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The Contrarian.
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"Joe Filmgoer doesn't give two shits about …"

Yes. The NYT still has some terrific writers.

Be quiet and Eat Pray Love.

Depressingly, that is the entire backing track to Get Lucky.

Two and a Half Wits would be a much better title.

You shouldn't be proud to say you've never seen The Wire.

Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named them "women". Which, of course, in German means "half men".

I'd love to remix it, Claude, but it's gonna be hard with Ron Howard's voice restricting smooth edits.

I'd love to see have the show without voiceover for reediting.

They do episode by episode reviews of many shows less deserving of attention than AD.

I wish I knew what you were responding to.

What Sketchy said.

Not that I disagree with your larger point but I think this is a pretty considered piece. The writer acknowledges that he didn't catch everything but is he is able to locate what has and hasn't been working overall.

They subvert a lot of the familiar call backs very well.

Wow. There's just so many layers!

I don't think two viewings will be enough to appreciate "all" the jokes.

I don't think the criticisms of this season can be paraphrased like that at all.

Michael's always been a dick. He used to be better at hiding it.

Missed that one.

I thought the call backs were really well done. It never felt like pandering and was, usually, for a purpose.