I've actually never seen Viva Variety, so I can't accurately comment on it. Is it worth tracking down?

This sounds just as funny as his stand-up CD, which is to mean not at all. It really goes to show that just because you can be funny in an ensemble doesn't mean you can succeed as a solo performer.

I understand that certain level of disbelief has to be suspended while watching this show…
…but as someone who lives in northeast Ohio, the idea of watching a high school football game in February seems pretty fucking absurd to me. This show obviously functions on a somewhat realistic timeline of a school year…

Seriously?
Absolutely *no one* has mentioned the Pixies yet? Go watch "loudQUIETloud" and find out just how huge of a dick Frank Black is.

Superman, then Robocop!
It was explained to me at a party a few years ago that to "Robocop" a girl is when after you finish Supermanning her (aka finishing on her back then slapping the sheet to it so it looks like she's wearing a cape), you take a metal bucket, put it over her head and then slap her butt to make her…

THRIIIIIIIIIICE!

Oh, Paula Marshall. She stole my heart in her run on Sports Night as Jenny, a porn star/choreoanimator. My deepest appreciation for that Google Images link.

Such a great show. I hope the AV Club continues to cover it weekly. I thought the season premiere was great, too—the botched bank robbery scenes had me on the edge of my seat, and the, er, conclusion of said botched robbery in front of Ben was just brutal.

Whatever happened to Brent DiCrescenzo, anyway? He was simultaneously the reason I loved and hated Pitchfork way back in the day.

Seconded (or thirded, or fourthed, or whatever)!

The episode was a bit of a dud for this show's standards, but the worst part was easily the SUPER FUCKING LOUD and SUPER FUCKING LAME music playing over Phil's outro narration. I know this show has never hesitated from going shmaltzy, but seriously, that was so over the top and bland it made me want to turn off my DVR.

Definitely a little high on the grading scale ((I'd say it's a solid B with a few songs that are A-quality), but it's a solid record nonetheless. Reminds me a ton of Blackpool Lights, Jim Suptic from the Get Up Kids' side project.

Biggest Loser began either in late 2004 or early 2005. (I know; I auditioned for it.)

Wolfmother?!?
Fucking REALLY? THAT'S worth mentioning?

1, 2 and 7 were released on the Deluxe Edition of the Blue Album that came out, like, seven years ago.
3, 4, 5 and 6 will be included in the Deluxe Edition of Pinkerton coming out Nov. 2.
8 isn't a Weezer song; it's a Homie song.
9 is available on iTunes right this very second and has been for years.
10 and 11 have been…

Can someone please make a screencap of Mondo and Michael C. holding each other backstage post-judging last night? My girlfriend and I freeze-framed that for a few minutes laughing at the sheer inanity (and adorability) of it.

"The Pez Dispenser" was one of those episodes that I somehow always seemed to miss in reruns (and was too young to see it the first time it aired), so when the DVDs finally came out, I was thrilled to finally be able to see what, in my mind, was the "lost" Seinfeld episode. Then, legitimately the very next day after I…

"An Illusion Against Death" was one hell of a record — one of my faves of 2007. This is definitely just too much material for one sitting; double albums should be reserved for crazy concept records or whatnot, not just breezy, Weakerthans-esque indie rock.

@Pig: Actually, Claire *did* review last week's episode, and generally has nothing but contempt for the recurring ESPN Classic sketches which feature some surprisingly witty dialog between Jason Sudekis and Will Forte (consistently the funniest people on this otherwise blah season). Maybe if she could curb the…

How on earth can you give last week's episode a C- and this one a B+?