"You have a job and they don't, so fuck 'em" Yeah, Marah Eakin, AV Club writer! Fuck people who write online criticisms of popular culture!

She's an actress - her resume lists her as actor, broadcaster, stand-up, and voice over artist (I got suspicious like you and Joe, so I Googled her) - and so is Felix, the sassy Asian lady. Cooking has been their lifelong passion ever since they realized that it might get them television exposure.

She's an actress - her resume lists her as actor, broadcaster, stand-up, and voice over artist (I got suspicious like you and Joe, so I Googled her) - and so is Felix, the sassy Asian lady. Cooking has been their lifelong passion ever since they realized that it might get them television exposure.

I wasn't surprised to see Jamar get picked to sing twice - if that guy's half as decent and joyful as he appears to be, I wish he was my friend, too - but I got a kick out of seeing that Jermaine has become friends with Pip, Chris has become friends with Jordis Unga, and that nobody, apparently, has become friends…

That "it's called a metaphor" nonsense drove me crazy, because 99 Problems isn't some poetic description of life's troubled journey, it's a rap boast about keeping your bitch in line. And it's understandable that Xtina would get a little pissed off at that, and take it a little personally - she's the only woman on the…

I've been thinking that, too, Scott. My favorite part of the episode was the conversation between Chris and Reagan while he was lying on the floor - two likeable performers with a ton of chemistry and comic timing having a nice little scene - but for the critic, it was a "predictable," "shoulder-shrug" moment. The…

There was a lot of screaming at the teevee from me and the missus last night. I may have disagreed with every decision from the judges, but especially about Adley, the Oklahoma girl - that kid got robbed. But then, I shoulda known little Raelynn would win once I saw her driving around in the fully loaded 2012 Kia and…

I knew a guy who was half Japanese and half black. Every December 7th, he'd attack Pearl Bailey.

Kevin, if you're going to describe the singing as "pointless" unless it's being competitively judged, I think we're watching this show for totally different reasons.

Very nice
Todd, that was outright inspiring. And a fine alternative to the "Look at the goofy costumes!" and "Outrage over Superman's new shirt!" articles everywhere else.

It's Lidia!
Around my house, this episode was anticipated like the Super Bowl - Lidia on network primetime! And Tracy has become our new favorite, because her reaction to seeing Lidia Bastianich was exactly the same as my girlfriend's would be - shrieking, shaking and sobbing.

It felt genuine
The hosts were awful, the production design was an eyesore (I swear to Christ, those video projections drove me batty), and it felt like they kept every idea from their initial "NBC's answer to American Idol" brainstorming sessions (blind judging, battle rounds, coaches instead of judges), but I still…

I mean, I know famous people are mostly awful, but still …
I remember a Barbara Walters interview with her where she was asked about her hit-and-run accident and what she had learned from it. Instead of the usual Hollywood mea culpa - saying something about responsibility, or that she felt bad for the people she…

Woody is totally right - it's a great show - but I get where you're coming from. The DVD cover of the ladies and the jam made it look like something overly precious that I figured I wouldn't be interested in, and it took the wife to finally Netflix it. It's very different from AbFab - it's an ensemble piece, and…

I yelled at the TV
TVW, I gotta disagree. I couldn't believe that the contest put some people on Hollywood (loads of foot traffic - and loads of tourists who'd be interested in camera crews) and some on Sunset & Vine (no foot traffic at all, only people parking their cars before walking into or out of the Cinerama…

Thanks, knowledgeable people with good memories!

Ham Sandwich?
What on earth does the name of this episode mean? Did I miss something?

He was only in his thirties, too
Cooke's death is so sad and so messy - shot while he was raging at a motel manager, after he either got swindled by a prostitute or kidnapped and assaulted a nice young lady, depending on who you believe - that I'm real curious how a film would handle it.

About Red John
It's done a good job with Red John, I think, Zack - the show was created by Bruno Heller, the creator of HBO's Rome, and I trust him as a writer to know where he's going. I remember an interview where Heller said that the Red John storyline would be resolved in the series finale, by necessity - once…

Jesus wants anarchy!
I totally bought Alicia's daughter getting sucked into Stephen Baldwin-y extreme Christianity. And when Alicia gave her an actual Bible that she'd actually have to read, her look of disappointment was dynamite.