What's Up For Week 11?

What is up Hater Nation fans, it is me, Drew Rosenhaus! I got locked out of Terrell Owens arbitration hearing today so I decided to take up NFL Adam�s offer to host his weekly feature, �What�s Up for Week 11?� This should be a good time for everybody involved and I am looking forward to this.

Did you see that Gary Hogeboom somehow managed to play another day in Survivor? It was poor Jamie that was voted out of the game show, much like my man, T.O., was voted out of Philadelphia. I mean, what did Jamie do that was so bad? Sure he alienated his teammates, called out his opponents, and basically questioned every move that his team made. That is what winners do. I do not blame him for being upset and yelling out, "I was blindsided." Of course, when he said that, Gary Hogeboom jumped up and yelled, "I was not an NFL quarterback, damn it. I am a landscape artist."

And Gary, I saw you play for the Cowboys, Colts and Cardinals. You are right, you were not a former NFL quarterback. But now it is time to get to the questions here so fire way.

The Chargers have to pretty much run the table to get to the postseason. Is there any chance they can make a charge to the playoffs?

Next question.

Is this the week the Bears are exposed as the frauds that they are playing host to Carolina?

Next question.

Can Eli Manning rebound from his horrible game against the Minnesota Vikings?

Next question.

Are you planning an answering any of the burning questions of the week?

Next question.

Asshole says �next question.�

Next question.

Can you at least give us some of your fantasy picks?

Next question.

Is this bit ever going to get funny?

Next question.

The Raiders have lost two consecutive games. Is there any way they can climb back into the playoff race?

No (expletive) way.

Denver has started hot in each of the past couple of seasons. What gives you any indication that this season will be different?

Next question.

Wow, that was fun guys. Thank you so much for stopping by the Hater Nation. I understand that I am supposed to direct you to the Hater Nation forums. I saw it and it was nothing special. But if you must, you can reach the forums by clicking here.

Former Cheerleader in Playboy

Do not be scared boys, it is not that former brunette Top Cat who flamed out faster than Poochie from the Simpsons. Seriously, that story became so stale even Steve Bisheff would not reference them. The cheerleader is Lisa Perry who was recently booted off the team.

And since you horndogs seem to love the cheerleading stuff, here is the interview.

PLAYBOY: How long have you been cheering for the Colts?

LISA: I was with the Colts for five years and I was a captain, but I'm no longer a Colts cheerleader. I still root for them to win, but right now, I�m actually a reporter for Gambling911.com.

PLAYBOY: Any reason for the change?

LISA: Most NFL teams have rules about fraternizing with the players.

PLAYBOY: Details, please.

LISA: It's a good story. We were in Tokyo for a preseason game. Afterward I went to my room to take a shower. Other girls came in, and they were sitting around eating when there was a knock on the door. I figured it was another cheerleader, so I said, "Come in." The door opened and it was a couple of players. I was like, "Shut my door. What are you guys doing?" I'm in a towel. It looks bad�though I do look good in a towel. Sure enough, I got caught. A high-profile player, who shall remain nameless, was hiding in my shower.

PLAYBOY: Sounds innocent enough.

LISA: It was 100 percent�this time. But my director had it in for me all year. The anti-fraternization rule is the worst. It just happens I'm friends with the players and I�ll stay friends with them.

So who do you think the player was? The first guess might be Peyton Manning but she said hiding in the shower, not the closet. If you have any guesses, you can take a shot at the Hater Nation Forums here. And more photos, too.

A copy better than the original

If it seems like it takes me longer than it should to catch up on a specific night's worth of shows, it's because I've been spending a lot of time catching up on "Battlestar Galactica." One of the downsides of sharing the workload with another critic is that, if I'm not reviewing something, I rarely can make the time to watch it on my own. Matt snagged the "Galactica" miniseries back in '03 and proceeded to dump all over it in his review ("The Sci Fi version is better than the original, I guess, but that�s not much of a compliment," he wrote. "It�s like saying one brand of American cheese smells better than another.") So I filed it away as a show I didn't need to bother with, and moved on.

But when the first season began airing late last year, I began seeing reviews by other critics whose opinions I trust, and they were raves. Diane Werts wrote at one point, "Is this the best show on television right now or what?" Since Diane is the person who turned me on to "The Shield" and "Titus" long before they premiered, I had a George Bluth moment and said, "I've made a terrible mistake."

So when the miniseries plus the first season came out on DVD, I raced through all of them in about a week, and was embarrassed that I'd missed out on such a terrific show for so long. (When I confronted Matt about it, he admitted sheepishly that he really regretted his negative review of the mini, and later expressed that reversal of opinion in print.) Once I got out from under all the fall premieres, I got ahold of all the second season episodes to date, and when given the choice between one of them and most of what's been on the networks, I've chosen "Galactica." I was messing around with a rough draft of my year-end top 10 list today, and I'll be damned if this show didn't keep winding up at or near the top of every version.

It was swell for a while to be able to watch as many episodes as I wanted on whatever schedule I wanted, but now that I've finished with "Pegasus," I'm in the same boat as the rest of the show's fans, having to wait to find out what happens next. (Same thing happened to me with the Harry Potter books; after years of parceling them out slowly, I read the last three in a six-month span and now have no new Potter until J.K. gets around to writing the finale.)

But while I wait for what's surprisingly become my favorite show to return, I have to get back to the rest of the schedule. Back tomorrow with reviews of "Lost," "Veronica Mars," "South Park" and whatever I get to watching tonight. Much as I've been making fun of it -- as does Matt in today's All TV column (the token "Arrested Development" mention is on page 3) -- I have to admit that I'm probably going to check out the stupid "ER" plane crash episode.