Joliet
I was the guy who suggested the Pop Pilgrims head to Joliet Prison where Blues Brothers was filmed. I didn't realize at the time my suggestion was up against Shawshank. Game over, man. Now I want to take a trip to Ohio, and that's a phrase I never thought I'd say.

The Wound Up Penguin!
To me, she'll always be Sister Katrina from one episode of Wonderfalls. And hey, it was one of the episodes that actually aired!

Jon Heder. Especially the Too Much Time On My Hands video. And James Young should be played by a lion.

Surprised he hadn't been given the GtG treatment yet.
I thought he's gone on record saying "Freaky Deaky" was his favorite book? I could be remembering that wrong though.

Unknown Man is definitely at the top 2 or 3. Glad to see others dig it too. It usually gets lost in Leonard discussions.

Another way
Other possible gateways back to Polly Jean: her duets with Mark Lanegan on "Bubblegum" and Josh Homme on "Desert Sessions, Vols. 9 & 10" (with the exception of "There Will Never Be a Better Time," depending on your mood that day).

Justified
He was the prisoner having a standoff on Justified this past season, too, wasn't he? Great episode. He did a hell of job there.

Des Barres
I was really hoping this was a review of Pamela des Barres' awful VH1 documentary from last week about groupies, and how they might be the only heroes we have left. At least I think that's what des Barres was implying. The section of the doc where she visited Sweet Connie from Little Rock was particularly…

Glee
I hope the artist really captures their singing voices!.

Elvis has left the balcony
Man, I was REALLY looking forward to this with Elvis Mitchell. Now, I can't really be bothered to watch. Long live The Treatment. He's still going to be doing the Treatment, isn't he?

From the country that gave "According To Jim" eight seasons!
All I can say is hopefully the Nielsen families sleep well at night knowing that quality television is being killed outright. while ensuring that "BLEEP My Dad Says" lives to suck another day. Fucking assholes.

Alas, Fury's good luck charm could not save the crapfests that were the last 3 seasons of "24."

Sounds like you're trying to say "Taylor Dobsen" with a mouth full of peanut butter.

That sound you hear…
…is Chuck Klosterman, and only Klosterman, whacking away in anticipation.

Damn fine interview
I'm definitely intrigued.

I agree, and I wish you good health.

Alt Text
Do I win a prize for noticing the Obamacare gag in the picture? Or an AV Club No Prize equivalent?

I haven't seen this mentioned before…
…which may just mean I missed it - and likely have - but is there a significance to the fact that most of the main characters are quitting something they love? Britt quit robbing for a living, Gustafson quit smoking, Hank quit booze. (You could even argue that his wife quit their…

And now it's been fixed. Carry on then.

I'm with you on that. I pretty much had to just admire Irving's art this time around because I had no clue what was happening.