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I totally kept hearing "Cock Ring", which made me think of Mr. Show.

I adored the show before it jumped the shark hard and characters started doing things that made no sense and the story-lines began recycling themselves.  I've watched the past few seasons out of a sense of obligation and for the few glimmering reminders of what I loved about the show, like the guys shooting the shit

LCK is a hilarious stand-up.  I love this show but I rarely laugh.  It's more of a series of heartbreaking moments.  Portrait of a man who's painfully lonely.  I'm curious about the line between the real life Louis C.K. and "Louie", because he seems far more at peace with himself and life in interviews.

I'm pretty sure it's common knowledge that Rosie O’Donnell is a complete bitch.

T.S.A.F.
The Silenced and Forgotten! One picture without the mask, *please*!

Was hoping for more at the end.
I liked the show, flaws and all. However, I was hoping for more of a sense of closure at the very end. I was disappointed to see that the finale was just an hour long and more disappointed that there wasn't more time afforded to exploring the aftermath of the win. Obviously, Lights

Wayne Wang
Wayne Wang was originally attached to a Sedaris adaptation. I hate Hollywood. I hate Hollywood. I hate holly would.

Water as "Doctor Who"
1980s model Walter reminded me of the classic, time/space-hopping Doctor Who from the 1960s.

Stella!!!
Boo. I like those guys, I liked that show. I miss Stella. And Jay Leno is back sucking on the Tonight Show and Amurrrika's tuning in for it. Way to go, everybody. Frowns all around.

Is "Sabre" such an exotic word to know?
Seriously. Nobody in that office had seen or heard the word "sabre" before?

Gardocki, anyone?
VIC MACKEY PWNS. You know he's out there somewhere, unleashing vigilante justice while he holds down his 9-5. Superman gone evil. Batman with no code.

I agree with the decline of THE OFFICE. Don't mean to be a hater or contrarian/backlasher. It's seriously lost its way, jumped the shark, etc.

Fake Documentary Format
Not a big fan of the way the American Office never really deals with its fake documentary format. I really loved how the BBC Office finale dealt directly with the fallout of the aired documentary. Rewatching it, those characters were more "real". The sense of quiet desperation inherent in a

Why don't you marry her?

Well said, Bogey. I thought the episode failed at being funny but the message itself was pretty lousy, too. That excruciating library sequence tracing the etymology of "fag" was total horseshit. You use the word "fag" in America today, it means gay.

Scientology was just an example of one of their "preachy" episodes that I think worked. My point is, they rely on these MESSAGE episodes a lot, and they don't always come together. Like this episode, which was all over the place.

Epic Fail
I'm surprised so many commenters are defending this episode. I love South Park but sometimes they try too hard to shock. It wasn't shocking or offensive or, most importantly, funny.

YOU TUBE and Link Rot
You Tube is the king of link rot, with videos getting yanked left and right. It's a wee bit annoying.

Talking Heads
How about the viability of sleepy audio debates over pop culture trends? The internet has turned me into an impatient child. I can skim an article. Can't skim these NPR bits. And what of all the folks who work in traditional offices where they can't listen to the audio?? WHAT OF THEM??

Graveyard of the Fireflies
"Graveyard of the Fireflies" destroys me EVERY SINGLE TIME. With the brother and sister? And the little sister's so hungry, she sucks on pebbles and imagines they're candy? Good Lord, it's just devastating.