Man, I'm late to getting to this, but the fact that this post doesn't have a million likes is the greatest crime ever.  Post of the Year.

Wait, Metric hit it big?  Good for them!  I, on the other hand, have gotten old, and completely failed to notice that they released an album in 2009, that it did well, and so on.  Still love Live it Out, though.

Wait, Metric hit it big?  Good for them!  I, on the other hand, have gotten old, and completely failed to notice that they released an album in 2009, that it did well, and so on.  Still love Live it Out, though.

Good points.  I also like the quote "within the context of all these murderers and psychopaths."  One of the greatest things about this show was its ability to show some of these guys in their more caring moments — Paulie with his mom (other than the season 6 rift, of course), Bobby and Johnny Sack with their wives,…

Good points.  I also like the quote "within the context of all these murderers and psychopaths."  One of the greatest things about this show was its ability to show some of these guys in their more caring moments — Paulie with his mom (other than the season 6 rift, of course), Bobby and Johnny Sack with their wives,…

The standard take on Bobby — that he's "the nice one" and that Tony cruelly robs him of his innocence after their fight in "Soprano Home Movies," is interesting to me.  It makes a certain amount of sense, given that the primary traits we see in Bobby are loyalty, compassion, sensitivity, and playing with trains.

The standard take on Bobby — that he's "the nice one" and that Tony cruelly robs him of his innocence after their fight in "Soprano Home Movies," is interesting to me.  It makes a certain amount of sense, given that the primary traits we see in Bobby are loyalty, compassion, sensitivity, and playing with trains.

I've heard that before.  But it still makes the entire Leotardo-prompted war a bizarre way to end the series.  Again, there had never been a Jersey/NY war on the show, and yet the series still was adored and respected.  Then in the final run of episodes, the primary plot involves the bloodiest, most "spectacular" war…

I've heard that before.  But it still makes the entire Leotardo-prompted war a bizarre way to end the series.  Again, there had never been a Jersey/NY war on the show, and yet the series still was adored and respected.  Then in the final run of episodes, the primary plot involves the bloodiest, most "spectacular" war…

The main thing I always remember about this episode is how betrayed I felt by the preview for it the week before.  The teasers during the last part of season 6 were always deceptive — maybe they had always been deceptive — but I distinctly remember the shot of Janice crying and shouting "Somebody call an ambulance!"…

The main thing I always remember about this episode is how betrayed I felt by the preview for it the week before.  The teasers during the last part of season 6 were always deceptive — maybe they had always been deceptive — but I distinctly remember the shot of Janice crying and shouting "Somebody call an ambulance!"…

Agreed.  I don't know if it's the music or the image or the quick cut, but every time I see it, I genuinely feel creeped out.

Agreed.  I don't know if it's the music or the image or the quick cut, but every time I see it, I genuinely feel creeped out.

Not really a trailer, but the music video for "Duel of the Fates" is brilliant.  It's not that hard to use footage from a SW prequel to make a better final product than the films themselves, but Duel of the Fates really sparks. 

Not really a trailer, but the music video for "Duel of the Fates" is brilliant.  It's not that hard to use footage from a SW prequel to make a better final product than the films themselves, but Duel of the Fates really sparks. 

Huh — me, too, but because of Toy Story 2, The Matrix,  and Fight Club.  (Also, technically, Phantom Menace — yeah, yeah, the movie sucked, but from January through May of 1999, it was AWESOME to be a SW fan, and I'm still nostalgic for the experience however disappointing the movie itself ended up being).

Huh — me, too, but because of Toy Story 2, The Matrix,  and Fight Club.  (Also, technically, Phantom Menace — yeah, yeah, the movie sucked, but from January through May of 1999, it was AWESOME to be a SW fan, and I'm still nostalgic for the experience however disappointing the movie itself ended up being).

I see that, but I wonder if Morrissey does.  Regardless, it's no defense of the remarks at any rate. 

I see that, but I wonder if Morrissey does.  Regardless, it's no defense of the remarks at any rate. 

To be fair - wha!? - the remark about the Chinese being a "subspecies" was an attack on the country and the culture, not the race.  It was about as racist as saying something bad about Canadians.  (he was talking about, for a change of pace, the treatment of animals in China)