While the rest of us were scrutinizing our reflections for signs of early holiday weight gain, Henry the Intern braved yet another episode of Topic A (we're actually concerned: has Henry even seen Desperate Housewives yet? Should we feel badly about that?). T-Bro, however, was still hungover from her birthday and pulling the Thanksgiving excuse, resulting in another semi-recycled hour. Henry (who, at this point, must be Tina's sole viewer) reports.

With Thanksgiving [Ed: We're SURE she celebrates the American holidays] and her birthday, Tina was understandably uninterested in "Topic [A]" last week. Last night's episode was mostly culled from the November 14th edition — an interview with fellow Oxford graduate British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and a roundtable discussion on today's eighties revival (Don't worry, you'll still be left asking, "What eighties revival?"). Tina's interview with Laura Linney from last month was also repurposed.

We did get our fresh dose of Tina, however, in the form of a new interview with Stephen Hopkins, director of "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers." And for this I am truly thankful because I have come to depend on spending my Sunday nights with Tina.

Hopkins mainly talked about Sellers' odd personality but squeezed in two comments about Hollywood at large: "I'm not sure if becoming famous, rich, [and] powerful has ever made any body a better human being" while some actors, he said, are disappointed by their real lives and drown in self-loathing. Hopkins explained the HBO film —which stars Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson, and John Lithgow— "feels like a Peter Sellers film." Tina called the film "very powerful" and said she "enjoyed it immensely."

P.S. I'm crossing my fingers in hopes that Tina Brown interviews Brian Lamb of C-SPAN next week when the final episode of "Booknotes" airs opposite "Topic [A]."