I'm pretty sure Joel Schumacher apologized for Batman and Robin, right?

I'm pretty sure Joel Schumacher apologized for Batman and Robin, right?

While watching the first thirty seconds, I've gone from "Oh, this is good" to "Oh, this is terrible" back to "Oh, this is good" followed by another "Oh, this is terrible."

While watching the first thirty seconds, I've gone from "Oh, this is good" to "Oh, this is terrible" back to "Oh, this is good" followed by another "Oh, this is terrible."

I went back and looked through The AV Club's "community grades" for every episode to see how the community as a whole perceived the show. It's rather interesting. "Meditations in an Emergency", "Shut the Door. Have a Seat" and "The Suitcase" are the only three episodes to get a solid A from the community. Despite all…

I went back and looked through The AV Club's "community grades" for every episode to see how the community as a whole perceived the show. It's rather interesting. "Meditations in an Emergency", "Shut the Door. Have a Seat" and "The Suitcase" are the only three episodes to get a solid A from the community. Despite all…

That's a very illuminating, well-reasoned response, Zack. In a way Breaking Bad has already dipped its toe in that expectations pool with the finale of the second season. It teased the audience with the suggestion of some kind of major catastrophe (like a meth lab explosion) at the White home. The thing is it pulled a…

That's a very illuminating, well-reasoned response, Zack. In a way Breaking Bad has already dipped its toe in that expectations pool with the finale of the second season. It teased the audience with the suggestion of some kind of major catastrophe (like a meth lab explosion) at the White home. The thing is it pulled a…

The Adam Whitman stuff in the finale and the toxic smog metaphor in "Dark Shadows" were the only parts that kind of made me groan a bit. The Adam Whitman stuff felt like something out of one of the more cerebral episodes of 'House'.

The Adam Whitman stuff in the finale and the toxic smog metaphor in "Dark Shadows" were the only parts that kind of made me groan a bit. The Adam Whitman stuff felt like something out of one of the more cerebral episodes of 'House'.

Your opinion is…

Your opinion is…

There's a great deal of "this show isn't good anymore" among the crowd that watches the show as a typical soap opera. But I'm pretty sure that the people who vote for the Emmys are not in that group.

There's a great deal of "this show isn't good anymore" among the crowd that watches the show as a typical soap opera. But I'm pretty sure that the people who vote for the Emmys are not in that group.

"as a first-season show it can't make a claim to TV classic status as Mad Men can, which might influence Emmy voters."

"as a first-season show it can't make a claim to TV classic status as Mad Men can, which might influence Emmy voters."

I'm actually going to have to agree with both of you. I also prefer Mad Men over The Wire, even though I completely admire and love that classic Baltimore tragedy. My thing is this — there are a million ways to interpret Mad Men. Someone other than me can watch it and get something completely different than what I got…

I'm actually going to have to agree with both of you. I also prefer Mad Men over The Wire, even though I completely admire and love that classic Baltimore tragedy. My thing is this — there are a million ways to interpret Mad Men. Someone other than me can watch it and get something completely different than what I got…

The subconscious is never very subtle. I've written short stories where the characters have dreams based on dreams that I've had. And, as a writer, you can't use the actual dialogue you remember from your dream. It always sounds blunt and ridiculous. Strangely enough, your subconscious is not concerned with capturing…

The subconscious is never very subtle. I've written short stories where the characters have dreams based on dreams that I've had. And, as a writer, you can't use the actual dialogue you remember from your dream. It always sounds blunt and ridiculous. Strangely enough, your subconscious is not concerned with capturing…