This reminds me of the shift that happened on Lost from the first three seasons into the final three.  The first three always had time for small character moments that really didn't serve a great purpose but broadened our understanding of who these people were.  The final three seasons just had so much plot to pack in…

"The Thirty-Fathom Grave" is a disaster that somehow works incredibly well.  The underwater scenes should not be effective, but I kept expecting some hand to reach out of the holes in the sub.  Bell's breakdown when talking to the captain is brutal, especially when he loses, yelling, "THEY WERE SCREAMING!!!!!" in…

I was all in until you called Les Miserables crap. 

I love being able to come at these shows with barely any prior knowledge.  I know all the character's names, I know Ross and Rachel were sort of the big couple on TV for awhile, but that is the extent of my knowledge.

My crush on Linda Cardellini grows with every episode I watch. She is just unbelievably cute.  My favorite scene here might be the Geeks sitting on the sidewalk, eating their popsicles and asking themselves if girls will ever like them.  So true to my younger high school days.

I love how Richard turns the tables on Lorelai at the end of "Richard in Star's Hollow".  She was getting very self-righteous about her parenting of Rory and he comes clean with the fact that he knows Emily put her and Rory up to taking him for a day.  Felt bad for the old retired geezer.

Todd, what are your thoughts on Family Ties as a whole?  I began watching on Netflix last night and find it oddly addicting.  We need a 100 episodes for it!

I love how Kowchevski is just supremely evil here, to where you can understand how someone like Lindsay would feel that he deserved a comeuppance.  It also makes you actively root for Lindsay and Daniel in the finale, whereas another show would make it out to where they were entirely in the wrong.

This is terrible.  I sat down this afternoon and watched "Employee of the Month", this before I knew anything had happened.  What a performance as Tony Soprano.  He will be missed.

Loved Harold Weir making what I believe was a Psycho reference when he talks about the kid who kept trick or treating into his twenties and now lives with his 90 year old mother.  At the end of the exchange he says to himself, "Never took a wife either.", which is a line from the movie.  Which works beautifully as…

Yes, I'm just ranking them weekly, so you'll see my placement of the other two in the weeks to come.  "Cold Stones" is fantastic, I will agree with you, though not quite a classic.  "Kaisha" has some interesting things going on, but definitely not one of my favorites.

Yes, I'm just ranking them weekly, so you'll see my placement of the other two in the weeks to come.  "Cold Stones" is fantastic, I will agree with you, though not quite a classic.  "Kaisha" has some interesting things going on, but definitely not one of my favorites.

Yes, I agree, but even taking that into consideration it just doesn't feel right.  This is strictly a matter of opinion of course, I'm sure the scene worked for some people, and if so, that's great.  I personally don't thank it fits here, but I'm also the guy who didn't think the tone of  "Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood"…

Yes, I agree, but even taking that into consideration it just doesn't feel right.  This is strictly a matter of opinion of course, I'm sure the scene worked for some people, and if so, that's great.  I personally don't thank it fits here, but I'm also the guy who didn't think the tone of  "Mr. Ruggiero's Neighborhood"…

"Moe 'N Joe" is fairly middle of the road Sopranos, with a smattering of good moments that unfortunately has to deal with the Vito arc.  I do like the moment where Vito confesses to Jim he isn't a writer, Gannascoli shows the vulnerability of Vito well in that moment.  But I am always annoyed when we get to the scenes…

"Moe 'N Joe" is fairly middle of the road Sopranos, with a smattering of good moments that unfortunately has to deal with the Vito arc.  I do like the moment where Vito confesses to Jim he isn't a writer, Gannascoli shows the vulnerability of Vito well in that moment.  But I am always annoyed when we get to the scenes…

This show has aged remarkably well and has a lot of good stuff in it.  Phyllis Diller makes me laugh even though she totally rips off every gypsy character ever portrayed on television or the movies.  The soda can gag is a good one that pays off well at the end with Feeny.  All in all, a good episode of a series that…

This show has aged remarkably well and has a lot of good stuff in it.  Phyllis Diller makes me laugh even though she totally rips off every gypsy character ever portrayed on television or the movies.  The soda can gag is a good one that pays off well at the end with Feeny.  All in all, a good episode of a series that…

I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but this episode works on another level when you realize that Opie's mother is dead and not coming back.  I find Andy's reaction to the death of the mother-bird to be genuine, thinking of his own wife not ever being in Opie's life.  And it also works with Opie being the…

I don't think this has been mentioned yet, but this episode works on another level when you realize that Opie's mother is dead and not coming back.  I find Andy's reaction to the death of the mother-bird to be genuine, thinking of his own wife not ever being in Opie's life.  And it also works with Opie being the…