@SnorkJuice:disqus :  I do appreciate it when the lead in a comedy actually seems to be enjoying themselves and having fun. Sorry for jumping the gun, I think I've just seen it used a shorthand for 'terrible show' so many times I've gotten a little defensive. :-)

At the risk of endless mockery from the avclub audience, I'm going to be the one to say it: Reba McEntire's sitcom was actually pretty good. I don't think there's anything wrong with deciding not to reinvent the wheel and just make a pleasant show. Was it as good as say, early seasons of Scrubs? Obviously not. But it…

At the risk of endless mockery from the avclub audience, I'm going to be the one to say it: Reba McEntire's sitcom was actually pretty good. I don't think there's anything wrong with deciding not to reinvent the wheel and just make a pleasant show. Was it as good as say, early seasons of Scrubs? Obviously not. But it…

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Then there's the other way to go, like that team from an early season who basically skipped sleeping in order to study more until their eventual elimination was essentially due to a rare case of killer fatigue that was almost literal.

Then there's the other way to go, like that team from an early season who basically skipped sleeping in order to study more until their eventual elimination was essentially due to a rare case of killer fatigue that was almost literal.

That would be valid if I thought Kalinda was interesting because she's a "little ballbuster woman who does spin kicks and totes around Magnums" except that isn't why I find her interesting. I find someone who can ferret out miniscule connections and motives interesting. I find the fact that she can flip from…

That would be valid if I thought Kalinda was interesting because she's a "little ballbuster woman who does spin kicks and totes around Magnums" except that isn't why I find her interesting. I find someone who can ferret out miniscule connections and motives interesting. I find the fact that she can flip from…

How nice for you.

How nice for you.

Ooo, excellent idea. I'd forgotten Marc Warren was in that.

Ooo, excellent idea. I'd forgotten Marc Warren was in that.

Dear god, I'd hoped that was a myth. On the plus side, I think my finger just retroactively never hurt.

Dear god, I'd hoped that was a myth. On the plus side, I think my finger just retroactively never hurt.

… Is the correct reply here "you're welcome" or "I'm sorry"? I could make arguments for both, so apply whichever you prefer.

… Is the correct reply here "you're welcome" or "I'm sorry"? I could make arguments for both, so apply whichever you prefer.

That is the most terrifying suggestion I've heard in quite some time. Well done.

That is the most terrifying suggestion I've heard in quite some time. Well done.

"but are zippers a greater peril to our nation’s youth than the mildly
revealing dancing-girl outfits that Debra Messing feared last week?"