I don't usually like to criticize the writing here, but I have to agree. This is a plot summation with choice quotes. That's not a review, it's a wikipedia entry. I mean Holiday is a pretty divisive episode among Peep Show fans, some think it's the funniest thing they've ever done, other's found it overly contrived…

@avclub-b0cf188d74589db9b23d5d277238a929:disqus Yes! This exactly. People don't seem to understand that it's the business model of the past century or so that's out of step with the history of artist compensation. What we're just starting to do now is perfectly in keeping with the way we've always done it, only…

Yeah what happened there? I can see her going back to blond after the negative comments, but that was some rapid weight loss. Felt like there was a missing scene or two establishing her change.

Yeah, no one's ever accused a Kennedy of acting entitled.

@avclub-9c8d8b6698dd0dc195d35179f7e27543:disqus Nope, Chris(topher) Morris was the director on the episode. He's done one or two before.

I thought it was a such a smart decision to never cut to Mike. A lesser show would've gone for the big reveal but staying on Catherine's anguished face, God I love Chris Morris.

It's great that her acting is aging comfortably along with her. So many talented child actors have their precociousness turn to pretentiousness and their affectations become unbearable, but she's managed to stay very grounded in the role.

@Juan_Carlo:disqus I definitely believe the subscription model is a solid way of doing things in response to how untenable asking for donations is. It's like public radio and you can tell how terrible they feel asking for money, even though they have no reason to feel guilty giving away hundreds of hours of content…

It is sort of the relationship they establish in expecting their secretaries to anticipate every problem and shield their personal fuck ups. We've watched them get in trouble for the dumbest shit like telling a person who asked where Don and actually answering honestly. So of course Dawn being a good secretary means…

I got the same feeling from those little inserts they do during commercial breaks to trick DVRers. Remembering that old set, what a different show it was, and somehow I never saw it transition. It's like watching the hour hand on a clock. It's so expertly paced and methodical, you'll never see it move.

@avclub-ba51e6158bcaf80fd0d834950251e693:disqus I think it goes both ways. No matter how many reviews you read, you're ultimately speculating on it if you purchase without listening to the whole thing. Imagine if this pushes people toward breaking away from the album necessity. Albums are the result of old media…

@avclub-ba51e6158bcaf80fd0d834950251e693:disqus I think his goals are pretty clear. He'll never be a household name, he's looking for sustainability in a career path that's obviously fraught with uncertainty. But he has managed to make a living supporting a wife and child for a number of years doing pretty much this.…

Absolutely, I've long heard bands talking about losing money on tour, but then small acts with high margins do well and big acts that fill arenas do great. So why can't they make this thing scale for a modest four-piece? I'm saying that's the result of a broken business model that was accepted as part of the old world…

I'm not really seeing the arguments made in these examples besides Eisley, but maybe that's my poor reading comprehension on my part. How is what Circa Survive did crowdsourcing? If they paid for the record themselves, it just sounds like selling a self-released record. How is what Bazan did different than the…

@avclub-e5b4fef159d90a480b1961cef89a17b7:disqus "I was responding to the comment, 'I don't really understand why people waste their time watching stuff they don't like. I guess I value my time differently.' Because I find that sentiment obnoxiously condescending. It had nothing to do…

One of the things I always uniquely liked about the American Office was how they always inferred that the whole key to "effective" management (however comical) was creating an amiable atmosphere and basically staying out of the way. Best typified when they went manager-less and things functioned better than ever. As…

You're probably right about that.

Soul Train clips are always fun to watch for the guy just fucking going for it like he's trying out for the Jackson 6 and the politely subdued girlfriend who is just there doing her boyfriend a favor and trying not to catch a flailing limb in the face.

Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, in this case.

Because they wanted to leave a voicemail and weren't expecting anyone to answer before bouncing them to the directory? It happens. Far from the most unbelievable conceit in the episode.