The comedians made fun of the candidates, the candidates went on comedy shows, and everyone seemed to think that being serious was the same as raising taxes. Meanwhile, the new TV season was still going strong, except that maybe nobody was watching. We'll try to make sense of it all -- and be funny! -- as we bring you the highlights of the week.
We decided that whoever wins the popular vote, comedy will take the election. We were hoping for a late-night foursome, but still enjoyed seeing John McCain finally make it to Dave Letterman's comedy hot seat. We enjoyed the debate, but were a little disappointed by the inevitable follow-up spoof on Saturday Night Live. We watched as Tina Fey tried to beg off impersonating Sarah Palin, but she couldn't help telling Dave how she does it. And it didn't matter, because Sarah Palin's coming to SNL herself -- and she'll probably take over 30 Rock next.
We were surprised when Mark Wahlberg lost his sense of humor entirely. But we had to admit, that was kinda funny, too.
We read all about Maureen McCormick's life of sex, drugs and Marcia Brady. Then we heard her talk about it, and, wow. Just wow.
But while Marcia got Davy Jones to come to her prom, the High School Musical kids had to settle for Tom Cruise.
We were happy that the fashion world agrees with our passion for Mad Men's curvy dynamo Christina Henricks. But we worried about the show itself.
We noticed that The Profiler still cuts a great profile. And Lisa Bonet made us think of a pun that we'll keep to ourselves.
Despite the fact that 15-year-old Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen seems defensive about her weight and still dresses like a 30-year-old model for Mode magazine, we decided she's probably better-adjusted than we are. As for 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, we're not so sure.
And George Hamilton's tale of 12-year-old stepmother sex? That was some time ago, but yikes.
We saw photos of some kids playing Star Trek, and hoped the actual movie would look a lot better.
We saw Cinemax's new zilly, zmutty zex-fest, and decided that literary porn is just like regular porn, but boring.
We thought it was cute that the stars of Gossip Girl think we care what they think.
We heard Blake Lewis deliver a smackdown on American Idol. (Remember? He was that beatbox guy? With the vests?)
And we saw Paris in London, but couldn't figure out how to get them to keep her.
Previously:
The Weekly Rewind: Like Kissing Your Sister