I thought the movie '1408' had some nice visuals, but overall was laughably awful.

Isn't King in a band with Matt Groening?

I think he also may not be Herman Melville or Charles Dickens.

Well said Nabokov. I feel much the same way about W&G.

I highly recommend the 1979 Tobe Hooper-directed Salem's Lot miniseries. One of James Mason's best performances and a creepy as hell Nosferatu-looking Barlow.

Desperation was fucking crazy.

It's worth it to read book IV, Rowsdower. It is largely absent the cliched characters of Roland's ka-tet…being mostly a flashback to his childhood. In that sense it is really kind of a stand alone story, and a highly entertaining one at that.

Wizard and Glass is still, over ten years later, one of my all-time favourite books. Totally unmatched by anything else I've read by him. And like Gleeth, I never did continue with the rest of the series once King returned years later from his Dark Tower hiatus.

Wicked Wisdom. I think they did Ozzfest one year?

PJ Harvey?
Did the AVC even review her new album? Her latest single "Black Hearted Love" is one of the best singles of the year, IMO.

Here She Comes
*pop* *pop* *pop*

Or just bring Bloom back for the Crying selection.

I love both Pynchon and the Simpsons, and that must be the only damn Simpsons episode I have never seen. I've read about it countless times; I just never seem to catch it.

BTW Leonard, how did he pronounce "Pynchon"? PIN-chin or PIN-chawn?

I've read Vineland, M&D, Against the Day, and Gravity's Rainbow. I started with Mason & Dixon and I will agree with "the new way" above that it was the easiest read out of any of those books. I would highly recommend it as the 'gateway drug' — it served me just fine.

Hi
I love this guy for his relentless championing of Pynchon's work.

I would add Seinfeld and the peak-years of The Simpsons to the list of good 90s comedy.

Kinky Dyke Land

Odenkirk's film work has been gradually improving. Brothers Solomon was hilarious, albeit that may have more to do with Will Forte's script.

That was Jennifer Connelly in Opportunity Knocks. Not Carvey.