All right, now my brain hurts

Get this:

“Fred Thompson is advising Supreme Court nominee John Roberts but plans to perform as usual on ‘Law & Order.'”

As a result, TV viewers may witness a surreal blurring of fact and fiction this fall, with newscasts showing Thompson at real-life confirmation hearings, followed in prime time by Thompson’s make-believe D.A. wielding a firm hand over prosecutors and masterminding criminal cases.

Not so much reality TV, as surreality TV…