As the Internet and social media transform us more and more into narcissists, I suspect televised narcissism in the form of these shows will become more popular.

From hit leader to tit leader - Pete Rose, ladies and gentlemen.

From hit leader to tit leader - Pete Rose, ladies and gentlemen.

Wasn't that what the entire movie was?  When I was out protesting it, that's what I was told.

Wasn't that what the entire movie was?  When I was out protesting it, that's what I was told.

I can't wait for the Brothers Karamazov re-write where Christ's suffering at the hands of the Grand Inquisitor is rendered into a dry, terse, homoerotic BDSM story.

I can't wait for the Brothers Karamazov re-write where Christ's suffering at the hands of the Grand Inquisitor is rendered into a dry, terse, homoerotic BDSM story.

Mr. Leonard is off crying right now at your criticism, thinking he should tell you a thing or two about a thing or two.

Mr. Leonard is off crying right now at your criticism, thinking he should tell you a thing or two about a thing or two.

I saw the 1991 Young Comedians special on HBO the other day, and I thought 'what are the odds that this guy would host the Price Is Right?'  Entertainment is a weird, weird business.  But this is a terrific interview.

I saw the 1991 Young Comedians special on HBO the other day, and I thought 'what are the odds that this guy would host the Price Is Right?'  Entertainment is a weird, weird business.  But this is a terrific interview.

I don't think he's just lost weight, I think it's pretty clear that he's had plastic surgery of some kind.

I don't think he's just lost weight, I think it's pretty clear that he's had plastic surgery of some kind.

Yes, that is in fact the joke I was saying.

Yes, that is in fact the joke I was saying.

I liked how he got knocked down by people on the beach - they said 'sorry, we didn't see you' even though he sticks out like a sore thumb.  There's something really perceptive about that scene - sometimes even when you really stand out, you're not noticed.

I liked how he got knocked down by people on the beach - they said 'sorry, we didn't see you' even though he sticks out like a sore thumb.  There's something really perceptive about that scene - sometimes even when you really stand out, you're not noticed.

Yes.  You're missing the fact that Louie not only has little to no continuity, it has anti-continuity.  His ex-wife in Season 1 was clearly played by a white woman.  So he's had multiple 'wives' on the show despite only having one, and they have two entirely different skin tones - are we supposed to believe that this…

Yes.  You're missing the fact that Louie not only has little to no continuity, it has anti-continuity.  His ex-wife in Season 1 was clearly played by a white woman.  So he's had multiple 'wives' on the show despite only having one, and they have two entirely different skin tones - are we supposed to believe that this…

The thing that impresses me most about this episode is that Louie is starting to repeat itself in its basic plots - Louie does comedy, is drawn out of his own world of self-loathing and excessive eating by some stranger, and it often ends up awkward, partly because of him.  This is not really different in kind from…