Yes, it is. And number four's a goodun, too, but at least the mini-marathon of the first three ought to be illuminating now that we know more about everyone.

At the time, it seemed like fans treated New Caprica as a good but distracting detour from The Main Objective, flying to Earth, and everyone seemed happy we didn't "waste" too much time on another planet. Whereas I was hoping it would last the whole first half of the season. Everything from that jaw-dropping time-jump…

Hey, The Quest is fun for the half hour of actual content. Contestants are actually (seemingly) interested in teamwork and what's best for the good of their mythical kingdom. And the challenges are pretty unusual too. Plus one of them humblebragged about being ambidextrous, and the preview had the jock sassily saying,…

I asked about Please Like Me today and unfortunately we're not doing regular coverage, but I'm hoping to drop in on it at some point. Helps to know there are some fans here.

Actually most of Looking was filmed in San Francisco. http://blog.sfgate.com/theb…

If I haven't said so elsewhere, I think "Looking for the Future" is the best episode of anything in years.

Is it me or are there 11 episodes in the 10?

Very well put. I called the essentials mountains, and they are. Gunsmoke is the continent they're on.

It came a little too late for this piece but I believe we have a separate article on Brisco coming up soon!

Exactly, wanted to cover as much ground as possible and since The Westerner isn't all that available, I figured I could sneak Maverick in at 2b.

I picked that particular Cheyenne clip for a reason.

Yes! I've said it elsewhere, but definitely the best music, best patriarchal grumpiness, and best skies of the '60s westerns.

Gunsmoke, especially black-and-white Gunsmoke is in my next five. It's great and enormous and contains all history and was always around and will never end. I just think there are five or six better shows that don't happen to cover so much ground.

High noon, high 11 central.

I went through those entire ballots and came out with three causes I actually care about. I hope Mad Men stops declining, but I almost wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't even up for Best Drama let alone anything else now that Emmy has moved on.

Oh, I was saying the gravitas concocted for her is Ted-worthy, like they're trying to make her match up to his 9-year wind-up in just 22 minutes.

I made that point in the capsule, but what's really funny is that "Beach House" does have a black friend, and he has lines. I'm not withholding credit for diversity. I'm saying HIMYM's pretense at having a diverse cast that week is hollow.

Mad Men's "The Strategy" is a commenter pick, and it's going up against the winner of Good Wife's "Hitting The Fan" vs. Hannibal's "Takiawase."

As a non-reader, I feel a lack of drama around the checklist-ticking. As soon as we see Tyrion in the episode in which he's sentenced to die, he's practically out the door already. Compare that to Ned Stark, who had a whole episode of suspense and preparations for the future. The reason Tyrion's trial stands out is…

Or an even bigger "Blackwater" rehash now that you mention it. Woulda been Tywin and the Tyrells all over again.