Well, you see, trolling doesn't have to be accurate. In fact, if it's not accurate in a few subtle ways, it can be even more effective.

And yet… the jokes!…

To me, it's not that "the nerds…  seemed more like objects of curiosity or ridicule." It's that the show seems so convinced that it ISN'T doing that, it generally comes off as patronizing. "Yeah, we get you, nerds," it seems to be saying. "You carry pocket calculators around, use big words, and mention Star Trek with…

Might be good! Who knows?

And keep in mind, a lot of what you said is also true of (for example) "Taxi." Which nobody would ever call "tragic" or "bleak."

I don't care.

Someone Still Loves You Yakov Smirnoff.

It's at 7 and 7:30 in LA. But on TV56, so that's one higher. WILL YOU EVER WIN, CHEVY CHASE AND HIS BAND OF BUMBLING SCHOOLMATES?

Are you talking to me?

Yeah, but the UK version was kind of terrible.

Also, why is there a Ryan Seacrest when there is a Joel McHale?

It is indeed weird how the hero of the biggest movie series in history has made a second career for himself playing villains.

I auditioned for a role on this one! (They later told me they wanted someone with a Scottish accent.)

I think the problem is that so many people say "oh, I sent that, it must have got lost in the mail." And I know from experience — we all know from experience — that while this is occasionally true, it is… usually not true. But we all have to go along with it and say, "oh, damn you, The Mail!" Etc.

Is "measured, compassionate" Werner Herzog? I always thought of him as this weird, austere guy with a fondness for trolling people and some pretty bleak perspectives on most things. But I don't know him THAT well…

Which is ironic, given how many directors have made movies about him.

He's network TV handsome… but low-budget breakdancing movie employed.

Season 4 of Arrested Development > any American Dad season as a whole. Not close.

You know they're just revamping it because someone discovered a better dinosaur.

Wait… pansexual, or asexual? One of these is a much more terrifying concept.