Thank you so much for this, Noel. I'm supposed to be packing for a flight, and here I am, wasting precious minutes reading this love letter to this sadly, not-loved-enough show. I miss the world of The Middleman, which for all its craziness had real heart. I miss its wonderful characters. I wish it would come back.

He would be great as The Spirit… though not in some Frank Miller-directed abomination, one would hope.

He would be great as The Spirit… though not in some Frank Miller-directed abomination, one would hope.

That's lovely. Lacey and Dub-Dub definitely had one of the best female friendships ever depicted on the tube.

That's lovely. Lacey and Dub-Dub definitely had one of the best female friendships ever depicted on the tube.

Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Christina Applegate, Scarlett Johansson, Emilia Clarke, Alison Lohman, Saoirse Ronan

Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Christina Applegate, Scarlett Johansson, Emilia Clarke, Alison Lohman, Saoirse Ronan

I love Magnolia, even though it's clear that it tries too hard. I like to think of Magnolia as a kind of Scary Movie take on Oscar-bait movies (hmm, that sounds familiar).

I love Magnolia, even though it's clear that it tries too hard. I like to think of Magnolia as a kind of Scary Movie take on Oscar-bait movies (hmm, that sounds familiar).

Are you sure the Miley Cyrus entry isn't a draft for some unused Onion article?

Are you sure the Miley Cyrus entry isn't a draft for some unused Onion article?

As an art major, I was really really really into Hana-bi But Sonatine is also my favorite.

As an art major, I was really really really into Hana-bi But Sonatine is also my favorite.

I went to see it after hearing the hype about it from cinephile friends, and… and I didn't get it. At. All. I didn't understand what people liked about it.

I went to see it after hearing the hype about it from cinephile friends, and… and I didn't get it. At. All. I didn't understand what people liked about it.

It's a good list. But no Takeshi Kitano at all?

It's a good list. But no Takeshi Kitano at all?

I can imagine the review now… "How can the same shit happen to the same guy three times, with slight variations on the nationality of the setting and changes in the scenery, plus incremental decreases in the degree of kinship between the hero and the kidnapped?"

I can imagine the review now… "How can the same shit happen to the same guy three times, with slight variations on the nationality of the setting and changes in the scenery, plus incremental decreases in the degree of kinship between the hero and the kidnapped?"

I love Irma Vep, but I'm not sure I would rank it this highly, myself.