It makes it more difficult to take anything he says seriously. For example, if someone said "There's a very interesting debate about whether dark matter and energy exist or if we need to rethink our conception of the universe," that would be plausible, but I'd be less inclined to listen to more if that followed the…

To his credit, Shales was an early champion of Mystery Science Theater 3000. But then Joel left and Shales bitterly turned on the show, like he never escaped the Joel v. Mike Flamewar.

That's kind of the last echoes of All in the Family's influence. Lots of sitcoms in the 1970s felt pressure to be "relevant," an admirable goal which unfortunately played out in awkwardly shoehorned dramatic plots after waves of goofiness. (To be honest, I don't think All in the Family really did it well, either.)…

Ugh, no. Drexel's Class started OK but then they started doing everything with that Anthony Kiedis guy and lost the focus on Coleman.

My favorite part of Movie Mega-Cheese was Mike complaining about the rolling gun battles in The Bridges of Madison County.

The season with Christine's pregnancy was the beginning of the end, though the stuff with "Dan is good now/Dan is the Phantom of the Court" was pretty much a show begging to die.

IIRC, she left Night Court to do a tour with Meat Loaf. I remember Entertainment Weekly's rather bitchy send-off of Night Court said the show went downhill after she left, which showed they never actually watched it.

Mac was always my favorite. The grounded character amid all the insanity erupting around him.

Nah. I think this move is going the Bay-route.

She turns into Wonder Woman after 300 years as Hawkman.

Who the hell do you think you are — Franklin Richards or some kinda big shot?

OH MY GOD THE SCHLITZ MALT LIQUOR AD BEFORE IT THEY PUT ALL THE GODDAMNED STEREOTYPES IN A BLENDER

I'm pretty sure this was the basis of an article in Reason.

Yes, but is it simple absurdism or calculated irony?

Who's Aunt Esther in this scenario? Mon Mothma?

"I'm comin', Amidala! This is the big one!"

"In the future, everyone's life will become the focus of a porn parody." — Andy Warhol

And, of course, an extended stay at Max's in New York, showing they had a following. You had devoted fans like Jonathan Richman, too.

She's said she's out of music to take care of her grandson, so they'll manage otherwise.

I'm guessing we're going to hear a lot about the Velvet Underground being completely ignored and a commercial disaster during their lifespan, and . . . it's just not true.