Yes and no. All expression is based, to some extent, on knowledge and experience, but that is especially true in comedy - which is deeply personal and anecdotal and 100% related to experience and observation.

I don't really understand why people get into stand up when they're 18 years old. Stand up is about your observations and life experiences and you know jack shit at 18. Makes me wonder, when comedians talk about struggling for years in stand up comedy, maybe it's as much about being too young to have good material as…

I don't think the show is *about something* in the vain of one theme that runs continuously through the series. It's a look at a time and place and many themes flow from that. It's not like Winter was like "Let's do a show about survivors…" and that was the catalyst.

Good call - I'd see no other reason to introduce someone who isn't related to the other characters this late in the game. With the seven year time jump - I think it's fair to say Tommy was 8 when we last saw him.

Yeah, I actually like the movie more. The book is WAY darker.

Aesop Rock 'daylight' comes to mind. I LOVED that song in high school, but haven't really been into anything else.

Please check out 'Throw it Up', which sample the Requiem for a Dream beat. It's also stupid, of course, but it has to be one of the best pump up songs of all-time.

of high school, right?

The Chronicles of Dirt was pretty awesome. Even though the writer is a fantastic douchebag

Book: 'American Psycho' by Bret Easton Ellis. I think he really hit the right balance of darkness, humor and satire in the book, mainly, because he isn't a banker and he eviscerates the culture without glorifying it. With his other books - like Less than Zero or Rules of Attraction - it presents as satire, but he…

If they were a real-life couple, I think a good compromise could have been "Alright, we're not moving to fucking Costa Rica. But if you want to research schools and jobs, I'll move to San Diego." Or even Hawaii for more adventure.

Man - this guy has parlayed adolescent nostalgia for Clerks and Mallrats into quite the long career.

Basically anything that is medieval, I stay away from. Particularly if it has elements of the supernatural. The other classic example would be The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I saw the first one in the theater when I was 16 and fell asleep after about 30 minutes.

If a show has dragons, I'm passing. Haven't seen an episode of Game of Thrones and I'm not all that interested in starting.

I think it was subtle, but not an aside. I think it was hinted at that Lina possibly could have "experimented" with Eva in the past. It's almost like she's dressing up to see an old flame (substitute chic business attire for what would certainly be a more sexy get-up if the old flame were a successful business man in…

Great song, but you need something with a little more intimidation. Bro Hymn is an obvious choice if you're picking skate-punk.

Man, you guys are supposed to pick entrance music, not some shit you want to hear in the background of a Bushwick coffee shop. This is the whitest site ever.

I understand the integration of NFL athletes and personalities, but Jay Glazer is a douchebag and not the least bit funny or interesting in any way. No one, not even Andrew, would hire Jay to write jokes for them.

One of my favorite character actors.

Your profile picture and post made it click for me that people who are fans of David Lynch are likely probably also big fans of Lindeloff (Lost, Leftovers).