I always wondered how I was supposed to take that kid. He was clearly intended to be annoying. The audience was supposed to want to slap him every time he was on screen.

I always wondered how I was supposed to take that kid. He was clearly intended to be annoying. The audience was supposed to want to slap him every time he was on screen.

This marks the end of the transcendent version of "The West Wing." It's hard to overstate the extent of my emotional connection to the Sorkin years of this show. I don't like to speak in terms of "best television show ever" or "best drama of the last 30 years," especially since I've missed so many of the great premium…

This marks the end of the transcendent version of "The West Wing." It's hard to overstate the extent of my emotional connection to the Sorkin years of this show. I don't like to speak in terms of "best television show ever" or "best drama of the last 30 years," especially since I've missed so many of the great premium…

Hey, you can know it's wrong and still acknowledge that, from time-to-time, you just need some sweet, sweet Hamm in your thinkhole.

Hey, you can know it's wrong and still acknowledge that, from time-to-time, you just need some sweet, sweet Hamm in your thinkhole.

Jon Hamm is kind of a comedy slut, isn't he?

Jon Hamm is kind of a comedy slut, isn't he?

I like how the substitute teacher sketch also served as a kind of callback to the fantastic "football players with odd names" bit we all loved from a few weeks ago.

I like how the substitute teacher sketch also served as a kind of callback to the fantastic "football players with odd names" bit we all loved from a few weeks ago.

I wonder if it's a (gentle) joke at Butters' expense. Remember, he thinks Kim Kardashian is the most beautiful woman in the world.

I wonder if it's a (gentle) joke at Butters' expense. Remember, he thinks Kim Kardashian is the most beautiful woman in the world.

Damn, Hulk, you beat me to it. I've made that sort of joke for years. I mean, the guy invented the game. He literally wrote the book on basketball. Couldn't he just tell the officials, "No, see, it's OK for a defender in a Kansas jersey to tackle the man with the ball. It's a rule. Who says? James fucking Naismith,…

Damn, Hulk, you beat me to it. I've made that sort of joke for years. I mean, the guy invented the game. He literally wrote the book on basketball. Couldn't he just tell the officials, "No, see, it's OK for a defender in a Kansas jersey to tackle the man with the ball. It's a rule. Who says? James fucking Naismith,…

I know! I was disappointed with myself too. But McShane seemed to be pretty thoroughly in check-cashing mode.

I know! I was disappointed with myself too. But McShane seemed to be pretty thoroughly in check-cashing mode.

Well, I think you could do it if you basically set out to make a superhero movie (or mini-series, I suppose). It's not like Rand's characters are recognizable human beings anyway. Don't try to find the human side of John Galt. He doesn't freaking have one. He's Thor, basically. Go with it.

Well, I think you could do it if you basically set out to make a superhero movie (or mini-series, I suppose). It's not like Rand's characters are recognizable human beings anyway. Don't try to find the human side of John Galt. He doesn't freaking have one. He's Thor, basically. Go with it.

I feel like a decent adaptation of "Atlas Shrugged" is possible if you do it as one of those seven or eight episode miniseries, like BBC's production of "Pillars of the Earth."

I feel like a decent adaptation of "Atlas Shrugged" is possible if you do it as one of those seven or eight episode miniseries, like BBC's production of "Pillars of the Earth."