Another bang up job. Some stray thoughts:

"See What I Sampled Here" would seem more accurate.

If they haven't settled on a title for this miniseries yet, I'd like to propose "Clark 'n' Lewis Can't Lose."

It was unreal when we told our dads.

I haven't seen Blackish, but I know that the Huxtables, a doctor and a lawyer, weren't economically representative of the majority of their viewers either. Regardless of their economic class, I think the key factor that made them relatable was that they were simply professionals working in normal fields.

As a white guy, I don't feel I need to be shown that black people can be "just like me" by way of a TV show, but maybe there are some white people who do. It certainly couldn't hurt. And I'll add this: I think there are probably some black people who could benefit from seeing black people in regular middle class…

They definitely should've junked this project.

First Percy Sledge, and now Ben E. King.

What?

I don't know how anyone, even the most ardent conservative, can listen to Levin talk for more than twelve seconds at a time. His voice is ridiculously annoying.

"Subtly increase malaise until everyone goes insane" might be the most depraved answer to the villain question yet.

The take-away from this piece couldn't be more obvious:

Now here's a guy with his finger on the pulse of pop culture!

"What's that, honey? Oh no, we don't really NEED this money…"

Dad?

We're just commenting on the headline here. Stop ruining the fun.

Common? He's pretty normal. That is, typical. Run-of-the-mill is what I'm saying. Basically, he's your garden-variety, average type of everyman.

upvoted for "today's singers"

The music that came out before I turned 33 was just so much warmer, you know?

Sorry researchers, but this is old news: