According to a bulletin running on CNN.com right now, Bob Hope has died at 100. It's hard to be shocked, considering that when one thought of Bob Hope in recent days, one mostly thought "Wow, it's amazing that Bob Hope is still alive." Nonetheless, he was a guy who served his country in an inestimably important way.

One thing is for sure--you will see the most well-produced tribute shows imaginable in the next few days...because the networks have had such shows sitting on their shelves awaiting this moment for years now.