My guess is that it's James Ellroy's influence.

I think getting this joke makes you a member of the old school.

I hope you mean "debone"

ricin beans = arsenic nib.  makes sense.

Voters in general don't have a grasp on the issues.  That goes for liberal and conservative voters, and if you don't recognize that you are truly living in a bubble, but I digress.  Elected officials, or those who want to be elected officials, should be expected to consider the consequences of their policies and to…

One of the dozens if not hundreds of venereal diseases has been eliminated!  Time for some anonymous sex with multiple partners!

I AM THE LORD THY GOD WHO BROUGHT YOUR BITCH ASS OUT OF THE LAND OF MOTHERFUCKING EGPYT

I had a conversation with my sister in law about Lost, and I mentioned that at the time Jack wasn't a very interesting character because he was always moral and upstanding.  She said that he wasn't, because it was wrong of him to rat out his father, and loyalty to family was the highest moral value.  (I didn't make…

Find a happy place.

@Dikachu:disqus "chu a dik" is what you hear when you cut off a Puerto Rican woman in traffic.

There is a "Hammer" in nearly every market.  In Texas it's Jim Adler.  Makes me wonder who the original is.

Your honor, I object, on the grounds that I'm like, "What?"

Japanese Insect Fetish = JIF

@avclub-19bdb41560744e35ebabf9512e788004:disqus I like Philip Seymour Hoffman as Hoover.  Interestingly enough, I had Joaquin's buddy Casey Affleck in mind as Tedrow, even though both are a few years older than he would be (which I don't see as a problem.  Aging him up to, say, 35 doesn't really change the story much.

@avclub-2d31cb28609a0ccb044e798fe73c023a:disqus So much of Pete's conflict is unspoken.  You need an actor who is huge and imposing but also suggests a complicated inner life.

Yeah they keep delaying it for various reasons.  Episodes are up on Hulu the next day, though.

But Pete, who could possibly play you?  That's the biggest hurdle in my mind.  It's like casting the Judge in Blood Meridian.  Who could possibly do these characters justice?

The serial killer stuff in the LA novels never really felt like it was part of the story for me.  A big part of what is so great about the Underworld trilogy is that he finally got over the serial killer obsession and focused on the corruption and secret history that was the most distinctive and entertaining part of…

The only problem with Preacher is that it really goes off the rails for a good portion of the story.  You would have to at very least cut out the whole section where Jesse becomes a sheriff and whatnot.  With that in mind, the first dozen episodes worth would be incredible, assuming you could find an actor who could…

I was just fantasizing about an Underworld USA series the other day.  I didn't know that there was a feature film in the works, but its a terrible idea.  There's just too much story to tell in a couple of hours.  And I like Franco but who is he going to play?  The only major character that I think works for him is Don…