Oh, come on, really? Yes, it was mean - that's what Triumph bits are all about. Do you think Triumph the Insult Comic Dog - a hand puppet whose catch phrase is "For me to poop on!" is meant to be taken as a serious commentary on whatever subject he's skewering? Jeez.

Sisko.

Yeah, I agree. I was all set to read this with the same snark-inclined eye with which I approach most AV Club material, but then…boom. Right in the feels.

Ah, that's true! Sometimes I forget myself…and the lyrics to the National Anthem.

When I first heard "Midnight Radio," I came to conclusion that I would give valuable parts of my anatomy to write a song that good.

Not to be all emo, but the song "Midnight Radio" got me through some tough shit.

Oh, my god, that dance sequence. It's insane - gloriously, beautifully insane.

Except Marius. He loves it.

I see you shiver with antici

The unexpected a capella rendition of "Afternoon Delight" in Anchorman.

The biggest surprise of the movie, for me, was "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables." Marius is such a wet sandwich in the stage production, but Redmayne made him really likable in the film, and he absolutely KILLS that song.

A POX on the phoney king of England!

"Can You Picture That" is my jam.

The train sequence is called "Rock Island." Definitely a winner.

I had to pick my jaw up off the floor when that song was over the first time I watched SP: B, L, & U. It was really the moment when I knew I was watching something special.

And "Every Little Piece" from Pete's Dragon…although it's hard to top "Candle on the Water."

Passing Strange or GTFO. For anyone who hasn't seen this show, check out the Spike-Lee filmed final stage performance on Netflix Instant - it is, to my mind, the absolute best rock musical ever conceived (Hedwig runs a close second, but Hedwig is more a fantastic rock album with a story wrapped around it, whereas, in…

Less than I'd like, but more than I'd hoped.

You're Dr. Jamison, man. Many, many babes are into that.

I'm sure he'll be questioning his own judgment…all the way to the bank.