I think Sophie kind of made that point in the finale, and I think it was that moment when she won over several wavering jury members. She said something along the lines of she wanted to enter Survivor as a man because confident men always seem to be able to pack two young women around them to be safe, loyal votes.…

Coach holding the phone, talking to the bar — Is there an Ernie Pantuso here?
Sam — That's you coach.
Coach — Speaking.

The mug-sliding thing was a recurring bit on the first few episodes of the show that it dropped soon after the triumph of this episode.

What makes that exchange kill for me is when Diane asks, why you drink cold beer on hot days.

Yup. I saw it in Mexico City.

Liberal?
Gonzo solves the property dispute in the movie by hitting the bad guy with a bowling ball. What's more conservative than using brute force to achieve your goals?

The original Arthur was a good movie about a rich guy being rich. Although it did hold the threat of poverty to disrupt that.

Grad, there's actually a nugget of truth in this one, or at least one example.
In 1933, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera was commissioned to paint a mural for Rockefeller Center (by Rockefeller himself). He turned in a painting with images of Lenin and blatant imagery of worker uprisings in his work, "Man at the…

My question on that challenge goes out to the Dudez. Hey, would Jesus have harassed the only acrophobic person on the challenge by telling her to check out the view?

I really liked the exchange when Keith asked Chuy what he got sent home for. Chuy showed more maturity than I expected when he copped to screwing up instead of blaming bad palates, etc… He just said, "I overcooked a dish that's basically impossible to overcook."

It also sounded like the execution was off. He'd done something similar at Moto, but using chicken, and overcooking the chicken, may have been the misstep.

@avclub-f0f50cb26738faf811e79771fc3fd424:disqus  Nothing wrong with fighting over brisket. I've got a 10 pounder in my freezer right now. The snow is starting to fall up here, so maybe it's time to break that one out and get my braise on.

I think the pain effectively removed his internal bullshit filter. In previous settings, he'd been able to stay more gracious when morons expressed their opinions. The pain got those eyes rolling at 9,500 rpm so we got a look at how he really felt about that random collection of silicone, flesh and money.

In my neighborhood, we have a progressive wine walk every year. We meet at one person's house, crack open a few bottles and eat some appetizers. Then it's the next person's house for more wine and food, etc…

The cave diving escape sequence in Touristas was so good, it made me angry at the rest of the film.

I'd agree with that. The movie was far better than I'd been expecting, partly because Christensen so successfully showed the character to be a sniveling, whiny kid. I think it was Calvin Trillin who said John Sununu was the perfect example of the risks of praising a child for having a high IQ. Chrsitensen's portrayal…

No Meet the Feebles love here?

As long as they don't throw Tylenol scare jokes from my childhood, I'll be fine with some nostalgia. Sometimes I hate to admit that I'm old enough to get jokes about Billy Beer.

I would call Flushed Away a minor Aardman film, not a bad one. It didn't have the ambition of the claymated features, but it tells its story well and was fun to watch with my daughter in the theater.

Before Sunrise is the most romantic movie I've ever seen because it offers a look into what it's like to watch people fall in love. Before Sunset twists that affection into something more mature and seasoned, but no less poignant.