@avclub-0ae7484a9f3bbd2a21df420050c032ae:disqus "Things like this happen every day…every day in ARKANSAS!"

@avclub-71fb6214c6b623f1a875ef81e9dd7778:disqus "He didn't steal…your shoes!"

Frasier: "Her loss."
Niles: "Exactly. Her loss! . . . Has saying that ever made you feel better?"
Frasier: "Not once."

"The Innkeepers" is also awesome. Frasier and Niles start a fancy restaurant, all hell breaks loose. "When people hear the name Niles Crane, I want them to think 'big souffle'!"

His sword fight with his wife's German lover, followed by the four-person translation chain, was equally fabulous.

I always loved "30 Rock"s subtle ribbing of the show's "whiteness": http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Agreed. It's very much like "I Love Lucy" in the way it plants the seeds in Act I and waits until Act III to earn the big payoff.

Thanks for this writeup. I'm in the opposite camp from Genevieve: I watched "Frasier" every week during my teenage years and adored (almost) every episode (the final two seasons stumbled, but they packed a good punch in the finale). I always thought the show was incredibly smart, and while it did sound "written" from…

I've said it before and will say it again: I'd LOVE to see him return to television. He's perfectly suited to the medium, and if he could overcome the equivalent of the "Seinfeld Curse" and find a new role, it would be the best treat ever.

I liked Xander, but I think he was the greatest casualty of the show progressing on to 6th and 7th seasons. The writers seemed completely adrift about his purpose (though I believe the actor had some real-life issues complicating his performance, if I recall correctly), and the mess with Anya didn't help anything. I…

It was a decent show, but it was really long. I enjoyed the musical numbers and whatnot, but how many of the technical awards did they give between Waltz and Hathaway? The whole middle of the show felt like a huge snooze to those of us who don't get the different between sound mixing and sound editing.

I thought it was kind of lame, too, but from what I've read, the Oscar folks approached the First Lady. She didn't "insert herself" into the evening, the way some have suggested on other sites, but I agree it felt misplaced. However, I remember Laura Bush was involved in an Oscars telecast in the early 2000s, and I…

Agreed. I love "Chicago" and was pleased to see Catherine Zeta-Jones come out to reprise her big number, but it felt like odd, misplaced hero worship to then bring the cast out later and have them present an award together. I actually liked that they were celebrating musicals (even though there wasn't one nominated…

I also found that hilarious, even though my friends didn't get the joke.

Do they ever steal our shows? (Besides our crappy reality programming?)

Rewatching the pilot right now. Honestly, I think I laugh harder at "George Michael Bluth: Frozen Banana Salesman/Child" than any other gag in the series. And there are A LOT of gags in this series. I find it's a perfect pilot.

Agreed. I was dreading seeing "Bridesmaids," despite all the hype, because I was afraid it would be 2 hours of one of her SNL characters. I ultimately enjoyed the movie—and Wiig—because she was playing a (relatively) normal person.

I love the way they barely even try to make her look younger. It's one of my favorite unsung gags about the series, so I was sort of disappointed that they brought someone in for this. But I'll be open-minded….

Good point. I also find him far more interesting than the President, who is easily one of the most defanged leaders in TV history…

Russo, while a decent character, I felt was far too over-the-top and
confusing (I found myself wondering how he ever became a congressman…