Pretty sure Eisenberg sandwiches are required to be kosher.

I'm seeing double here! Four Simpsons references!

Now this I can get behind. And what happens to him at the end is great too.

Ugh. That would be exhibit A in my argument against Staite above. But different strokes…

Good point. Jewel Staite was particularly ill-suited to the dialogue, I think. And I despised the slang and Chinese, I'm with @avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus below on the latter being bad because it was poorly integrated.

I'm giving Whedon the benefit of the doubt in that I'm sure the show would've explored the negatives of the Browncoats and maybe even the positives of the Alliance in further seasons. I think he enjoys taking on sticky topics and he clearly enjoys making his fans uncomfortable (see: Lots of death), I can imagine him…

@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus  Whedon's anti-authority stance sort of fascinates me. I think The Avengers is its logical endpoint — his ragtag band of misfits/forged family dynamic is no longer ragtag, it's the most powerful group of people on the planet. Instead of fighting against authority, it has…

My comparison is TMBG sat in the front of the class and always raised their hands and Ween sat in the back and huffed glue. But @avclub-884c4beddd8c98bb3b016bdfcc1bcdf8:disqus 's point about Ween's stylistic mimicry is a good one.

Pumpin' 4 The Man. No, wait, the dirty Pizza Hut jingle. No, wait, Spinal Meningitis. No, wait, Mr. Richard Smoker. No, wait…

*Mortal Kombat voice* Superb.

I like to believe we live in a world with enough space for multiple "John Lithgow is an insane woman" jokes.

Three insane women? John Lithgow? Finally, the sequel to The World According To Garp (or possibly Raising Cain)!

Preach it, @avclub-aec5e966a73ebdef615d3ea493d23c86:disqus ! Get yourself a garbage plate.

But this isn't a bullshit nostalgia piece, it's an analysis of a weird moment in pop culture, complete with research and reporting. There's some personal info but it's entirely appropriate to the piece. I bitch about FOCs a lot but David did a great job here.

Exactly, you could tape the radio, which was the way to get new and/or weird music. I'd do the same thing other people here did, wait for the top 5 countdown when I knew a song I was waiting for would be playing and hover my finger over the record button.

I will go with sincere plant, the sentiment is honest but the opinion could only come from something that thinks with phloem.

Also, "Rochester is not upstate." There's a WESTERN New York, dammit!

I thought the official song of Watertown was "I'm On A Boat."

I'm hoping this is mentioned later down in the comments, but there is a perfect song for the state of New York and Mike Vago somehow missed it: Mercury Rev's "Empire State." It's a drive from the farmland of the country that ends in the cacaphony of the big city. And it is absolute joy.

Comparison to Richard Stark amorality = sold.