Odd to describe EW readers as 'nerds'. I would have expected the commenters here to be described as such, though I wouldn't have expected them to have been so blindly devoted to VM. Obviously, my suspicions have been confirmed.

Right. For better or for worse, the "nerd" culture on this show is mostly just pop culture for anyone under 30.

Whatever that means. Even "filmed before a live audience" sitcoms have been "enhancing" their laughter for literally decades.

Sometimes "Fuck Off" is in reference to something larger than the check on which it's written.

Well, you should be able to tell that, shouldn't you? Binaural is not the same as lossless or high-samplerate. At its most basic meaning it just suggests that the recording was mastered specifically to be listened to on headphones rather than, say, a pair of bookshelf monitors or your car stereo (god help us).

I would add that on TBBT, no heartfelt moments of kindness or sincerity are allowed to pass without being immediately undercut by a cruel joke or a declaration of crass self-interest.

I'm not saying this was done for the audience's or cast-members' benefit, but hypothetically speaking, if The Beef's penis was one of those weird corkscrew mallard-like members, would you really want to see it or experience it?

In the subtitles, Michael's name is spelled the normal way when Britta says it, but as "My-kale" when Duncan says it. Somehow that seems like an even better spelling than "Mike-hale".

Also trying to bring back the late-'90s evangelical fad WWJD bracelet.

When I was in high school I was over at a friend's house with her, my brother, her brother, and her parents. We decided to watch a movie, and found an unopened DVD of Trading Places on the shelf. Apparently they had seen it a few times on cable, and bought the DVD when it was on sale at Walmart, on the impression that…

Franco is not simply "in" things. Franco "is" things. Franco envelops things. He contains legions. Neither is LaBeouf in things. He is one thing. He is a douche.

I know they don't have the infrastructure or cash for it, but I'd really like to see what PBS would do if they had the Olympics.

I wouldn't be so certain. I'm pretty sure I've read about equipment for reading the electronic signature of CRT monitors and displays.

And now it's going for $1,234,567.00. I would be surprised if O'Reilly's auction site provider's fraud abuse systems were very rigorous.

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Consider yourself part of the furniture!"

You sure that isn't just Chad Kroeger with bling and a cap turned backwards?

You know, they also have to build the car. It wouldn't surprise me if their profit margins are significantly higher than, say, Chrysler (which, by my counting, paid for at least 4 ad spots), but I would guess the breakeven point is more like 300 cars for Maserati and 1000 for someone like Chrysler, per ad slot.…

Does that include boycotting restaurants that only serve Coke products? Or establishments/venues that have exclusivity contracts with the brand? I mean, I guess they probably should cut back on soda consumption, but boycotting that brand might be a touch difficult.

As I've read elsewhere, shouldn't we be unsettled by German companies making ads touting a superiority from purity of species?

I have been trying to come to terms with my Doctor Who avoidance. It seems like the kind of show I should be into, what with its campy sci-fi, its lenthy history, and its Britishness. I've seen a few of the recent (post-reboot) episodes, though, and it seems like it's simultaneously boring and trying too hard.