You kiddin'? I keep my honne to myself, like a good little gaijin.

Beginner's guide to J-idol pop: it is saccharine assembly-line garbage, and also symbolic of everything fucked up and backwards in contemporary Japanese culture (psycho-commercialism, commodification, infantilism, othering of "non-Japanese" attributes, intentional emptiness, insistence upon industrial replication…

"Shut up, you babies."

Friendo, if I was here to talk about my actual dreams in the meat world, shit would get oppressively weird. But on a pop culture website, yeah, obvious hyperbole about jokes I get is warranted.

God, when you said "Archer," my brain recast that series with H. Jon Benjamin in the captain's seat.

In my shitty opinion? Oh, yes. I think the GOB stuff is mostly unimpeachable. I thought Buster's episode was terrifically silly. I also loved the Tobias arc, but I think Maria Bamford was great in this (whereas others are poo-poo'ing her, because they themselves are horrible small poo poo people). These episodes are…

Others in the commentariat have hit on it: BSG was what Voyager should have been. An isolated ship, with an unprepared crew, chasing improbable salvation in enemy territory. With actual stakes and everything. 

Oh yeah, one more thing:

While we seem to have gotten different mileage out of some of the jokes — I thought it was funnier than did TVW — I'd say this is a fair and well-reasoned review. I agree re: bloat; generally, these episodes needed another round of belt-tightening. (I think this is a common problem for artists who become successful…

I just rewatched the first episode, having seen the whole season.

KIND OF SPOILERY BUT NOT REALLY QUESTION

"These digital-first comics are based on T&A anime statues of DC
heroines like Wonder Woman, Power Girl, and Batgirl, but it’s unclear
who the audience is for [Ame-Comi Girls]."

"celebrities waxing glib"

One of the most remarkable things? (Sorry if this has already been pointed out.) The way "Roxanne" only resolves from creepy tense verse into the triumphant joyous chorus in the real timeline.

I believe the correct response was, "All Things Cum-splattered."

Dammit, Bocephus… you can go on Fox News and spew forth from your scraggly, drawling, chaw-stained yap any kind of ignorant, racist, offensive, laughable claptrap you so well please. But for chirssakes, my rowdy friend, TAKE OFF THE CAMOUFLAGE CRIMSON TIDE HAT FIRST. You wanna just hand out bulletin board material for…