I have worked in the Texas prison system for a number of years…

There was a time I was knee-deep in pog.

Groupon was never solid, or nearly as ubiquitous.

I find it funny that they essentially seem to have adjusted their business model to "be like HULU only, you know, eventually on cable."

This is one of those cases that the casting was so perfect, that whenever I read the book, I picture the actor. Gregory Peck IS Atticus.

Yeah, I was one of the people that actually canceled my account last summer. At first, there was withdrawal, but then I realized that I was really just wasting time with it. I was settling for what was available rather than what I wanted to watch.

That and billions of dollars in cash. Then again some people consider McDonald's as 'dining out'.

What you mean is that Netflix customers (like most people) have shit taste. And, catering to that taste is Netflix's business plan.

If you look at it that way, they are the natural heirs to Joe Ely and Kris Kristoferson, hard to pin down, but with a folk/songwriter sensibility.

I have to agree. It's like going to church. And I mean that in a good way.

I just thought it was boring as shit, maudlin wank posing as art.

Also, Swedes define rape much more broadly than we do in the US.

Can't do anything about that. It's the alcoholism.

Dunder, Donder, and Donner are all correct. Dunder and Donder  both appeared in the published versions of 'A Visit from St. Nick' (AKA The Night Before Christmas), but Donner has moved into common usage (and is listed as the character name on IMDB).

I had a huge argument with my whole family last year over this. I basically said that it has nostalgia for me, but wasn't very pleasant to watch because of the sheer assholish nature of the adult characters in the program. Turns out my family is more dickish than Santa, Donner, or any of the other characters. Good to…

I understand the outrage even though I don't live in Portland. It begs the question: Why did they only go half way? Why did they name it after a bar in the area and then not actually use the bar (or a facsimile)?

Let this serve as a warning against bestiality. Your children could become fairytale creatures.

I actually liked that they didn't do much with him. The idea of guy after guy coming to town to chase down the lead (or his fiance) would get repetitive, boring, and predictable real quick (kind of like most TV). I am really digging the ambiguity of the Captain character. The idea that he is some sort of incognito…

I think McFarland is mistaken on the puns thing.  Most aren't actual puns, but a play on etymology. It would make sense that these creatures take on these names (much like humans take on Black, Smith, Wright, or Freeman). The only difference is that they are stuck being those creatures whereas humans take on other…

Loved the spicy fried haggis at a chipshop in Tollcross in Edinburgh. Can't remember the name of it, but it started with a C.