Crichton
Didn't Crichton not believe in global warming? He seemed to use a bunch of science in his previous books (i gleemed a bunch of DNA and Chaos theory info from Jurassic Park when i was in 6th grade) - but in one of his last books, didn't he say global warming was myth?

cancelled?
According to the twittering of Felicia Day and Devin Faraci (of CHUD.com) - Dollhouse is canceled.

also - i'm sure other, smarter people have articulated this idea before me (or else ripped it apart in spectacular fashion).

Voice of the Generation of the Decade
Overall, pretty average but amusing episode (Gay fish song and Fantasy sequences were the highlights, i thought). I hope they don't overuse the self-aware Craig voice too much - it gets a bit annoying. But how could anyone not love an episode that has Carlos Mencia screaming…

Yes, yes i do. preferably in a spin off where Bernard and Rose run a cafe in upstate NY while Smokey lives in their basement and is constantly coming up with get rich quick schemes - which end terribly (albeit with hilarious results). It'd be like "Alf" - but with more heart and flaying of Greg Grunberg.

It lingers…
It's not a big deal - but where the fuck are bernard and rose? it just seems weird to have completely dropped these two characters. But Bernard & Rose got a backstory and a flashback episode and everything…and then poof. I really wanted them to be in the Temple when Ben showed up, with Rose scolding…

I forgot Urkelbot. My bad.

I first heard that song in Short Circuit 2 - when Jonny 5 is in hot pursuit of the dastardly bank employee, Oscar. Where have all the heroic robots gone? Jonny 5, Data, Rodimus Prime, that thing from "Space Camp", Dick Clark…

Amsterdam in Lazer Tag?
The obligatory - wasn't that The Wire's Bunny Colvin (Robert Wisdom) running the Lazer Tag joint? What's his paper bag solution to Stinson? Also, i'm starting to worry about Segel's weight fluctuations between episodes. And was it supposed to be a subtle dig that Robin seemed fine doing all…

goyer
can that man do ANYTHING right? Dark City was good, but everything else that is solely him is just…just awful.

Venture Brothers
Good list, though people have pointed out my favorite omissions (Invader Zim, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, etc).

is anyone else having problems downloading the mp3?
Just me? Been that kind of a weekend…

Best Thing I've read all week (not in the AV Club)
Larry Bishop being interviewed by getMMM.com about Hell Ride:

persecuted heroes
I really like this feature, but in terms of the question about a "persecuted hero", i don't think it's a comment on any present situations. i think it's a twofold thing -

Where's the Jason Lee hatred?
I saw previously that Cross said some negative things about Jason Lee on his post. When I went to read it today, there's nothing in there about Lee. Am I just missing this or has it been redacted? Did Scientology finally square off against a hipster somewhere else besides Union Square?