I've watched several episodes of this series on comediansincarsgettingcoffe…. Didn't even know it was on Crackle, as I've never used Crackle before. The series itself is rarely all that funny, but it does give pretty good insight into how comedians interact with one another on a personal level. One of the best…

I was aware of the Ullman shorts, and watched them in anticipation while my family watched The Tracey Ullman show for the actual show. However, "There's No Disgrace Like Home" is the first one that I remember viewing (I was only 4 or 5 years old at the time, so there's a chance I'm wrong here. As for the first short I…

Both are actually credited, just under the psuedonyms "Sam Etic" and "John Jay Smith", respectively.

Coincidentally, I live in Morgantown, WV, which actually houses one of the few monorails in the US, which has been in operation since the 70s. The funny thing is, those don't require a conductor. It's driverless and the "conductor" so to speak, is just a guy at a computer.

Or Friends, for that matter?

There's an official (I think? It's account name is HappyEndings…) Youtube account that streams 50 of the show's episodes (it aired like 54, but there are some missing — I'm guessing due to licensing if it's official, and not being official if it isn't). Still, you should be able to watch the show fully and enjoy it,…

Since I have AdBlock running constantly, sometimes I forget just how effective it is. I just pause AdBlock and reloaded the page upon seeing your comment, and GAH! Terrible.

Homer's Phobia (the next episode after Poochie) is considered a universally great episode and (for what it's worth) won the Emmy. Doesn't seem questionable to me.

*woosh*

Well, it's only talking about fiction, so I'm guessing that doesn't count. Nor Barts autobiography about Ross Perot with excerpts from the Oliver North trial. Nor Mr. Burns autobiography "Will there ever be a rainbow?"

@avclub-7706d2dc2da6837340effd985dc620b6:disqus  You do know that it's possible for two people to have two conflicting opinions, right?

He does mention that PETA is batshit crazy and they by extension have made him batshit crazy as well (I read the Yahoo! article, not the THR one that's linked, so he may not have been quoted as such in the linked article). At least he recognizes it.

Here's a reddit link to the show's lead editor describing the process behind that joke — http://www.reddit.com/r/arr…

How would you have handled it differently if you were him? He had a hugely successful twitter feed (not a crime), got paid a boatload to create his own sitcom after being a marginally successful writer (would you turn it down?), tried to create a show that fit his vision but the network got in the way (happens all the…

Always a good read. They should offer you a co-byline on these reviews. That's not a knock against Brandon, but praise for your analysis. Thanks for taking the time to write these!

Mike Scully did. Fun fact, he's got a daughter named Allison.

Well, it was a Mike Scully first draft, and he was the showrunner for Seasons 9-12, so it makes sense that it'd fit his sensibilities.

Don't call it that.

Past hope. Past kindness or consideration. Past justice. Past satisfaction. Past warmth or cold or comfort. Past love. But past hiring someone to kill your wife? What an endlessly unfolding tedium life would then become.

As far as relationships go, Ben and Dr Katz had, If not the best, at least one of the most realistic father-son relationships on TV. Most comedy shows would take the doctor dad and the underachieving son and portray the father as disappointed and angry at the son. Though Dr. Katz is, of course, disappointed in Ben,…