Yeah, I think we agree.  I don't know if Todd would even argue the nit I'm picking.  I might just be arguing about an imprecise use of language that bugged me.

Also, the show that has taught you about transportation in NYC is about a guy who drives most places.  I think that's a good distillation of my point about how incapable the show is of representing the entire city.

Also, the show that has taught you about transportation in NYC is about a guy who drives most places.  I think that's a good distillation of my point about how incapable the show is of representing the entire city.

I don't disagree with that point.  I think it does a really great job of setting itself in a real place.  Details like Louie's obsession with homeless people are notable, and not something other NY shows are willing to get into.

I don't disagree with that point.  I think it does a really great job of setting itself in a real place.  Details like Louie's obsession with homeless people are notable, and not something other NY shows are willing to get into.

He deserves major props for making a show where he can steal a boat, his date can jump on a helicopter and a car gets smashed every 8 episodes that people still think is really true to life.

He deserves major props for making a show where he can steal a boat, his date can jump on a helicopter and a car gets smashed every 8 episodes that people still think is really true to life.

For a show that people can only talk about in hyperbole, this is maybe the biggest exaggeration I've heard yet:

For a show that people can only talk about in hyperbole, this is maybe the biggest exaggeration I've heard yet:

Is the suggestion that the economic model will be influential, or the aesthetic model will be influential?

Is the suggestion that the economic model will be influential, or the aesthetic model will be influential?

Yeah, that was lazy on my part.  The reason people aren't talking about these issues is because they don't exist.

Yeah, that was lazy on my part.  The reason people aren't talking about these issues is because they don't exist.

It's more like saying "You're an asshole" to a cop, which is more often a reasonable point.

It's more like saying "You're an asshole" to a cop, which is more often a reasonable point.

Good point on the vitriol being rooted in labor rights.  That sensitivity could explain what has been called out as misogyny or petty aesthetic issues.

Good point on the vitriol being rooted in labor rights.  That sensitivity could explain what has been called out as misogyny or petty aesthetic issues.

That's also why everyone agrees that it's ok to install video cameras in women's bathrooms.

That's also why everyone agrees that it's ok to install video cameras in women's bathrooms.

Also, musicians are in front of crowds all the fucking time.  Writers aren't.  That experience is a lot more exciting for a writer.