Funny to pin this on "The Sopranos" when the first season in particular was such an achievement in episodic storytelling — it felt less novelistic than a series of linked short stories. Chase and company did rely on an A and B story template, with a minor C story and (usually comedic) D runner in about every episode.…

I'm hoping, for your soul, that that "Goddamned" is a fist-pumping affirmation and not otherwise, else it be the sign of absolute shit taste and spiritual insolvency on your part.

A straight-fucking-A episode. I had to pause it three times in the first ten minutes because I was laughing so hard. "It's medicinal . . . but not for AIDS."

Imagine the Hanson brothers looked like the kids from Another Bad Creation. Then listen to "MmmmmBop" again. Hey, that's right: it's the third best Jackson 5 song of all time, after "I Want You Back" and Foster Sylvers' "Misdemeanor."

Tumbleweed Connection is just impeccable. Anyone who digs The Band will love it.

I know Elton is mega famous and everything, but I think he's still underrated. Check out "Curtains" and tell me it's not the most epically moving song: http://youtu.be/g_bJhnJlCDg

Sorry, bud. That Sarah Jessica Parker has already left the barn.

It probably didn't hurt that Luck has already been named Enumclaw, Washington's show of the year.

Exactly. When will everyone figure out that they're basically beating a dead Sarah Jessica Parker?

Death of a Ladies' Man changed my life. I finally stopped returning to my house in the manly state after hearing Leonard warn against it.

You bet your ass.

How about that Joe Strummer?! Quite a fella!

Outside of Mr. Show and AD, he's just the male Sarah Silverman to me. Except more shrill. And other than dressing like they just walked out of Lollapalooza, I don't know what makes them all that alternative or cutting edge. God bless them though, and their naughty, insouciant adolescent angst personae. It will be…

*Ana Marie Cox is found drunk in a bathtub, with the word WONKETTE scrawled in blood on the walls*

Glenn Close.

This is probably the GBV that's more your speed. Straight up power pop: http://youtu.be/XZsi9uEOJLg

I'm glad to be in a discussion where saying "At the outset of their career, before they turned shitty, I thought Everclear was going to turn into the CCR of the 90s" apparently means the exact same thing as "EVERCLEAR IS CCR OF THE 90S BITCHES!!!"

With Sparkle & Fade, I really, really thought Everclear was going to be the CCR of the 90s: simple, catchy, sneakily literate songs about actual human beings dealing with actual human situations and emotions. And with a working class chip on their shoulder! And I still stand by Sparkle & Fade as one of the most…

1. Breaking Bad
2. Game of Thrones
3. Community
4. Louie
5. Beavis & Butthead
6. Enlightened
7. Boardwalk Empire
8. Parks & Recreation
9. Archer
10. 30 Rock

I think his first short story collection, "Airships," is the place to start. In my opinion, his gonzo insane novella "Ray" is his absolute masterpiece, but I don't think it's the best starting point.