Was cracking up at the way that was happening to Ozzy, too. The very fact that he wanted to keep a pretty girl around rather than the pasty Johnny Cockring made the other guys suspicious of an alliance that he was too lackadasical to even actually establish.

Nice. It's like he's in the Sondheim musical, "Follies." ("Don't Look At Me," anyone?)

Yeah, but why did he insist on being called Cochran? Every time Jeff says his name now, I can only think "Cock Ring." Which, you know, might explain why Papa Bear has taken such an interest in him.

All porn parodies with the title XXX in them make me think that Vin Diesel should star. Considering how much shit he both creates and eats in his films, he'd make a perfect middle for the franchise.

Innit that one called "The Human Ouroborous"?

Haven't watched tonight's Torchwood yet, but I agree that Strike Back's been doing a better job of reeling me in — and that's coming from a Torchwood fan. But yeah, it just goes to show you that even the oldest of premises and most archetypal of characters can still carry a show if it's full of well-shot action.

But as 'castro pointed out, Maswa left out the global tentacles, so we're all good. Maybe I'll repost some of that spam in a later post.

You really hate Spooks, don't you? You'll probably hate Strike Back, then. As for 24 vs. The Unit, I don't even consider that to be close. The Unit was terrific. 24 was *occasionally* decent, and somewhat original in its first season (though still similar in style to La Femme Nikita), but it was stretched out more…

Yes, it's technically Season 2. But the cast is all new, save for Porter, the hero from Season 1, who is being held hostage in the first episode, which is why Scott is brought on board, so it's fine if you haven't watched everything that led up to it. Like Todd said, you know, by dint of the genre, what must happen,…

Short Comment
My favorite episode yet.

Actually, I think this was the biggest flaw in the episode. Larry didn't have anything to do with Lewis's hands being broken. Had this scene occurred at Larry's house, or had Larry brought the woman to see Lewis, then sure. But this was Lewis getting into trouble all on his own.

I'll Admit
I was a little worried at first that Larry may have ran that pussy into the ground, but no, it's fine, he's just picking up and getting some new pussy.

Tug…
I could've sworn that was Hank Azaria. Guess I'm just going crazy.

Title Sequence
You asked for a better title sequence/song? Shameless.

Tenthring, I've got friend with "real" jobs in architecture and medicine who nonetheless have found themselves either directly "interning" for larger firms or working unpaid shifts for extra "experience," so let's not pretend that only English majors and funky non-profit workers remain unpaid. That said, tons of…

I get making fun of the NCAA….
But why, in this job market, is nobody commenting on the even greater form of slavery that this episode poked fun of: internships. (Some nice digs at non-profits, too, especially some of the more bloated and inefficient charity-based ones.) For better or worse, most NCAA athletes *are*…

It's not just you, but man, was there a lack of visual stimulation in this, of all episodes, that made you so aware of the audio?

Didn't see anything about…
The great exchange between Will and Peter! "But not laugh-out-loud funny" was the line that had me howling the most in a very well-paced and interesting episode, one where once again the focus was on the logistics and tactics of a trial than on the case itself, which is where this show has…

I like that despite every sign being against them — the timing, continuing to be wrong, all the way up to the room itself — they pushed forward, time and again making it an active choice, not an accidental fling. There's metaphor in the fact that Alicia is the one who has to "open" the door and invite Will in, even…

Casual Gay Sex
Whether Kalinda enjoyed it or not, I was shamelessly having a blast, especially since I'd just been commenting on the high rate of cleavage in this episode. But it's not that she can't enjoy casual sex . . . it's that she can't be the "other woman" again, now that she's seen the intimate results (and…