That's the main reason I can barely stomach watching Sorkin stuff anymore. Even in the Social Network, ZUCKERBERG was a stand-in for Sorkin. It's just miserable. I had to turn off West Wing when I realized Lowe was going to get written off in favor of Whitford (Sorkin).

Wasn't this foreshadowed in Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design?

That has to be my favorite Britta moment ever. I like in the outtakes when she's just trying to combine every Britney Spears song ever…

I don't think it's always true that faith is only introduced as a foreshadowing element. Think of all the characters who are "conspicuously Jewish" (to quote TV Tropes). They identify as Jewish in one scene, and then it's barely mentioned again. (Think No Strings Attached, Love and Other Drugs, Garden State, any…

What exactly is "jingoistic" about making the building 1776 feet tall?

A Manic Pixie Dream Girl with early onset Parkinson's? Now THAT's Romantic Comedy. Oh wait…

In response to 2, see right around the Academy Awards and the unbearableness that was "Love and Other Drugs"

Wow
John, please keep reviewing Modern Family. You don't give it the same pass that other reviewers are wont to do, especially when it comes to the Cam and Mitchell storylines. Thanks!

@ C.C. Baxter That has to be one of my favorite quotes of all time, and the reason why Clinton was such a good President/Alien Overlord.

Really?
I've always felt like the R-rating for prestigious Oscar-bait movies like "The King's Speech" gives them an air of gravitas and import, and PG-13 nowadays means they are targeted at a teen audience. I seriously doubt there are that many pre-17 year olds clambering to see a movie like that, but I could be…

Go Claire
Was anyone else really impressed with Claire's ability to act through a scene while simultaneously running a near-8:30 mile? IMPRESSIVE. That's not something you see too often on TV. Even rarer than a female character actually eating.

No correspondent cameos?
What about Wyatt Cenac? Racist!

Quoth the Raven, "What a shine!"

Yeah he came to my school to give a lecture. In the middle of the Q&A portion, these protestors started shouting for him to come with them to Palestine and see what was what. He just ignored them. If their aim was to make him seem like an asshole, it worked.

What?!
I really only got on here to see if Jack Shepherd was listed (and where). Way to drop the ball, AV Club.

Noooo!
Seriously, all of my opinions on pop culture I didn't care about came from here! How am I supposed to stay abreast of these things now? Amelie, I need you to predigest entertainment for me and regurgitate it in my mouth like old times! (That's what she said)

And since when does The Simpsons side with Flanders on matters of religion??? Seriously, every time Flanders started muttering in that holier-than-thou voice, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I don't like being forced into a Christian perspective on blasphemy. That's not why I watch this show. Or used to…

GAAAAAAHHHH What happened to the rule that you can't play more than one Marvel Character? This just confirms my theory that once Ryan Reynolds becomes involved with something, it dies.

It CAN be entertaining
Seriously, isn't anyone else entertaining by the train-wreck quality that this show has in spades? It's so disorganized! The panel and the ref are in a constant power struggle, the gimmick quickly fades to the point where no one actually cares about the goddamn couple anymore and you just get to…

SHit yeah
THIRTEENTH!