There was a moment toward the beginning of Fly when Jesse asked Walt if he had been "sampling the product". I thought that was interesting. Walt doesn't answer and the point is never raised again, but the episode makes a lot more sense if Walt is on meth the whole time.

"I regard TWW in much the same way as NewsRadio: as the last great work of its era (for NR, the multiple-camera, studio-audience sitcom; for TWW, the episodic drama on network television)."

I hesitate to give it more praise than it deserves, but if you like sitcoms in general, it's certainly not a bad one. I don't particularly care for the middle-aged-woman-starts-dating-again-or-whatever genre either, but I think it works in Old Christine because, while the title character may see herself as strong and…

I'll agree with that—certainly among the most underrated, if not among the best. It's been on in syndication in my local market, and I've been surprised at how decent it is. Dave Foley's appearances are especially noteworthy, but maybe that's just my nostalgia for NewsRadio.

@Play that fiddle you: Not only do I remember it, I memorized it:

"Saul as the wisecracking, connected and skillful lawyer."

I think the line was that he lost his arm in "a Bluth Company construction accident", which made it sound like that sort of thing was a semi-regular occurence.

"His reactions to failed tricks are the best."

Catch-22
"Phillip, for his part, might be discounting the fact that he is actually a little bit crazy."

Other than The Simpsons and Parks and Recreation, how many shows can consistently pull off the "irrational townspeople overreact to everything" plot device? All I can think of is South Park, which tends to be a few degrees more over the top.

- You want me to go get him?
- No, keep him in. Let's see how he reacts.
- [throws at the next batter]…Interesting.

Registered sex offenders
I don't often watch these shows, and I realize they have no obligation to be realistic, but do they ever treat sex offender registries as anything less than a magical, comprehensive list of dangerous criminals?

"because no matter the organization, liberal or conservative (though really conservatives do it way more often, like 95% of the time), statistics usually are used to obscure the truth and therefore tend to de-rail the conversation."

He had a great line, though. Something about how he checks TMZ every morning to see if he has to go in to work.

"The Hoi Polloi TV Convoy"

"Average Shows for Average Joes"

Like most reasonable adults, I find virtually everything about the NFL's broadcast rules irritating and non-sensical, but I'll give them credit for their website. The "Can't-Miss Plays" and the five-minute game recap videos have, on a number of occassions, made Monday morning classes a lot more enjoyable. And I could…

"…doesn't mean anything except 'I can't properly convey with my writing the tone of a transition.' "

I'm no Republican, but I would've voted for Vinick. Who's with me?

"Jeffrey Tambor needs to show up unannounced more often"
Jeffrey Tambor once showed up unannounced at a local grocery store. It was cool, and like 20 times more exciting than Entourage. He seems like a really nice guy.