"We've got soul, but we're NOT soldiers."

"We've got soul, but we're NOT soldiers."

Definitely the biggest laugh of the episode for me. Singing along allowed me to become one with my inner douchey Ted.

Thanks all for the reminder of the Author's Note at the beginning of Far Side of the World, it had been a while since I've read that. Even though Jack's career parallels Cochrane and O'Brian never intended to write so many novels, I still feel that the novels suffer for it. The infinite loop discussed at length here…

Aubrey/Maturin Over Time
I agree with many of the staff writers that serial or series fiction can become tiresome over time, but that it is great to come back to a world you enjoy again and again. Although by no means of high literary quality, the Star Wars Expanded Universe novels are interesting in that many…

In terms of the historical setting and the motivations of Aubrey, one has to step back and consider how life in general was in the Napoleonic Era. Midshipmen went to sea at a very young age and were treated as part of the officer class from the beginning. With the exception of a brief period where Aubrey was turned…

Best Novel Series Ever!
I just noticed this today and I could not be happier that the AV Club is covering these books. A friend turned me onto these novels while I was still a cadet and I didn't put them down for a year. I'm currently in the middle of the 16th novel, The Wine Dark Sea, and look forward to finishing…

Context Context Context
As someone currently serving in the military and unfortunate consumer of MRE's, I feel that your taste test short changes the ol' MRE on a few points. While I agree with the large point that the MRE is pretty damn horrible, and I will avoid them if real food is being served in the field, there…

Damnit, not Greg, the non gay half of the "young" copywriting team. Can't remember his name.

I stand corrected by the numerous people on this thread old enough to remember how large Vietnam loomed in the public mind in 1963, my hat's off to you. I guess we should start taking bets on which S-C staffer gets drafted first, or who you would like to see drafted. My money is on Greg, just because I want to see…

I agree that the show overall is pretty damn subtle, but I'd have to agree with Mr. Smith. Until '65 Vietnam didn't consume the American conciousness. Kennedy is still in office in the summer of '63, there wasn't any talk of Vietnam requiring more troops than the active Army of the time. I guess I just don't see…

'60's foreshadowing a bit forced?
Does anyone else feel that the mid-late '60's foreshadowing moments and dialogue seem a bit blunt and heavyhanded in this season? How large did Vietnam loom in the national conciousness in 1963? Would a young couple really be running away in order to pursue free love and dodge the…

What plot device is used to explain how everyone manages to stay movie star thin at home whilst not moving and only using their robot? Acai berry slushies? Hydroxycut cocktails?

What plot device is used to explain how everyone manages to stay movie star thin at home whilst not moving and only using their robot? Acai berry slushies? Hydroxycut cocktails?