I've spent most of this week working on CS527 and studying for my CS422 exam tomorrow. My girlfriend tells me I should wear my Linux shirt to said Operating Systems exam, but alas I do not own one.

Last night, in another effort to stop working for a moment, I attended yet another TV preview event in which my opinions were harvested for the betterment of television. This one was by a different company than the first, so Pete, Xiaoou, Lucas, and I got to not only watch parts of 2 TV shows, but also watch some stand-up comedians and of course some commercials.

The comedians...well...Jerry Seinfeld they ain't. We didn't get to see a lot of their act, just about 10 minutes or so, but it was pretty much the standard stand-up fare.

Unlike last time, we didn't get to see entire pilots, just 15-20 minute segments. The first was a generic police drama that could very well have been an episode of Law and Order or Without a Trace. The characters were not unique in any way and the plot was a typical hourlong cop drama plot.

The second show, on the other hand, was definitely unique. It was called "The First Gentleman", and was about a balding, ex-cop whose wife is the President of the United States. It featured entertaining silly exchanges like "Wait, so you're the first..." "Frank, just call me Frank", but at least it had an interesting premise and kept my attention. If you ever see this show on the air for half a season before it gets cancelled, you have me to partially thank.