I thought the best part of the road trip gag (besides the look on April's face when "Shoop" came on) was the fake-out that it would happen at all.  When the idea was first proposed, I sighed a little inside, just because we've been wondering since this storyline began how the writers would find a way to handle Ben…

"The joke is mostly just about how Norm wants to kill Woody when he denies the barfly a beer, but it quickly shifts to a solid laugh about how easily that series patched over any barroom dispute."

"The joke is mostly just about how Norm wants to kill Woody when he denies the barfly a beer, but it quickly shifts to a solid laugh about how easily that series patched over any barroom dispute."

WIth the right combination of talk therapy and medication, WE'RE GOING TO DAMN WELL TRY.

WIth the right combination of talk therapy and medication, WE'RE GOING TO DAMN WELL TRY.

What's sickly (and depressingly) amusing about the Fisher King is that when the protagonist is given the opportunity to return to his vile capitalist ways, he rejects it, specifically because the television show he's being asked to involve himself with is going to be about two homeless guys who are, you know, not…

What's sickly (and depressingly) amusing about the Fisher King is that when the protagonist is given the opportunity to return to his vile capitalist ways, he rejects it, specifically because the television show he's being asked to involve himself with is going to be about two homeless guys who are, you know, not…

Very curious about this.  I only really remember two sketches, and those I remember vaguely:  "Went with the Wind," just for that aforementioned curtain gag, and "Rebecca" (or however they renamed it) which did Rebecca with the twist of Harvey Korman coming out as a babushka at the end saying, in thick Yiddish accent,…

Very curious about this.  I only really remember two sketches, and those I remember vaguely:  "Went with the Wind," just for that aforementioned curtain gag, and "Rebecca" (or however they renamed it) which did Rebecca with the twist of Harvey Korman coming out as a babushka at the end saying, in thick Yiddish accent,…

I think director Len Wiseman should do more thinkin' and len wisem — oh, shit, it doesn't work.

I think director Len Wiseman should do more thinkin' and len wisem — oh, shit, it doesn't work.

I agree.  Heart of Gold has some hysterical moments (my favorite is probably Mal telling Jayne that he doesn't feel particularly dirty at the moment) but I find it mostly dull.

I agree.  Heart of Gold has some hysterical moments (my favorite is probably Mal telling Jayne that he doesn't feel particularly dirty at the moment) but I find it mostly dull.

I agree I'm probably taking it too easy on the guy, but I don't agree about the gun thing.  It makes absolute sense that he would take extreme measures to protect himself from being turned over to people who are probably going to kill him.  Hell, SIMON was gonna let Kaylee die when we first met him (well, fine, not…

I agree I'm probably taking it too easy on the guy, but I don't agree about the gun thing.  It makes absolute sense that he would take extreme measures to protect himself from being turned over to people who are probably going to kill him.  Hell, SIMON was gonna let Kaylee die when we first met him (well, fine, not…

It might have helped if they let people know the shows were back.  I'm sure they must have run ads on their shows, but like much of the country, I don't watch NBC.  I watch their Thursday comedy block, and when that's gone, I don't pay attention to them.

It might have helped if they let people know the shows were back.  I'm sure they must have run ads on their shows, but like much of the country, I don't watch NBC.  I watch their Thursday comedy block, and when that's gone, I don't pay attention to them.

I enjoy the episode, but I agree with those who place it near the bottom of the (too short) list.  It's not one of the best, and that's enough to make it feel anticlimactic.

I enjoy the episode, but I agree with those who place it near the bottom of the (too short) list.  It's not one of the best, and that's enough to make it feel anticlimactic.

That's how it struck me at the time.  I loved Elliot's roles on Letterman — the Guy Under the Seats, his completely deluded Brando impersonation ("Banana!") — and I was really excited for this show when it first came out.  And I remember being sorely disappointed and generally bored by it.