I'm 43 actually, and I agree that these terms are somewhat elastic (and even moreso in the Archer Universe) but I still think it's a misreading to say that we're supposed to think of Mallory (or her husband) as merely "middle aged." I mean, would you call Lucille Bluth, a very similar character played by the same…

Middle Aged? I'm pretty sure she's supposed to be like 65 at least.

Not to contribute to genital mutilation/male cricumsion-gate above but I gottta say I was somewhat shocked that there were so many jokes about the Rabbi (or whoever) sucking baby dick thing. I mean, there we're not just talking about (arguable) genital mutilation but we're talking about straight up pedophilia. Correct…

What if i'm 43, a really good liar, and know an abnormal amount about Judaism for a goy?

Having the action take place in a surprisingly short time frame does seem to be a hallmark of these types of serialized dramas nowadays.

I didn't get it and it didn't work for me. It seemed just like some contrived way to generate conflict. I could see her maybe not being THRILLED about Felix going in that direction but to just come out and tell him not to seek out his birth family like that seemed way over the top, even for Sarah. She's been able to…

That's not exactly what I meant. What I mean is more that they are a bit older than the age at which people typically take their birthright trip, even if they are technically still young enough to do it.

For me the annoyance is that he's just so ubiquitous and self-promoting.

Prominently displayed Ontario plates on cars.

That's all true but more broadly the goal is to give American Jews a positive impression of Israel and a connection to it.

I always assumed that "rainbow parties" were a story made up by adults to be shocked and titillated by the behavior of young people but a friend of my wife's has been an eighth grade teacher for a long time and she swears up and down that they're real. I assumed "fuck bracelets" were a made up riff on something like…

It was my impression that Abbi and Ilana (who I believe are 25 and 27 at this point in the show, the characters not the people) are a bit old to be doing a birthright trip. Is that accurate?

"Twin Peaks" was so groundbreaking and ahead of its time for the time it came out that I would think of comparing Terriers to it. But, yeah, I'd definitely put it on the same cable drama plane as "Fargo" and "True Detective." It actually has a somewhat similar tone to "Fargo" IMHO though is less stylized. And just…

Mad Men and Justified are both GREAT titles for television shows. Once you figure out the Madison Avenue pun "Mad Men" sounds cool. And Justified is a great title for a cop show, even if it doesn't really explain anything. Breaking Bad is one of the worst titles ever and that was immediately overlooked because of how…

"You look like the leads on a cop show called . . .Hawaiian Dads!"

What's it like to have a black soul and no heart?

I actually think this is a pretty decent analysis but I disagree with the assertion that what did the show in was the season long mysteries. Season long mysteries had already become pretty much the norm for "good TV" by the time Terriers came out. In fact, I remember a lot of complaints about the handful of case of…

The final episode was definitely flawed. There was a slow clap moment that was cringeworthy. But the show was generally better than that.

It was very specifically set in Northern New Jersey, primarily in Hudson and Bergen counties, and a little bit in Newark it seemed. I lived in Jersey City at the time and I remember thinking it was the most realistic portrayal of Northern New Jersey I'd ever seen in a TV show or movie. Yes, better than the Sopranos.

I really liked "Lights Out," though I recognize its flaws. I thought it was really interesting to take the tropes of the "boxing movie" genre and stretch out into a serialized boxing TV series and I'm surprised it hasn't been tried again since. They really got into the details of how much it takes just to put one big…