Yeah, I think season 9 is the best thing they've done since season 5. I had similar worries around the time of season 6 but I kept watching.

"I didn't read the article, but I have to write SOMETHING so this doesn't look like all my other blatant spam-firsties, so here."

Glad I'm not the only one who sat down and tried to solve this.

This was the first episode I ever saw of Deadwood— in fact, I didn't even see the whole thing, pretty much tuning in right as Flora was trying to get away with the theft and stabs Cy. It was… a while before I watched the show again.

And yet, both songs, despite being terrible out of context, work quite well as the theme songs to their respective shows.

Ugh, yeah, those were the moments in the movie that made me say "Oh, right, I'm watching a movie based on a TV show with a certain mandate to appeal to teen girls."

Did you ever get into the series? I finally got around to seeing the movie Christmas day.

Grantland is full of self-important assholes

Those guys are dipshits too

I think Veronica Mars suffered a lot from Second Album Syndrome. You know, "You have your whole life to write your first album but only 18 months to write your second." It just felt like season 1 had much more care put into it and was much more well thought-out than subsequent seasons. 2 was still significantly better…

Deadwood, cocksuckers!

This is where the drinking came in handy, because I couldn't think of another answer that was even plausible, so I had to go with the one that was ultimately correct.

Woo! I got final jeopardy right even though I'd been drinking. I guess I'm what you'd call more of a casual Jeopardy! fan.

He's McG's non-union Mexican equivalent.

Tobias seems to say absolutely nothing about the performances in his review, and I thought they were superb.

There's definitely a bit of unreliable narrator / surrealism / blending the line between fantasy and reality.

The critic in the movie itself is a bit of an easy stereotype, and I think there's an argument that it's Iñárritu working out some anger toward critics there. But at the same time, Tobias' review barely touched on anything but his dislike of Iñárritu- I really enjoyed the performances and exploration of themes in…

Hello, David? I'm feeling really tempted!

Hello, David? I'm feeling really tempted!

"It's like I always say: 'Yes. That Hanks.'"