Maybe I read way too much into it (or misunderstood the subtitles)
But I always got that it was all about free will. That Raymond felt his actions in rescuing the drowning victim to not be a choice, but unthinking instinct and thus not truly worth praise or admiration. By showing to himself he was capable of true…

People have been getting pretty whiny about A- grades to classic Simpsons episodes though. And yeah, the idea that any show with more than, say, one episode is nonstop A+s is pretty disturbing (and a little scary); it doesn't work like that.

Sometimes it's pretty damn cool to be the only one in the room that thinks a joke is weak, but usually it isn't. I do wonder from time to time why I never cared for this series or ever really laughed. I think, ultimately, that I just hated every character - which is odd, as that usually isn't necessary (everyone in…

As someone who absolutely cannot get enough origin stories, this sounds great
They should just make a "#1 Superman Stories" title that's just the same, slightly-modified version of the same origin story every issue. Then they can make a bunch of movies from them.

I wish my dick was capable of defaming people.
Though if that means "make them less famous via being less interesting afterwards", maybe it already is…

Worf. He never gets defeated just to prove how tough the enemy is!

Eh, the sad thing is that there really are millions out there without bullshit detectors.
I mean, isn't half the point of screaming talking heads to give credence to the nonsense theory of the day, since Joe Blowski really, truly doesn't trust himself to form an opinion without an authority figure giving him the 'all…

At the time, I'd've assumed Alex was an atheist
Simply because his "smartest guy in the room" thing seemed to exclude the ultimate reality of being a tiny pawn in someone(thing) else's plan. I didn't understand modern conservative thought at the time, but his "coming to God" thing felt like yet another cheap "just…

A fog storm?
Can fog storm? I've seen my share of fog, and it tends to be the laziest weather type you'll ever encounter. It's the shiftless unemployable brother-in-law of weather. A fog storm? I don't even think smog can form an actual storm pattern - fog? Huh?

Eh, it seems more like "proof they read it". It doesn't prove they followed it, but it does raise the odds considerably. If there's brown M&Ms, it means you have no reason to expect anything else was followed; if they're missing, at least you have a chance.

Oh, I agree he was trying to funny (in the sense he was trying to amuse himself), but it also seemed like he didn't give a crap who was actually offended, and was enjoying himself by being the dick of the party. You know - that guy who just shows up to fuck with people, and uses the "you knew me when you invited me"…

Divorcemaids?

Well, like iTunes, you get the impression they're trying to increase it by any means necessary, with holdouts desperately waiting for some last-second savior from the effective monopoly. You can blame them for lack of success, but not for any lack of ruthless ambition.

Attractive? Eh, whatever. She was there, ready to go and could apparently keep a secret for at least 10 years. Asking for more is just being greedy.

That's Closer like "nearer", right?
Because otherwise it seems awfully trite as a show title. But… closer to what? It just gets the mind running at 30mph!

Making other, lesser peoples hate us is how we know we're winning.

Eh, until Schwartzenegger (Brown) vs EMA is decided, eh.
Until video games are granted (or denied) first amendment rights, the NEA is sort of like your mom approving something. It's nice, but… yeah.

Eh, I remember an awesome CNN section where they were interviewing people trying to de-misogynize rap, and they went on and on with old grandmas ranting about what a scourge it is - and then at the very last second noted that overall, country music listeners are more likely to be violent against women (no pics or…

When you go face-to-face with anonymous internet trolls, everyone wins, right?
'Cause actually doing this absolutely doesn't expose anything like a thin skin, and such a condition is only due respect and equanimity, not further ridicule and a pack-like aggression!

The Harvey Birdman Flintstones-as-Sopranos was pretty funny.