The Hater was what drew me to the AV Club in the first place. So thanks for that, and thanks for this column, and congratulations on this new, totally awesome venture.

Where was the AH-DUHHHH there?

Yeah, see what I did there? (By that I mean I made a mistake.)

Is Sawyer highbrow enough to have watched the live action Tick series?

I'm not a regular Idol watcher, either, and I still find them funny. And yeah, I'm a Soup fan, although I controversially preferred Best Week Ever.

I typically watch the audition week, then stop. So as a mostly non-viewer, yeah, I'd say they're funny.

Because you guys couldn't tell. … Right?

Do none of you read the Idol reviews? They're terrific. And that was a joke.

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I don't understand why it would matter that he loves anorexia. How does that fit in?

The Blue Rajah has a knack for puns. Terrible, wonderful puns. The Sphinx is also funny, and Invisible Boy, for that matter. I should maybe watch that movie again.

Mystery Men. He kind of doesn't suck in Mystery Men.

*actually

Oh, that makes this much better, actual: Angel Trevino.

South Dr. Pepper or, briefly, Troy Union Dr. Pepper.

I like Datalore because we get to see Brent Spiner act outside of the Data role, and it's always a treat when that happens. I'd call it a great episode by first season standards, and still a decent one by the show's standards in general.

Just watched.
Mr. Citizen and I went in hoping for a Harper's Island and got something better than we expected. Sure, it's pretty much exactly what Todd's describing, very silly and trying to be dark without knowing quite what 'dark' is, but the acting, dialogue and small town feel are miles better. I, too, will be…

Manny's Plot and Realism
When I was 11 years old, my dad and I had a day out at the movies. He let me pick the movie, so I chose Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, after which I had horrible nightmares, and my mom was confused as to why my dad thought I could handle it.

I'm sincerely happy I missed my typo that time.

The fact that I'm now reciting the dialogue from that scene in my head … it either makes me really sad or really happy.