You ask, "That's another show that's pushing feminist characters who have a job
serving drinks to rich white men. Is that less sexist because they're
not dressed in bunny costumes?" The answer to this question is "yes." Sure, there was a whole lot of sexism involved in being a "stewardess," but do I have to point out…

Poor Chocolate Bunny. She also just has to make terrible puns constantly. Punning in your panties: That's officially as bad as it gets.

Total Rosalind Russell. Also I feel like she's the best of Jennifer Aniston, minus the weepiness. But maybe it's just that they have the same hair.

Yes, it was mentioned.

I know that people have talked about this already, but can we please talk about the f*cking graffiti all over the subway cars? Obviously Michael Patrick King has not taken the subway since 1989.

Eddie Cibrian left his wife for LeAnn Rimes. Clearly, someone needs to catch up on US Weekly.

Thanks! I woke up this morning and realized I missed the opportunity to also make a Hester Prynne joke, which made me a little sad. Maybe next week…

I have to be honest: I am surprised no one made this joke sooner.

Yeah, I've always enjoyed consuming TV this way. It feels so indulgent, and at the same time you really get to live inside the world of the show.

Todd-I like your breakdown, but I think you're forgetting one big group: people who very faithfully watch a handful of shows that have already been "quality controlled" to some extent, whether by critics or by word of mouth from friends, etc. They're sort of highbrow escapists. Maybe they're the "discriminators"?

Well put. Yeah, Hefner deserves credit for being a big advocate of free speech, and so were a lot of other publishers of the '50s and '60s who wanted to make some money off of "obscene" material. The magazine used to publish some truly amazing writers. But you're right, I think that Hef got swallowed up a long time…

Yeah, that line was pretty bad. I went back and forth a few times about which one was more ridiculous, but I went with the one that suggested that the Playboy Club was the lone bastion of tolerance in all of 1960s America. Either way, it's pretty bad that she repeatedly referred to herself in the third person as a…

In the original version, it's not as obviously accidental, and she stabs him in the head with her shoe. In the pilot that airs, she kicks him, accidentally, in the throat, also with the shoe. Slight difference, but it's even more ridiculous in the original version. Sorry if that was unclear.

I saw this on Friday, and it's worth seeing for the footage alone, which is remarkable—especially the interview pictured above, with Angela Davis. The cinematography, especially color footage of mid-'70s Harlem, is also gorgeous, which feels like the wrong thing to say about scenes of desperately poor urban ghettos,…

Interesting point about the "big idea." I think you're right, that it could be the tension between "real" emotions and the mandated B.S. of the job. I really liked that aspect of the pilot. I just hope NBC doesn't kill this before it gets the chance to hit its stride.

I loved Bridesmaids, but the romance part really was an afterthought. I don't really think of it as a romantic comedy in the same way as When Harry Met Sally, or even (ugh) 27 Dresses.

Um, obviously I am borrowing.

I remember not liking LA quite as much as New York or San Francisco, though I think it had to do with the turnover in the cast. Still, there's some classic material in the season (Jon the virgin, "It wasn't not funny!" etc.) so there's no way I'd skip it.

You make a good point that it did tie the season together well. I agree that It did. But I also think that it just didn't have as many great laughs as usual and the dots were all too easy to connect; Larry's conflicts should feel more organic.

Me too! I kept thinking, "Oh my God, is Larry David twisted enough to send a baby plummeting to its death all for the sake of a punchline?" I too am glad Buckner caught the baby.