Depending on your point of view, either..
HOORAY! America's Dad, Bill Cosby, has been released from prison and returned to once again amuse and entertain audiences with the unique charm and wit that have endeared him for more than half a decade and the showbiz savvy that has introduced acts from Deep Purple to his beloved television family.
Or...
HELP! That old perv, Bill Cosby, has been released from prison! Lock up your daughters! Isolate the wife, sister, whomever, for just a FEW more, I don't know, days, weeks, months, YEARS, even, he's gonna rock your world, and I don't mean that in a good way!
While the rest of the world has been reopening for business while knowing that the Delta Variant won't stop until we surrender or we force IT to surrender, Dr. William H. Cosby, Jr. has been released from a Philadelphia prison and all charges against him have been dropped. Part of me remembers a more innocent Cos from the famous sitcom that bore his name in the 80's, the 90's Americanization on the Britcom "One Foot In The Grave," ,"The Electric Company","I SPY," and monologues on everything from the day he signed an affadavit promising the Temple University faculty he would not hit visiting Hofstra in the family jewels to Superman getting arrested for indecent exposure in the phone booth and hopes that Cos, and Fat Albert, Old Weird Harold, Mushmouth, Dumb Donald, and Little Bill can all come back. Another part believes it's too soon and Bill should serve his original sentence.
Since Bill was a proud member of the NBC Entertainment family for most of the six decades, I believe he should guest host a 2021-2022 episode of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE during which he should not only publicly apologize for all his past indiscretions, but also treat us to the full spectrum of his talents from sketch comedy to monologues and end with an all-star jam featuring some of Bill's all-time favorite jazz and soul acts and any stars of today that may tickle his fancy. (I'm sure he might like Lauryn Hill or recent SNL guest Megan Thee Stallion.) Hosting SNL would not only be great entertainment for us, but good penance for Bill. Of course, that's just my opinion. What do YOU Steveophiles think?
Something else happened in Philadelphia almost 250 years ago this Sunday: We declared our independence! Have a great weekend and stay safe!
Steve-celsior!
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