RE: "Ben lucks out after forgetting his duffel at Nancy’s, whose son takes a shining to their designs"

Well, now that you put it that way, Lt. Broccoli, I'm starting to see the influence of William Faulkner in what I'd first thought was just sloppy, overly busy writing.

RE: "Proving that morbid curiosity will always win out with American viewers,
28.74 million people watched last night's season premiere of Two And A Half Men,
in which Charlie Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, was killed off
off-screen, then mocked for half the episode, before a dripping wet
Ashton Kutcher showed up…

Order up!

In light of your question, sir, you've been promoted to the rank of captain.

That's my favorite sentence of the story, in light of the fact that it makes it sound like the actor's landing of the role was a risky move (rather than his casting), and in light of the fact that it calls John Hannah and Lucy Lawless 'acclaimed actors,' and in light of the fact that includes a head-scratching…

RE: "When Gus invites him to the Fring compound for the requisite courting
dinner, he extracts the ricin-loaded cigarette from the pack before
entering…"

I have to violate the consensus of which you speak, buttermoths  — I think "How Did This Get Made?" is pretty hilarious. I can listen to it whether I've seen the movie or not and it always cracks me up. On the other hand, "Who Charted?" gets old pretty quick. I only go back to that when I like the guest.

Paul F. Tompkins' impression of Geoffrey Wright in "Source Code" on the most recent "Doug Loves Movies" made me laugh so hard I almost had a car accident — and I wasn't even driving!

Indeed. Metcalf is the Bruce Lee of d-bags. The episode in which he got his ass handed to him over a discussion of Bob Dylan (and, when asked, couldn't name any of the songs he was weighing in on) was one for the history books. On bad days, listening to it often cheers me up.

Somebody's obviously got a chubby for "The Apple Sisters."  It's also got the alphabetical advantage that puts it at the top of the list.

Yeah, I really wish "Louie" was more eccentric and edgy, and presented situations that raised questions or made the viewer feel conflicted. But no. Since it doesn't have an ongoing story, talking about it is almost like talking about "Full House" or something. Yeah….

"Well, I guess you're just gonna have to go wake him up."
So this is a new show about a house haunted, in part, by The Gimp from Pulp Fiction?

And to completely beat the whole issue to death, tossin, since you did offer up more than a knee-jerk response, let me say this: If I was coming onto a board and complaining about the show or movie being discussed — like if I came here and repeatedly said I hated every episode of Louie — I could kind of see your…

Pig in Zen, I think what you call an industry — dick sucking — isn't really an industry. It's more of a habit or compulsion.

"Mostly coherent." That is indeed high literary praise, Stupid Fast.

It's extremely funny. But it's not laugh out loud funny.

If you're that upset about it, tossin, why don't you cry? It might make you feel better.

They're not so easy to see. You often have to pick them off and look at them up close. Sometimes they're just flakes of dry skin or blackheads. And sometimes they have legs.

No, God is the one that flashes back to a particularly intense Catholic school lesson. It's great, but there are better places to dip one's toe in.