One question — you said there's "no reason" that Todd stays at the bar and gets into his contrived bachelorette party plot, other than that the script needs it to happen to keep him away from Brent. But what about the cops? Todd runs into the bar in the first place because he hears sirens. It's sort of a silly…

I'm glad to see that everyone else agrees that Phil Nugent is completely wrong.

You're right — most people I know who don't like Gervais think he's a nasty little human being, not a nasty little cunt. I know it's hard to differentiate between "person" and "cunt", but you can do it if you try.

Apparently I can't reply to Girard directly, but this was meant for his post.

I want to add — somebody said the show does or might fail because it operates by the sensibilities of awkward sketch comedy bits, while sitcom characters need 'to make some sense as people' in one way or another.

I just discovered this show yesterday and really want to know — why do you hate it so much?

This comment is for "Baked Bean Teeth", who I can't reply to directly for some reason.

Whether the good or bad interpretation is taught, the "noble lie" is still a giant rationalization (in the form of myth) of a whole political/social structure. People need to accept it, all the time, if the political order is to be sustained.

Does Sam explicitly defend the "noble lie"? Is he aware that "noble lie" is an inadequate and misleading translation?

I also would like to complain about the constant mentions that the show is dated. E.g., "For everything about Cheers that is timeless, it’s still of a time all the same."

Why are the people who write this always so concerned about Coach's "believability"? No, it is not believable that any actual person would think they had malaria because they are cold. It's a funny line to give to a dimwit character. It works really well in Cheers because A) Colasanto is really good at playing that…