Peter's Reviews

I'm not sure if Michael Jackson ever really claimed to invent the moonwalk since I believe he got it from the Lockers who did the move before the Jackson 5 existed. What I didn't know, is that the move goes way, way back! Just watch these incredible dancers.

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Every week for the past 8 years or so, I've put up a list of the guests featured on the late night talk shows to help night-owls and insomniacs plan their week. You can check out the main page for my Late Night TV shows by clicking the link at the top of the page or click here. If there's a guest you liked that's been on a show that but you don't remember their name, go to my Late Night Talk Show Archive.

So who are you watching, David Letterman or Conan O'Brien?

The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien

Monday, June 29: Tom Hanks, Green Day
Tuesday, June 30: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joel McHale, John Mayer Trio
Wednesday, July 01: Eddie Murphy, Angela Kinsey, BonnieRaitt & Taj Mahal
Thursday, July 02: Norm Macdonald, Jim Gaffigan, Neko Case
Friday, July 03: Kobe Bryant, William Shatner, Incubus

The Late Show With David Letterman

Monday, June 29: Jessica Biel (Easy Virtue), Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Steve Earle (CD, "Townes")
Tuesday, June 30: Michael J. Fox (Book, "Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist"), The Fray (CD, "The Fray")
Wednesday, July 01: Denzel Washington (The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3), The Jonas Brothers (CD, "Lines, Vines and Trying Times"), Top Ten with Regis Philbin
Thursday, July 02: Sandra Bullock (The Proposal), Comedian Pete Correale, P.J. Harvey with John Parish (CD, "A Woman A Man Walked By")
Friday, July 03: Kid Scientists, Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Rick Ross with Magazeen (CD, "Deeper Than Rap")

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Monday, June 29: Michael Douglas, Carrie Ann Inaba
Tuesday, June 30: Teri Hatcher, Martina McBride
Wednesday, July 01: Denis Leary, Diane Birch, Tod Sawyer
Thursday, July 02: John McEnroe
Friday, July 03: Matthew McConaughey, Cokie Roberts

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Monday, June 29: Ice-T, Elmo, Morgan Webb, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Tuesday, June 30: Seth Meyers, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mike Spinner
Wednesday, July 01: Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy, Joan Rivers, Rachael Ray
Thursday, July 02: Maya Rudolph, Damon Wayans, Jr., Asher Roth
Friday, July 03: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Baldwin, Keane

Last Call with Carson Daly

Monday, June 29: MELANIE FIONA
Tuesday, June 30: CHARLES HAMILTON
Wednesday, July 01: LITTLE BOOTS
Thursday, July 02: ROBERT FRANCIS
Friday, July 03: NASA

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Monday, June 29: Paris Hilton (Paris Hilton's New BFF), actor Ken Jeong (The Hangover), musical guest Blink 182
Tuesday, June 30: TV Host Ty Pennington (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), writer David Sedaris (When You are Engulfed in Flames), musical guest Jonas Brothers
Wednesday, July 01: Actor Shia LaBeouf (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), actress June Diane Raphael (Year One), musical guest Eric Hutchinson
Thursday, July 02: Actress Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), actor/comedian David Cross (Year One), musical guest Phoenix
Friday, July 03: Actor Josh Duhamel (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), writer Tracy Hutson (Feathering the Nest)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday, July 04: (rerun) Tim McGraw with Ludacris & T-Pain

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Every week for the past 8 years or so, I've put up a list of the guests featured on the late night talk shows to help night-owls and insomniacs plan their week. You can check out the main page for my Late Night TV shows by clicking the link at the top of the page or click here. If there's a guest you liked that's been on a show that but you don't remember their name, go to my Late Night Talk Show Archive.

So who are you watching, David Letterman or Conan O'Brien?

The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien

Monday, June 22: Cameron Diaz, Johnny Strange, Pete Yorn
Tuesday, June 23: Lisa Kudrow, Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan, Elvis Costello
Wednesday, June 24: Brandon McMillon, Kerry Washington, Wilco
Thursday June 25: Bruno, Cirque du Soleil Zumanity
Friday, June 26: Snoop Dogg, Adele

The Late Show With David Letterman

Monday, June 22: Samuel L. Jackson (The ESPY Awards), Emeril Lagasse, The BPA featuring Iggy Pop (CD, "I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat")
Tuesday, June 23: New Summer Toys, Sandra Day O'Connor (Book, "Finding Susie"), MSTRKRFT with John Legend (CD, "Fist of God")
Wednesday, June 24: Ray Romano (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), St. Vincent (CD, "Actor")
Thursday, June 25: Johnny Depp (Public Enemies), Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
Friday, June 26: Martin Short (Let Freedom Hum), Regina Spektor (CD, "Far")

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson

Monday, June 22: Marion Cotillard, Michael Musto
Tuesday, June 23: Jim Parsons, James Frey
Wednesday, June 24: Mary Steenburgen, Bettye LaVette, Tod Sawyer
Thursday, June 25: Larry David, Wolfgang Puck
Friday, June 26: Lisa Kudrow, Alan Furst, Chairlift

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Monday, June 22: John Leguizamo, Nick Cannon, Sonic Youth, Sonic Youth performs "No Way"
Tuesday, June 23: Abigail Breslin, James Purefoy, Blake Griffin, The BPA featuring Iggy Pop
Wednesday, June 24: Richard Branson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Dwight Howard, The Roots
Thursday, June 25: Tiger Woods, Evan Rachel Wood, Dinosaur Jr.
Friday, June 26: Cameron Diaz, Universal Record Database, Grizzly Bear

Last Call with Carson Daly
Monday, June 22: Tim Roth / Miranda Kerr / Black Kids
Tuesday, June 23: Jason Bentley / CROCODILES
Wednesday, June 24: TBD / IDA MARIA
Thursday, June 25: TBD, BAT FOR LASHES
Friday, June 26: TBD

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Monday, June 22: Actor Thomas Haden Church, actor Ed Helms, Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion Kavya Shivashankar, musical guest 311
Tuesday, June 23: Actor David Arquette, actress Jill Wagner, musical guest Linkin Park
Wednesday, June 24: Actor Josh Duhamel (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), writer Tracy Hutson (Feathering the Nest), musical guest Bat For Lashes
Thursday, June 25: Actor Shia LaBeouf (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), actress June Diane Raphael (Year One), musical guest Eric Hutchinson
Friday, June 26: Actress Megan Fox (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), actor/comedian David Cross (Year One), musical guest Phoenix

Saturday Night Live

Saturday, June 25: (rerun) James Franco and Kings of Leon

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OK, Conan O'Brien has been on as the new host of the Tonight Show for a few weeks and the hype is starting to wear off, so what does that mean for the battle at 11:30? It was reported that Conan won the ratings war for the first week but as time goes by, Letterman caught up and passed him. I like Conan and I think he'll do fine after people get used to him in this time slot. For Letterman it seems like a "must win" situation. The veteran talk show host in theory shouldn't have any problem with the younger O'Brien but we thought that when Leno went up against him too.
Howard Stern floated the Machiavellian theory that NBC didn't want to renew Jay Leno as the Tonight Show host due to money so they decided to replace him with Conan and they would wait until both failed and sign them back at a fraction of what they're worth. Thus, they could put things back the way they were and promote it as the return of the late night ratings champ.
No matter what the truth is, getting rid of Jay Leno was the biggest mistake in late night programming for both NBC and Leno but network heads have never made the smartest moves.
So who are you watching now, Letterman or Conan?

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I've been wanting an iPhone for ages and it might just be time for me to get one! This video makes it pretty hard to resist. The new model adds the last thing I was holding out for, video.

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I just love stuff like this!

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I haven't heard this song or thought of it in years. I remember being introduced to Kazumi Watanabe by an old Guitar Player Magazine soundpage. Do you know how hard it is trying to find a video when the name is in Japanese and you don't speak the language?

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We all know how much Jay Leno loves his motorcycles. I've seen him ride several beautiful ones to the Comedy & Magic Club and I've heard he's been riding almost all his life. Well, with gas prices starting to climb again, the thought of an alternate fuel motorcycle becomes something that people like me are keeping an eye on.

The thing I love about this video clip is that Jay Leno asks all the questions I want to know about! Thanks Jay!

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If you're a Simpsons fan, you're going to love this. TomTom has released a voice package for selected models of their GPS product line. The only downside seems to be that Homer can't say street names. This is too bad because if he mispronounces names, it's funnier than the regular GPS voices.

Click here to read more at TomTom's official website

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Looking a bit like a flip phone, the FreeLoader Pro Solar Charger is a great gadget to have for anyone who has an iPod, phone, DVD player, PSP and more. It can recharge its internal battery with its solar panels and in turn power and recharge your gadgets. Awesome! The only downside is that it's a little pricey at $80 at ThinkGeek.

• Solar charger with a built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery
• Battery can be charged using solar cells or USB connection
• Specially designed CamCaddy can charge almost all camera and camcorder batteries
• Compatible with iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, current Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson,
• Motorola cell phones, PSP, portable DVD and MP4 players, more
• Li-ion rechargeable battery capacity: 1600mAh
• Solar cells: 200mA premium quality crystalline
• Impact resistant, rust free aluminum body
• Weight: 174g
• Dimensions: 5.9" x 2.5" x .8" (150 x 63 x 20mm)
• Includes: Freeloader charger, CamCaddy, carrying bag, 10 charging adapters, USB cable, manual

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