Definitely his best pilot. This was my first exposure to Whedon, and I was hooked right away, whereas Buffy and Angel required a certain amount of wearing in. I've watched the first 5 episodes of Dollhouse, and I'm having a reeeaaallly hard time getting into it. I think a lot of that has to do with Eliza Dushku,…

Definitely his best pilot. This was my first exposure to Whedon, and I was hooked right away, whereas Buffy and Angel required a certain amount of wearing in. I've watched the first 5 episodes of Dollhouse, and I'm having a reeeaaallly hard time getting into it. I think a lot of that has to do with Eliza Dushku,…

Flash Forward! I fucking loved that show as a kid, but I can't for the life of me remember what it's about.

Flash Forward! I fucking loved that show as a kid, but I can't for the life of me remember what it's about.

Precisely, the defining quality of an MPDG is that she exists only to rock the world of the sensitive male protagonist and vacate his life as soon as she's served her purpose. Kaylee is most definitely not one of these, though she does have manic, pixiesh qualities.

Precisely, the defining quality of an MPDG is that she exists only to rock the world of the sensitive male protagonist and vacate his life as soon as she's served her purpose. Kaylee is most definitely not one of these, though she does have manic, pixiesh qualities.

I've already complained about the theme song (twice!) already, so I'm 1/3. So, I just need to figure out what "Silverhawks" is and take my television to the curb, and I'll be ready to sew your skin into my clothing.

I've already complained about the theme song (twice!) already, so I'm 1/3. So, I just need to figure out what "Silverhawks" is and take my television to the curb, and I'll be ready to sew your skin into my clothing.

There's a clumsy key change midway through that makes me want to break that fiddle over my knee every time. You know which one I'm talking about.

There's a clumsy key change midway through that makes me want to break that fiddle over my knee every time. You know which one I'm talking about.

I love that Kaylee is simultaneously sweet and innocent and also a total nympho.

I love that Kaylee is simultaneously sweet and innocent and also a total nympho.

I enjoyed this song the first couple of times, but it starts to get old reeeeaaallly fast. Not quite as fast as Nathan Fillion's opening narration, though. I find affected folksiness grating.

I enjoyed this song the first couple of times, but it starts to get old reeeeaaallly fast. Not quite as fast as Nathan Fillion's opening narration, though. I find affected folksiness grating.

@ShrikeTheAvatar:disqus  What @avclub-1881baeccb7399f3452cd7f37cdb2b29:disqus said. I read Todd's reviews of Girls, but I avoid the comments simply because it became impossible to locate a sane conversation—positive or negative—about the show due to all of the discussion of whether or not Lena Dunham is fuckable. It's…

@ShrikeTheAvatar:disqus  What @avclub-1881baeccb7399f3452cd7f37cdb2b29:disqus said. I read Todd's reviews of Girls, but I avoid the comments simply because it became impossible to locate a sane conversation—positive or negative—about the show due to all of the discussion of whether or not Lena Dunham is fuckable. It's…

@Scrawler2:disqus @avclub-cc225865b743ecc91c4743259813f604:disqus  I think you're both on to something here. "Uncanny" in the Freudian sense is a really great way of describing it. And I think the comparison to Louie is warranted. I actually find Louie to be an painfully alienating show. It's funny, yes, but like…

@Scrawler2:disqus @avclub-cc225865b743ecc91c4743259813f604:disqus  I think you're both on to something here. "Uncanny" in the Freudian sense is a really great way of describing it. And I think the comparison to Louie is warranted. I actually find Louie to be an painfully alienating show. It's funny, yes, but like…

This shall henceforth be known as the Comment Heard Round the Interwebs. I didn't even know about it until I heard about it on a completely unrelated podcast today. I watch Girls, and I read Todd's reviews, but I don't read this comments section for precisely the reasons Todd described. I'm not a delicate flower of a…

This shall henceforth be known as the Comment Heard Round the Interwebs. I didn't even know about it until I heard about it on a completely unrelated podcast today. I watch Girls, and I read Todd's reviews, but I don't read this comments section for precisely the reasons Todd described. I'm not a delicate flower of a…