The unresolved question – just what is this earth shattering Event? I almost gave up on the show over the slow progression of the story, but I haven’t yet. Have you?

The Knights of the Realm take on a dragon, Laser Cats sing, and Sir Elton does a lot of kissing. A pretty decent episode of ‘SNL’ this week, and, as usual, we’ve got embedded clips of the sketches here when we get ‘em.

The internet is very good at putting out silly prank articles and videos for April Fools’ Day. This was hands-down my favorite for 2011, but it was also bittersweet because it was only a prank.

While I’ve grown tired (old, grumpy) of having us try to come up with clever April 1st jokes for the site, I still enjoy seeing well-executed ones elsewhere. Here are some of the stand-out TV-related highlights of 2011.

This commercial is either the funniest or the most disturbing thing you’ve ever seen depending on how you look at it. Tara & Michael overcome their fears and tackle it. Carefully. With rubber gloves.

I really like the word “lackluster.” There’s just so much that simple little 10-letter word conveys. For example, it totally and completely defines last night’s ‘Idol’ …

Do you have commercials only seen in your city that you love or hate? Michael and Tara talk about their favorites, from opposite coasts.