Boyd and Ava were doing the same thing some (2?) episodes ago. They considered the possibilities that Shelby-Drew was using Ellen May for 1. blackmail or 2. because she knew a hiding place. The idea that Shelby-Drew was just trying to help Ellen May never occurred to them.

That's what my heart says too, but there would be so much bitching about that grading policy. On second thought the grade complaining saturation level probably wouldn't change.

Well the show had the word 'Girls' in the title so I did think of it like I thought of the OC. But, I mean the societal pressure for boys is to not watch things targeted towards girls and to convince yourself of that attitude with beliefs like "all those shows are melodramatic soap opera sap-fest chick flicks" or "all…

I had a childhood avoidance of Gilmore Girls that I got over last year after people we're talking about it here. I'm pretty sure everybody had horrible and spotty taste as children.

I did like how Michelle's resentment didn't boil over though. Another show might've had her act vaguely antagonistic or bitter towards Talia (a plotline I feel I've seen too many times and doesn't particularly endear me to the characters). Instead it's all taken in as subtext.

@Majnun Yeah, the announcing crew is fine, maybe even good. Dave Sims and his never-ending supplies of hats are marvelous. But I mean, the baseline is so low for sports announcing its not hard to be good.

Sullivan is the best thing about being a Mariners fan. The worst thing is the claustrophobic despair.

@ganondorf Seattle is getting the Sonics back next year supposedly (sorry Sacramento), so you're jabs are a week too late.

I was reading a thread of childhood misconceptions yesterday and someone said something to the effect of "I thought women were a minority group because of how they were portrayed on TV." I found this hilarious/sad.

The other definition of scalping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

The other definition of scalping: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik…

@avclub-7851f550004023870904d9f1f37eb09f:disqus A: I never called you a misogynist, I just said you could be described as one. Totally different things, according to you.

@avclub-7851f550004023870904d9f1f37eb09f:disqus A: I never called you a misogynist, I just said you could be described as one. Totally different things, according to you.

Holding the audience's suspension of disbelief is one of the most important things a piece of fiction has to do to keep the audience engaged. In a sense "plausibility" is one of the fundamental building blocks to good fiction (the audience's sense of 'plausibility,' actual 'plausibility' doesn't matter that much).

Holding the audience's suspension of disbelief is one of the most important things a piece of fiction has to do to keep the audience engaged. In a sense "plausibility" is one of the fundamental building blocks to good fiction (the audience's sense of 'plausibility,' actual 'plausibility' doesn't matter that much).

You could describe HRN as a misogynist and be accurate.

You could describe HRN as a misogynist and be accurate.

I assume it would be like the aftermath of Watergate. A few people get booted out of office but the general power structure stays the same. The public opinion of government moves more toward the distrustful and less optimistic overall. The people who are in the government and trying to do good suddenly have the power…

I assume it would be like the aftermath of Watergate. A few people get booted out of office but the general power structure stays the same. The public opinion of government moves more toward the distrustful and less optimistic overall. The people who are in the government and trying to do good suddenly have the power…

The Cigarette Smoking Man (of the X-Files for those that may not know) had a great takedown of that stupid line: "Life is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for. Unreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates. So you're stuck with this undefinable…