I suspect it's something similar to when I saw the preview for "The Departed."  It was the first time I had heard of the film and the trailer made it look good but my enthusiasm for it ended when I saw Leonard DiCaprio was one of the stars.

Zach, 
Great that you buy it, but some of us don't.  It's too much of a plot point, it's too convenient.  We just disagree.

Amen.  Too convenient, completely out of character.

"When Jesse reaches in his pocket for his weed and finds only a crumpled cigarette box, then realizes in a flash of insight (parallel to Hank’s epiphany on the john) that this is not the first time Huell has lifted something from him…"
That was the moment that I thought "I don't buy this."  It's too plot convenient,…

Your avatar proves it!

Thanks!  Much appreciated.

Not to mention resonant with the reader's psyche.  It's upsetting seeing the corpses of all the non-superhero secondary characters.  The newspaper vendor, the kid he talks to, the psychiatrist and his wife, the street gang, the detectives: they're usually overlooked when discussing "Watchmen" but they're as important…

Really?  What's your source?  I'm not challenging you, I'm interested in reading more about Wein's frustrated creative input and the petty score-settling.

The entire Sunday Newspaper parody was reprinted in book format a few years ago.  Not as much fun to read in that format, but at least you have access to all the material.

Check out Guest's pitch perfect imitation of James Taylor on "National Lampoon's Lemmings."

Best news I've read all day.

You're forgetting "Zachariah" w/ Don Johnson and John Rubinstein.

Phil -

Agreed.  The discussion of the costumes and sets of Mad Men is among the best television analysis I've read online.  It's insightful and informative and deepens your appreciation of the show.  Just as the documentary "Visions of Light" taught people how to appreciate cinematography, Tom + Lorenzo's work can teach you…

I'm sorry he's gone but I'm glad his suffering is over.

That's hilarious.  I suspect I'm going to be quoting him for some time.

Aldous Huxley?

Yep.  The last time I saw "The Wall" was in London years ago.  The main reason I went was Gerald Scarfe introduced the film and answered questions afterwards.

Who?

David Bowman's "This Must Be The Place" goes into the conflict(s) between Byrne and Tina Weymouth.  Given that Weymouth is married to Chris Frantz, well, that's half the band right there.