My only disappointment was that there was no callback to Gene-Dad from the Bob Day Afternoon episode. 

It's probably funny to Americans because we don't often think about regional accents in different countries, but it's a pretty common idea.  I'm from Missouri, and have had a few conversations in my life about the distinct regional accents within the state.

To try to give this site more credibility than it deserves, what's the point of criticism if all the writer does is say he loves the show? 

What if a show has killer-of-the-week elements, but also serialized story lines as well, like Profiler?  I remember loving that show when I was a kid, but I bet I'd kind of hate it now.

So the review basically compares The Following to what it wants to be - a truly great, cinematic show about a serial killer.  It falls short, and gets a C-.  Well, actually, the first four episodes fall short, but we haven't seen three of them, so let's ignore that part of the review, even thought it's, like, most of…

Off the top of my head, Seinfeld and Andy Richter Controls the Universe.  I think the traditional seasons are quickly becoming obsolete, so there are sure to be more in the future. 

The problem here is that Todd wasn't really reviewing the pilot, he was reviewing the first four episodes, none of which he could talk about since AV Club thinks it's a good idea to review shows' debuts before they debut.  I just watched it, and if nothing else, the first episode was better than any other police…

If it turns out most of us like it, we can always just remind ourselves that Todd tried to be endearingly self-deprecating in the third person in this article.  And that he likes Two Broke Girls…and doesn't let people criticize Girls in the comments…and that maybe Todd isn't the kind of person whose opinions we should…

I've never seen Girls and I've never read a Girls review here.  But the apologists for the show here bug me, because they say the show is great because of its "honesty" Dunham "puts herself out there," etc.  Why do the fans think the only reasonable reaction to "honest" art and/or entertainment is praise?

I bet I read that book five times when I was in school.  Loved it every time.

Christopher Nolan is basically the Big Bang Theory to Michael Bay's Two and a Half Men.  Some people treat it as if he makes thinking-men's films, but if you actually think about them, they're just slick popcorn movies full of plot holes and impossible motivation that makes Michael Bay a critically-reviled…

Christopher Nolan is basically the Big Bang Theory to Michael Bay's Two and a Half Men.  Some people treat it as if he makes thinking-men's films, but if you actually think about them, they're just slick popcorn movies full of plot holes and impossible motivation that makes Michael Bay a critically-reviled…

When it debuted, Grantland had a relationship with McSweeney's.  I guess they've been relegated to slumming with The Onion's little brother now?

Read an SNL review.  The only thing AVC hates on more than him is Seth Meyers.  I think it's justifiable in both cases.  I wholly agree with his review of this episode, and show, though.

This episode was full of things I hate: Schmidt's superhuman gullibility; calling a shotgun a rifle (had no one on set actually seen a non-prop gun before?); absinthe having psychedelic effects; treating Angie the serial felon as the one in the right and Nick as a stick in the mud.  But even with all that working…

Boy, you really stuck it to the football fans with that one.  At least you got the "sports" part right.

"If only you had made it, this was going to be your year."

Misogyny mentioned on AV Club!  Do a shot!

So Erik doesn't know the difference between Kansas State and Kent State and he thinks we might want to watch a Kathy Griffin stand-up special.  This guy's worse than Rabin.

Don't over think the backlash, this is AV Club.  We only liked Apatow when his shows and movies were commercial failures.  We only liked Muse before they got huge.  We only used the term hipster before everyone called everyone else a hipster.