@avclub-f9612d06549ffe449e39e34fae8e2549:disqus @disqus_5iPX2cyzfR:disqus Thanks much. I'm open to all suggestions, and I have actually had Sherlock recommended to me before by a friend, so that might be something to try.

"The only way it could be any funnier is if it were set to the image of a chorus line of plastic army men"

@disqus_5iPX2cyzfR:disqus From everything I've heard/read about it, I suspect I'd like it. There's only so much free time in a day, and I tend to get very haphazard about following anything that has a story arc. When something's well written, it kinda pisses me off if I can't keep up with it properly, so I end up just…

@avclub-dd1f2ad3a1bf536bc3d7ea8628152941:disqus The Gardein really is delish in a stew. I use it pretty regularly, since there are so many types available now that I can replicate most meat-centric dishes by using Gardein stuff instead. Seitan is fine too, but as you mentioned it's a bit of a pain. Hope your stew…

Yeah, the Scots are not known for their cuisine (Mike Myers said that most of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare, and I can't say I disagree). But my Scottish mother-in-law used to know how to make some damn fine meals, Shepherd's pie and fish & chips among them. Of course, my side of the family's Italian, so it all…

I know I'm completely on my own around here, but I no longer follow any "real" shows on TV. If it's not news, sports, Rupaul's Drag Race or Gravity Falls (which I watch with my kid), then I have zero interest. I'm trying to get into Boardwalk Empire on DVD, but it's taking me a while to work through them. Not sure if…

YES! That always pissed me off. He was the "aggressor", ripping off her costume-thingy, but she becomes Public Enemy #1 somehow. It ain't right, I tells ya.

Living in Florida, I don't have too many occasions to make a "cold weather" meal. But I used to love beef stew when I ate meat, and in November I tried a veggie beef stew recipe that was really pretty good. It used Gardein "beefless beef tips", which may or may not be available at your local supermarket. but they are…

Agreed. I was about 7 or 8 when this came out, and why my parents thought they could take me to see it with them is still beyond me. No babysitter available, I guess…? But that was one miserable summer, because after we saw Jaws, I refused to get within 50 feet of any body of water for months - I'm talking swimming…

I didn't hate Cloverfield, but nothing really stuck with me when it was over - other than a splitting headache, nausea, and the need for a long nap.

I didn't hate Cloverfield, but nothing really stuck with me when it was over - other than a splitting headache, nausea, and the need for a long nap.

I didn't hate Cloverfield, but nothing really stuck with me when it was over - other than a splitting headache, nausea, and the need for a long nap.

I genuinely can't think of a single PG-13 horror film that I think is crazy scary. But I will say that one of the scenes that scared me the most out of ANY movie I've ever seen, both as a child and an adult, is found in the otherwise innocuous, PG-rated Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

If anything could make Michael Stipe even crankier than he usually is, this is it.

If anything could make Michael Stipe even crankier than he usually is, this is it.

For future reference, Billy Crystal's the short, round, green dude with one eye.

Sweet baby Jesus in a peach tree!! So THAT'S what happened to my brother Ed! He was just supposed to be out of town for the weekend, and then we never heard from him again. The horror…the horror…

Oh, I'm sure she's an absolutely lovely person. And her husband must be pretty cool too, if he's OK with her having a giant Adam Ant picture on the wall. The only musical stuff I have on my walls is a bunch of Elbow posters/memorabilia, befitting my old age, so I actually think her wall is probably much better looking…

"…like a listenable Maroon 5."