Paul Bourne, Mall Spy

"I wanted a name that described the quality of our product, but without being flashy."

Would it also catch fire?

You know what I just discovered on my latest watch? The "We killed. A cop-puh" scene is actually from "The Spread," not "Our Gang." After Shane pulls his gun on the basketball player and Vic gives him the what's-wrong-with-you-are-you-crazy, Shane tells him "Isn't that just what we do now?" leading into it.

Krankor? I've been calling her Krandall! Why didn't anyone tell me? Oh, I've been making an idiot out of myself!

Totally agree that lack of ironic distance is in part a product of lack of backstory. When a character's backstory differs from our own, that makes it easier for us to say "We're not like this person" and stay at a remove. When we just see people acting in desperate situations, it forces us to ask ourselves how we…

*handcuffs self to table*
"Go ahead, Detective. You were telling me about my f***** n***** son?"

the only lingering effect the train robbery has on later seasons is that the fallout poisoned the Strike Team's relationship.

Having now seen all of these, after my Deadwood watch this summer, I can say I totally agree with this top 5, and that Mad Men is just a step behind. (I wouldn't have West Wing in the conversation, though, but my beef with Sorkin is well-documented.)

Far out, man! I haven't seen a bong in years.

Also, the Beat poets.

Real Murca is not about comedy that makes you think! It's about watching fatty fall down go boom while you eat another bucket of processed hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Well, I can try. I mean, it's my job, right?

Some Internet Girl must have written the episode.

I expect to see Beef of the Southern Wild any day now.

Holy shit, Fat Mac was the biggest-selling country singer of 2008?

No, because a man made the mistake of sending the e-mail, and a woman made a joke about him doing it.

They're not on "now", but I thought Rick and Morty and Review were the two best comedies on cable last year. Second seasons should be forthcoming in 2015.

My impression of Broad City is that it got much funnier after the first couple of episodes. I watched all of season 1, sporadically, but the more I watched the more I laughed.

Wow, that's amazing. Even better than I could have put it.