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I know Wet Hot American Summer came in at number one, but I really think Wanderlust should be on here as well. It is really fantastic in its own right. 50-35 is pretty spotty (Josie and the Pussycats?) but from 35 on the list is pretty solid.

I've heard the current setlists are really heavy with newer songs from Bob's solo material, other projects and the new GBV album. Definitely don't expect a greatest hits show this time around. If you are a big fan of his current output you are in for a treat, if not you may be a tad disappointed. Band sounds pretty

Great…a music documentary minus talking heads is a welcome relief! More music docs should go free-form like X's The Unheard Music. Now that film was a little work of art. I am looking forward to checking out this one.

This is a good observation, and a very valid point. I think Butch Vig, Dave Friedman and Ric Ocasek have this issue as well. I would say Steve Albini too, but his production is just so damn kick-ass that I can't complain about it. Plus, I don't think he tries to interfere with songs and tinker with songwriting

The question everyone should be asking is which executive producer (Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese or Terrance Winter) killed this show? I kinda favor Scorsese here since I suspect the comical cocaine abuse was at his demand, and the somewhat unnecessary mob tie-ins as well. I suspect Mick Jagger had final say over a

Uhhhhhh…does Netflix suck? This selection blows.

I NEED ME SOME FRESH AIR.

Obama out-comedianed a comedian. I think he did it via pure confidence in delivery. He acted as if he owned the room from the start. Larry had more cutting jokes, but he was also much more visually nervous delivering them. If his goal was to chop down the crowd, it would have been more effective if he didn't let them

The Descendents were also part of the SST scene which seemed more actively against the regimented standards of the LA hardcore scene of the early 80s. They were kind of more like The Replacements in this sense. They just wore whatever they had been wearing all day on stage. They were heavily influenced by Black Flag

Looking forward to the Dents album for sure. I always thought the Descendents were regarded as being one of the original pop-punk outfits, but I could be wrong I guess. I mean songs like "Silly Girl," "Get The Time," "Clean Sheets," basically their entire catalog tends to veer in this direction. Pop-punk may have

If you are actually 40, you're actually probably kinda pissy that Green Day, Blink 182 and NOFX got famous with their watered down and homogenized pop-punk that bands like the Descendents, The Buzzcocks and The Fastbacks did so much better the first time around.

I don't think that's correct. I think the song is more about going out fishing to get away from the everyday stresses of non-fishing life. I don't know if a yuppie sailing to Catalina would have a tank full of squid and a broken motor with no scotch tape to fix it either. I am sure Bill is a Beatles fan as well

The group lyric writing sessions were definitely the best scenes. It was more of a primer as to why bands should never, ever attempt to write lyrics as a group.

The Decline of Western Civilization would be a fun choice. Maybe the recent Cannon films doc Electric Boogaloo could make for a fun ride as well. Hoop Dreams perhaps? That Metallica documentary where the band sees a shrink and starts writing lyrics as a collective…there's plenty of comedic gold there. The Ginger Baker

Yeah, I also thought this was odd. Their parody of it just worked so great as well. It seems too close together. I actually found that documentary on Hulu and watched it a couple months back…that is some disturbing shit! Also, was there anybody in the US that didn't smoke two packs a day back then? Yikes.

That entire episide was the greatest comedic achievement of 2015. The way they slowly ramped up the ridiculousness was a work of art. Armisan's statement at the end about Hader potentially being the killer was pure genius. I think John Mulaney wrote that episode. That dude is one funny mofo. I hope he gets to write

I don't think you can change your name after being disbarred to remain a lawyer. I could be wrong though. It seems far-fetched, but BB certainly had more zany twists than that.

Yuppers.

I liked these last two episodes more than any others this season. The last one was actually pretty great. This one is a good call at B-. It was going pretty well until the punk rock office party. Jeeeeeez. It just plays into every poseur punk stereotype imaginanle. Maybe they are trying to instill a little Malcolm

They can make the excuse that they are still running on Aussie time when they hit the stage three hours late every night.