Torrey's Irrefutable Truths For The Week Of 9/25

America Loves Luis Guzman In A Supporting Role
We all know this to be true- look no further than Boogie Nights, Carlito's Way, Magnolia, Traffic and Crocodile Dundee II. The one time Luis took on a starring role in his own sitcom, Luis, it was the first show to be cancelled from the 2003 Fall season. A hard lesson to learn, but a necessary one.

Store Brand Cereals Are Inferior To Name Brand Cereals
My sixth grade teacher once told me that store brand and name brand cereals come from the same factories, they're just put in different boxes. He was clearly full of shit. Apple Dapples can't hold a candle to Apple Jacks. And Confruity Crips instead of Fruity Pebbles? Not a chance. I'll pay the extra 40 cents and eat something that's delicious.

Lost Saved Television
I'm not saying Lost single-handedly resurrected the art of dramatic television writing, but it certainly played a vital role in bringing creative programming back to the surface after being held down for so many years by ridiculous 'reality' nonsense. Lost reminds us that television viewing can actually be an event that people discuss and look forward to and that TV shows do not always have to play a distant second fiddle to film. Whether you follow the show or not, we all benefit from the ripple effects. Look no further than this year's Fall schedules for an indication of that.

Stephen Colbert Makes Anything Funny
From his years of consistently brilliant work on The Daily Show to his hilarious porformance as Chuck Noblet on Strangers with Candy, Stephen Colbert proves time after time that he is among the funniest people in entertainment today. It was recently announced that he'll be getting his own show entitled The Colbert Report that will air on Comedy Central following The Daily. Here is Stephen's synopsis of the show:
(from The New Yorker) If The Daily Show is faux evening news, The Colbert Report will be faux Bill O'Reilly. "The focus will be me, lots of me," Colbert said. "Occationally, we'll turn the camera elsewhere, but only for pacing." And what sort of presence will Stephen Colbert have? "My ambition is to have Stone Phillips' neck and Geraldo Rivera's sense of mission."