I think it's much better that we don't really have any idea how good of a writer Hannah is.  If she's 'actually good', the show loses some of its power - part of Hannah's appeal is that while she's quirky, she's also sort of an Everywoman (if by Everywoman I mean 'someone who went to an NE US liberal arts college and…

Penguin:  since you're debating this 15 years later on a message board, it's clear that either you were aware of alt.tv.simpsons at the time or are retroactively upset that the Internet were collectively upbraided for being - well, nitpicky.  It is true that the writers deliberately staged a conversation with their…

I think Simpsons' writers were noting a strange subculture that existed not only in Simpsons' fandom, but in things like Star Trek and films/series whose fans exhibited the same amounts of passion.  I mean, alt.tv.simpsons writeups included 'animation, continuity, and other goofs' where people would break down…

No, I agree absolutely about Reznor, but it's still weird to imagine the guy who wrote 'Down In It' scoring films.

No, I agree absolutely about Reznor, but it's still weird to imagine the guy who wrote 'Down In It' scoring films.

If I ever manage to invent a time machine (unlikely at this point), I will use it to play the music of the future to my past self.  This way, my 12 year old self can hear this song and dismiss The Offspring, or hear the Metallica-Lou Reed collaboration so I don't have to buy ReLoad. Oh, won't my past self be…

If I ever manage to invent a time machine (unlikely at this point), I will use it to play the music of the future to my past self.  This way, my 12 year old self can hear this song and dismiss The Offspring, or hear the Metallica-Lou Reed collaboration so I don't have to buy ReLoad. Oh, won't my past self be…

Turned out to be a pretty great 'match', even though it ended up a 'draw'.  Sorry, I cannot talk about soccer without putting any of its Britishisms in quotes.

Turned out to be a pretty great 'match', even though it ended up a 'draw'.  Sorry, I cannot talk about soccer without putting any of its Britishisms in quotes.

Sajanas:  It is true that putting more books in print is good, but fewer people are reading fewer books.  I recognize that much of what people have read since mass production of books began have been dime-store novels and schlock no different from what's on television.  And I know I'd do a lot more reading if it…

Sajanas:  It is true that putting more books in print is good, but fewer people are reading fewer books.  I recognize that much of what people have read since mass production of books began have been dime-store novels and schlock no different from what's on television.  And I know I'd do a lot more reading if it…

I don't think this is the place to have this debate, but I don't really think he's far wrong.  E-books help out a minority of readers while the technology that makes E-books possible drive a greater portion of the populace away from books as a whole.  It would have to be shitty to live through these times as an older…

I don't think this is the place to have this debate, but I don't really think he's far wrong.  E-books help out a minority of readers while the technology that makes E-books possible drive a greater portion of the populace away from books as a whole.  It would have to be shitty to live through these times as an older…

'As your president, I would demand a science-fiction library, featuring an ABC of the genre:  Asimov, Bester, Clarke.'  'What about Ray Bradbury?'  'I'm aware of his work.'

'As your president, I would demand a science-fiction library, featuring an ABC of the genre:  Asimov, Bester, Clarke.'  'What about Ray Bradbury?'  'I'm aware of his work.'

I should have done that, but I suffered through it to the end.  But hey, Midnight In Paris wasn't bad, so there's still hope.

I should have done that, but I suffered through it to the end.  But hey, Midnight In Paris wasn't bad, so there's still hope.

Stillborn:  yeah, I'm aware, Annie Hall is a great film, as are some others (Crimes and Misdemeanors).  I think I'm holding Allen to too high a standard, it just feels like his later films are more satisfied as he's grown comfortable.

Stillborn:  yeah, I'm aware, Annie Hall is a great film, as are some others (Crimes and Misdemeanors).  I think I'm holding Allen to too high a standard, it just feels like his later films are more satisfied as he's grown comfortable.

Pretty sure I read that Midnight In Paris was his highest grossing film ever.