They are still not long for the race. 

Mat Heads.  Yawn. Or, I don't get it. Can't decide.

Exactly what I thought.  I guess that means they'll lean more toward the skydiving side of things rather than the empanada-making (though I did enjoy the Jersey guidos trying to crimp dough).

The Sims bashing gets bad when there are episodes he's lukewarm about (so get ready for a shitstorm in a couple weeks, because he apparently doesn't like The Merv Griffin Show").  I didn't really find much to offend me in the reviews, aside from the fact that HE TRIED TO JUSTIFY WHERE THE KIDS TORMENTING KRAMER WERE…

One of his last great films, in my opinion, is Track of the Cat from 1954.  One of the bleakest (both in plot and appearance) American films of the 50's, with yet another wonderful performance from Robert Mitchum.

…and we're officially not arguing (despite your best efforts)*.  You have a right to hate the last two seasons of Seinfeld because there's not as much at stake as the Larry David years; I think the last two seasons work as more of a "victory lap" than anything else.  You're right in saying that the ninth season gets…

The Addams Family wasn't rocket science, but there was a genuinely strange vibe to the show which made the theatrical version a no-brainer (plus, both the show and the movie had great actors hamming things up).  The Munsters was basically a sitcom version of "Monster Mash." Nothing much going on there.

The season is fine.  Even "The Puerto Rican Day" has great moments.  The only sore spot is "The Finale," but that's so disconnected that it doesn't feel like a part of any season (wouldn't it have been nice to have some sort of arc to the 9th season, so "The Finale" didn't have to come up with a gigantic one in an…

I don't disagree completely with your essay, but can't even come close to hating the last two seasons just because they don't include Larry David and/or don't encompass the same jaded world view of those previous years.  The quality of writing is still there; it's just not as bold and risky.  The comparison is not…

123456789 - that's some lazy trolling.

@avclub-64ad8f3af92ef8d9a1c7dfd7265e577d:disqus (since I still don't know how this Disqus thing works)

I'm doing this too!

First off, and I'm not trying to be that guy, but Back To the Egg is one of the strongest McCartney solo albums; it's definitely in my top 5 (especially the CD with "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" on it).

Listen to the whole chart sometime; by the time you get to "Red Solo Cup" it sounds like an innovation.  At least George Strait is still regularly charting with good (if not amazing) stuff, so at least someone's there to remind me of good country.

something something Oedipus Rex.

The lyrics to the song confirm that the AK was not necessary that particular day.

I've always thought that about Ochs (I bought Pleasures of the Harbor years ago and it's probably had only two or three spins on my record player).  His songs are fascinating but the voice just grates me.

One that speaks in quotes from old Shirley Temple movies.

SUNFLOWER was probably the first true democratic Beach Boys album as far as giving a fair amount of co-writes to other members (Dennis and Bruce), but seven of the twelve songs were still written or co-written by Brian.  CARL AND THE PASSIONS was truly the whole band's effort (right down to the production credit,…

I wasn't necessarily saying CARL AND THE PASSIONS should be the place to start with the Beach Boys; I just think it's a pretty amazing effort from the other guys (everybody calls SURF'S UP the great democratic Beach Boys album; I say it's pretty lousy until the final two tracks - and one of those is from SMiLE, so…