Horrid acting by Louie
But the show was still a B+ for me. Favorite bit: Joan thinking she had a lock on old, but then ol' Betty White's got to dust off her tits and make a comeback.

The Hospital
A wildly underappreciated movie, written by the great Paddy Chayefsky (Network, The Americanization of Emily, etc.). The direction isn't anything groundbreaking, but George C. Scott is unbelievably great in the lead role, with great lines. "By God, I raped you in a fit of suicidal rage and now we're…

The Masked Man's "Dead Wrestler of the Week" feature at Deadspin is probably my favorite recurring feature writing anywhere. The rest of Deadspin is pretty much useless, but DWotW is astounding.

"That Bill Simmons movie star piece was idiotic. Hollywood is forcing Ryan Reynolds down our throats because he's a fairly successful, good-looking star being put in a superhero movie in space. But Will Smith is a shrewd business man, because he figured the best way to further his career was to be in superhero movie…

That Bill Simmons movie star piece was fantastic (if overly long), especially the second half about Will Smith. How could any sentient being be out of their league talking about pop culture anyway? I mean, I dig the AV Club and all, but let's not over-estimate the expertise level required to write intelligent recaps…

I wrote "her" but meant "me."

Paradigm
I would hope that Louie could become a model for channels like FX and others with similar ambitions to compete with the 'big and noisy' model so pervasive on the networks and in the movie theaters. Louie has no huge hook other than its creator and quality. No superpowers, nothing otherworldly. Just a dude.