@avclub-4c56756898d633b36107f305da70351d:disqus Of course. Some of them are gay, some are straight.

@avclub-4c56756898d633b36107f305da70351d:disqus Of course. Some of them are gay, some are straight.

I get that reference.

I get that reference.

There's also the fact that society tends to presume that everyone is straight until proven otherwise, so I'd bet the average gay person is much more used to having their sexuality misevaluated than the average straight person.

There's also the fact that society tends to presume that everyone is straight until proven otherwise, so I'd bet the average gay person is much more used to having their sexuality misevaluated than the average straight person.

How about Murphy Brown? I'd also add Married…with Children, but that might be more of a personal preference.

How about Murphy Brown? I'd also add Married…with Children, but that might be more of a personal preference.

Well said. I've seen a lot of criticism (rightly) leveled at The Newsroom for its idiotic approach to the media and political discourse, but I was surprised to find that it was also just kind of mediocre. I don't mind unrealistic dialogue if it's subtle and witty—which is what I'm used to from both Sorkin and HBO—but…

Well said. I've seen a lot of criticism (rightly) leveled at The Newsroom for its idiotic approach to the media and political discourse, but I was surprised to find that it was also just kind of mediocre. I don't mind unrealistic dialogue if it's subtle and witty—which is what I'm used to from both Sorkin and HBO—but…

This might be something everyone else already knew about, but I didn't until just now:

This might be something everyone else already knew about, but I didn't until just now:

I remember noticing that for the first time—had to have been at least the fourth time I'd seen the episode—and just thinking, "alright, that settles it. This is the best TV show ever."

I remember noticing that for the first time—had to have been at least the fourth time I'd seen the episode—and just thinking, "alright, that settles it. This is the best TV show ever."

@avclub-2a5866203b479586ecc9183837a2d3e0:disqus I don't see how Josh Lyman is too far removed from Malcolm Tucker. (I mean, yeah, that's a fictional character, but from a show often praised for its realism.)

@avclub-2a5866203b479586ecc9183837a2d3e0:disqus I don't see how Josh Lyman is too far removed from Malcolm Tucker. (I mean, yeah, that's a fictional character, but from a show often praised for its realism.)

"…the American actors still really sound like they are getting away with something when they are swearing, and deliver the lines quite differently to the tossed-off and natural delivery that the British actors have."

"…the American actors still really sound like they are getting away with something when they are swearing, and deliver the lines quite differently to the tossed-off and natural delivery that the British actors have."

So I just discovered that Jay Jackson, the actor who plays Perd Hapley, doesn't have a Wikipedia page. This strikes me as a gross injustice (you know, in relative terms), and I'd rectify it myself if I knew how to create a Wikipedia page.

Rolling Stone used "she", and they're the ones Gabel actually talked to. I don't see any reason not to follow their lead.