfortunately... the reporters didn't seem to know themselves.

"New Electronics Journal calls the new Video iPod this year's ultimate gadget gift. And it's the grandaddy in a pod power family that includes the Minis, the Nanos and the MP3s."

Um ... what? Then later the reporter quotes some electronics store guy as saying that non-iPod MP3 players are cheaper, easier to use and "simplified." Wow. Somewhere in Cupertino, a muffled scream was heard. MEANWHILE: I just can't wait for Sal to start up his column for reals. The blog posts are a good tease ... but once it hits your lips it's so good!

KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM

So it seems reports of Arrested Development's death may be premature. Or at least The Chronicle's Tim Goodman seems to think so. He notes that Fox has never said it is canceling the show, all it did was cut short the season, which it has done before. He also points out that they don't have much left, so when it comes time to fill the sked next season, the show could well come back. KNOW WHEN TO FOLD 'EM: It's been a whole year since John posted to his blog. Looks like it's time to throw that one up on the ol' dead blog board. KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY: While Knight Ridder is pondering selling off the company, a group of Knight Ridder alums wants seats on the board. KNOW WHEN TO RUN: Oh, Eddie Kaye Thomas. Even Jason Biggs knew to stay away from American Pie Presents: Band Camp. Straight to DVD? C'mon. You're better than that.

ONE FOR THE ROAD*

So I'm reading Entertainment Weekly and there's a review of the new Revenge of the Sith DVD. Tucked inside the review is this little tidbit:

The six tasty deleted scenes include Padme forming the rebel alliance with Mon Mothma and Yoda arriving in exile on Dagobah.

Those were DELETED SCENES? George, that's the show! That's the whole dang thing! With the Death Stars and the Ice Planets and the Jedis Returning and all of these things. How do you delete those scenes but leave in "Hold me ... Hold me like you did by the lake at Naboo." C'MON! *IN OTHER NEWS: [EDITED] I had a bit here about Robb Montgomery leaving the Sun-Times to become a full-time newspaper design consultant. Then I included a bit about the redesign of the Las Vegas Sun, which I thought was a tab. It's not. Which sort of ruins the attempted humor of the post. So yeah. Nevermind. MEANWHILE: Whitley is engaged (man, everyone in LA is getting married these days) ... Judson Green is taking some of that sweet Google Maps money and giving DePauw's PAC an extreme makover ... and who knew Kate was a features designer?