Watch the GG pilot—somewhat remarkably, they had their tone and aesthetic down from the very beginning. If you like it, you'll like the series. If you hate it, likewise.

Is this an actual series order?
Or just a pilot? The HR article isn't clear, though it seems to lean towards the former.

Based purely on the poster/DVD cover…
…I've always assumed this was a semi-highbrow take on Howie Mandel's "Walk Like a Man," an HBO afternoon staple from my youth. Looks like I wasn't too far off.

Those Movieline "unproduced screenplay" lists…
…Didn't the script for "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" top that list at one point?

And how do you explain away the magnificence of "Days of Thunder"? Huh, smart guy?

Say what you will…
…but he made a great Old French Whore.

Not only was TNT's "Heartland" set in Pittsburgh, but it was an organ transplant-based series.

…the first series of the Obama backlash…
Let's see…going to IMDB…checking "full cast and crew"…

I guess "effective" is in the eye of the beholder.

Oh come on, The Goodes was way weaker.

"Is that a vidya game?"

That's my purse!!!
I don't know you!!!

Wanda: "Would you just get me the fuck out of here?"
Maggie: "What's 'fuck' mean, Hector?"
Hector: "Oh, Maggie, it's just a teen nonsense word Wanda uses to make herself feel all grown-up.
Maggie: "Your honor, could we take Wanda the fuck home?"

Remember Alf? HE'S BACK! IN POG FORM!

It's nice to see that "Mad Men" gave Vincent Kartheiser a little time off to pursue his hobby of Edward-impersonation.

Once again, Greg Giraldo killed…
…and once again, it will lead absolutely nowhere.

"Chicks can't hold they smoke."

Riesgraf's 'Parker'…
…makes much more sense as a character when you realize that she's mildly autistic. Which the show is (perhaps understandably, since it's played for comedy) reluctant to explicitly state to the viewer.

DVD
The series is currently scheduled for a 9/29 DVD release. No word on Blu, but I'd say it's unlikely.

What, none of you have read Fray?