Here’s a little programming note for you Muppets fans out there.  Wednesday night marks the debut of an all-new Muppet Christmas special - A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa.  The story features the lovable characters accidently intercepting three letters sent to Santa Claus and their attempts to make the children’s holiday wishes come true.  It will also feature, as you’d expect, cameos from a few celebs including Whoopi Goldberg, Jan Krakowski, Uma Thurman, Nathan Lane, and Michael Bloomberg.  For more, including a photo gallery for the show, click here.  The hour-long special will air Wednesday night at 8:00/7:00 on NBC.  Check out a preview and a behind the scenes look inside the Full Diagnosis.

Updated to include the full special inside the Full Diagnosis!

The Hollywood Foreign Press has announced their nominees for 66th Annual Golden Globes.  Who made the list?  How about best picture (drama) nominees Frost Nixon (yes!!!), The Reader, Revolutionary Road, Slumdog Millionaire (yes!!), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and for comedy - Burn After Reading, In Bruges, Happy Go Lucky, Mamma Mia! (hmm…), and Vicky Christina Barcelona (yes!!!).  In terms of nominations, my favorite category (Best Supporting Actor) pits Heath Ledger’s Joker against Robert Downey Jr.‘s Kirk Lazarus from Tropic Thunder (plus a few other recognizable names: Ralph Fiennes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Tom Cruise).  Check out the full list inside the Full Diagnosis.

The Writers Guild of America have announced their nominations for outstanding achievement in television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation for this past year.  Who made the cut?  Dexter, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Mad Men, and The Wire will compete for best dramatic series as 30 Rock, Entourage, The Simpsons, Weeds, and The Office will slug it out for best comedy series.  Other nominees include RF fav Eli Stone (best episodic drama), Elmo’s Christmas Countdown (children’s specials), The Passing of George Carlin (news - regularly scheduled or breaking), and Real Time With Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (best comedy/variety series).  You can check out the full list of nominees inside the Full Diagnosis.

If Rudolph isn’t your cup of tea you can check out the latest edition of the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show tonight at 10:00/9:00 on CBS.  The show will include current Victoria’s Secret Angels Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Selita Ebanks, Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, and Marisa Miller.  Fans can find a little extra love inside the Full Diagnosis.

Ah Christmas.  Joy to men, carols, and a red-nosed reindeer.  That’s right folks, tonight is your chance once again to catch the beloved stop motion Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  The X-Mas favorite has saved Santa every year since it first aired in 1964 and introduced audiences to the Island of Misfit Toys, Yukon Cornelius, Hermey the Misfit Elf, and The Bumble.  You can catch Rudolph tonight on CBS at 8:00/7:00.  Fans of the special will find a little extra love inside the Full Diagnosis.

Hope you folks had a great Thanksgiving, but if it wasn’t up to snuff at least you can take some comfort that you had a better time than Les Nesman and the gang from WKRP in Cincinnati.  Here, for your amusement, is one of my favorite Turkey Day-themed moments.  Just click to watch.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis, and if you want to view the entire episode simply hit the little refresh button inside the window to view it from the beginning.

The writer strike-shortened third season of Bones is now out on DVD and we’ve got the review!  This season includes the trial of Brennan’s father, the investigation into the murder of Santa Claus, and the loss of one of team.  Check out what we’ve got to say inside the Full Diagnosis.

Last Friday Cartoon Network unveiled it’s latest animated adventure based on characters from DC Comics, The Brave and the Bold.  The show, based on the comic of the same name features Batman teaming up with various heroes from the DCU.  The pilot, “Rise of the Blue Beetle,” after a short intro where Bats and Green Arrow take down the Clock King, featured Batman working with the new Blue Beetle.  The look, tone, and style of the show is more in the ‘60’s Batman mode, and reaction has been mixed.  For more, including the series’ intro check out the Full Diagnosis.

We haven’t done one of these for awhile, so here’s something from this past week which stood out.  In the conclusion of “New Rules” Bill Maher, ecstatic over Obama’s win, let loose this apt description of the United States…

“Yes, America is like Jessica Simpson.  Sometimes it’s so stupid it embarrasses you, but on the other hand, how about those titties!”

Bond Week continues with this clip of comedian Eddie Izzard poking some fun at the Bond films, particularily the gadgets used in the series.  He makes a good point about Q giving Bond exactly what he needs for each movie, no more, no less.  Fun stuff.  Larger version available in the Full Diagnosis.