Turning on tonight's live "30 Rock," I expected the ordinary. Writers would create something neat and tidy, something that could be done on a couple sets, sort of like a play.

Then came the surprise. This would be a typical "30 Rock," complete with flashbacks, faux commercials, a song, guest stars and lots of sets. It would zip around wildly; the fun would be seeing it done live.

During the Oscars, I'm going to throw out some comments; please add yours. And keep in mind that these are chronological and random:

1) The bar was set pretty low, but Jess Cagle managed to get under it. He's now officially the most obsequious host in red-carpet history.  Working ABC's half-hour premiere (in which Kathy Ireland wasn't much better), he felt compelled to tell us that the every person and every gown was wonderful. If Uriah Heep (the Dickens character, not the rock group) saw this, he'd say: "Can't you toughen up a bit?"